How to learn in Silence
The Tai Chi fundamentals taught without words
"Have you ever...."
“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
An chance to approach to tai chi quietly....
Do we always need to be told what to do? Can we learn by ourselves?
Learning comes in many forms.
So if we remove the words, will our other senses awake?
In this Silent Workshop, you will explore aspects of learning Tai Chi without verbal instructions, using gestures, signals, the sounds of nature, music, imagery and poetry.
"I shut my eyes in order to see."
- Paul Gauguin
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The workshop sessions - see full list of content below
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The 10 Step Form
10 Sessions: Each move in the sequence taught in portrait mode - without words.
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Sword Play
2 Sessions: Drills and moves taught in silence - ideal for newcomers to play and learn
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The Fundamentals
5 Sessiona: Learn the essence of Flow, Balance, Coordination and more in these 5 sessions
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Articles and Audio
A dozen extra resources:
- Listen without doing.
- Read and understand.
- Watch and follow.
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Opening Moves
2 Sessions: Learn the opening Form moves of the Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 Steps - all ins silence.
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The emptiness of sound
Extras: Sounds of Sunsets, silence, simplicity...
Course curriculum
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1Tai Chi and Silence
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2Learn the Elements of Tai Chi in silence
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3Learn the 10 Step Form in Silence
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4Cheng Man-ch'ing: an Introduction to his form
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5Playing with the Sword in Silence
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6The emptiness of sound
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7The Sound of Silence
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8Where next?
