Humanity Cleansing it’s Roots of Behaviour
Happy Anniversary
Its been exactly one year ago today since Norsk Taiji Senter shifted the teaching onto Zoom not missing one class during "Nasjonal Dugnad". The dedication and determination to lay our Taiji lives onto the computer screen showed both advantages and challenges. Here are a few reflections from the advancing students during the past year. Im sure many of you will resonate and as I do feel the deep gratitude.
The Zoom Room
"Wonderful! Just wonderful. Even if we are not together it feels as if we are together during practice."
"I really miss the presence of the others, the sense of community from being all in the same room, the possibility to stay a bit longer for tea."
"..jeg føler at du når frem gjennom skjermen og er til stede hjemme i leiligheten vår sammen med de andre i gruppa. . Jeg har veldig stort utbytte av dette, og ser alltid frem til torsdagene."
"....and it all
kind of comes down to wuchi. Coming home to the self, finding that familiar restfull/unrestfull, easy/uneasy way of being inside my self. This meditation is of great value to me. A place to return to."
"In one way it
makes my home a more natural place to practice .. and maybe it did hjelp me practe a bit more..It certainly «activates» the space a bit, which is good these days when we are so much at home."
"Interesting to try
to find out how the taji practice can influence our routines and our relationship to a place, and maybe influence our ability to both live and work at the same place."
" You mentioned the
other day that we are spending more time practicing in the sessions because there is less social interaction and I think that is true, although I do miss the social interactions!"
"Again, I have been
surprised that it works as well as it does. Perhaps that is because we have experienced your teaching face-to-face and so already have a shared language?
" Before I
thought "I hope she didn´t notice what I just did." but now I am not nervous before the class anymore, which I was in the beginning.I felt shy and was not feeling confident with the tool. After I found out how it functions; the mute and unmute especially, it became better."
" I realize
physical space and touch helped me that first year. I still need to visualize the NTS room in order to orient myself as I go through the short form in my living room, though I am slowly weaning myself off of this. (It is the source of sometimes getting lost during class. ie I momentarily lose orientation in relation to my memory of NTS room. Crazy but true)"
"You make things
clear on screen. Some things are in fact ideal: we always have a clear view of you. You continue to give us a lot to work with every class."
" I do have
difficulties with zoom even if it is great to keep contact with you. I feel like lying in the chair of a dentist, having a more or less "passive dialog", gives me a kind of frustration"
"Nothing
beats being at the centre, but I am so glad that we have the possibility of Zoom classes! Tai chi is such an important part of my life that it would have been utter agony not to be able to continue with the classes. And in these unprecedented times, the social function is extra important, even if we only see each other on the screen. Everything works surprisingly well."
" I beleive I'm beginning to "feel the form", even practicing from home with you and the rest of the class on my zoom screen. I
feel connected with the class, and the practice on zoom brings a sense of affiliation and fellowship to my life during these demanding times. I also find the standing meditation very valuable peaceful, and helpful."
"Dao de Jing innslagene både i e-poster med zoom-linker og lest opp i klassene er berikende. Det er veldig fint at treningstilbudet fra NTS består, når mye annet i hverdagen blir forandret pga covid. Det er mye lettere å fokusere innover, i fravær av andre mennesker rundt i rommet. Praksisen har vel blitt utviklet i en mer ´internal´
retning."
" Jeg er mest overrasket over fordelene. Min
opplevelse har vært at treningen har blitt mer intens og konsentrert. Det at det nesten framstår som en en-til-en undervisning gjør at undervisningen på en måte blir unik for meg.Men vi ser jo noen av de andre også, så jeg har helt klart en bevissthet om at vi er flere med i klassen."
"One good thing with zoom lessons at home, is that I
can make notes on details which you give for the movements. Those notes are good for practice between the lessons. Very good also, that I can follow members training on wednesday and fridays. My back is almost back to normal. The members morning trainings give a very good start of the day :)"
"The lack of physical contact, not meeting the others and practicing together in the same room has made me very aware of how important that actually is for me. How much I miss the cup of tea and chatting afterwards. I think I will appreciate it much more consciously now when we are back at the centre. "
"I have the Ipad with you in front of the
window, looking out at the morning light coming. In winter time, before the trees get their leaves, I can see a small glimse of the fjord, a lighthouse sending its signals through the darkness!"
"Hvis
jeg ikke hadde hatt dette tilbudet ville hverdagen min vært tyngre."
"Jeg hadde noen tekniske problemer med at datamaskinen min datt ut av zoom et par ganger, men jeg fant ut at det handlet om oppdatering av windows 10."
"I have
generally found the classes to be more intense than before. I have appreciated that a lot! I like classes that push me to work harder than I can push myself. I don't doubt that sharing personal experiences with each other can be valuable, but generally I am most interested in just doing the work as much as possible."
"I don't know where all of this can lead, but I sure want to find out - that is, I just
want to keep going and see how far I can get with the awareness of internal energy and relaxation."
"savner jeg det lille fysiske pushet fra deg som gjør
at jeg oppdager en spenning og kan slappe av."
"Sometimes I have stopped to watch you for a while,
just to be able to correct myself."
" I would like to share with you some sentences
from Tao Te Ching phrase 30 that I find meaningful, and that I bring with me in my mind.
The Master does his
job
and then
stops.
He understands that the
univers
is forever out of
control,
and that trying to dominate
events
goes against the current of the
Tao
Because he beleives in
himself,
he doesn't try to convince
others.
Beacause he is content with
himself,
he doesn't need others
approval.
Because he accepts
himself,
the whole world accepts him.
"
End
Many thanks to all the students who shared some of their experiences. I am sure we will learn to build on this and fully embody the principles closer "to home" because of the The Zoom Room. Closer even though further away
Alone yet more Connected
Attitude with Gratitude
Open yet Closed
Home
Welcome to new beginners this week!
