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Tai Chi	From The Moon in the Pines - Zen Haiku  Selected and Translated by Jonathan Clements			Tai Chi
Tai Chi	Sensing that my students are about to reach a new level of understanding but need a little encouragement to continue I read them this haiku. "Without my journey. And without the spring. I would have missed this dawn." -Sokan When a student's personality is to see the glass as half-full, I will sometimes read the following haiku. "The woodpecker searches for dead trees Amidst the blossoms." -Joso Often a student will tell me that they can perform the Tai Chi with ease during class, but that as soon as they get home everything is forgotten. I attribute this to the support and energy that fills the room during our practice and I am reminded of this haiku. "Walking Along My shadow beside me Watching the moon." -Sodo Once, while practicing a spin movement, one of my students toppled over but immediately picked herself up and tried again. Her determination inspired me to read this haiku at the beginning of our next class. "A fallen flower Flew back to its perch A Butterfly." -Moritake When practicing "golden cock stands on one leg," I am reminded of this haiku. "The evening breeze Blows ripples 'gainst The blue heron's legs." -Buson Upon completing the form and attending the last class session, I will read this haiku. "The sweet spring night Of cherry blossom viewing Has ended." -Basho			Tai Chi
Tai Chi	From Zen Poems - Everyman's Library Pocket Poets			Tai Chi
Tai Chi	The comfort and support of the classroom encourages one's form. Once a student is away from the classroom and practicing on their own, they often "forget" the form. Their situation reminds me of this zen poem called A Flower?. "It seems a flower, but not a flower; It seems a mist, but not a mist. It comes at midnight, It goes away in the morning. Its coming is like a spring dream that does not last long, And its going is like the morning cloud. You will find it nowhere." -Bai Juyi -Translation: Ching Ti To give my students a sense of Tai Chi's history and symbolism, this poem seems appropriate. "Every single thing Changes and is changing Always in this world. Yet with the same light The moon goes on shining. -Saigyo Translation: Geoffrey Bownas and Anthony Thwaite			Tai Chi
tai chi	From Tai Chi by Penne Poole			tai chi
tai chi	Sometimes students offer more to me than their patience and effort. With each class I am treated to their presence and occasionally they offer their soul. One of my students shared herself via this poem with the class and with me. I am eternally grateful. "We are seeking Inner Peace We gather to move side by side in rhythmic expression." Letting the Chi pass from one to another silent as a painter's strokes on a watered tablet. Symbolicly each stance depicts ancient pictures in motion. We flow and caress the atmosphere. We blend our aura rainbows as they become moving color. Our breath dances with our energy forming liquid meditations in the air." -Penne Poole			tai chitai chi
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