BREAKING: Martial arts actor who worked on Charlie's Angels and The Matrix dies
#TaiChi
The Blank Page
I walked through woods to a wide meadow on the second day of January, where overnight snow had fallen thick and undisturbed. The field spread before me like a blank canvas, perfectly white, unmarked by any creature. Morning light made it glow, each snowflake catching sun and throwing it back. The silence felt dense and expectant, as if the world was holding its breath. My footprints through the forest had left a clear trail behind me, but the meadow ahead…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-blank-page/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I walked through woods to a wide meadow on the second day of January, where overnight snow had fallen thick and undisturbed. The field spread before me like a blank canvas, perfectly white, unmarked by any creature. Morning light made it glow, each snowflake catching sun and throwing it back. The silence felt dense and expectant, as if the world was holding its breath. My footprints through the forest had left a clear trail behind me, but the meadow ahead…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-blank-page/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
Mỹ nhân võ thuật Trần Ly Châu đã gây chú ý khi kết hợp Thái cực quyền và Taekwondo, hạ gục gọn gàng 2 tên cướp. Cô là võ sĩ nổi tiếng trong giới võ cổ truyền và Taekwondo Trung Quốc. Một màn tự vệ ấn tượng!
#TrầnLyChâu #TháiCựcQuyền #Taekwondo #VõThuật #TựVệ #MỹNhânVõThuật
#MartialArts #SelfDefense #TaiChi #Taekwondo #ChineseMartialArts
The Bridge at Year’s End
I walked toward an old stone bridge that spanned a frozen river, the last day of December settling into early twilight. The year felt heavy on my shoulders, full of things done and undone, words spoken and unspoken. Ice gripped the riverbanks, and bare willows traced delicate shadows on the snow. The bridge had stood for a century, its stones worn smooth by seasons of crossing, each one carrying travelers from one side to another. Today it looked different somehow,…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-bridge-at-years-end/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I walked toward an old stone bridge that spanned a frozen river, the last day of December settling into early twilight. The year felt heavy on my shoulders, full of things done and undone, words spoken and unspoken. Ice gripped the riverbanks, and bare willows traced delicate shadows on the snow. The bridge had stood for a century, its stones worn smooth by seasons of crossing, each one carrying travelers from one side to another. Today it looked different somehow,…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-bridge-at-years-end/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I have also been picking up a bit of #TaiChi lately, a group meets in a park... I even have been skipping out on #Aikido to go (gasp!!!) ... at least when the weather is sunny or at least not the usual oppressively-dreary-water-falling-from-the-sky out.
Although, admittedly, I mostly go for the freestyle push-hands ... not so much for the forms, even though, obviously, the forms have a lot to teach. :)
Hope to bring some push-hands practice back to my aikido dojo someday...
I used to run every day and I miss it, but unfortunately #LongCovid took that from me.
Trying to build on what I can do, I've started doing #TaiChi every morning for the past couple of weeks.
At this point it's mostly about building the habit. I have watched precisely one 7 minute video (with Alonso 🐶 who headbutted me from a chair while I was practicing the moves), and I know 3 whole movements, only one of which "feels" right yet. Nonetheless, it feels good doing *something* each day.
5 layers of mindwork in TaiJiQuan
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-1969-4ec6-9cce-62d003253826
The Last Fire
I arrived at a small cottage as darkness fell, drawn by the light of a fire burning in a clearing beside the house. December cold settled sharp and deep, the kind that finds every gap in your clothing. Stars emerged brilliant overhead, and frost already glittered on the ground. The fire burned in a stone circle, tended carefully, wood stacked nearby in neat rows. Its warmth reached out like welcome, and smoke rose straight up in the still evening air.…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-last-fire/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I arrived at a small cottage as darkness fell, drawn by the light of a fire burning in a clearing beside the house. December cold settled sharp and deep, the kind that finds every gap in your clothing. Stars emerged brilliant overhead, and frost already glittered on the ground. The fire burned in a stone circle, tended carefully, wood stacked nearby in neat rows. Its warmth reached out like welcome, and smoke rose straight up in the still evening air.…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-last-fire/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
Since I'll be dumping my #fitbit before the forced 2/2/2026 combo with #google accounts, I'm looking for #exercise alternatives. Virtual #taichi is one option, which will also be a good #newyears #resolution. Be #healthy!
