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What exercises do you do?

Mr. Hair

Renegade Cavalcade
I did Tai Chi for a while. I may get back into it one day, at least when I can do the warm up exercises without gasping for breath. ;)

I don't know whether it counts as an exercise, but I'm working on simply allowing myself to be still and not worry about being or doing any one particular thing in one moment. I think it's very easy to get caught up in artificial and complicated flavours and build higher and higher towers in the sky, which is tiring and self-defeating as even the tallest tower must fall someday. Far better to go with the current then swim up stream; I'm not a salmon. (At least I don't look like one... I hope :D)

I'm also beginning to look into meditation. I've even got me a tiny Zen shrine. :)
 

ChrisP

Veteran Member
NordicBearskin said:
I did Tai Chi for a while. I may get back into it one day, at least when I can do the warm up exercises without gasping for breath. ;)

I don't know whether it counts as an exercise, but I'm working on simply allowing myself to be still and not worry about being or doing any one particular thing in one moment. I think it's very easy to get caught up in artificial and complicated flavours and build higher and higher towers in the sky, which is tiring and self-defeating as even the tallest tower must fall someday. Far better to go with the current the, swim up stream; I'm not a salmon. (At least I don't look like one... I hope :D)

I'm also beginning to look into meditation. I've even got me a tiny Zen shrine. :)
what you're doing already IS meditation. Kudos my friend!
 

Scarlett Wampus

psychonaut
NordicBearskin said:
I don't know whether it counts as an exercise, but I'm working on simply allowing myself to be still and not worry about being or doing any one particular thing in one moment.
Yeh, what ChrisP said for sure! NB I would see this as the most natural & beautiful form of meditation, and its not easily accessible to most of us sophisticated modern things, so I'm glad you can do it. :) For instance, just to wander along the beach by yourself then sit quietly watching the waves, to take all that in and let your mind diffuse into soft focus, is something that most people just can't do without trying to force it. So little peace for all the brothers and sisters.
 

Master Vigil

Well-Known Member
I practice Chi Gong, and Pulsus. I practice Tai Chi Chuan (not as much as I used to, Pulsus takes up alot of my time now.) I meditate maybe an average of 3 hours a day. And I practice chinese calligraphy and brush painting.

Here is my favorite of my paintings...

waterfallinautumn.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/master_vigil/waterfallinautumn.jpg

And one of my bamboo paintings...

Bamboo.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/master_vigil/waterfallinautumn.jpg
 

Scarlett Wampus

psychonaut
Beautiful paintings Master Vigil! And 3 hours meditation a day? That's an impressive practice.

What's this Pulsus thing then eh?
 

ChrisP

Veteran Member
Just click the link to his website in his sig... it's all smooth sailing from there S_W ;)
 

Master Vigil

Well-Known Member
Scarlett Wampus said:
Beautiful paintings Master Vigil! And 3 hours meditation a day? That's an impressive practice.
On average, sometimes I meditate for only 30 minutes. And sometimes I meditate for over 5 hours. Even though the former is more usual. :D

What's this Pulsus thing then eh?
It looks like Tai Chi and Chi Gong, mostly because it stems from my training in those arts. It is a combination of physical exercises to expand and enhance your core energy. You can read more about on my website. And I just finished my Pulsus Short Documentary which can be seen here...

http://www.dan-bernardo.com/downloads/pulsusshortdocumentarysmall.wmv

or if you have DivX capabilities...

http://www.dan-bernardo.com/downloads/pulsusshortdocumentarysmalldivx.avi
 

Scarlett Wampus

psychonaut
The short documentary is beyond the bandwidth I have right now, but I'll check it out tomorrow for sure. I read about Pulsus on the website though. Chi Kung with three energy spheres, interesting stuff :)

My Chi Kung practice hasn't been very good for months. Someone told me that Fire Method Chi Kung (apparently most Chi Kung taught outside of China is Fire Method) wasn't suitable for me, even though this is what I'd been doing for years and years. This stumped me. I got hold of a few books on Water Method by B.K.Francis, but I haven't given them any serious attention yet. This is partly because I'm kinda addicted to a certain combination of exercise/diet/meditation that is definately Fire Method in approach. Incidentally, Water Method is meant to most resemble the early spirit of Taoism whereas Fire Method came about later.
 

