27 October 2006

Candle Lit T'ai Chi




Last night there were huge storms across parts of Scotland. Two friends are staying in Braemar and say many old trees are down, sadly. The gusts affected this area between 6.30 and 8.30pm, just as students had set off to my home for T'ai Chi. 6 students made it here and as we drank a preliminary cup of tea, the lights went out and we had a 2 hour power cut. Luckily I had warmed the room before folks arrived, and we held the class in candle light. I think we may do this more often, as it was really magical, and encouraged a kind of wonder and softness in us all. As we were working on relaxing and sinking when lifting a foot, kicking or stepping, the soft light seemed to help. As we had our post-class cup of tea, the lights came back on!

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