Prescott Tai Chi Classes

Teaching these lessons in an order that the body, than the mind and finally the experience of the Spirit arises must be done in a way that is clearly understood . A picture paints a thousand words, a feeling(the Mind/Body connection) paints ten thousand words.When Bodhidharma showed up at the Shaolin temple( myth, who know’s? The lesson is however useful) it is said that he found the monks who spent their days mostly meditating and studying scripture. He also found that they were out of physical shape, out of balance. He taught them a series of Physical exercises which helped point them in a direction of balance between Body, Mind and Spirit.We must understand the workings of the Way of Life through our own personal experiences. The Tao is that which cannot be put into words. We can only as teachers point towards what seems to be the truth of the way of Life through demonstration and through leading others to an ability to experience it for themselves. Many speak of monkey mind. jumping here, jumping there, pulling us away from the path. Calming techniques like standing or seated meditation and of course Tai-Chi can help lead an individual into a more peaceful state of mind where they can make wiser decisions based on actual experiencs they have had. Usually learning of the way starts from Body learning. We begin to notice the differentiation between void and solid as we step out our Tai-Chi. We have experiences from feeling the touch of another, or playing a Tai-Chi form. These physical sensations become something known or supposed by the individuals Mind. So far , Physical as a solid foundation, the notion of calming Mind so that one can catch a glimpse of reality beyond all of these words. Finally the Spirit,the Tao, the Way that must be stepped out by each individual to have the Spiritual experiences that become Wisdom through repeated application . Body, Mind and Spirit. There are many different paths to the Summit. Our minds calm just like a muddied pond after a storm and clarity arises.This can be from the direct experience brought on by quieting our mind, turning off our paradigms and peering into the Universe and getting a personal glimpse leading to a more Spiritual response. Usually people who practice a lot of Tai-Chi and Meditation are calm and have a calming effect on those around them.Understanding ourselves and the universe around us can be accomplished through understanding that we are a microcosm of the great macrocosm.A part of the Universe, and not apart from it. the notion that we are all connected as one is truth and it must be experienced directly in order to comprehend. There arrives a place where words no longer serve a purpose.It is truly like Lamas Qi said in so few words,”Heaven is connected to Human when human is connected to self” Food for thought, and there are so many hungry minds…We must as Westerners understand that there is a need to express the theories and philosophies of Tai-Chi in a way that is easy for the Western mind to comprehend. To understand Xin and Yi one must simply realize the clarity and wisdom that arises as a result of quieting the mind. For instance the notion of Xin and Yi. There are not actually two different parts of our mind that could be subdivided in this manner. It is a way of speaking to teach that an overly emotional mind can cause one to be out of balance. Calmness directly experienced through the physical comprehension that Tai-Chi offers becomes a Physical foundation to build deeper mental experience. It is perhaps wise to say that when we have a mind that is calm and our emotions are in balance we make wiser decisions. The balance in our mind between wisdom and emotion comes about through calming the mind so that what is real can be perceived by the individual for themselves.No one can walk out the steps of the path for someone else. We can only so called”point a finger at the moon” Teaching these lessons in an order that the body, than the mind and finally the experience of the Spirit arises must be done in a way that is clearly understood . A picture paints a thousand words, a feeling(the Mind/Body connection) paints ten thousand words.When Bodhidharma showed up at the Shaolin temple( myth, who know’s? The lesson is however useful) it is said that he found the monks who spent their days mostly meditating and studying scripture. He also found that they were out of physical shape, out of balance. He taught them a series of Physical exercises which helped point them in a direction of balance between Body, Mind and Spirit.We must understand the workings of the Way of Life through our own personal experiences. The Tao is that which cannot be put into words. We can only as teachers point towards what seems to be the truth of the way of Life through demonstration and through leading others to an ability to experience it for themselves. Many speak of monkey mind. jumping here, jumping there, pulling us away from the path. Calming techniques like standing or seated meditation and of course Tai-Chi can help lead an individual into a more peaceful state of mind where they can make wiser decisions based on actual experiencs they have had. Usually learning of the way starts from Body learning. We begin to notice the differentiation between void and solid as we step out our Tai-Chi. We have experiences from feeling the touch of another, or playing a Tai-Chi form. These physical sensations become something known or supposed by the individuals Mind. So far , Physical as a solid foundation, the notion of calming Mind so that one can catch a glimpse of reality beyond all of these words. Finally the Spirit,the Tao, the Way that must be stepped out by each individual to have the Spiritual experiences that become Wisdom through repeated application . Body, Mind and Spirit. There are many different paths to the Summit. Our minds calm just like a muddied pond after a storm and clarity arises.This can be from the direct experience brought on by quieting our mind, turning off our paradigms and peering into the Universe and getting a personal glimpse leading to a more Spiritual response. Usually people who practice a lot of Tai-Chi and Meditation are calm and have a calming effect on those around them.Understanding ourselves and the universe around us can be accomplished through understanding that we are a microcosm of the great macrocosm.A part of the Universe, and not apart from it. the notion that we are all connected as one is truth and it must be experienced directly in order to comprehend. There arrives a place where words no longer serve a purpose.It is truly like Lamas Qi said in so few words,”Heaven is connected to Human when human is connected to self” Food for thought, and there are so many hungry minds…

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