I appreciate all of your condolences regarding my Mother's passing. I will continue to practice daily as it calms me and guides me in remaining focused and at peace. Through all of this I am so grateful to have this practice. It would have been harder to get through without it.🙏

Gooooooood Morning, Rooted Alchmey What a beautiful morning outside. The stars are out and praise be to the gods no wind. What a time to stand the post. It’s 4:30 am and a bit early for the day to start but today is bread day. Once a month I make sour dough bread and it’s an all day process so have to get my practice in early. Today is week 2 of Tai Chi. Looking forward to practice with great anticipation Hope everyone is looking forward to the zoom meetings Stay grounded, be in the moment, and have an enlighten practice P. S. Hug your love ones especially the dogs (cats not so much 😁) 🤜🫷

From the Xin Qi Shen Newsletter Archive. Originally published spring 2005. Shared with express permission of the author. Moving Beyond Form Xin Qi Shen - Body Energy Spirit Qi Xin Shen - Energy Body Spirit Shen Qi Xin - Spirit Energy Body ⸻ The wonders of the internal arts, for the dedicated practitioner, move far beyond the mere exercise of the movements and attending classes one or more times a week. These arts are the physical manifestation of the Taoist philosophy. They are a series of hand-on exercises we can practice to understand the Tao. How to practice non- action, harmonizing with nature, understanding our own nature, nurturing a non-fighting mind, merging with the flow of the universe. “To flow with the universe is to find peace and contentment, to resist the flow is to fight and find difficulty.” ⸻ This all takes study, practice, and work to arrive at understaing, knowledge, and non- action. In all fields of art or skill there are the basics to master. Just as pianists must practice their scales in order to develop physical coordination, flow, and an understanding of the piano, our solo forms do exactly the same. Looking at an accomplished piano player as well as a Taiji practitioner it all looks so easy. This easy, or non-action/non-effort they exhibit all comes from years of disciplined and mindful practice. You just don’t sit down at the piano as a beginner and play Jazz. ⸻ Xin is the first level of our practice. This is not only learning the physical movements but studying the body mechanics and structure they require and teach. Once the basics are somewhat understood we need to move past the technical to the flow, to the energy, to the coordination of the physical elements. ⸻ Qi is energy. This can also mean flow. In our forms this also translates as studying the transitions of the movements since the art is more than the postures. Everything becomes a transition. In our forms this could be the continuous flow of the ripple of power moving up from our legs to be

Hey everyone—this Sunday we’re kicking off our monthly Qi Talk series 🌀 Qi Talk is a relaxed, open Q&A space for our community. You can ask questions about Tai Chi, Qigong, training, or just share what you’ve been working on and experiencing in your practice. The Qi Talk will start at 10:15am this Sunday following the Qi & Flow class and a short break. To get things started, drop your questions or topics in this thread ahead of time so we can make sure to cover them. Even if you can’t attend live, you’ll still benefit from the discussion. And of course, you’re welcome to join live and ask questions in real time. Looking forward to hearing what’s on your mind and seeing some of you there 🙏

🌿 Welcome Hey everyone, this is the community post for the 8-week Tai Chi training cycle. Check in here to see what week we’re on and what is up next. Ask any questions and comment on how things are going. I will be filling this space with information about the Beijing 24 and supporting materials over time. 🌊 We’ll keep this thread active and alive throughout the entire eight weeks, so take your time getting acquainted with the information and feel free to participate as much or as little as you would like. Following the flow and methods of the Tai Ji Tree, our 8 week training cycle introduces the universal concepts of tai chi Chuan and classical training methods drawn from across the Tai Chi landscape. Using the intentionally designed sequence of the Beijing 24 form as our starting point, students will learn to build their tai chi from the ground up, creating a centered and rooted practice that will give them the tools needed for long-term growth and study. . 🔴 Weekly Schedule 一 (Yi) — Week 1 — March 10–16 二 (Er) — Week 2 — March 17–23 三 (San) — Week 3 — March 24–30 四 (Si) — Week 4 — March 31–April 6 五 (Wu) — Week 5 — April 7–13 六 (Liu) — Week 6 — April 14–20 七 (Qi) — Week 7 — April 21–27 八 (Ba) — Week 8 — April 28–May 4 All sessions are recorded and archived and can be reviewed at anytime. So no matter when you start you can see where we are at in the training cycle and use the previous recordings to catch up or just jump right in! The cycle will begin anew with Week 0 May 5th-11th as well as the opening of a special 8 week class for sections 3 & 4 and the closing section to finish the form! 🧭 Class Structure (Each Week) 🗓️ Tuesday — Foundations 🏔️ Yin–Yang Qigong Tai Chi Stances Tai Chi Walking 🗓️ Thursday — Internal Work 🔵 Silk Reeling Ocean Stepping 🗓️ Sunday — Form Practice 🔴 Beijing 24 🌊 Community & Check-Ins Use this thread to: 🌱 Ask questions 🌿 Share how your practice is going 🌳 Check in with the current week 🍃 Connect with others in the training cycle