Categories: Teacher Accreditation & Training
Seijaku Change Is Good!
By: Carmen L. Brocklehurst
Many of us have heard the koan: Inch time, Foot gem. This describes, for many of us, our experience as we do Seijaku. As Justin artfully leads us through the movements, we begin to feel that each inch of movement has helped us move, with grace, through a 1000 years of growth.
The learning that happens, occurs on all levels of our being: mental, emotional, and physical. We feel the power of each movement as it gives us the opportunity to release all that is unnecessary and find new clarity, gentleness, and creativity. We begin to sense our own power. Our bodies are able to do feats, which before, we would have thought of as having super human strength. We no longer have to try to be gentle, we ARE gentle, and as one of our teachers who plays great jazz mentioned, the new sounds flow without the stress and strain of trying to bring them forth.
It is especially interesting to note that many T’ai Chi Chih teachers have observed that after the Seijaku Course, many of their students have told them, in awe, “Something really nice has happened to you; you sure have changed.”
If you have been looking for a change which doesn’t start with a lot of moaning, groaning and gnashing (or is it grinding) of teeth, perhaps it is time for you to consider that you are ready for the Seijaku Teachers Training. And lucky you; there is one coming up February 19-21, 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (See separate registration flyer enclosed.)
We look forward to hosting you for this SPECIAL event.
– Love and Share the Chi,
Carmen L. Brocklehurst
Originally appeared in: December 1993
