The Tiger's Mouth Blog
All Souls Festival – Wisdom of the Sutras
In Chinese culture All Souls Festival is one of the most important festivals of the year. All Souls Festival gives souls a chance to listen to the wisdom of the sutras chanted during the days of the festival and become free by resolving any attachment, entanglements, or conflicts they had during their lifetimes. Many volunteers are […]
All Souls Festival – Incense to Comfort the Souls
There is a Chinese saying that “when the dead are at peace, then the living shall prosper.” By honoring and aiding the dead during the All Souls Festival, we hope that Heaven will reduce the suffering in this world and bestow blessings upon us. Incense is offered during All Souls Festival to comfort the souls. […]
Reflections On Chanting
Chaque semaine, j’attends le samedi matin avec impatience afin de participer aux sessions de chanting. C’est très inspirant de me sentir connectée avec le monde et, tandis que je chante, je me sens aussi connectée avec moi-même. Le chanting, et les conversations qui suivent, m’ont libéré l’esprit et m’ont donné la confiance dont j’avais besoin, […]
Reflections on Chanting
Chanting has been an important part of my Taoist Tai Chi® practice and so I was glad to join the Saturday sessions as we chant for the world. At first, I was very much aware of hearing my own voice superimposed over the voices of the leaders and this seemed a distraction to me, but […]
Reflections on Chanting during the Pandemic
Some of us in our Branch in London Ontario had been regularly chanting the Frequently-Used Chants once a week prior to the pandemic. The opportunity to participate in the Saturday morning Chanting For the World has provided a welcome replacement of this weekly activity on a global scale, which has been an amazing experience . […]
All Souls Festival – Wong Dai Sin Temple
Paper money for burning at All Souls on Aug 22 & 29. During All Souls Festival we chant to relieve suffering in the world & to comfort those who have passed.
Growing Appreciation for Daily Self-Practice
Each day I practice Taoist Tai Chi® arts it feels like I have taken a mini-vacation. When I do one or two sets daily, stress is released and my mind, body and spirit become relaxed. I have also recognized how daily practice of the dan yu increases my heart rate and circulation. I have grown to […]
Personal Practice: Playing and Relaxation
Covid isolation has brought me to a place of being more present, slowing down, paying attention. This extends to the Taoist Tai Chi® arts where it actually has become playing. Finding my balance, exploring the move. Sometimes feeling a drop, a relax, a resting place and just as I settle in, the shift begins, […]
Reflecting on the Strength of Our Organization
I reflect on Master Moy’s words quoted on the home page of the website: “We are not learning taijiquan, or the Tai Chi Boxing set; we are learning Tai Chi, the Grand Ultimate…” So we are not learning an exercise form or a competitive form. We are learning “Tai Chi, the Grand Ultimate.” As a […]
Calming in These Difficult Times
My practice during the past few months has allowed me to more fully experience ‘letting go’ and enabled me to concentrate on the feeling rather than the form. It has been very calming and keeps me grounded in these strange times. -Carol, British Columbia *** When the pandemic hit, so many of my activities were […]
Release of Stress, Peace and Ease through Practice
I have become more interested in the internal alchemy and have been reading The Path of Dual Cultivation. I am noticing the feelings in my body, the release of stress, and allowing things to come to me without expectation. -Pearl, British Columbia *** I have a mood disorder for which I take medication. I find […]
Remembering to Let Go
When the coronavirus pandemic caused the lockdown, we were asked to stay strong and keep practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts. I did one or two sets daily, but this felt incomplete. Then Saturday morning chanting was introduced. Initially, I didn’t think I could do it. I got lost in the words and almost gave up. […]
Practicing Stillness: Stories #11
A part of my Taoist Tai Chi® practice right from the start has been done in the kitchen. My Beginning Instructor encouraged us to do don-yus while waiting for the kettle to boil. I thought about her words for probably ten years, always in my ears every time I entered the kitchen, but I don’t […]
Profound Stillness
In the afternoons I often go out to a large grassy field where I have room to do sets and long uninterrupted rows of a move. However the mainstay of my individual practice is dan yus and tor yus each morning in my tiny kitchen where I can use the lines on the floor to […]
La santé et la sécurité avant tout
La santé et la sécurité avant tout pendant la période de Covid-19. Les participants qui pratiquent ensemble mais séparément trouvent force et joie. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyoaF1fDq2M&w=640&h=360?rel=0]
Daily Practice and Fibromyalgia
My daily routine is very important for my condition of fibromyalgia. The Taoist Tai Chi® arts have been a huge part of that routine for the last seven years. When COVID-19 arrived, my routine disappeared and I immediately had a flare. I quickly decided I would have to develop a new routine and stick to […]
Discovering Joy and Connection
Before classes were suspended in early March, it had been difficult for me to establish a daily practice. However, I am finding now that it is not a struggle to practice daily; instead I feel such joy and peace in the movements. I am noticing my spine, my tailbone, I feel my arms responding to […]
Personal Practice Challenges and Discoveries
Initially, with inclement weather, there was the challenge of finding adequate space inside to do a set or sequence of moves. Being disciplined to set aside time for regular Taoist Tai Chi® practice was a challenge. I was challenged to focus to find that elusive stillness. Nicer weather drew me outside, but challenged me with […]
S’ancrer dans sa pratique personnelle
S’ancrer dans sa pratique personnelle vers l’ouverture du coeur comme si l’on offrait un cadeau! -Diane, Iles-de-la-Madeleine QC
Le confinement a été une occasion d’approfondir mes serpents
J’ai mal au dos, « on and off », depuis environ 30 ans. Des décennies de douleur pour quelques secondes d’inattention ! Je pratique le Tai Chi Taoïste™ depuis près de 10 ans. Pour moi, c’est d’abord un outil de bonheur. Pour la guérison physique, c’est un projet à plus long terme, qui demande plus […]
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