Planting More Pole and Bush Beans
Michael P. Garofalo
Seeds and Work
June 2005 Valley Spirit Journal
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July 1, Friday, 2005
"Eden is that old-fashioned House
We dwell in every day
Without suspecting our abode
Until we drive away."
- Emily Dickinson
Finish work on pump house, move new lumber to outdoor shed.
We worked hard all day from 5 am to 8pm on solving the garage and home
electrical projects. Karen and I purchased electrical and wood
supplies at
Home Depot. We took breaks indoors to rest and hydrate as the
temperatures outdoors soared to 103 degrees. No time or energy for
exercise - work was very tiring.
July 2, Saturday, 2005
"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We worked hard all day from 5am to 8pm on solving the garage and home
electrical projects. Karen and I purchased paint and other supplies
at
Home Depot. We took breaks indoors to rest and hydrate as the
temperatures outdoors soared to 102 degrees. .
I'm not teaching tai chi or yoga at TFFC on Saturdays until September 10th,
2005.
I recommended the reduction because few people were attending and I had
other activities and projects scheduled on the weekends in the
summer.
No time or energy for exercise - work was very tiring.
Our vegetable garden is looking great and we eat vegetables from it every
day. We have been drying apricots and plums. Lots of extra
watering
to match the high outdoor temperatures.
Updated quotes on seeing and vision.
July 3, Sunday, 2005
"When you walking along naturally, you're walking in the
harmony of the Unborn."
- Bankei (1622-1693)
We worked hard all day from 5am to 8pm on solving the garage and home
electrical projects, and other home repair and remodeling projects. We
took
breaks indoors to rest and hydrate as the
temperatures outdoors soared to
100 degrees. We worked on attic fans and rewiring electrical
lines.
No time or energy for exercise - work was very tiring.
Karen has been drying ripe Santa Rosa plums from our garden.
July 4, Monday, 2005
"In illusion what is true?
Illusion is from the outset true.
In illusion what is manifested?
The very illusion itself is manifestation.
If this is so,
then one can never be apart from illusion?
No matter how you seek illusion,
you won't find it."
- Ts'ao Shan, 840-901, Roaring Stream
4th of July Holiday in America - Independence Day.
We worked hard all day from 5am to 2pm on solving the garage and home
electrical projects, and other remodeling and home repair projects. We
took
breaks indoors to rest and hydrate as the
temperatures outdoors soared to
98 degrees. We finished work on attic fans and rewiring electrical
lines.
Joined Philip, Margaret, Marcella, and Christina in Chico for
poolside conversation
and dinner at Tres Hombres. They were up to attend a CSU Chico orientation
for new students (Marcella) and their parents on Tuesday. We had a
delightful visit
with my brother and his family.
July 5, Tuesday, 2005
"Master, I am new here.
What is your teaching?
"Have you already eaten your gruel?"
Yes.
"Go wash your bowl."
Master, what more can you teach me?
"ABCDEF."
I do not understand.
"GHIJKL."
Thank you, Master."
- Yun-men (864-949), Blue Cliff Record and Book of Equanimity
Worked on the garage and home electrical projects all day in 100 degree
heat. It was
a challenge to carefully and accurately rewire numerous household
circuits. I'm making
some progress, according to my ophthalmologist, on my eye infection.
I taught my first Tuesday night yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC. I
did my own
style of workout.
Enjoyed a nice conversation about Taiji with John R. Soares. He moved from
Arcata to Mt. Shasta City.
July 6, Wednesday, 2005
"A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our
better selves,
a call to become something more."
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Worked on the garage and home electrical projects from 7am until 2:30
pm. Another
day of 95 degree and higher heat.
Had an appointment with my podiatrist, Dr. Swaim.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:30 for 40 minutes.
Spin bicycling class with Tanya from 5:30-6 pm
at TFFC. I
usually begin the
cycling workout at 5:20 pm for an extra 10 minutes of cycling.
Yogalates class with Lauren from 6-6:45 pm. This was a very good class,
I always learn a lot from Lauren.
All of my energy goes to working on home improvements. I have done little
reading, research, or writing the past week. I've learned more about home
electrical circuitry this past week.
Karen is a great cook. She cooks a variety of foods. Tonight we
enjoyed
Thai food.
