How does the practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan influence your bodywork?
Adopting the principles of T’ai Chi Ch’uan and applying them to my bodywork practice has allowed me to stay relaxed and focused while drawing energy from my entire body rather than relying on the effort from my arms and hands. T’ai Chi, and especially the practice of push-hands, has also taught me how to ‘push’ or advance through resistance while at the same time be receptive and sense for ‘openings.’ Feeling for resistance can inform me as to the nature and cause of a problem, and following pathways of ‘openings’ help me reach deeper into the body, closer to the bone, closer to a correspondence between your experience and my touch. T’ai Chi Ch’uan has given me a capacity to combine intention and receptivity which formulates an essential foundation to my work.
