These are in no particular order (I think) 1. Tao Te Ching: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell 2. Seattle Taijiquan Pioneers edited by Blake Emery and A. T. Dale 3. The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation by Barbara Davis 4. The Way of Zen by Alan Watts 5. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff 6. The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff 7. The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh 8. The I Ching or Book of Changes by Brian Browne Walker 9. A Study of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang 10. Zen Speaks: Shouts of Nothingness translated by Brian Bruya 11. T’ai Chi Ch’uan and Meditation by Da Liu 12. Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion edited by Diane K. Osbon Drop your book recommendations in the comments 👇🏾

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely end-of-year break and if you celebrated, joyful celebrations. There seems to be an agreement that we are all meant to be ready on the 1st of January. Goals, plans, habits etc should all be sorted and you are set for the year. This is when we all try to change our lives in a day :-) We’re going to eat well, exercise like mad, set up a meditation, qigong program etc. Invariably, by the end of the month, maybe earlier, we will have given up and gone back to the way we were. This has never worked for me. There is another way. I like to follow nature, follow the seasons. Winter is a time for me to nurture myself in preparation of the upcoming spring. While plants and nature are sleeping and getting ready to flower in the spring, I like to do the same. In winter I prefer to hunker down and do short 10-15m practices, some learning, make plans and goals. Its OK to take a few weeks to figure things out. There is no need for urgency. I rarely, if ever make make good decisions when I am coming from a place of urgency. Taking time to take stock of where I’ve come from, planning where I want to be, fine tuning and organizing myself properly is the name of the game. A few weeks of of unhurried, relaxed preparation, and getting clear on what I really want will set me up for the rest of the year. I love spring, winter has passed, the days are longer and warmer. I have more energy, I’m stronger, more enthusiastic and can take on more. Mentally, physically and spiritually I'm raring to go. Like nature, in the spring I flower, I wake up and start to get things done. So chi wise what do I intend to do this year? I plan to hang out here, learn the Yin Yang Qigong. I love that it can be a 10 minute form or a 30 minute form. It seems such a complete set, it has a touch of everything. Stillness, movement and flow. Outside of Rooted Alchemy I intend to relearn Yang Sheng Gong. A Wudang set I learned a few years ago. I would like to bring it back into my Qigong repertoire.

Thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to improving my body and my outlook on life.

Hi everbody my name ist Christiane but please call me Nani 👋 I'm from Germany and happy to be here ☺️

Hello beautiful community I am new here . My name is David and I live in Queens NY . Love being a beginner and all the gifts of practice including curiosity and awe and wonder ..Looking forward to seeing you all