FINDING OUR WAY

In ancient China, when a new emperor seized power, he often destroyed all records and books from the previous empire. Have you ever wondered how many wise and powerful ancient movement and meditation practices have been lost because of this—if, indeed, they were even recorded in the first place? As it is, practices like Tao Yin (“Chinese Yoga”) are interpolations of static drawings from frayed fragments of silk, or etchings on tortoise shells. Who knows if what we do is what the originator had in mind? A Taoist would say, “Does it matter? If it works, use it! And feel free to make up your own version if that one doesn’t feel right to you.”

Tao means “The way”; not as in THIS is the only way and here are the rules you must follow, but rather that there is a way that is effortless and leads to relaxation, health, clarity and joy. This is the way of nature. It can’t be forced, but it can be guided and cultivated. That’s what we do together in our Qigong classes. We each find our own way, together.