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The Smile

By: Ralph Garn

Syracuse, NY

Noted the new ‘Mona Lisa’ type smile on my face as I was doing ‘Seijaku’ this morning. What brought this about” (I ask).

The feelings are ‘benevolent’ and the reward simply ‘shows’ …

How many times past have I grunted my way through T’ai Chi Chih practice? Spirit knows!

My class this past week noticed the ‘difference’ and mentioned the moves were ‘smoother’. Seijaku???

– Ralph Garn
Syracuse, NY

Topics: Deepening Practice, New York, Personal Stories, Seijaku, Softness and Continuity

Originally appeared in: June 1993

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