Tea and T'ai Chi

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135355462011-12-24T04:38:33.924-06:00Tea and T'ai ChiI am passionate about my exploration of both Tea and T'ai Chi. It is a joy for me to share this passion with you.Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-44257181729211669052011-12-24T04:24:00.000-06:002011-12-24T04:24:42.123-06:00Gift of Tea Time Celebration

"Perhaps that is the true gift of a teatime celebration: It fills our cups with joy and warmth and friendship. May the echo of the teacups' message be heard not only at Christmas, not only on special occasions, but anytime friends come together." ~Emilie Barnes, "A Cozy Christmas Tea"

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-3178573755530819082011-07-19T12:15:00.001-05:002011-07-19T12:15:00.307-05:00Why We Train

"In true budo there is no enemy or opponent. True budo is to become one with the universe, not train to become powerful or to throw down some opponent. Rather we train in hopes of being of some use, however small our role may be, in the task of bringing peace to mankind around the world." - Morihei Ueshiba

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-37007491319017491042011-07-17T09:01:00.000-05:002011-07-17T09:01:00.077-05:00Tai Chi - Yang Simplified 24 Gracefully Performed

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-7144866626432898402011-07-15T09:10:00.001-05:002011-07-15T09:10:00.711-05:00Meditating on this Yellow Liquor

Meditating on this Yellow Liquor pale and shimmering in a porcelain cup, I become liquid myself, poised on nothingness, a quiet monk in a forgotten valley. ~~Marc E. Hofstadter Monkey-Picked Oolong

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-42863202220966738292011-07-12T11:06:00.001-05:002011-07-12T11:06:01.018-05:00Happiness in a simple cup of tea

From The O Exclusive Interview ...the freedom and happiness to be found in a simple cup of tea. Nhat Hanh: Suppose you are drinking a cup of tea. When you hold your cup, you may like to breathe in, to bring your mind back to your body, and you become fully present. And when you are truly there, something else is also there—life, represented by the cup of tea. In that moment you are real, and the

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-43121322468732679552011-07-10T23:58:00.001-05:002011-07-10T23:58:04.922-05:00Little Monk with Tea Cup

Little Monk with Tea Cup, a photo by viwehei on Flickr.

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-1682415201828078422010-06-28T03:50:00.002-05:002010-06-28T03:54:36.532-05:00Tai Chi Duck

Tai Chi Duck Originally uploaded by Michael Guntsche

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-88395994734012937412010-03-21T01:23:00.002-05:002010-04-03T14:02:03.380-05:0010 Year Old Playing Taiji

Ten year old kid performing Chen Style Taiji in a park. Amazing!

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-72431030478222380882009-12-25T00:35:00.007-06:002009-12-25T01:00:13.317-06:00True Gift of Tea Time

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-21107914430168847782009-11-12T01:43:00.008-06:002009-11-12T02:04:48.116-06:00A Small Garden

Autumn IlluminationOriginally uploaded by fantasyakemiOver the balcony the cool moon shone brightThe fence gate was still ajar in this young nightStrolling lantern through the woods ushered my guestRising smokes from the bamboo bush responded to my tea requestScattered dog barks accompanied falling meteors from the Autumn skyWhiffs of wind carried melancholic tune from distant fluteWe sat and

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-10117283297508944892009-06-25T12:13:00.002-05:002009-07-13T19:48:18.758-05:00Elvis on T'ai Chi

"It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not a sport." ~~Elvis Presley, Martial Artist

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-85850821047078463152009-04-26T02:34:00.003-05:002009-07-13T21:37:43.824-05:00Brand New Day

li rong meiOriginally uploaded by Qi GongEvery morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others.Thich_Nhat_HanhSource: Peace Is Every Step : The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-22709997973681447692009-04-13T08:09:00.000-05:002009-04-13T08:09:01.315-05:00Portrait of a Lady

I smile, of course,And go on drinking tea,Yet with these April sunsets, that somehow recallMy buried life, and Paris in the Spring,I feel immeasurably at peace, and find the worldTo be wonderful and youthful, after all.~~T.S. Elliot

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-46180465409827785992009-04-08T08:31:00.002-05:002009-07-13T21:37:04.014-05:00A String of Pearls

Pearls BWOriginally uploaded by Rhys Jones PhotographyMay I suggest a great little book I really like, 108 INSIGHTS INTO T"AI CHI CHUAN A String of Pearls Michael Gilman. "It is a fact that every action of our body requires energy. Our basic metabolic rate is the base amount of energy our bodies require to exist. When we do work, a chemical reaction occurs using stored energy and leaving behind

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-44560044774425203062009-04-07T04:01:00.002-05:002010-03-21T01:45:23.697-05:00I Saw Lu Yu off to Pick Tea at Tien Mu Mountain

025532-R3-21.jpgOriginally uploaded by emmolovesteaThousand mountains greeted my departing friend When spring tea flourishing againHis profound knowledge about picking tea Through morning mist or twilight cloudsThat solitary journey has being my envy Rendezvous in a temple of a remote mountain We enjoyed picnic by a clear pebble fountain In this silent night Lit a candle light Knocked a marble

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-47549842504957149112008-12-25T03:32:00.003-06:002008-12-25T03:38:08.658-06:00Wishes for Christmas

