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Warrior Work
Week 47
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What is Chi?
By Peter Hill
Grandmaster Li and I were speaking about chi one day and he expressed and elucidated me with his simple but practical
explanation. “Although chi translates as energy into English, it is also known as ‘prana’ or ‘ki’. My Chinese teachers emphasized that
everything has chi. The bones, the brain, the muscles, the organs – all body systems have their own amount of chi. It is important for the
teacher to recognize the student’s chi and help them cultivate it to it’s highest level. Some students are born to be scholars, others
athletes, others musicians – we all have our inner gifts or areas where our energy is more abundant. Those are the areas we should focus
our energy and work to be the very best we can be.”
Often in America, students are so busy memorizing things that they have a hard time finding things they are good at. The study of Tai
Chi and martial arts in general can help to cultivate the linking energy of b.ody e.nergy a.nd m.ind so they can have more confidence in
trying new things and exploring new and different interests.
Even the Toltec author Carlos Castaneda speaks about how everyone has his or her own level of energy and that everything we do
rests on our personal power. As we practice Tai Chi and Chi Gung, we free up energy that has been trapped through emotional, mental
and physical tension and it allows us to see other possibilities and options that were unavailable when “stressed out”.
The very popular movie, “What the Bleep Do We Know?” is giving audiences new insights into this energy system that is comprised
of body and spirit. It is revealing some of the great secrets of quantum mechanics and showing how through INTENTIONALITY along with
our PERCEPTION and Behavioral Choices, we are co creating our world every instant, every day. It explains from a scientific point of
view how “energy (faith) the size of a mustard seed can move mountains”.
As Tai Chi players, it is our quest to reach deep inside ourselves and learn to cultivate this energy on all levels of our being and find
the language to help inspire and encourage others on this path with heart and help them find and cultivate this sometimes elusive inner
chi.
You can go to www.whatthebleep.com to view a trailer, see a movie synopsis and read quotes from the movie along with upcoming
locations where it will be showing. Cultivate your knowledge, your power, your inner harmony and love so you can navigate the roles and
worlds of your life with vitality, energy and spirit along with compassion and fellowship of light, lightness and love minded people!
“For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:8
By Peter Hill, Copyright 2004
www.getittogether.net
www.worldtaichi.com
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Week 47
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What is Chi?
By Peter Hill
Grandmaster Li and I were speaking about chi one day and he expressed and elucidated me with his simple but practical
explanation. “Although chi translates as energy into English, it is also known as ‘prana’ or ‘ki’. My Chinese teachers emphasized that
everything has chi. The bones, the brain, the muscles, the organs – all body systems have their own amount of chi. It is important for the
teacher to recognize the student’s chi and help them cultivate it to it’s highest level. Some students are born to be scholars, others
athletes, others musicians – we all have our inner gifts or areas where our energy is more abundant. Those are the areas we should focus
our energy and work to be the very best we can be.”
Often in America, students are so busy memorizing things that they have a hard time finding things they are good at. The study of Tai
Chi and martial arts in general can help to cultivate the linking energy of b.ody e.nergy a.nd m.ind so they can have more confidence in
trying new things and exploring new and different interests.
Even the Toltec author Carlos Castaneda speaks about how everyone has his or her own level of energy and that everything we do
rests on our personal power. As we practice Tai Chi and Chi Gung, we free up energy that has been trapped through emotional, mental
and physical tension and it allows us to see other possibilities and options that were unavailable when “stressed out”.
The very popular movie, “What the Bleep Do We Know?” is giving audiences new insights into this energy system that is comprised
of body and spirit. It is revealing some of the great secrets of quantum mechanics and showing how through INTENTIONALITY along with
our PERCEPTION and Behavioral Choices, we are co creating our world every instant, every day. It explains from a scientific point of
view how “energy (faith) the size of a mustard seed can move mountains”.
As Tai Chi players, it is our quest to reach deep inside ourselves and learn to cultivate this energy on all levels of our being and find
the language to help inspire and encourage others on this path with heart and help them find and cultivate this sometimes elusive inner
chi.
You can go to www.whatthebleep.com to view a trailer, see a movie synopsis and read quotes from the movie along with upcoming
locations where it will be showing. Cultivate your knowledge, your power, your inner harmony and love so you can navigate the roles and
worlds of your life with vitality, energy and spirit along with compassion and fellowship of light, lightness and love minded people!
“For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:8
By Peter Hill, Copyright 2004
www.getittogether.net
www.worldtaichi.com
Warrior Week Home >>