Michael P. Garofalo
Big Bear Turns to
the Left Side and Back - Eight Section Brocade Qigong
April 2005 Valley Spirit Journal
February 2005 Valley Spirit Journal
Index to the Valley Spirit Journal
March 1, Tuesday, 2005
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude
from achieving his goal."
- Thomas Jefferson
"If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it
would be simply
to learn how to breathe correctly."
- Andrew Weil, M.D., 2001
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing District Technology Plan,
managing grants, and supervising employees.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Pull downs, tricep and shoulder pull downs,
leg curls and reverse leg curls. Yoga class with Gudrin Volpat as our
teacher from 5:30-6:45 pm. at TFFC.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Updated some Qigong Links and Breathing.
I enjoyed just attending yoga class as a student, not as a teacher. I
was able
to enjoy my own feelings more and concentrate on my own development more.
I actually touched my own toes during seated forward fold - a
rarity.
March 2, Wednesday, 2005
"The secret of happiness
lies in taking a genuine interest in all
the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art."
- William Morris
"Water is the only drink for
a wise man."
- Henry David Thoreau
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing District Technology Plan and
managing grants, supervising employees.
A beautiful, warm, clear afternoon. A few clouds crossed Mt. Shasta and
the
other peaks in the area. All the earth is covered with green
grass.
Karen and I drove up to Redding for dinner and a bookstore visit. A
relaxing
and enjoyable evening.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Updated some Yoga links.
mustard greens
in bloom -
muddy ditch
long shadows
of daybreak disappear -
dissipating fog
March 3, Thursday, 2005
"When the great swing has taken an
individual into the world of symbolic mysteries,
nothing comes of it, nothing can come of it, unless it has been associated with
the
earth, unless it has happened when that individual was in the body... And
so
individuation can only take place if you first return to the body, to your
earth,
only then does it become true."
- Carl Jung
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing and managing grants, supervising
employees.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Bench press, squats, dumbell curls. I
felt pretty
strong today after a day of rest.
I taught the Yoga class from 5:30-6:45
pm
at the Tehama Family
Fitness Center.
I felt pretty good about my efforts and had some nice talks with some of the
students aftewards.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Added another movement to the Eight Section Brocade.
Digging
Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening.
By Fran Sorin. Warner Books, 2004. 224 pages. ISBN: 0446531669.
Updated the webpage on Readings on Gardening and Spirituality.
March 4, Friday, 2005
"When you argue with reality, you lose - but only 100% of the
time."
- Byron Katie
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
A gentle rain fell this morning. Very energizing!
Reading the following two books:
The
Secret Art of Seamm-Jasani: 58 Movements for Eternal Youth from
Ancient Tibet. By Asanaro. Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2003. 210 pages.
ISBN: 158542241X. MGC.
The
Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal
Power. By Christopher S. Kilham. Healing Art Press, 1994. 96
pages. MGC.
ISBN: 0892814500.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Reading posts from the Yahoo Group: Taoist Tradition
"The religious practices of Taoism emerged from these
ancient philosophies and
from Chinese shamanistic tradition; by the 2nd century A.D.,
it constituted an organized
religion. Longevity and immortality were sought through regulating the energies
of the
body through breathing exercises, meditation, and use of medicinal plants,
talismans,
and magical formulas. A cult of immortals, including the divinized Lao-tzu, also
developed.
Influenced by Buddhism, Taoists organized monastic orders. Temple worship and
forms
of divination, including the I ching, were practiced."
- Taoism
Tango Zen by Chan Park
A beautiful afternoon for gardening activity: watering potted
plants, mowing lawns, sweeping,
raking, and clipping edges. I spent the afternoon hours gardening.
March 5, Saturday, 2005
"A person who is a master in the art of living makes little distinction
between
work and play, between labor and leisure, between love and religion. They
hardly
know which is which; to them, they are always doing both."
- Author Unknown
Teach Qigong and Taiji from 10-11 am, and Yoga from 11-12:15 am
at the Tehama
Family Fitness Center. I taught 10 students this morning.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Some internet and writing work after yoga class. Gardening
in the afternoon - a
beautifu, clear skied, and warm afternoon. Karen and I weeded the west
side of the
vegetable garden. Wheat straw had grown into wheat grass over twenty
inches high.
We cut out all the wheat grass and added to the compost pile. We
planted many potted
plants. A beautiful afternoon and dramatic colorful sunset.
Many of our fruit trees and shrubs are in bloom and just
starting to leaf out. The white
plum tree blossoms are especially dramatic and quite fragrant.
Added quotes to the Flower Quotes webpage.
March 6, Sunday, 2005
"There are two kinds of habits: promoting habits and demoting habits.
Demoting habits make you unhappy physically, mentally and spiritually.
