I recently re-discovered the calming effect of journaling. And that got me into the idea of journaling about by Taijiquan practice. Because Taijiquan is more than just physical movements. It brings harmony to body, mind, and spirit. I started with a list of Taijiquan journal prompts specifically for my own practice. Taijiquan journal prompts for […]
I recently did a Udemy course on EFT (more on that topic in on of my next blog posts). And in that course, the teacher said something really interesting: Practice makes you natural. Actually, he said “practice makes you…” and I thought: perfect. But I resisted that thought immediately. With to anything I have learned so far, I never […]
Over the last couple of weeks I tried to practice Taijiquan and Qi Gong every day. Well, I tried. I did practice on many days, but not every day. Sometimes I had a whole week without doing any exercises or form running at all. And I started thinking: why? I know a lot of reasons […]
In my last post I talked about habit creation and the Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin*. If you don’t know what that is, read the last post! … Within the Four Tendencies framework, I am rebel. That means I resist inner and outer expecations.
In my last post I told you that I am a bloody beginner. 15 years of Taijiquan and Qi Gong, and I am a beginner again. Because I have not practiced properly for months. Well, practicing regularly is a habit. And last year a friend and I talked about habits.
