December 14th night, we once again came to Luofushan, known as the first mountain in Lingnan, and stayed in the scenic area of the 6th General Building, where the environment is quiet, easy to get into the quiet, very suitable for the atmosphere of the dance of Tai Chi movement. The "unity of heaven and mankind" and the laws of nature are also the main principles of Dancing Tai Chi. Entering the natural environment to feel its changes and "communicate" with nature. While exercising one's muscles and bones and cultivating one's sentiments, one can communicate with nature, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening one's body.
The first morning I woke up cold and shivering, but with the soft music, following the leadership of Mr. Shen, we practiced static pile work, return to the pile, winding pile, lifting pile. After practicing pile work, my hands immediately warmed up, and then Mr. Du gave a detailed explanation of pile work and corrections, each point was very detailed, from the feet within the force, the virtual collar top force, the hundred on the collar, the head collar and tail sinking, crotch back to lead, slip hip loose waist, really not a drop of water. Let me find the body's sense of qi, experience the fusion of force and qi, although the pile work is practiced up to feel boring, but it is the most important and the most basic part of the study of dance taiji, pile work for three years do not go out and is a mandatory course, which explains the importance of the pile work.
This time, we continue to study the second half of the empty mountain spirit rain, jade maiden shuttle, turn crotch and dance sleeve, etc. are new this time, although the weather is cold, because most of them are forceful movements, so the amount of sweat is good, we practice after the clothes basically are soaked, dripping with sweat, and the face is also reddish red.
Every meal is cooked by the boss himself, everyone's meal is greatly increased, usually the boss does not provide meals to the public, we can imagine how happy we are, Haijiao also shared with us, after practicing Dance Taiji, her friends around her said that she was thin, happy as a little girl. As long as you pay for it, you can be sure that your body will give you the best return.
In the afternoon, Mr. Du will share with us the four systems of Dancing Taiji: uprightness of the body, circulation of qi, tranquility of the mind, and vitality of the spirit. He linked with the Taoist Yin-Yang and Five Elements and the several systems of Dancing Tai Chi, as well as explaining the corresponding relationships between the Five Elements, the Five Viscera, the Five Viscera, the Five Seasons, the Five Qi, the Five Chi, the Five Directions, and the Five Rhythms. Everything is born on the basis of yin and yang, Taiji is a kind of movement of Chinese yin and yang, Taijiquan is a set of philosophical boxing, which covers all the philosophical thoughts, and it is the oldest, the most primitive and the most perfect set of philosophical thought system; and Dancing Taiji is based on the inheritance and promotion of the traditional and ancient Chinese system of Taiji, which integrates the sound rhythm, rhythm, emotions and so on, and is made according to the physical and mental state of the modern people, combined with the current environment to make the human mind and soul happy. environment to produce a way of health care that can unite the body and mind.
In the evening, Mr. Li gave a detailed explanation of the five rhythms and the practice of meditative singing, stating the relationship between the gong, shang, jiao, zheng, and yu corresponding to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, and corresponding to fretting, booing, haoing, blowing, and heeing, as well as the breathing posture that should be achieved: eyes flat and smiling, mouth and nose at the same time to smell the fragrance of the flowers, shoulders and chest should not be shrugged up, and diaphragm is as broad as a balloon. Finally, through a few songs that are easy to start, we will practice the melody and beat over and over again. The pronunciation of each word turns out to be seemingly simple, but in practice it is very difficult to pronounce accurately, experiencing that behind other people's success is practicing again and again.
The next morning we braved the cold wind and climbed up to the Lion Peak for morning practice, following the natural law of "sunrise and sunset", from the winding pile, to the cloud hand, to the lifting pile, through the hands to feel the strength of the wind, we are all concentrated, extraordinarily energetic, in the morning mist in the stream, Mr. Du said to get the supernormal function, you have to be able to get a good job, you can't do it without the help of your own hands. Mr. Du said that in order to obtain extraordinary function, we must practice three nines in winter and three volts in summer, and endure training in the harsh natural environment in order to achieve the state of flowing clouds and flowing water and calmness. We are enjoying the natural beauty gifted by nature to the fullest, heave a breath, a ball of water faintly rises. Stomping a foot, bang bang can be heard in the air echo.