Promoting habits make you happy physically, mentally and spiritually. In
your life, if your have all the habits which are promoting habits, you will
end up as a liberated, divine person. If you have demoting habits,
you
will always end up as a physical wreck, mentally insane, and/or spiritually
defunct."
- Yogi Bhajan
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
200 rope skips. Dumbell arm workout in home garage.
Gardening in the
yard: planting shrubs, weeding the vegetable garden, getting
the riding mower working and mowing, clean up, empty trash.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Updated links and references in BaGuaZhang: 8 Palms Circle Internal Martial Art.
March 7, Monday, 2005
"There is now time like now to get started."
- Robert C. Atkins
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
200 rope skips.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Teach yoga and qigong to continuation high school students at Salisbury
High
School from 1 pm - 3 pm.
Weightlifting for 55 minutes: Bench press, upright rows, dumbbell shrubs, incline
squats,
forearm dumbell curls.
Spin bicycling class with Nichole from
5:30-6 pm at TFFC.
Added information to the Eight
Section Brocade. Did some graphic arts work with
Fireworks.
ZenLP Quotes and Stories 17Kb.
"The Eight Pieces of Brocade (八段錦,
Ba Duan Jin). The Eight Pieces of Brocade is a
Wai Dan Medical Qigong exercise set. It is actually two sets of eight
simple exercises
each (a sitting set and a standing set) that can maintain your health and
increase your
energy reserves if you are healthy, and speed your recovery if you are
ill. This set was
created by Marshal Yue Fei (1103-1141 A.D.) in the Song dynasty to keep his
soldiers
strong and healthy. The Eight Pieces of Brocade leads the beginner to the
door of
understanding Qigong."
- Yang
Jwing-Ming's Martial Arts Academy
"The Five Animal Sports Qigong (五禽戲,
Wu Qin Xi). The Five Animal Sports is a well
known medical Qigong set created by the famous Chinese medical doctor Hua Tuo (華陀
)
during the East Han and Three Kingdom period (東漢﹐
三國)(25-420 A.D.). This set of medical
Qigong imitates the natural movements of five animals. These animals are the
Tiger, Deer,
Bear, Ape, and Bird. For nearly two thousand years, this set has proven very
effective for
maintaining health, and for healing various illnesses."
- Yang
Jwing-Ming's Martial Arts Academy
"Ba Duan Jing consists of eight different movements, each one of which is
simple, short, and
effective. Since time or location does not restrict one's practice, it is quite
popular, and consists
of two styles. The Wen or sedentary style adopts a sitting position with
concentrated mind and
attention to one's breathing. This particular type incorporates knocking teeth,
shaking head,
gargling throat, massaging the kidney area, swaying shoulder, pressing the
scalp, stretching
the sole of the foot, etc. In contrast, the Wu or active style adopts a standing
position emphasizing
body movement. These movements are called "Upholding the heaven and
regulating Sanjiao,"
"Stretching the bow with both sides," "Regulating the spleen and
stomach," "Looking backwards,"
"Swaying the head and tail," "Tapping at the back,"
"Holding fist and staring," "Stretching to
both soles," etc."
- Ming Qi
Natural Healtcare Center
Dan Tien (丹田)
March 8, Tuesday, 2005
"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make
sense."
- Tom Clancy
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing EETT Round 3 grant application,
and supervising employees.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Pull downs, tricep and shoulder pull downs,
leg curls and reverse leg curls. Yoga class with Gudrin Volpat as our
teacher from 5:30-6:45 pm. at TFFC.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
Updated resources in the webpage on Self-Massage.
The
Essence of Internal Martial Arts: Esoteric Fighting Techniques and Healing
Methods.
By Jerry Alan Johnson. Pacific Grove, California, Ching Lien Healing Arts
Center, 1994.
Appendix, glossary, 316 pages. ISBN: 1885246005. MGC.
"All power comes from the legs. Through the correct
training of stepping, the martial artist
will be able to make quick and agile transitions during combat. Victory in
fighting depends
on the proper use of footwork. There is an old Chinese martial arts
proverb that states:
"To practice boxing without training the legs is a foolish and hazardous
venture." It is
very important to develop the power and energy of the legs; only then can true
martial
power be cultivated."
- Jerry Alan Johnson, The
Essence of Internal Martial Arts, p. 21.
March 9, Wednesday, 2005
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go
away."
- Philip K. Dick
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing EETT Round 3 grant application,
supervising employees, attend District Board meeting from 6:30-7:30.
Attend CUESD School Board meeting from 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
Technology Plan
Grant application discussed and approved.
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
March 10, Thursday, 2005
"The problem is not desire. It's that your desires are too
small."
