![]() ![]() First female was Sara W, who was running at Lillie for her 119th time. We had 89 finishers (24% of Exploration Place), led by Adrian H who was running at Lillie for the first time. This was led by Exploration Place parkrun in Wichita Kansas with 364 finishers (including a whopping 246 first-timers) - how many Lilliputians have been there? While we didn't break our own attendance record at Lillie, we were 8th in the US. Mantras, visualizations and guided imagery are in some of the shapes of a posture and what you build into your awareness as in embodying the basic and advanced principles as the dynamic flow of chi (energy).īreathing – Teachers will teach the movement/breath coordination differently, but for beginners and advanced students the objective is to be mindful of the breath and remember to breathe calmly.Ĭonnecting with nature is part of being aware of the space around you (as if swimming in air) and, if you are doing your form with others, being aware and harmonize with the “flow” of yourself with others.Parkrun USA set a new attendance record this past week, with a total of 3705 finishers (and 633 volunteers). Mudra, body postures, connection with the animal world, and spiritual movement are the changing shapes in the form. (I want to note that there is a tone within that I can feel and almost hear when all is well within my form.) ![]() For sure there are probably other meditation techniques that I am not mentioning.Īlthough today many will practice Tai Chi Chuan as a form of calisthenics or simply body mechanics, void of the meditative inquiry, my experience has proven that much of the internal process of all the above styles of meditation, maybe not auditory toning □ are rooted in the Tai Chi Chuan form. In meditation there are mudras (hand/finger poses), mantras (repeated words or phrases), visualizations, guided imagery, connection with nature and the animal world (Native American and Taoist practices), toning (sounds), spiritual movement (as in Dervish whirling), body postures (like Yoga), and breathing (as in Kundalini Yoga). ![]() Meditation in Motion Tai Chi Chuan a “Moving Meditation.” ![]()
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