tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post713742382471077438..comments2024-01-22T06:34:53.320-08:00Comments on Cloud Hands: Walking MeditationMichael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-44994720521090191522012-03-26T06:20:08.978-07:002012-03-26T06:20:08.978-07:00The rhythm of walking has a profound effect on my ...The rhythm of walking has a profound effect on my consciousness. It is a shamanistic practice for me. <br />I also do martial drills using Brush Knee with same Hsing I style of walking. <br />CheersMichael P. Garofalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-77534443045863314212012-03-26T00:46:01.798-07:002012-03-26T00:46:01.798-07:00I tried this :) ... The pattern & flow is subt...I tried this :) ... The pattern & flow is subtly different to the other Tai Chi walks I've done but the 'hidden hand' block & 'fair lady' extend adds a wonderful sense of yin/yang balance I've not perceived before.<br /><br />But I digress from your original topic of 'Walking Meditation' Mike. Hope you njoy your walk today, Jennie.Jennienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-14130356855626220392012-03-25T08:05:14.290-07:002012-03-25T08:05:14.290-07:00I step with the left foot to the left diagonal and...I step with the left foot to the left diagonal and do Fair Lady. Then I step forward with the right foot even with the left foot. Then I step with the right foot to the right diagonal and do Fair Lady. I repeat this pattern, kind of zig zagging as I move forward. The pattern can be done slowly or quickly, gently or forcefully. I also do this with Wild Horse Shakes His Mane, Golden Rooster, Ward Off, Toe Kicks. Reminds me of Hsing I drills. Great aerobic exercise.Michael P. Garofalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-37919133553156934712012-03-24T23:29:52.837-07:002012-03-24T23:29:52.837-07:00Ah-ha moment, thanku Mike. Regards, Jennie.Ah-ha moment, thanku Mike. Regards, Jennie.Jennienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-15800267636032935102012-03-24T05:15:18.938-07:002012-03-24T05:15:18.938-07:00When you do the Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan 1...When you do the Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan 108 Form you do, in Section 3, Fair Lady Works Her Shuttles to four directions or sides. <br />When you do the Standard 24 Form Taijiquan you only do Fair Lady to two sides. You can easily do more repetitions of these two movements in a straight walking line, then turn around and walk back in the opposite direction doing Fair Lady to the other side. I hope I'm not being too confusing. <br /><br />I like to walk outdoors, and I walk at a pace of about .6 mile in 12-14 minutes. At this pace I can listen to a lecture on my MP3 Walkman, or think/contemplate/talk to myself. <br /><br />Moderation is good for lots of activities; but sometimes we need to push ourselves a bit more agressively.<br /><br />- MikeMichael P. Garofalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-30230883132404869972012-03-24T01:28:37.994-07:002012-03-24T01:28:37.994-07:00Perhaps walking IS something modern humans have fo...Perhaps walking IS something modern humans have forgotten how to do in this instant/take-away context we find ourselves in. Of course then there's the quote about voyaging that goes "a human soul can only travel as fast as a Camel can trot" (Greyling, A.C., 2006, The Form of Things).<br /><br />I've only just managed the 1st-half-of-the-Short-Form to the Left, reversing "Fair Lady" might overlaod my neural networks :)<br /><br />... Moderate - that's one of the 3 Treasures of Taoism. As I begin to internalise TaiChi & Tao, the more I begin to appreciate & respect Moderate.<br /><br />Thank you for your insights.Jennienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-85554581357496232582012-03-23T17:40:55.021-07:002012-03-23T17:40:55.021-07:00I also enjoy doing some Tai Chi movements 20 times...I also enjoy doing some Tai Chi movements 20 times moving forward then reversing direction and doing the form 20 more times (e.g., Fair Lady Works Shuttles, Brush Knee, etc). This is done in Hsing I practice. I also vary the pace from moderate to faster. <br /><br />I walked 4 miles this morning at a moderate pace, and listened to an inspiring lecture on relating spiritually to Mother Earth.Michael P. Garofalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-44532481892047419952012-03-23T05:29:30.222-07:002012-03-23T05:29:30.222-07:00My most amazing Tai Chi experience - low ward off ...My most amazing Tai Chi experience - low ward off / brush knee walking.<br /><br />Walking is the one movement that humans/animals do that plants can not but then plants root better than we do!<br /><br />& as my children say: 'Why do the birds fly south for the Winter? Because it is too far to walk' :)Jennienoreply@blogger.com