by Rick Barrett | Mar 19, 2021 | Elbow, Healing
My old friend David suffered a near-fatal stroke a year ago. His right side was paralyzed and the prognosis from his doctor was not good. It’s been a year, he was told to expect a decline. But that’s not how David and his wife Susan roll. Both are...
by Rick Barrett | Feb 23, 2021 | Consciousness, Taiji
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. I can only say, there we have been: but I cannot say where. And I cannot say, how long, for that is to place it in time. T. H. Eliot, Burnt Norton The ultimate...
by Rick Barrett | Jan 19, 2021 | Elbow, Knee, Three Pillars
I was recently asked to clarify what I mean when I emphasize “setting” the knee to allow the kua to release, or setting the elbow to free up the shoulder joint, or setting the ball of the foot to establish energetic connection with the earth. Setting simply...
by Rick Barrett | Nov 23, 2020 | Consciousness, Taiji
Check out “A Wee Bit of Alchemy with Rick Barrett” on my YouTube channel, or better yet, attend the live Zoom session Tuesdays at 8pm EST. It’s an interactive call, so you get to engage in the discussion and clarify things as we go along. I appreciate the feedback and...
by Rick Barrett | Oct 29, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
Reclaiming Lost Territory is a set of exercises I have been developing over the past 25 years to get the qi moving, repair deteriorating joints, and train efficient movement. I came up with the idea as a way of healing my own body from various injuries, and then it...
by Rick Barrett | Sep 11, 2020 | Taiji
Chapter 9 “Coherent Energy” from Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate (Part 3) Coherence and Entropy Coherence offers a possible explanation for taijiquan’s traditional claims of enhancing health and longevity. Scientific interest in the art is too young to...