July 7, Thursday, 2005
"Dust and sand in his eyes, dirt in his ears,
He doesn't consent to stay in the myriad peaks.
Falling flowers, flowing streams, very vast.
Suddenly raising my eyebrows - where has he gone?"
- Hsueh-tou (980-1052), Roaring Stream
Worked on the garage and home electrical projects from 6am to 3pm.
Installed
roof fans over the garage and yellow room office.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:30pm for 45 minutes.
I taught the yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC. I
used my own eclectic style workout tonight.
July 8, Friday, 2005
"Leaving the weeds, entering the weeds;
Who knows how to seek them out?
White clouds, layer upon layer;
Red sun, clear and bright.
Looking to the left, there are no flaws;
Looking to the right, already old.
Have you not seen the man of Cold Mountain?
He traveled so swiftly;
Ten years he couldn't return,
And forgot the road by which he came.
- Hsueh-tou (980-1052), Roaring Stream
I did my Morning Outdoor Exercise Program for 90 minutes at daybreak.
Weightlifting for 40 minutes at TFFC, spin cycling class with Tonya for 40 minutes,
Tai Chi with Kevin.
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day. Relaxed,
read, and
wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the temperatures outdoors soared to
over 95 degrees.
July 9, Saturday, 2005
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you
could; some
blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow
is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be
encumbered
with your old nonsense."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I did my Morning
Outdoor Exercise Program for 90 minutes at daybreak.
I trained at home indoors on our Schwinn 103 bicycle for 30 minutes.
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day. Relaxed, read, and
wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the
temperatures outdoors soared to
over 95 degrees.
July 10, Sunday, 2005
"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an
uncompleted task."
- William James
I did my Morning
Outdoor Exercise Program for 90 minutes at daybreak.
I trained at home indoors on our Schwinn 103 bicycle for 30 minutes.
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day. Relaxed, read, and
wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the
temperatures outdoors soared to
over 95 degrees.
July 11, Monday, 2005
"Every man
must
patiently bide
his
time.
but
in
constant, steady,
accomplishing
his
task, that
when
the
occasion
comes
he
may
be
equal
to
the
occasion."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day, from 5 am to 2
pm.
Relaxed, read, and wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the
temperatures
outdoors soared to over 100 degrees.
Added some new plants to the Red Bluff Nature Studies Notebook.
July 12, Tuesday, 2005
"Asking without knowing.
Answering, still not understanding.
The moon is cold, the wind is high--
On the ancient cliff, frigid juniper.
How delightful: on the road,
He met a man who had attained the Path.
And didn't use speech or silence to reply.
His hand grasps the white jade whip.
And smashes the black dragon's pearl.
If he hadn't smashed it,
He would have increased its flaws."
- Hsueh-tou (980-1052), Roaring Stream
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day. Relaxed, read, and
wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the
temperatures outdoors soared to
over 104 degrees.
I taught the Pilates class for Tonya from 4:30-5:15 pm. She and her family
went to Disneyland.
I taught the Tuesday night yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC. I
did my own
style of workout.
July 13, Wednesday, 2005
"Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no
invention;
it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no
husbandry."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects during the day. Relaxed, read, and
wrote indoors during the afternoon hours while
the temperatures outdoors soared to
over 105 degrees.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at 4:30 pm for 45
minutes
Spin bicycling class with Tanya from 5:30-6 pm.
Yogalates class with Lauren from 6-6:45 pm
at TFFC.
July 14, Thursday, 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
Worked on a variety of home improvement projects from 5am till 10:30
am.
Worked for CUESD
in my office from 12-4 pm: grant work.
Weightlifting from 4:45-5:15. I taught the Thursday night yoga class from
5:30-6:45 at TFFC
- Synergy Style of workout.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden. Satsuma plums and
Marianna plums are ripe now.
July 15, Friday, 2005
"As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what
they can."
- Julius Caesar
Worked on electrical and cleanup projects. Ditch running - so watering
chores
in effect. We met with the flooring estimator this morning.
Worked for CUESD
from 11-1 pm..
Karen and I went to Chico: lunch, shopping, bookstores, home
improvement
research. Purchased a dehydrator-dryer for drying fresh
fruit.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
Temperatures reached a peak of 106 degrees around 5pm.