Flickr Photo Deborah Swain

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-54168108209702412632008-11-06T13:03:00.002-06:002009-07-13T21:39:23.447-05:00Tai chi offers Groundedness

T'ai Chi offers a groundedness and body sense to people who have been intellectuals and spiritual aspirants all their lives. People tell me that for the first time in their lives, they are really aware of their feet and how they are connecting with the earth. They begin to notice the subtle shifts in their bodies from day to day and from moment to moment. And--they begin to become more accepting

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-24575492605809668702008-10-27T05:59:00.000-05:002008-10-27T06:00:30.993-05:00Tai Chi, How to Breathe & Get More Energy

"Breath is the link between the inner and outer worlds."-- Alice Christensen John Crewdson is another enthusiastic T'ai Chi Blogger. He recently posted about how most people have forgotten how to breathe properly. He points out that we all knew how to breathe as children, but that we forgot as we became adults and that we struggle because of it.John writes that breathing "wrong" is bad for us

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-49099604234668699312008-10-20T13:19:00.006-05:002009-07-13T21:47:13.807-05:00T'ai Chi For Athletes

For students who have been athletes and body centered, T'ai Chi often offers them a window into a stillness and a focus that they have not experienced previously. For the person who has primarily lived in their body, tai chi with its many steps and its attention to all aspects of the body in each move encourages them to really use their brains in a focused way. As they learn the form and begin to

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-88769680873878567832008-10-15T00:53:00.003-05:002009-07-13T22:00:32.183-05:00Tea Is Not Just Tea

In China, Tea was first introduced to common people as a medicine, and then a food spices, and later a new material for drinking. Tea was later introduced to royal family, and then the buddhist monasteries.When tea entered into common people's daily life, it became a part of Chinese traditional Daoism; when tea entered into royal family's life, the royal family branded it with Confucianism; when

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-85211186667377678122008-10-07T00:47:00.000-05:002008-10-07T00:52:41.326-05:00Monkey-Picked Oolong

Meditating on this Yellow Liquorpale and shimmering in a porcelain cup,I become liquid myself,poised on nothingness,a quiet monk in a forgotten valley.Marc E. HofstadterFrom Steeped in the World of Tea

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-61431921047329654842008-10-06T15:52:00.007-05:002009-07-13T21:51:49.348-05:00Remain Conscious Of The Center

The Chinese Taoist tradition has a method known as "Tai-Chi".It is a method of centering, a method of witnessing.They say do whatsoever, but remain conscious of the center at the navel.Walking, be conscious of the center at the navel.Eating, be conscious of the center at the navel.Fighting, be conscious of the center at the navel.Do whatsoever you are doing, but remain conscious of one thing:that

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-38603974368840714232008-10-03T14:07:00.002-05:002008-10-03T14:12:27.409-05:00Tea Party

This is an entry for the Calm-a-Sutra tea awareness scholarship competition.The videographer says: Strangely enough, the roof really is my favorite place to drink tea now!Enjoy...Lyrics:I'm drinking my teaSo you know I'm for real.I'm drinking my teaAnd here's how I feel:I'm waking up, I'm shaking upThis is the way I take it upNo-DOWN (stir it round n' round)This is the way I BREAK it down!Tea (

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-73374706322496498432008-10-01T01:52:00.001-05:002008-10-01T02:11:50.244-05:00Thich Nhat Hanh: Doing Dishes

"To my mind, the idea that doing the dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you are not doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in warm water, it really is not so bad. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being fully aware of the dish, the water, and each movement of my hands. I know that if I hurry in order to go and have a cup of tea

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-51077292897574685182008-08-21T13:46:00.003-05:002009-07-13T22:11:33.425-05:00Global Awakening

'Tai Chi & Qigong will play an important role in global awakening.'~~Eckhart TolleA New Earth Yang Style T'ai Chi ChuanTraditional Yang Style Long FormTaiji Chuan 24

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-24738388140988665952008-08-09T13:53:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:01:29.376-05:00T'ai Chi From Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

ta i ji @ Yahoo! Video

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-41626155836654198152008-05-18T03:45:00.000-05:002008-05-18T04:54:41.785-05:00Practice Everyday

"If you practice for one day you get one day’s benefit, with daily practice you can steadily improve. If you don’t practice for one day you lose ten days of development. So practice everyday without stopping! Western students must understand this clearly. Practice everyday!"~~Chen Zhenglei, 19th generation of the Chen Family.This is Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei's 2 disk introduction to the New Frame

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-55448340319800816282008-05-17T15:24:00.001-05:002008-12-12T16:53:54.160-06:00Drink your tea slowly

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,as if it is the axison which the world earth revolves- slowly, evenly, withoutrushing toward the future;Live the actual moment.Only this moment is life.~~Thich Nhat Hanh

Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13199901588074398258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535546.post-47332449832258487082008-05-10T11:33:00.000-05:002008-05-17T13:59:20.115-05:00A String of Pearls

T'ai Chi Chuan has been compared to a string of pearls. A pearl is formed by an oyster out of a need to deal with an irritating object. For humans, this irritation can have a physical, mental or spiritual basis, maybe all three. T'ai Chi evolved, like a pearl, to deal with these irritations. A grain of sand is surrounded in defense by the oyster to form a smooth pearl. A threat or need to our

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