After a short break from the morning exercise, we continued to learn the new movements of the empty mountain Lingyu, and practiced in groups after learning, and then one by one to take turns to show that each routine is seriously practiced. As the saying goes, "Kung fu is not taught, but practiced, and it is naturally fine to fight ten thousand times". During the group demonstration, Mr. Du corrected each movement in time to reach the standard of "external triad". There is no change from the original, loose, quiet and calm. Every movement is so consistent and natural. I like Dancing Taiji, which not only can give me a good body, but also can cultivate my sentiment, make me open-minded, and improve my calmness in the world. Every time after practicing Dancing Taiji, I feel relaxed and refreshed, and I am not tired and fatigued. With the help of my mentor and friends, I really benefited a lot. We walked, talked and laughed with the morning glory in a happy mood, and the Luofu Mountain in winter was so beautiful.
The second night was spent studying the method of playing the seat for health and the 42nd chapter of the Tao Te Ching: Dao begets one, life begets two, life begets two, life begets three, and life begets all things. Everything is negative yin and embraces yang, and rushes qi for harmony. The only things that people hate are loneliness, widowhood, and non-cereal, and the king and the public think that they are called. Therefore, things or loss and gain, or gain and loss. What people teach, I also teach. Those who are strong beams shall not die, and I will think of them as godfathers. Mr. Du shared his understanding of the original text, that the Tao is unique, and that the Tao itself contains both yin and yang, which intersect to form a state of equilibrium in which all things come into being. Everything emerges from this state. Everything turns from the yin to the yang and becomes newly harmonized by the mutual agitation of yin and yang. What people hate most is "loneliness", "widowhood", "not valley", but the king used these words to call himself. Therefore, in all things, that which appears to be a loss is a gain; that which appears to be a benefit is a loss. As others have taught me this, so I will teach others. He who rapes dies without a place. I have taken this saying as a tenet of teaching. Is not the way of man the same? People are like water, on the road of life, will inevitably encounter a variety of difficulties, can not be smooth sailing, as the saying goes, "life is not as good as nine times out of ten" is the road of life on the road of all kinds of accidents, the twists and turns of the road of life is like the water flow like bending. On the road of life, we should make full use of Taoist thinking to easily resolve all kinds of accidents and difficulties. Dancing Taiji life is a different life, a positive and optimistic life. Mr. Shen also shared the condition of his body when he first started practicing Zhengtiba, which made us realize that the human body is a small world where yin and yang are constantly running, and there are often times when yin and yang are not coordinated, that is, when the body is in trouble, and the body is restored to normal through the practice of Dancing Taiji to harmonize yin and yang. Therefore, dancing Taiji is a good way to harmonize yin and yang, but if you only know the rationale of dancing Taiji without practicing it persistently, it will not be able to harmonize yin and yang of the body, and it is difficult to reach the peak by only seeking for the form. The best way to pass it on is to practice it.
The morning of the third day to the empty mountain Lingyu complete set of study, and teaching method to learn, realize that the tutor needs to do is more practice, action to standardize the course can be broken down and then practice, or tutor demonstration, and then cycle of practice, etc., this is from the tutor to practice the process of learning the key points. In the afternoon, we will try to follow the music, to feel the movement of static and quiet, rigid and soft, fast and slow, up and down, left and right, smooth and reverse winding, hidden and hidden, virtual and real, continuous, when the momentum is full, when it is hidden, the smoke disappears, with the intention to bring the power, and free to use it. The final instructor's assessment was on cloud and water, as well as re-enforcing the whole set of exercises on empty mountains and spiritual rain. We were not in a hurry, we moved forward slowly, the wind blew, we dispersed ourselves to dissolve the force of the wind, and we experienced the softness and the feeling of transforming the force of Dancing Tai Chi. Between heaven and earth, above the world, all things and chances are changing all the time. The transformation of all things is instantaneous, and so is man. A thought, a move, a movement, at will, are all under self-control, traveling in the clouds.
Life is a bearing, we have to learn to support ourselves. The growth of man lies in learning and in experience. The human cultivation, lies in the realization, also lies in the meditation. The happiness of people lies in getting, but also in putting down. The secret of life lies in others, but also in oneself.