In memoriam, Rusel DeMaria
Last week Rusel DeMaria, my sifu’s partner, died after a long struggle with dementia. I am told that his last hours were peaceful, calm, and pain-free, and...
A world in a grain of sand
Hello friends, We’re at the start of a two week class break, so after the usual schedule updates I have some quick thoughts about practicing alone. But...
Schedule update: Thursday evening classes on hold
Just a quick update today to say that the Thursday evening taiji classes, and the Monday afternoon qigong, are going on hold until January. Here is the full...
Crane workshop: November 12th
Hello friends, I’m pleased to announce the next workshop in the Five Animal Frolics series: Crane, on Wednesday November 12th. More on that below, after the...
It's bear week!
Hello friends, When I scheduled the bear workshop for tomorrow, I knew that I was picking an auspicious week based on a couple of things: the equinox was...
Bear workshop: Wednesday September 24th
Autumn plans
Hello friends, First of all, thank you to everyone who came to the Five Animal Frolics workshop. It went well, though by the end it was clear that I was...
Five Animal Frolics qigong workshop: August 13th
I will be offering an evening of qigong in míqәn / Beacon Hill Park, after work on Wednesday August 13th. We’ll play through the Five Animal Frolics set,...
Qigong workshop survey
and some background on what qigong is
Spring
Hello friends, Happy spring! The equinox just happened, and at this time of year I really feel the days getting longer. We’re also in a short break from...
Spring scheduling
Another quick logistics-only update for today. Taiji First a reminder that the winter session was extended by a week so there are still Tuesday & Thursday...
Back from break
Hello, Just a quick logistics-only email today. I’m back from my break, so all classes are back to their usual schedule this week, including the Monday...
Happy New Year!
Hello friends, As you probably know, today is the start of the two-week “spring festival” that marks the Chinese New Year. We are lucky enough to have an...
2025 classes start this week
Just a quick reminder that all 3 classes are restarting this week: Qigong starts today! 2pm, no registration required but you do need to join theDock if...
Time enough for counting
Some thoughts about yin and yang and getting through dark days.
Keeping momentum through a class break
Hello, We’re about to have a gap in classes, so today I mainly want to talk about ways to start and maintain a practice habit when we go a while between...
Back to school
Hello friends, It feels strange writing this today on such a warm day, but autumn is coming. I have lots of schedule updates, and then a few thoughts about...
Training in parks
Hello friends, First of all a quick reminder that the James Bay Centre is closed this Tuesday, June 11th, so the usual taiji class there is skipping a week....
Scheduling from now until September
Hello friends, Today’s update is all about scheduling, because with the summer holidays coming it gets a bit more complicated. First of all, there are no...
Forms background, and summer plans
What is this "18 Form" that we practice, and how does it relate to the rest of taiji?