by Rick Barrett | Mar 10, 2019 | Consciousness, Integration
The basic rule of improvisational comedy is “Yes, and…”. It’s a simple formula. You accept what your partner presents as a given (Yes!) then you add something to it (And…). Your partner then takes your contribution and adds more. Together...
by Rick Barrett | Oct 9, 2018 | Consciousness, Event Recaps, Taiji
One of the highlights of Tai Chi Alchemy in Sedona 2018 was Maria Barrett’s presentation of “Touching and Feeling.” It is an important distinction and was illuminating to many. Discerning the difference is a key to understanding and cultivating ting...
by Rick Barrett | Aug 8, 2018 | Event Recaps
It’s August and I’m really getting pumped for next month’s 24th Annual Tai Chi Alchemy in Sedona. It’s such a wonderful opportunity to spend some concentrated time with the most delightful people you’ll ever meet in an atmosphere of...
by Rick Barrett | May 9, 2018 | Event Recaps
A few weeks ago, April 15, I gave a seminar at David Shaver’s Peaceful Wolf T’ai Chi in East Haddam, CT. I love the folks at Peaceful Wolf. David and I go way back to the last century and we erupt into peals of laughter every time we meet. He’s a...
by Rick Barrett | Mar 7, 2017 | Consciousness, Taiji
Ooh, a donut! I see them beautifully arrayed on a tray and they are calling to me. My mind is immediately awash in the epic donuts from my youth. Sometimes my friends and I would drive thirty miles to Meadville from Franklin to catch the “Spudnuts” as they rolled down...
