I am so thankful for her clarity, perception, precision, perseverance during each opportunity I have had to learn under her tutelage. Maggie would stay on point, having us repeat and repeat a movement until she could sense that we were understanding the internal work. This included the “knot between the pearls” AND staying relaxed and continuous in the transitional movements. In the mid to late 70’s she meticulously, arduously, and for me at times painstakingly drilled us who attended her summer 8 week intensives at Naropa Institute, on continuity of motion. Most of my learning about the “knot between the pearls” came from hours of learning and focus with Maggie Newman (a senior student of Professor Cheng man-Ching). It is in this place you can sense the dynamic generative flow of energy pulsating internally and externally.More by Master Young Maggie Newman – Lessons Learned Within this state the changes in postural shapes give access to fragmented energy once pocketed in the tensions of mind, body and spirit. You move into “being” in an expanded moment. As a meditation in motion, in design, the form along with coordinated or consistent breathing create energetic responses that flow with these changes in shapes.Īs you dissolve the “body thinking” through releasing unnecessary physical tension, and shift the thinking mind towards awareness and imagery, a state of mind emerges that allows you to step away from the tension of time. As you move through the form there is a constant changing of shapes. Over the years I have come to realize tai chi as a moving mudra. Both are employed to create energetic responses. Along with the breath, it can also be an internal action. In the classical sense a “mudra” is a hand posture or gesture used in Hindu and Buddhist meditation. More by Master Young Tai Chi as a Moving Mudra
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