by Rick Barrett | Jun 25, 2020 | Taiji
I came across this article buried deep in my blog archives and was excited to visit an old friend. It originally appeared in Tai Chi Magazine in Summer 2001. I don’t have the photos that appeared in the magazine, but I think the text will be sufficient for...
by Rick Barrett | Jun 3, 2020 | Elbow, Taiji
There is a secret source of taiji power that is buried in plain sight. You actually have two of them, standard issue for most humans, and you have most likely been unaware of the vast potential they hold. Elbows. “Elbows?! You gotta be kidding me!”...
by Rick Barrett | Mar 28, 2020 | Healing
These are certainly challenging times for us all. I don’t think that “global pandemic” and “social distancing” were on many of our New Year’s To Do lists. But here we are, and the whole world is encountering uncertainty on so many fronts. Resilience is one thing I’ve...
by Rick Barrett | May 20, 2019 | Consciousness, Integration, Taiji
Marilyn from Albuquerque is reading Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate and sent me an email. “I am, of course, going around madly pointing things! If I really point my tailbone down and my crown up, I actually FEEL my centre of gravity kind of float into my lower tan...
by Rick Barrett | Jan 13, 2019 | Event Recaps
Is it time to shake up your t’ai chi practice? Or maybe time to start one? Have you been coasting for a while, in a comfort zone but feeling like there is much more you could get from the time you spend training? Or maybe you’ve become bored with what you...