Nehustan

Well-Known Member
Right first things first. Master Vigil...get a haircut and a shave!!!!! But seriously very cool video. I do very little these days. I practiced mostly Japanese arts from about the age of 7 or 8, firstly Judo...nice and gentle and no punching or kicking, just holds, throws, and locks. I did this for quite a few years, then in my late teens took up an Okinawan style of Aiki Ju Jitsu called 'Kaze Arashi Ryu' also sparring in a freestyle kickboxing/karate dojo. I have fenced with foil and epee at University, where I also took up Tai Chi Chuan, primarily as a girl who I tried to make eye contact with, and never seemed to be able to (centre of attention) took the class. I can still remember as we rotated in two circles clockwise and anticlockwise changing partners coming face to face with her and smiling wryly to myself, I will save you the sorded details as they say a gentleman never tells.

I used to always carry a book of changes, more as a book of wisdom that for divination, but I did wear three coins around my neck at a point. I love the close of your video...made me chuckle...let me tell you why. I was walking through one of the IT departments at work and overheard one of the system architects say 'He says it needs to be more constant' referring to Data. I smiled and said 'Next time someone asks you for a constant or consistency....tell them the only constant in the universe is change.'
 

Master Vigil

Well-Known Member
Scarlett Wampus said:
The short documentary is beyond the bandwidth I have right now, but I'll check it out tomorrow for sure. I read about Pulsus on the website though. Chi Kung with three energy spheres, interesting stuff
Not just 3, but 8 energy spheres. :D

My Chi Kung practice hasn't been very good for months. Someone told me that Fire Method Chi Kung (apparently most Chi Kung taught outside of China is Fire Method) wasn't suitable for me, even though this is what I'd been doing for years and years. This stumped me. I got hold of a few books on Water Method by B.K.Francis, but I haven't given them any serious attention yet. This is partly because I'm kinda addicted to a certain combination of exercise/diet/meditation that is definately Fire Method in approach. Incidentally, Water Method is meant to most resemble the early spirit of Taoism whereas Fire Method came about later.
There are so many different schools of Chi Gong, I learnt the Mt. Longhu school, which supposedly is directly linked to the Wudang school. But I haven't done as much research as I should to give you a more in depth geneology. What happens alot is when chinese masters come to america, they try to "americanize" their Chi Gong, and it ends up being changed. Sometimes in a good way, but sometimes in a bad way. But I haven't come across a chi gong master I didn't like. :D

Nehustan said:
Right first things first. Master Vigil...get a haircut and a shave!!!!! But seriously very cool video.
Done and Done! :D Seriously, my Choong Jae Nim said I looked to sloppy to be a C.S.Kim Karate school owner. So I shaved my head (not bald) and shaved my beard (not completely).

And thanks about the film.:D
 

ChrisP

Veteran Member
Nehustan said:
Right first things first. Master Vigil...get a haircut and a shave!!!!!
HAHAHAH, I so wanted to say that when the video came my way in August last year...
 

Evenstar

The Wicked Christian
EnhancedSpirit said:
I chase my kids. :woohoo:
LOL yes im with you on this one.
I did used to do Power yoga, and really want to start again, and of course my fingers are always at work on the computer key board so they get a good work out too lol.
 

dawny0826

Mother Heathen
I don't know much about exercise in connection to Taoism...

But I bellydance and I practice basic yoga.

I feel SO relaxed and spiritually aware and at peace after I do both.

Instead of using typical yogaesque mantras...I pray...I take that time to meditate on my spiritual needs.
 

Scarlett Wampus

psychonaut
dawny0826 said:
I don't know much about exercise in connection to Taoism...

But I bellydance and I practice basic yoga.

I feel SO relaxed and spiritually aware and at peace after I do both.

Instead of using typical yogaesque mantras...I pray...I take that time to meditate on my spiritual needs.
Taoism is often associated with certain systems of exercise, but beyond Taoism I think any discipline of the body that integrates well with other spiritual and mental 'disciplines' that you might do is a great thing.
 
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