The Details:
It's 58 at the house. I'll be going into The Studio to teach the 8:30-10:30 Taiji and Qigong class this morning. Then I have a guitar lesson in Colrain with Shubal at 11.
The Practice:
I wrote on the board:
1. Sequence (external)
2. Refine (towards the internal)
Both take repetitions. There is no other way.
Internal practice is like filling a bucket, one drop at a time! Perseverance is essential to success!
I started with Jack reviewing The Dance sections 1-5 as we started 6 Ruby and Read came in. I had already heard from Janee and Nancy that they had doctors appointments.
Next we did single hand push-hands with Ruby and just started on moving forward when Read came in.
Next we did a full round of The 10+ with very little instruction, focused on identifying and then separating Yin/Yang.
Next I reviewed and explained the intro to Wuji Hundun Qigong then we did the first discreet exercises that I learned at the grange in Greenfield. Then we added the ending. Next week I plan on reviewing and adding the Tea Cups.
Next we did the beginning movements to the Taiji Solo Form pausing at the end of the postures for Ruby.
After the third iteration we went on to finish the form. I recited the Taiji Classics during Part I.
We finished with a brief Standing (PT) and Healing Qigong.
I had some conversation with Read in the hallway.