I’m not sure if this is a common misunderstanding, but I thought I bring it up anyway to find out more from the community.
I have come to realize that some people try to learn techiques rather than try to learn the skill. They relish in the satisfaction of knowing more and more techniques, without actually [...]
I was a bit surprised when my teacher told me that he preferred music playing in the background when doing Tai Ji. But his was a different reason. He said the music will actually boost his performance, and will also help to relax the mind. But there’s a dark side to it. You can become [...]
I sometimes hope Tai Chi philosophy can be used as a leadership tool. And I think losing the mind might be one of them.
The theory goes, the body knows more about what’s best if the mind lets it. I think it’s true for an organisation and its leaders as well. If the leader allows the [...]
Have you ever felt that you’re most creative when you don’t try to be creative?
I found this out in a push hands session recently. It was a surprising move even to me. I didn’t know of the “counter attack” as I didn’t react to the oncoming force. I just followed through the force while the [...]
Budgeting is touted to be a good financial discipline. It is recommended in most financial books, to be used religiously in both your personal finance and business finance. It basically is a tool so that you won’t spend more than what you think you can spend. Does budgeting work for you? Do you find that [...]
Single handed push hands in Tai Chi