Spring / Summer Living Tao Essential Tai Ji Series — Session Two
(June 2024)
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Tao
Tiger
Dragon
Master Huang’s teaching encourages a holistic approach to Body, Heart/Mind & Spirit study through the practice of Living Tao philosophy, metaphors, and forms.
Over the course of this Series, Master Huang will introduce new material in the following practice areas:
* Classics, Culture & Music: (Session One: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony); (Session Two: Introduction to 易經 Yi Jing / I Ching – delving deeper into many aspects of the power of this Wisdom Book of “Change and Transformation”; 道德經 Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) of 老⼦子 Lao Zi’s 81 verses Wisdom:
* Related Calligraphy & Metaphors: (Session One: 為無為 Wei Wu Wei); (Session Two: 抱虎歸山 “Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain”, to engage in our perpetual learnings of how to “embrace 抱” the many current global and personal challenges—the “Tiger 虎” in and of our lives. And to learn to understand the true wisdom of 歸山 “Return to Mountain”— coming back to a secure home base instead of reaching far and away for lofty abstract ideals; and
* Continued Articulation & Development of the Tai Ji Forms (Session Two: Tai Ji Ritual, Five Moving Forces / Wu Xing, and Circle Motifs)
Zhong / Centering
Zhong Liang (Chungliang) Centered Heart
CHI (QI)
Find the energy – moving dancing with you. You do not fix your form. Every time we practice Tai Ji, we try to recreate it for the first time. We never, never repeat what you think your practice is.
~ Quotes from our Master
DEEPENING PRACTICE
TAI JI RITUAL – Part One
天 tiān 上 shàng
Sky Above
地 dì 下 xià
Earth Below
外 wài 內 nèi
Out There / Inside (in Here)
前 qián 進 jìn
Forward Action
後 hòu 退 tuì
Moving Back Into Reflection
左 zuǒ 顧 gù
Left Looking (Presently)
右 yòu 盼 pàn
Right Looking (Far)
TAI JI CHAKRAS
中 zhōng
Center
庸 yōng
Unwobbling Pivot
安 ān
Inner Peace
定 ding
Settling
內 nèi
Inside
觀 guān
Contemplation
音 yīn
Resonance
WU XING – The Five Moving Forces Of Nature
木 WOOD – MU
火 FIRE – HUO
水 WATER – SHUI
金 GOLD/Metal – JIN
土 EARTH – TU
(in center)
CIRCLE PRACTICE MOTIFS
Zhǎng / Palm
Quán / Fist
金雞獨立 Jīn, Jī, Dú, Lì / Golden bird standing on one leg
Turn Li Upside Down
Li / Standing
(solid stand)
Zhong Li
“ I am independently standing in the center”
A “Zhong Li” person
沉 Chén / Sinking 浮 Fú / Rebound 提́ Ti / Lifting
扇通背 Shàn Tōng Bēi / Fan through back
YI JING / I CHING
Yi
Jing
Bian / Transform
Yi / Change
Metamorphosis
Bian / Transform
Tong / Pass Through
“Through metamorphosis,
things will move naturally”
Hexagram #1 – Qian The Creative
Hexagram # 11 – Tai Peace & Harmony
抱虎歸山 EMBRACE TIGER, RETURN TO MOUNTAIN
抱 bào 虎 hǔ 歸 guī ⼭山 shān
CALLIGRAPHY FOR THE SEASON
SUMMER COMPASSION TAI TAO (CURSIVE) WU AI QING
XIA CI BEI JI TAO WEI XIN MING
In Memory of Gail Rector
(June 2, 2024)