- Sir Nisargadatta
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 1:00 pm. Writing and managing grants, supervising
employees.
Mowed lawns and did yardwork this beautiful warm winter day.
Taught the Yoga class from 5:30-6:40
pm
at the Tehama Family
Fitness Center.
Tonight I emphasized soft, easy, gentle, no sweat, 70% effort or less, moon,
water, yin yoga.
I emphasized feeling the breath coming in and out from the nostrils - awareness
of
feeling the breath, feeling the nostrils. It took a lot of effort for me
to do this yin yoga.
My natural inclination was to be more active, move the workout through more
vigorous
asanas, climb the mountain. I got some positive feedback from five of the
students.
I did not lift weights before the workout to keep calm, keep relaxed, not
sweat,
focus on being soft, relaxed, open, calm. It was a challenge for me to
approach the
yoga workout in this way.
I encouraged my fellow practioners to do yin style for 20-30 minutes on days
after
a more vigorous workout - yoga, aerobics, weightlifting, sports,
etc..
Reading David Coulter's Anatomy
of Yoga and the Bhagavad-Gita
in preparation
for upcoming YogaFit workshop.
March 11, Friday, 2005
"The intelligent want self-control; children want
candy."
- Mevlana Rumi
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
Drove to Chico for lunch and used bookstore browsing. Drove to Sacramento
down
Highway 99 West. A beautiful, warm late winter day. Numerous plum
trees were in
bloom. Almonds had leafed out. Mustard greens covered all the fields
with their
yellow flowers. Checked into the Red Lion Motel at Northgate and
Interstate 80.
Relaxed and read some of the used books I purchased.
Went to the Healthy Habits Yoga Studio on J Street in downtown Sacramento.
About 20 yoga instructors began a three day YogaFit Level III workshop conducted
by the master trainer, Stuart Rice. We worked quite hard from 5-9
pm. We began
with introductions and orientations. Then we did a very hard 100 minute
yoga workout
in a hot and humid small room. Finally, we dicussed Yamas and
Niyamas.
I was very very tired at night, yet I did some assigned reading and answered
some questions.
Nei
Jia Quan: Internal Martial Arts Teachers of Tai Ji Quan, Xing Yi Quan
and
Ba Gua Zhang. By Jess O'Brien. North Atlantic Books, 2004. 300
pages.
ISBN: 1556435061. Description.
"I also read somewhere else that the original character for qi was wu
over li, meaning 'no fire'. Implying qi is present where there are no
extremes. Later though it was changed to steam excaping a rice pot,
meaning qi was something that could be felt and measured only through
it's affect on other things. Something not directly seen or
experianced, but rather obviously there on the edge of preception.
Just what I read. I find qi is a little more tangible than that after
years of practice, but I still basically agree with that translation.
In mundane terms is refers to anything you can see or feel only by
it's affect on things. Like wind(blwoing), light(heating),
food(providing energy to your body), etc."
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TaoistTradition/message/5668
"The Eight Silk Brocades is the standard power-up exercise performed
just before
performing Zhan Zhuang. Many YiQuan and LiuHoPaFa practitioners do it this way.
The Eight Brocades of Silk practice is neither a Fire nor Water method. It is a
method to accumulate Chi. As I understand it, the Fire method and the
Water
method refer to ways by which the Chi is made to move within one's body.
The
principle behind the Fire method is to use the Yi to lead the accumulated Chi.
On the other hand, the principle behind the Water method is to dissolve the
energy blocks so that the body's Chi will move naturally among the energy
pathways."
- Ed
Ramirez
March 12, Saturday, 2005
"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient
season.
It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future
year.
It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow.
Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes
the harvest and the playtime."
- W. E. B. DuBois
Studied yoga workbooks and textbooks in the morning.
Attended YogaFit Workshop, Level III, led by Stuart Rice, from 12-5 pm.
What are my reasons for taking this class? I am taking the class for my
personal development,
for expanding my knowledge about hatha yoga priciples and methods, for enhancing
my
personal spiritual practices, and for learning from kowledgeable practitioners
and teachers.
YogaFit Teacher Training Manual Level 3; Lifestyle: Mind Body Fitness.
California, 2004.
112 pages.
March 13, Sunday, 2005
"Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the
future is not
yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we
cannot
be in touch with life."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Attended YogaFit Workshop, Level III, led by Stuart Rice, from 8-5 pm.
Drove home by Interstate 5 to Red Bluff.
March 14, Monday, 2005
"In the American metaphysic, reality is always material reality, hard,
resistant,
unformed, impenetrable, and unpleasant."
- Lionel Trilling
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
Skipped rope.
Worked on Social Security issues and typed a report for other TCCoA
subcommittee members. Dropped it off at Community Center.
