The Details:
It's 58 at the house. The sunrise was at 6:49. The high tide was at 5:51. I'm driving up to Moosehaven to see my Mom later this morning.
The Practice:
I got down to the beach just after the sunrise. I shot this image with my Iphone, I'm getting a 'flair' shooting into the sun. I'm wishing I had brought my 'real' camera and a tripod. Perhaps tomorrow morning?
I wore a 10 lb weighted vest for my QW to the beach and throughout my practice and then back to the house. It helped to tune into the tensegrity of my body.
I started with a full round of The 10+. I tuned into the weighted vest and the feeling coming from the soles of my feet and my legs in general.
Next I did a Round (left side) reciting the Taiji Classics during Part I. Once again I tuned into the effect of wearing the weighted vest while doing my 'Round'. In the past I've used wrist weights and ended up (after a year or two) with injured shoulders. I'm hoping the vest is the answer. One of my goals is simply to make my legs stronger and of course to improve the over all effect on my health in general.
Next I did a round of Yin style Baguazhang Linking Palms Changes 1-4 (both sides), focused on the effects of wearing the vest.
Next I did a round of Anyo Dalawa focused on the effects of wearing the vest and the quality of my basics.
Next I did a round of Naihanchi Kata. This is the first time I 'Did' the Kata with more focus, speed, flow and Punch.
Next I used my wooden Bokken to do a round of Taiji Jian focused on the effect of wearing the weighted vest.
I did Healing Qigong and returned to the house to eat breakfast and journal today's practices.
Mom on Sunday Nov. 16, 2025