Sheila Leonard

T'ai Chi Chih | Newfoundland & Labrador

"Awakening the Energy Within"

with
Sheila Leonard, PBVM, NL Canada

  • Home
  • T’ai Chi Chih
    • What is T’ai Chi Chih?
    • Moves, Videos, and Other Resources,
    • Reported Benefits and Research
    • Current T’ai Chi Chih Sessions
    • Chinese Bamboo Story
    • Teachers
    • Origins – Justin Stone
  • Wisdom Healing Qigong
    • What is Wisdom Healing Qigong? Plus video links …
    • Current Wisdom Healing Qigong Sessions
    • Gems Sheet – Program Components
  • Chow Medical Qigong
    • What it is
    • Reported Benefits
    • Resources
  • Programs
    • Program Options
    • Classes Around the Province
    • Retreats & Workshops
  • News
  • Articles
  • Contact

The Essence of T’ai Chi Chih

The Essence of T’ai Chi Chih
by Justin Stone

Excerpt from “The Spiritual Odyssey”
p. 23 – 25 (1st edition)

Softness and continuity are the essence of T’ai Chi Chih. It is the soft water that wears away the hard rock, the tongue outlasts the teeth. Hardness and confrontation are brittle and destructive, softness and a gentle manner of thinking are life-enriching.

IMG_0299_opt

 

Look at the contrast between the oak tree and the bamboo. When a storm comes, the sturdy oak stands solid against the wind until it is overcome and breaks and dies. The bamboo, however, bends with the wind, and when the storm has passed, snaps back into place, unharmed. Softness proves more durable than hardness. Assertiveness takes a back seat to gentle firmness.

 

 

T’ai Chi Chih becomes a way of life. It is true that the gentle movements of T’ai Chi Chih form a moving meditation and an exercise of great efficiency – exercising the inner organs and promoting healing – but eventually it goes beyond these and permeates the life-style of the practitioner.

 

IMG_1883_opt

With the gentle movements of T’ai Chi Chih, even if we do only a few of them repetitively, comes a quieting of the emotions as the Chi (Vital Force) circulates and is then balanced. When the Yin and the Yang Chi are brought into balance, we are in a relaxed and meditative state.

Since this is cumulative, the practice of T’ai Chi Chih in the morning upon rising, or in the afternoon before dinner, or both, can become a very pleasant habit that builds up the Vital Force stored in the bones and below the navel.

 

With this accumulation we begin to notice the rapid growth of intuition, of creativity, and energy, and a strength far different from muscular strength … we find a growth of confidence, a belief in ourselves and our centre of being.

Class Information

  • Program Options
  • Current T'ai Chi Chih Sessions
  • Current Wisdom Healing Qigong Sessions
  • Classes Around the Province
  • Retreats and Workshops
  • Registration Information
  • Lantern Parking 

Copyright © 2023 · Website by KCD Web Services