Teach yoga and qigong to continuation high school students at Salisbury
High
School from 1 pm - 3 pm.
Weightlifting for 55 minutes: Bench press, upright rows, dumbbell shrubs, incline
squats,
forearm dumbell curls.
Spin bicycling class with Nichole from
5:30-6 pm at TFFC.
Essential
Tibetan Buddhism. Robert A. F. Thurman. Edison, New Jersey,
Castle Books,
1997. Notes, 317 pages. ISBN: 0785808728. MGC.
18
Buddha Hands Qigong: A Medical I Ching Exploration. By Larry Johnson,
O.M.D., L. Ac..
Creston, Colorado, White Elephant Monastery. Index, 291 pages. ISBN:
0924071990. MGC.
A very detailed study of the I Ching. Includes a few
photographs.
The
Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism. By Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber.
Translated by
Werner Wunsche. Boston, Shambhala, 1996. Bibliography, 235
pages. MGC.
ISBN: 1570622035.
Added references to Qigong Bibliography.
March 15, Tuesday, 2005
"To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward
events. It is to
perceive the essential nature of things. The best-informed man is not
necessarily
the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of
his knowledge
he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge
of an apparently
trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of
things. And so the wise
man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always
without
becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in
the
factual is wisdom."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Writing EETT Round 3 grant application,
and supervising employees. Fundraiser at Olive View
school.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Pull downs, tricep and shoulder pull downs,
leg curls and reverse leg curls. Yoga class with Gudrin Vopat as our
teacher from 5:30-6:45 pm. at TFFC.
Mick and April arrive from Portland this afternoon for a visit. They
are finalizing
their plans for their wedding in the Spring, around Memorial Day.
Awakening
to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch. By Lama Surya
Das.
New York, Broadway Books, 1999. 382 pages. MGC. ISBN:
0767902750.
Body
Learning: How the Mind Learns from the Body: A Practical Approach. By
Ginny Whitelaw, Ph.D.
New York, Perigee Book, Berkley Publishing Co., 1998. ISBN:
0399524061.
Bikram's
Beginning Yoga Class. By Bikram Choudhury. With Bonnie Jones
Reynolds. Photographs
by Guy Webster. New York, Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Putnam Books, 1978. 211
pages. MGC.
ISBN: 0874770823.
"The followers of Tao compare the void to a valley. A valley is void,
yet it is productive and positive. The emptiness of the valley
permits water to accumulate for plants. It allows life-giving
sunlight to flood its surface. Its openness gives comfort to people
and animals alike. The void should not be frightening. Rather, it
contains all possibilities. Peer into it, call out, not just with
your voice, but with your whole being. If your cry is deep and
sincere, an echo is sure to return. This is the affirmation of our
existence, the affirmation that we are on the right path. With that
encouragement, we can continue our lives and our explorations. Then
the void is not frightening, but a constant companion."
- Staci Doctor, Taoist
Traditions 974, 3/15/2005
I spoke with Carol Purdy tonight at TFFC. She has been stuggling to
send her cancer into remission for six years. I met her at Kevin Weaver's
Taiji class a number of times. We talked about Guo Lin's Walking Qigong
for cancer patients.
Readers should refer to my webpage notes on Guo Lin's Walking Qigong.
"Thank you for your web
site. It's wonderful. Might you know of any Chi-Lel
Qigong teachers in the Bay Area (Marin) you may have heard of? I'm looking
for a teacher whom I can work with. Warmly, Cynthia Stringer."
Cynthia, I don't know of any qigong teachers of this style in your area.
However, Marin County seems to have people with all kinds
of unique talents, and I'm sure you could find someone with
a background in the style. I suggest going to the Chi-Lel website:
http://www.chilel-qigong.com/ E-mail and/or call the people at
the
Chi-Lel training center for information and leads.
March 16, Wednesday, 2005
"My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall
be no man's doing but my
own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the
maze.
My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my
destiny."
- Elain Maxwell
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 2:00 pm. Writing reports and proposals.
Fundraiser at Olive View
school.
My son and I take a trip up to Redding, visit the Bridge, shop and have dinner.
The Way
of Qigong. By Ken Cohen. 5 audiocassettes, 6 hours.
Boulder, Colorado, Sounds True,
1993. ISBN: 1564552578. MGC.
Relax
and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times. By Judith Lasater,
Ph.D., P.T. Introduction
by Mary Pullig Schatz. Illustrated by Halstead Hannah. Rodmell
Press, 1985. ISBN: 0962713848.
MGC.
Refer to my notes in Relaxation - Sung.
Added some information to my Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong webpage.
Complementary and Alternative Healing University
March 17, Thursday, 2005
"Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome
danger, misfortune,
fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its
sorrows is good; that
everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that
there is
always tomorrow."
