Yoga focus and Zen Body Being

This week I have been spending a lot of time thinking about and practising yoga. I do a short yoga routine every day to wake up and this week's yoga class also was challenging. I have been toying with the idea of going on a Yoga Teachers course for a very long time. I have attended yoga classes regularly for almost 10 years, and I would really like to deepen my knowledge and practice. I am not interested in teaching per se, but think a teaching course would be a good step because it should have a more in-depth level of detail and theory. There are lots of different courses available, with all different kinds of focus and qualifications available. Although I am not too concerned about the qualification, I do want to ensure a quality course. I have made a couple of enquires but think I have found a course that would really suit me. I am very aware that undertaking the course is a huge commitment both financially and in terms of time, we will see if I find the courage and finally decide to take the plunge!

Tai Chi was again great, a welcome break in my Monday. We were further refining the Weiji Yufang Gong set and we started on another adventure, the Cheng Hsin Tai Chi set. I've been religiously practising the opening to the set whenever I get a spare moment, trying to lock in all the fantastic pointers the teacher raised. As my teacher had repeatedly mentioned Peter Ralston in practice to date, I did some research and saw that he has written a couple of books, I brought Zen Body Being and have just started reading it. Already a very interesting read! Plenty to reflect on, and valuable lessons not just for Tai Chi practice.

I joined the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain (http://www.taichiunion.com/join/) this week too, I was really interested in the magazine as well as finding out about events so I signed up. So I look forward to receiving my first magazine. 

“The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it.  When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.” BKS Iyengar