Patrick Kelly is a free-thinker, well-known and respected amongst true Master Huang circles, he was one of the few Westerners to be accepted as a personal student of Master Huang Xingxian (as well as being a student of Gnostic Inner Knowledge and Raja Yoga) and since the Master's death has followed his own original path & established a worldwide network of teachers who primarily use Master Huang's Taiji method of energy cultivation, self-refinement and meditation to achieve Internal Development instead of the usual health, traditional art, and martial art orientation of most Taiji schools. In this excerpt from a longer interview, Patrick Kelly gives us his personal interpretation of the practice of Taiji to cultivate our internal development. What we get is an honest and deep set of insights from someone with a wealth of experience which is far removed from the usual commercially motivated or audience building interview.
What I got from this was a good explanation given by Patrick Kelly touching on the importance of the "motive" of the person in learning and practicing Taiji, the role of turning our "consciousness" internally towards deeper levels of awareness. How the refined practice of Taiji helps us develop this awareness and the stages of merging our consciousness with these internal developments. Also he briefly explains the beneficial relaxation and health effects that occur as a side result, as well as the ability to maintain a good relaxed, centralized state under pressure. In addition he touches on what a student can expect to learn when they begin to learn from a good Taiji teacher in this Huang Yang Style, such as exercises that develop: relaxation, coordination of mind and body, energy cultivation, and relaxed physical-emotional interaction merging with another person.
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Author - Lee Chang Tye
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What I got from this was a good explanation given by Patrick Kelly touching on the importance of the "motive" of the person in learning and practicing Taiji, the role of turning our "consciousness" internally towards deeper levels of awareness. How the refined practice of Taiji helps us develop this awareness and the stages of merging our consciousness with these internal developments. Also he briefly explains the beneficial relaxation and health effects that occur as a side result, as well as the ability to maintain a good relaxed, centralized state under pressure. In addition he touches on what a student can expect to learn when they begin to learn from a good Taiji teacher in this Huang Yang Style, such as exercises that develop: relaxation, coordination of mind and body, energy cultivation, and relaxed physical-emotional interaction merging with another person.
If you like this then post a comment below (on this blog page), subscribe to Relaxed Mind Tai Chi and share freely.
Author - Lee Chang Tye
www.relaxedmindtaichi.com
Copyright - Relaxed Mind Tai Chi
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