https://thewellguardian.com/best-best-tai-chi-apps-for-beginners-clickmgrh/
The Longest Night
I walked through snow-laden woods on the year’s shortest day, when light yields early to the long embrace of night. The forest wore its winter stillness like a held breath. Each evergreen branch bowed beneath fresh powder, and my footsteps broke the silence with soft, rhythmic whispers. The cold bit at my cheeks, but the walking warmed me from within. Above, the sky hung pale and heavy, promising more snow by evening. The path led me to a clearing where…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-longest-night/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I walked through snow-laden woods on the year’s shortest day, when light yields early to the long embrace of night. The forest wore its winter stillness like a held breath. Each evergreen branch bowed beneath fresh powder, and my footsteps broke the silence with soft, rhythmic whispers. The cold bit at my cheeks, but the walking warmed me from within. Above, the sky hung pale and heavy, promising more snow by evening. The path led me to a clearing where…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-longest-night/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
The Wind Reader
I climbed to a high ridge where the wind blew constant and fierce, bending the stunted trees into permanent postures of retreat. December wind bit through my layers, making my eyes water. Nothing stopped it up here – the ridge rose bare and exposed, all rock and tough grass and big sky. I leaned into the wind to keep my footing, tasting the cold clean sharpness of it. The valley spread below, sheltered and still, while up here the air…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-wind-reader/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
I climbed to a high ridge where the wind blew constant and fierce, bending the stunted trees into permanent postures of retreat. December wind bit through my layers, making my eyes water. Nothing stopped it up here – the ridge rose bare and exposed, all rock and tough grass and big sky. I leaned into the wind to keep my footing, tasting the cold clean sharpness of it. The valley spread below, sheltered and still, while up here the air…
read on: 🔗 https://brush-and-tale.com/the-wanderers-tales/the-wind-reader/
#TheWanderer #story #shortstory #inspiration #writing #taichi #qigong #taoism #tao #mindfulness #hereandnow #presence #innerpeace #slowliving #meditation #spiritualjourney #philosophy #wisdom
Tai Chi Form unter 10 Minuten. Beat it! #taichi
Wondering today about the Single Whip of #TaiChi form, and got a different perspective on the crook palm position of the right hand. Now I think about it as these extra heavy blocks at top of the tower crane. The purpose of that hook gesture is the same - add extra weight for the balance & stability. It is easier to build line of heaviness/weight between left leg and right hand if you have right hand palm with the crook gesture applied.
Un articolo del NCCIH che raccoglie e sintetizza le principali ricerche dedicate ai benefici del Taijiquan che si conferma una pratica completa, che migliora l’equilibrio, riduce dolore e rigidità e favorisce benessere mentale ed emotivo
#taijiquan #taichi #equilibrio #benessere #qualitàdivita
https://www.chentaichi.it/2025/12/13/taijiquan-tutto-cio-che-devi-sapere/
One of benefits of living in a small studio apartment with a small kitchen corner/area is that you can get anything from any part of it by simply standing in Single Whip stance of #TaiChi in the middle of kitchen
It is interesting to see how #TaiChi / #TaiJiQuan cultural influence goes beyond "common" spots such as #KungFu action or fantasy movies. In the #StarTrek universe there is moQbara - the Klingon #martialArt inspired by Taijiquan.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mok%27bara
There are multiple appearances of it across series.
Un recente studio pubblicato su TheBMJ mostra che il Taijiquan può aiutare a migliorare l’insonnia, con benefici che durano nel tempo. Scopri come funziona e perché può diventare un alleato naturale del sonno.
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