- Dorothy Thompson
Karen's birthday. Mick and April visiting with us at our home. St.
Patrick's Day.
Refer to my remarks for closing my yoga class today.
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
Skipped rope.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Bench press, squats, dumbell curls, shrugs, tricep
kickbacks.
I taught the Yoga class from 5:30-6:45
pm
at the Tehama Family
Fitness Center.
My uncle Bob, cousin Marlene and her husband Russ came by for dinner, and
slept in their motorhome on our lot.
Mick and April prepared a wonderful meal: cantrel soup, fresh salad, pork loin
sutffed
with fruit, beautiful presentation over yams and beans, cream puffs, and all
kinds of
homemade deliciacies. A first class dinner by my chef son, and his lovely
and talented
assistant. We enjoyed a great meal and conversation.
"One of the legends of Tibet revolves around Tibetan yogis of old, who were
said
to be capable of fast-walking dozens of miles each day while moving with
such
speed that their legs were literally so far above the ground that they appeared
to be flying. Alexandra David-Neel, a French explorer, who traveled in
Tibet
extensively at the turn of the twentieth century, said that she personally
witnessed
such fast-walking yogis perform their energy practice. In Tibet this is
called
"Lung Gom" (Breath-Energy Meditation) or "Fast Feet.""
- Lama Surya Das, Awakening
to the Sacred, p. 238
Refer to my notes on walking qigong.
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall soft upon your field
And, until we meet again, may God hold
you in the palm of his hand.
- An Irish blessing
March 18, Friday, 2005
"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one
dimension,
and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are
relative. We are mature in
one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and
pull us
backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers,
cells,
constellations."
- Anais Nin
Lifted weights at TFFC from 7:45-8:20, attended spin class led by Tanya from
8:30-9:20.
Work around the house on chores. Mick and April leave to return to
Portland.
Prepared property for a coming rain this weekend: put up tools, scattered
fertilizer,
mowed, worked on equipment.
March 19, Saturday, 2005
"The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a
time."
- Abraham Lincoln
"If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is
there to hear it, does it
make any sound?"
Taught Qigong/Taiji from 10-11, and yoga from 11-12:15 at TFFC.
Gentle rain last night and most of today. A very heavy rain in the
morning
hours. Worked on riding lawn mower in the
garage. Karen and I went to
Redding to purchase and set up garage door opener system. Browsed
at Cal's boostore.
Meditation:
A Simple Eight Point Program for Translating Spiritual Ideals into
Daily Life. By Eknath Easwaran (1909-1999). Nilgiri Press, 2nd
Edition, 1991.
252 pages. ISBN: 0915132664. MGC.
The
Bhagavad Gita. Translated for the modern reader by Eknath
Easwaran.
Chapter introductions by Diana Morrison. Petaluma, California, Nigili
Press, 1985.
Glossary, 237 pages. ISBN: 0915132354. MGC.
March 20, Sunday, 2005
"I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it."
- Garrison Keillor
Light rain all day. A cool and lovely day in the Green World.
Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox, Ostara.
"Spring has finally arrived for those of us in the northern hemisphere.
Take some time
today to look around and appreciate the gift of nature and life: the perfect
petals of
blooming flowers; the rich hues of grass, bark and foliage; the blue of the sky
and
the white of the clouds; and the oncoming warmer temperatures that make us
want
to be outside and barefoot! Think of all the small, simple steps you can take
to
protect and enhance the environment around you this year, too. Throughout
this
year, try to experience the same joy and inspiration that the first day of this
season
offers to us all, no matter where we live."
- Dr. Andrew Weill
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form.
Greg and I worked on the Yang longform.
I started listening to Kenneth Cohen's "Way of Qigong"
audiotapes. This is a six hour
training program. I will listen while walking. Springtime
is the period for working on
the liver organ.
The Secrets of Chinese Meditation: Self-Cultivation by Mind Control as Taught in
the Ch'an, Mahayana and Taoist Schools in China. By K'uan Lu Yu, and
translated
by Charles Luk. Weiser Books, 1991, Reprint. 240 pages.
ISBN: 0877280665.
Taoist Yoga:
Alchemy and Immortality. By Charles Luk. Weiser
Books, 1999.
206 pages. ISBN: 0877280673.
Celtic Taoism. Frank Allen. Wu Tang PCA, Metal Tiger Technology,
2005.
Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought.
By Geogre Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Basic Books, Perseu Books, 1999.
Index,
bibliography, 624 pages. ISBN: 0465056741. MGC.
"The mind is inherently
bebodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are
largely
metaphorical."
What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
March 21, Monday, 2005
"Practice
without improvement is meaningless."
- Chuck Knox
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
Teach Taijiquan at Salisbury High School from 1-3 pm.
