I think consistency is a really useful quality to cultivate. Even a few minutes a day. I kid you not! I honestly think 5 minutes a day will give more value than a single session of 30m a week. I like baby steps to build consistency. Most of the time I prefer to start slow, whether its in time or distance, reps etc and slowly but surely build up. The first question I ask myself is how long, what distance am I willing to do without any resistance? It doean't matter how small it is, the sole purpose is to eliminate all resistance and create a very doable starting point. Seriousl, it can be a minute. There are no rules. Next I slowly and surely increase the time or distance etc. Whether I increase daily or every few days or weekly depends on what I'm doing and how I feel. No rules. I say goodbye to "should" "ought" etc. The goal is steady improvement - there is no hurry. I like pit stops or consolidation points. As an example, once I've hit a time, say 10m or 15m, I stay there for a few days or a week, whatever it takes. No pressure to move on. Once this time is consolidated I move on. I was once taught "always make sure you want to practice tomorrow. This is achieved by working within my limits. In Qigong a recommendation is use 80% effort, less if injured. No reason why I can't do this in life. No reason why I can't do this with baby steps. By practicing at 80% most of the time I will always want to practice tomorrow. If for some reason I start having some resistance, I can either go back to when I was happy to practice tomorrow or go back to one of my consolidation points. Baby steps. Baby!

The first part of this statement is a classical saying associated with Tai Ji while the addition of “learn to play with gravity” is something my teacher in Beijing, Zhang Wei Dong, would add. He never said whether it was his own or something he heard from somewhere else, but to me it always fit perfectly with the classical phrase. Does this statement resonate or inspire you? Does it make you think of any particular part of your practice? I will get started first below in the comments!

Completed 7 day challenge but restarting again, as each day I have learnt something which makes me think 'I didn't appreciate that fully on that day'. In short I am learning and my practice will always be in the form of going around in circle. Enjoying each dip into the classroom and excited to continue

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I was asked ,, What was the turning point in my Practices ,,, What caused the Change !?!? The answer ,,, I LEARNED TO DANCE AGAIN !! I HAD FUN ,,, I QUIT EXPECTING ,, DEMANDING PERFECT FORM !!! DON'T RESIST ,, DON'T INSIST !! I QUIT LOOKING AT THE CLOCK !! RELAX INTO THE FLOW ,, RELAX INTO THE STANCE ,, LET THE BREATH AND THE MOVEMENTS BE ONE !!! I LISTENED TO THE TEACHER ,, I FOLLOWED SONNY'S INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT JUDGMENT ,, I BECAME A STUDENT AGAIN !! I LEARNED TO DANCE AGAIN !!!