NP-Taiji MayX 2018

[David Morris]

Tandava Yoga (as demonstrated by Daniel Odier in this video) is a
*spontaneous* "dance" meditation in which one feels the flow patterns of
prana/chi and lets that energy flow lead one into movement.  This form of
meditation/yoga is very ancient.  Many think this kind of spontaneous
dance, as well as Kundalini-generated Kriyas are actually precursors to
modern yogas and martial arts.

*Tandava:*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAxxzkY9sQ

*Spandakarika:*
https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Spandakarika-Sacred-Origins-Tantra/dp/1594770514

"The oldest masters of Spandakarika viewed everything in the universe,
including matter, as consciousness and created a yoga practice in
accordance with this realization. The sacred dance of Yoga Spandakarika,
Tandava, is extremely subtle and difficult, requiring thousands of hours of
practice to master, yet it surpasses any other physical practice, allowing
the practitioner to touch the divine inner pulse."

*Kriya:*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriy%C4%81

" Another meaning of Kriya is an outward physical manifestation of awakened
kundalini <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_energy>, such as a
spontaneous body movement related to Kundalini energy flow."

David Morris


On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Taiji can also be wushu, which implies that it is practiced as a movement
> art, like dance, without necessarily having strong basis in the martial
> arts aspects. There is a lot of this.
>
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> > On May 31, 2018, at 10:48 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> >
> > One of the key teachers of Tai ji, particularly on the west coast,
> Chungliang Al Huang, who learned his practice in China and taught for
> decades at Esalen, always used key Chinese words and pictographic imagery
> as part of how he taught. He always insisted that the pronunciation of
> chee/Qi/chi/ ji  sounded most like Ji or jee, always spelling the word as
> Tai ji.   He had a very philosophical, open approach to the forms which
> drew on Taoist thought and practice. He emphasizes inspiration and mind
> body connection over formal precision. On the other hand his own forms are
> stunningly graceful and probably very precise expressions of his tradition.
> In his classes he encourages a movement from traditional forms to a
> dancelike free form exploration centered in how the forms have been
> integrated into individual mind body.
> >
> > In response to David Morris:  In Al Huang’s book Embrace Tiger Return to
> Mountain, he talks about the origin/inspirational source of the
> forms/movements. The word Ji Gong, or Qigong, means the discipline or study
> of Ji (maybe Mike could give a better translation), and in that sense Al
> Huang is in agreement with David that the formal movements came out of an
> exploration of the flow of ji in the body. When you think about it, where
> else could the formalized knowledge come from? This would also be the
> source of the Chinese medical maps of energy flow.
> >
> > One can find Al Huang videos on line. He is very funny and lively.
> >
> >
> >> On May 31, 2018, at 12:24 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Very cool! Also noticed the use of Pinyin ins.tead of the more
> traditional
> >> Wade–Giles spelling "T'ai chi".
> >>
> >>> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:15 AM Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Just finished teaching a three week Taiji course at Furman. 21 kids.
> They
> >>> dug it, and so did I! Here’s the class performing the form we learned.
> I’m
> >>> the bald one...haha
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
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