What Watching My Tai Qi Teacher Taught Me About Dedicated Practice

In this reflective essay, I describe a quiet moment during practice when watching my teacher move shifted how I understood my own progress. What first appeared as ease in my body revealed a deeper lesson about lineage, responsibility, and what mature practice begins to demand. By observing how the art travels through different stages of a teacher’s life, I explore how practice evolves from effort into care—and how, at a certain point, the work no longer asks us to improve alone, but to carry something forward with intention.

Embracing Change

Life can be unpredictable and chaotic, filled with unexpected twists and turns that can leave us feeling disoriented and uprooted. How can we find balance in the midst of such turbulence? The Taoist Teachings The Taoist teachings offer valuable insights into achieving balance and harmony in our lives, even amidst disruption. The Tao reminds usContinue reading “Embracing Change”