The Details:
It's 63 at the house. I'm going into The Studio this morning for the 8:00 Taiji and Qigong Class.
The Practice:
Once I arrived at The Studio and put my home trash in the dumpster I opened The Studio. Fist Luke and his mom (Joan) arrived. I met with Luke (and Jeff) in the office to discuss what will happen to the space once formal classes stop next month. It went well with Luke. I'm hoping to develop a strong connection with him especially the 6 months that I'm in Leyden.
Jeff started the group on Sifu Ray's 30 Warm Ups. I introduced the concept of Yang (movement) and Yin (no movement) or knowing when to stop a part from moving while maintaining movement in other parts. I used the "Washing Machine" (#10 of the 10 Exercises) and used the example: That a bungee cord will only stretch if one end is anchored down. The main correction to the group was their shoulders in #4 and knees in #5.
Next Jeff did Standing (PT) and I led through one round of 1. Alignment (external) from the bottom up and 2. Release (Soong) from the top down. I said everything out loud.
Next we did a Round (right side) I recited my version of the Taiji Classics during Part II
We ended with a brief Standing (PT)
I stayed and watched the Youth Karate class giving suggestion to Malcolm and Jeff.
I had a good conversation with Ron
I stayed for the second Youth Karate class (only Malcolm) I watched and commented on The 10 pointing out the changes I made to accommodate the youth class in comparison to the original set from Dr. Leung.
I had a bit more conversation about the next step with Luke and Jeff.
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