Weightlifting at gym (bench press, incline squats, traps, arms) and then
spin
cycling from 5:30-6 pm.
Started writing the Thirteen
Treasures Walking Qigong webpage. Completed
basic writeup of Treasures 1 and 2.
Start practicing string figures for 30 minutes each day.
Start reading ACE Fitness manual for 60 minutes each day.
Yoga for the Young at Heart: Gentle Stretching Exercises for
Seniors.
By Susan Winter Ward and John Sirois. Capra Press, 1994. 103 pages.
ISBN: 0884963764.
Gentle Yoga: A Guide to Low-Impact
Exercise. By Eudora Seyfer
and
Lorna Bell. Celestial Arts, 1982. 144 pages. ISBN: 0890876363.
Full-Body
Flexibility. By Jay Blahnik. Human Kinetics Pub.,
2003. 216 pages.
ISBN: 0736041508.
Fitness
Stretching. By Fitness Magazine, Julie Coblentz, and Karen Andes.
Three Rivers Press, 1999. 208 pages. ISBN: 0609801600.
Essential
Stretch: Gentle Movements for Stress Relief, Flexibility, and Overall
Well-Being. By Michelle Lemay and Cory Everson. Perigree Books,
2003.
256 pages. ISBN: 0399528938.
Relax Into Stretch; Instant Flexibility Through Mastering Muscle Tension.
By Pavel
Tsatsouline. Dragon Door Publications, Vitalics.,
2001. 152 pages.
ISBN: 0938045288.
Stretching
Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training. By Thomas
Kurz.
4th Revised Edition. Stadion Pub. Co., 2003. 214 pages. ISBN:
0940149451.
Ultimate
Flexibility: A Complete Guide to Stretching for Martial Arts.
By Sang H. Kim. Turtle Press, 2004. 304 pages. ISBN:
1880336839.
Stretching
and Flexibility. By Kit Laughlin. Simon and Schuster,
2000.
280 pages. ISBN: 0743200691.
Updated the Flexibility and Stretching webpage.
Updated the Aging and Fitness webpage.
March 22, Tuesday, 2005
"Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully
as possible."
- Karl Menninger
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Finished writing and preparation of EETT Round 3
grant, supervised employees, and presented at Discover United-streaming
meeting
after school. Feeling very tired all day.
Unfortunately, the sore throat and earache I have be annoyed
with the last three days really
flared up today. I used all the home remedies for this kind of
problem. I slept from 5 pm to
6 am.
Each day, I get many nice e-mail message from people all around the world
about
my websites. Here are a examples from today's email in-box:
"Michael may I present my compliments on the site I
stumbled across whilest
I was searching for a sonnet or quotation. Squeals of
delight!! Thank you!
I have sent the site to my friends. We are very enthusiastic
gardeners here in
New Zealand, Christchurch is regarded as the Garden City of New Zealand.
Along with our fresh air sunshine and flower festivals it is indeed a very
pleasant place to visit. May you bring your wife and family here.
Once again, I surely will enjoy your web site. I visit China on a regular
basis, and in 1987 I discovered Qi Gong."
- Diane G, New Zealand, 3/22/05
"I just wanted to tell you that I love the quotes on your
website.
They are excellent and they can brighten up a day. Thank you."
- Sarah Ward, 3/22/05
"I've been enjoying your website for quite a while.
You have done a
terriffic job. I'm looking for some orchid poems, any ideas?"
- Martha Barrand, 3/22/05
March 23, Wednesday, 2005
"Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it."
- Gustave Flaubert
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 4:00 pm. Follow up on United Streaming, work on the
Reading First Grant, library matters, cataloging new materials.
Practice string figures for 30 minutes today, and read ACE Fitness book and
manual for
60 minutes today.
Rest at home in the evening. No exercise. Taking home remedies to
overcome
sore throat, sinus infection, cold symptoms.
"When we practice walking, we might be aware that we have strong
feet. Our feet are strong enough for us to
enjoy running and walking. That is one condition for happiness that is
available. When I breathe in and I become
aware of my eyes, I encounter another condition for my happiness. Breathing in,
I am aware of my eyes. Breathing
out, I smile to my eyes. This is an exercise, a very simple exercise to help you
realize that you have eyes which
are still in good condition. You need only to open your eyes to see the blue
sky, the white cloud, the luxurious
vegetation. You can see all kinds of forms and colors just because you have eyes
still in good condition. Your
eyes are another condition for your happiness. We have so many conditions like
that for our happiness and yet
we are still unhappy. We still want to run away from the present moment, hoping
we'll find some happiness
in the future."
- Thich
Nhat Hanh
March 24, Thursday, 2005
"People are not evil; they are schlemiels."
