I was honored to be invited to present examples of Qi Gong to an audience of New York City's Hispanic and Chinese-American communities. It was sponsored by the non-profit SOMOS , an interesting forward thinking collective of MDs seeking to improve healthy life style and outcomes for the poorer residents of our community. At the end of a scrumptious vegan lunch, I took the floor and invited everyone to stand up next to their tables and learn the basic posture, and more. I was surprised that the most avid participants was a sizable group of children! They caught on like lightening, unlocking their joints as instructed and grasping my exhortations to , experience the contrasting yin and yang in their bodies. And of course a few adults dared to stand up and try it too.
This is a blog about t'ai chi, specifically how we can apply the teachings of this ancient practice to our contemporary lives. How do we navigate an icy sidewalk? What is the best posture for that dreaded job interview? There are the eternal problems, of course, of back pain and creaky knees. My intention is to have a place to share ideas about t'ai chi methods of caring for our spirits and bodies in today's complicated world.