The Power Of The Chi & Practice

I asked a group of students this month: “What draws us inside ourselves to attain better balance and serenity?” The answer was clear. “It is a combination of the classes we do at the gym and feeling the energy affecting us in our home practice,” Diane said. “When performing Six Healing Sounds this all comes together for me. I feel the Chi right after I do my swimming pool T’ai Chi and in our weekly practices,” stated Laurie.

Musing about these statements I’ve come to realize that Justin’s urging, “Practice, practice, practice is at the core of our realization when assessing progress.”

“Community seems to draw folks from many locales to meet each other at a different level and to experience the Chi in a new or familiar setting. So, we hold practices in a few different Oregon communities: a downtown Portland church, a gym in Wilsonville, the Villebois community center, and promoted home practice. And we suggest folks attend Saturday practices in the Rose Gardens, where instructors rotate facilitating.

My fellow instructor, Neal Roy, constantly deepens his practice, leading new and accomplished students at Portland’s Chinese Gardens. When we held a Daniel Pienciak-facilitated retreat a few years ago, Neal said, “It’s open conversation for teachers to say to students: let’s try this to see if it works for each of us. And then practice, practice.” As it’s said, “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.”