- Abraham Maslow
While driving to work I noticed that some of the
olive orchards in Corning were completely covered
with hailstones. Very unusual! Coworkers talked about the
hailstorm in Corning last night.
Work for CUESD
from
7:30 - 2:00 pm. Finished writing and preparation of EETT Round 3
grant, and supervised employees. Half day at school, everyone got to leave
early because
it was the start of spring break.
I taught the Yoga class TFFC
from 5:30-6:45 pm. I thought I did quite well but was disappointed
by the low attendance.
Practice string figures for 30 minutes today, and read ACE Fitness book and
manual for
60 minutes today.
The New
Ourselves, Growing Older: Women Aging with Knowledge and Power.
A Book for Women Over Forty. By Paula D. Soress-Worters and Diana Laskin
Stegal.
Illustrations by Roselaine Perkis. New York, A Touchstone Book, Simon and
Schuster,
1994. Index, extensive resources guides, 531 pages. MGC. ISBN:
0671872974.
In cooperation with the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Be an
Outrageous Older Woman. By Ruth H. Jacobs. Perennial
Books, 1997.
Revised edition. 320 pages. ISBN: 0060952539.
When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple. By Sandra
Martz. Papier-Mache
Press, 4th Edition, 2003. 312 pages. ISBN: 1576010783.
Not
Your Mother's Midlife: A Ten-Step Guide to Fearless Aging. By Nancy
Alspaugh and Marilyn Kentz. Andrews McMeel Pub., 2003. 240 pages.
ISBN: 0740735241.
Inventing
the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. By Suzanne
Levine. Viking Adult Press, 2004. 272 pages. ISBN: 0670033111.
Updated the Aging and
Fitness webpage.
Finished work on the Eight Section Brocade Standing Qigong.
March 25, Friday, 2005
“...what is impossible becomes possible only
when you understand that
there is no tomorrow at all, psychologically speaking.”
- J. Krishnamurti
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
Practice string figures for 30 minutes today, and read ACE Fitness book and
manual for
60 minutes today.
Worked on the lawn mower for a number of hours and outdoor chores.
Tibetan
Energy Yoga. By Lama Durya Das. VHS instructional
videotape.
Tapeworm Video Prod., 2000. ASIN: B00004TFK5. Breath control
exercises
while in a seated meditation position. Each of eight exercises involve
deep
breaths, holding the breath for long periods, and then releasing the breath:
filling, holding, grounding. .
The
Secret Art of Seamm-Jasani: 58 Movements for Eternal Youth from
Ancient Tibet. By Asanaro. Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2003. 210 pages.
ISBN: 158542241X.
The
Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal
Power.
By Christopher S. Kilham. Healing Art Press, 1994. 96
pages. ISBN: 0892814500.
Healing
with Form, Energy and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism,
Tantra, and Dzogchen. By Tenzin Wangyal and Mark Dahlby. Snow Lion
Publications, 2002. 157 pages. ISBN: 1559391766.
The
Tibetan Book of Yoga: Ancient Buddhist Teachings on the Philosophy and
Practice of Yoga. By Geshe Michael Roach. Doubleday, 2004. 128
pages.
ISBN: 0385508379.
March 26, Saturday, 2005
"As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll
always need —
tremendous self control."
- Ashleight Brilliant
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
We had a TFFC instructor's workshop from 9:30 - 11 and learned of new
developments.
I taught yoga from 11-12:15 at TFFC.
Gardening work projects all afternoon.
March 27, Sunday, 2005
"Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition.
The habit of persistence is the habit of victory."
- Herbert Kaufman
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
Gardening work projects in the morning and afternoon. I was rather tired
from an
ongoing problem with an upper respiratory infection - sinus. We were busy
this
Easter Sunday with home chores. I was able to get all the gardening
equipment
running properly. We double dug part of the vegetable garden and
planted many
tomatoes.
Be humble, for you
are made of
beans and seeds.
Be noble for you
are made of
rivers and sunshine.
Be kind, for you
are made of
Xiwangmu's peaches.
While double digging dry
soil,
and pulling weeds -
meditating.
Suddenly, visions were unearthed,
from deep deep down,
my past lives bubbled up,
flooding memory:
Once, carried the immortal,
Zhang Guo Lao, for years and years and years,
as he rode, smiling, seated backwards,
on my white donkey back.
Once, slimed my
snail's way
day by day
up the side of Mt. Meru.
Once, was a knarled
old olive
in bloom
in the garden at Gesthemani.
Once, flopped on the
deck of a fishing boat,
tossing back and forth,
gasping, gasping ...
eyes open, and died.
Once, awoke as a man
surprised!
Shoveling in the sun,
smelling dung,
meditation done.
