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The Year of the Tiger starts Feb. 14th, 2010 "This powerful beautiful cat roars thunderously and from time to time meows sweetly. Tiger embodies strength and agility and asks us to embrace life's challenges. This is a time to learn to listen to your own voice so you can roar your truth. Consider the importance of purring with appreciation to those who love you. ”
~Chinese Book of Animal Powers, Chungliang Al Huang
Hello Tai Ji and Jin Shin Jyutsu Friends,
Hope this newsletter finds you well and thriving in this winter season. As I am preparing to greet the Chinese Year of the White Tiger it is a time for contemplative practices like Tai Ji and Jin Shin Jyutsu.
In 2009, I taught two new Tai Ji workshops, one entitled “Deepening your Tai Ji” and the second “Living your Tai Ji.” We looked at how to bring the central principles of Tai Ji into our daily life. We discovered the joy in practicing for an extended period of time as we were revitalized and nourished by our Tai Ji practice.
Please see the Winter 2010 schedule below for upcoming Tai Ji workshops, and our newest beginning class starting February 8, 2010. For some of the classes we have a beautiful new location which features heated, suspended wood floors and a meditative atmosphere.
Also, I participated in two Tai Ji training programs with Al Huang in 2009: the yearly teachers' training program and another that focused on Chungliang's book titled “Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom.”
Some Tai Ji gems for your contemplation as you greet the New Year:
· Cultivate emptiness: within the void lies all potential.
· Trust: trust the river's flow. (Thanks, Dennis!)
· Embrace your tigers, then let them go. (Thanks, Sara!)
· When in doubt, wave your hands like clouds. (Thanks, Deanna!) Keep moving. Dare to be spontaneous. (Actually, the Tai Ji tradition teaches us to "Stop, listen, and move from your center.")
· Mentor others and the self to gently return to their/our heart song.
· Create moments of inner stillness: to create outer movement in your life, take time for quietude and inner sanctuary.
· Develop integrity: Hold true to your own visions and dreams.
· Let go of judgments. This allows us see what is. (Thanks, Lisa!)
· Cultivate kindness: Tai Ji is the process of looking for the heart that easily gets lost.
My wish for us all is that we greet the Chinese New Year with an enthusiasm for change that allows us to dance with the pulse and rhythms of transformation.
I'm looking forward to seeing you in a Winter Tai Ji workshop or class, or for a Jin Shin Jyutsu or Reiki session. DVDs are available for $30 to help you with your Tai Ji practice. It includes Chi Gong warmups, Five Elements and all Five Circles. Please encourage your friends and family members to join you in Tai Ji. Keep dancing your Tai Ji!
“Recognize how happy you are when things are not so complex, when life begins to present moments of pure simplicity. Unburden yourself of complexity; become more plain and simple. Simplicity is represented by unadorned nature, the bamboo gate opening into the clearing of a courtyard to enjoy the sun/moonlight from the sky.”
~Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom, Chungliang Al Huang
Love,
Cynthia
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