July 16, Saturday, 2005
"There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it,
perhaps
for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less."
- Kurt Hahn
Temperatures reach a peak of 105 degrees around 5pm.
I finally finished all the electrical rewiring projects - 7 of them - this
morning.
This past 9 days I installed a rooftop venting fan in the garage, a rooftop
venting
fan over the attic above our office, and a gable attic fan above our living
and
dining room area. We think these three fans really helped us keep
temperatures
down indoors during this period of 104+ daytime temperatures. All the new
fans
are controlled by a separate switch. I rewired the garage
completely. I finished
all the rewiring to distribute demands on to four different different
circuits. An
important project - COMPLETED!!!! Probably saved at least $1,200 in
electrician
services fees.
We use an
evaporative
(swamp) cooler in the roof in the center of the house.
Temperatures
indoors are normally in
in the upper 70's and low 80's. There is
also insulation in all of the
attic areas.
We went into Red Bluff to look at and select flooring for living room, hallway,
and
two back bedrooms. We finished painting the hall closet and put all the
clothes
back into the closet.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden. I noticed 10 pole bean
plants
coming up from my recent planting. Ditch running - we moved hoses all
day.
Reading the following books:
July 17, Sunday, 2005
"Spring has its hundred flowers,
Autumn its moon,
Summer has its cooling breezes,
Winter its snow.
If you allow no idle concerns
To weight on your heart,
Your whole life will be one
Perennial good season."
- The Golden Age of Zen, p. 286
Winter weeks we huddled by the hearth,
Spring days we shoveled snow,
Summer hours we stood in cooling rain,
Autumn minutes we stared at the setting sun.
We had idle thoughts, we had no thoughts.
Life made our hearts cry, and it lifted our spirits high,.
The ordinary, the exceptional,
The chosen, the accepted,
The good, the bad,
Fresh figs, rotten peaches,
The beautiful, the deformed.
They appeared and disappeared.
Samsara and Nirvana ....
Here and Gone.
- Mike Garofalo, Above the Fog
Updated quotes on seeing and vision.
Worked indoors on remodeling projects. We prepared areas for painting
and new flooring. I'll save as much as I can of the old carpet and pad
for
the rose garden labyrinth walkways undergravel.
Temperatures
reached a peak of 111 degrees this afternoon.
What does one do?
Sit in a dark room, drink water, and rest.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the early morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
Started work on YogaFit reading and homework in preparation for
YogaFit Level 4 in Hood River, Oregon, next month.
July 18, Monday, 2005
"Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own."
- Robert Collier
Continued work on cleaning out the green room study. Removed the
books
on four bookshelves, and them removed the bookshelves. Removed the
carpet.
Prepared the walls for painting.
Temperatures
rise to 103 degrees today - all activites outdoors are
planned around this fact.
Gave some attention to my van. Getting it ready for some
trips. Smog
certified again.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:30 for 40 minutes.
Spin bicycling class with Tonya from 5:30-6 pm
at TFFC.
Yogalates class with Lauren from 6-6:45 pm.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the early morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
I am currently reading:
The
Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture.
By Frank R. Wilson. New York, Vintage Books, Random House, 1999.
Index, bibliography, notes, 396 pages. ISBN: 0679740473. MGC.
July 19, Tuesday, 2005
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision
is a nightmare."
- Japanese saying
Karen left at 5 am today to visit with Norma in Los Angeles.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the early morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
More work for me while Karen
is on vacation. Mowed the lawns starting at 6 am.
This morning, Dr. Young, DDS, put in a gold crown over my broken molar.
Temperatures
rise to 106 degrees today - all activites outdoors are
planned around this fact. We let our dogs inside to rest during
these
extremely hot days.
Weightlifting from 4:30-5:15.
I taught the Tuesday night yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC.
Watering in the evening.
I am currently reading:
Dancing
With the Wheel: The Medicine Wheel Workbook. By Sun Bear, Wabun Wind,
and Crysalis Mulligan. New York, Fireside, Simon and Schuster,
1991. Index, 234
pages. ISBN: 0671767321. MGC.