March 28, Monday, 2005
"The secret of happiness
lies in taking a genuine interest in all
the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art."
- William Morris
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
We worked around the house and yard on chores. I went to Dr. Plett to seek
help with
a very bad sinus infection that has gotten worse during the last 10
days.
Reading about and researching I
Ching hexagrams and trigrams. Like the Tarot,
this method links meaning to symbols in creative ways to stimulate the
imagination.
March 29, Tuesday, 2005
Don Miguel Ruiz's " Four Agreements":
1. Be impeccable with your word.
2. Don't take anything personally.
3. Don't make assumptions.
4. Always do your best.
Walked for 40 minutes in the morning. Rested, read and slept most of the
day.
Really feeling down with this sinus infection.
"Mike, I'm
writing you to see if you can help me. I drove through your beautiful area
yesterday on my way
back from Oregon. Just north of Red Bluff there is a miles long stretch of
I5 that goes right through what
I would describe as a oak woodland forest. I was hoping to try to identify
the type or types of oaks that
were growing there. I was wondering if they were blue oaks and others?
Can you answer or maybe
give me some direction as to who may be able to answer in your area? Thanks,
David, Ukiah, CA
March 30, Wednesday, 2005
"The goal is the discovery one one's true nature, a transformation of one's
view
of the world, an enhanced wisdom, and an authentic, loving connection to all
of life and to some larger universal power."
- Kathleen A. Brehoney, Awakening at Midlife
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
Enjoyed a massage from Lori at Dr. Webber's chiropractic clinic this
afternoon.
More of a focus on action rather than thinking is needed by me. I need to
spend
far less time thinking and writing that taking physcial actions.
A beautiful spring day in the 60's, light wind, clear skies. Snow still on
all the
higher peaks.
Robert Creeley, from the Black Mountain Poets era, author of 60
books of poetry,
died today in Odessa, Texas.
March 31, Thursday, 2005
"I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand."
- Confucius
I did my Morning
Exercise Program for 60 minutes:
Walking, Qigong, and
Taijiquan.
Learning and practicing the Wild
Goose (Dayan) Qigong 64 Movement Form. Listened
to Ken Cohen's "The Way of Chi Kung."
I focused on doing our federal and state taxes today, and preparing for the
upcoming
string figures program
for the GATE students.
Spent the morning writing two sections for a grant for our Maywood School.
Finished
the grant application. Got copies of the grant and string
handouts.
Weightlifting for 45 minutes: Bench press, squats, dumbell curls, shrugs, tricep
kickbacks.
I taught the Yoga class from 5:30-6:45
pm
at the Tehama Family
Fitness Center.
A New Weekly Workout Plan
Monday
Beat around the bush
Lift myself up by the bootsraps
Make mountains out of mole hills
Jump to conclusions
Climb the walls
Tuesday
Drag my heels
Make my point
Push my luck
Pull my own load
Hit the nail on the head
Wednesday
Bend over backwards
Jump on the Band Wagon
Grab all I can get
Run around in circles
Shoulder my share of responsibility
Thursday
Shop till I drop
Hang loose
Grind to a halt
Rest and recuperate
Friday
Push it to the limit
Pull out all the stops
Add fuel to the fire
Pave the roadway to hell
Throw it all away
Saturday
Open a can of worms
Put my foot in my mouth
Start the ball rolling
Go over the edge
Sunday
Pick up the pieces.
Wade through the morning paper
Lift my spirits
Toot my own horn
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Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)
Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links
Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
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Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung
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Cuttings: Short Poems by Michael P. Garofalo
The Deer: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Diabetes Therapy - Exercise: Taijiquan and Qigong
Direction of Movements in Taijiquan and Qigong
Disclaimer of the Cloud Hands Website
Eight Section Brocade Ch'i Kung
Embrace the One - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Entering Tranquility (Ru Jing) Meditation
Exercise - Diabetes Therapy - Taijiquan and Qigong
Feedback, Kudos and Reviews for the Cloud Hand's Website
Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Five Elements (Wu-Xing) and Taijiquan
Five Stepping Movements of Taijiquan
Five Elements (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal)
Gardening: Quotes, Poems, History, Sayings
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The Four Gates: Grasping the Sparrow's Tail
Michael P. Garofalo's Biography
Michael P. Garofalo's T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice
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Goose - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
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Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
I Ching (Book of Changes) and Taijiquan and Qigong
Index to the Cloud Hands Website
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Kudos for the Cloud Hands Website
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Master Chang San-Feng (circa 1350)
Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing (1901 - 1975)
Master Kuo Lien Ying (1895-1984)
Master Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1932)
Master Yang Cheng-Fu (1883-1936)
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Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
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Teaching and Learning Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga
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Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps
Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong
The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
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Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou
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Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
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