Back to the Begining.
Last week we had a new person come for her first class, which is great. This allows us to go back to the beginning and go back through every thing we’ve learnd This is a good thing, I have done this a number of times either on my own, with newer students and through workshops. Why do this… well there is much to learn and improve.
I’ve found that by going back and reviewing the “Basics”, I’ve found to be more structurly sound, more song(void of unnecessary tension) in my standing. My ability to create the sensations in YiXinGong quicker and stronger. These improvements then flow into my shifting, walking and applying these skills which then also improve two fold. 1 by having a better connection internal and 2 improving my individual skills ie shifting. This is just within the Drogon Rolling the Pearl program. By going back to these “Basics” it will then it will have a similiar effect when working on the individual palms.
So as we start a new year I’ve started going back to the beginning.
Great post, John. Our theme this year is “Return to the Beginning” so your explorations are exactly in keeping with it. This is a great time for new students to get started and the Hamilton group is very well served by your understanding of the art and dedication to the students.