Thursday Meditation & Chat 2021-2022 : Weekly Email Archive
Thursday Meditation & Chat (TMC) started around Chinese New Year in February 2021, after I took some time off of Taiji Teaching during the pandemic. The gathering was initially intended as an one-off informal chat for needs assessment among a core group of Taiji students (those had taken in-person classes and workshops with me in the two years prior to the pandemic), and somehow we kept it going on a weekly basis for over a year. We typically spend the first half hour on Wuji Standing, and the rest of the half hour (often longer) reflecting on our practices, or trying out small doses of practices, some of which (seemingly) unrelated to Taiji or Qigong.
To this group I send a weekly reminder email, which overtime became a collection of quotes, book recommendations, meditation guides, poems, ... and (the latest addition) recipes! Many of these were reflected upon among the small group who participate weekly. And once in a while I hear from others on the email list how much they've enjoyed getting these weekly doses of resources - I see them as a two-way means for connection and resilience in these times when separation permeates our lives. I'm now putting these emails out here in their raw form in case others find them useful.
(Note: Emails that were just reminders or announcements are not included here.)
- 03/17/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - How do you do taiji?
- 03/10/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - Clearing by Martha Postlethwaite
- 03/03/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - class to pivot to in-person/hybrid
- 02/24/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - how to relate to war
- 02/17/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - no meeting today
- 02/03/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - Year of Yang Water Tiger
- 01/27/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - oneness
- 01/19/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - what's on your mind... platter?
- 01/13/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - "be soft in your practice..."
- 01/06/2022 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - The Beginning Posture
- 12/30/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - stillness & movement
- 12/23/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - lingering in happiness
- 12/16/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - winter solstice
- 12/09/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - i sometimes forget...
- 11/25/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - Happy Thanksgiving!
- 11/18/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - the fierce sword of compassion
- 11/10/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - no meeting this Thursday
- 11/03/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - qigong vs neigong
- 10/27/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - passing the qi ball
- 10/20/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - nothing to do
- 10/13/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - body is home
- 09/29/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - wuji tracker
- 09/23/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - no meeting today
- 09/18/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - no meeting next week
- 09/15/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - Taiji demos
- 09/01/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - presence and inner space
- 08/25/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - centering practice continued
- 08/18/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - interoception and wellbeing
- 08/12/2021 - Reminder: no meeting today
- 08/08/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat: No meeting Aug 12 - free workshop instead
- 08/04/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - help me decide...!
- 07/28/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - 24 minutes; new class
- 07/21/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - dantian bounce; deep practice
- 07/14/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat - best policy for control
- 07/07/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat: San Fu, the hottest days
- 07/01/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat: How to practice applications
- 06/24/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat + 5 levels of Taijiquan
- 06/17/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat + Summer Solstice Moxa!
- 06/10/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat + "The Transformative Power of Practice"
- 06/03/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat
- 05/27/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat
- 05/20/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Chat
- 05/05/2021 - Change and Continuity : Thursday Meditation & Chat
- 04/15/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 04/08/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/25/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/25/2021 - Reminder: Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/18/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/17/2021 - Reminder: Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/11/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 03/04/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 02/26/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 02/24/2021 - Thursday Meditation & Taiji Chat
- 02/11/2021 - Happy Chinese New Year! + Upcoming events & programs