The Green Wizard: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Lore
July 20, Wednesday, 2005
"The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post."
- Thomas Holcroft
Worked on indoors on improving the the green room study and
hallway: removing books and shelves, removing the old worn carpet and pad,
washing and preparing walls, etc..
Watering and vegetable gardening during the early morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
Attended at Pilates Sharing Workshop at TFFC from 11-1:30 pm.
Temperatures
rise to 102 degrees today - all activites outdoors are
planned around this fact.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:00 for 70 minutes.
Spin bicycling class with Tonya from 5:20-6 pm
at TFFC.
I am currently reading:
Meditating
with Mandalas. By David Fontana. 52 new mandalas to help
you grow in peace and awareness. London, Duncan Biaird Pub.,
2005.
Index, readings, 160 pages. ISBN: 1844831175. MGC.
Meditation: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes
July 21, Thursday, 2005
"There are many paths up the mountain, and
the views are not the same
going up or coming down. And, there are only a few good paths up and
down the mountain."
- Michael P. Garofalo
Mowed, weeded and watered in the early morning. Overcast skies with
temperatures
expected in the mid 90's. Worked on improving the green room study and hallway.
Watering and vegetable gardening during the early morning hours. We have
lots of fresh vegetables and fruit in our garden.
Karen returns this evening.
I taught the Thursday night yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC.
I am currently reading:
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Power Yoga. By Geo Takoma and Eve
Adamson.
Indianapolis, Indiana, Alpha Books, 1999. Index, appendices, 410
pages.
ISBN: 0028631889. MGC.
Yoga: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
July 22, Friday, 2005
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
- Francis Bacon
Worked on improving the green room study and hallway in the
morning. Planted one eucalyptus tree.
Massage in the early afternoon.
Relax and hap in the afteroon. I did not sleep but 2 hours last night.
Temperatures
rise to 95 degrees today - all activites outdoors are
planned around this fact.
July 23, Saturday, 2005
"The only limits are, as always, those of vision."
- James Broughton
A poverty of vision is not the only limitation. One might lack time, or
money, or
a stable society, or social support to realize a vision.
Tai Chi and walking at dawn for 75 minutes.
Karen and I worked on the green room and hallway all day. We
planted
two large water lillies in the pond.
To prepare for upcoming YogaFit workshops in Sacramento and Hood River,
OR,
I am currently studying:
Senior YogaFit Teacher Training Manual. Redondo Beach, CA, YogaFit
Training
Systems Worldwide, 2004. 140 pages.
The
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami
Satchidananda.
Yogaville, Virginia, Integral Yoga Publications, 1978, 2004. Index,
appendices, glossary,
263 pages. ISBN: 0932040381.
Anatomy
of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners.
By H. David Coulter. Foreward by Timothy McCall. Honesdale,
Pennsylvania,
Body and Breath, 2001. Index, bibliography, appendices, 623
pages.
ISBN: 0970700601. MGC. 2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award
for
Health, Wellness and Nutrition.
Yoga: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Notes
Worked on improving the green room study and hallway in the afternoon.
July 24, Sunday, 2005
"Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision."
- Henry Kissinger
Worked on improving the green room study and hallway in the
afternoon. Painting
the hallway and green room.
After months of frustrations with the ChicoNet web host, I switched today to
BlueHost.Com. ChicoNet frequently
was down or could not be found. A last
straw was when I went to Google to look for the Eight Section Brocade.
Usually,
at the top of the list was my own document on the Eight Section Brocade
Qigong.
It was nowhere to be found. This means when Google went on a spider
update,
the could not find www.egreenway.com on
the WWW. I can't afford to spend hundreds
of hours creating wepages only to have them disappear from the WWW because the
web host can't provide the service. Many times, when I tried to
access the site
using ChicoNet I would get a message that the website did not exit.
This is my 3rd web host for www.egreenway.com. We shall see.
Switching is a huge job in itself. All files need to be FTP'd to the
new server.
Email accounts need to be set up.
BlueHost offers a number of add-on packages loaded via the Fantastico
cPanel.
I plan to switch my weblog (blog) to one of the options, and add a photo
gallery,
among other options.
July 25, Monday, 2005
"Learn to see, and then you'll know that there is no end
to the new worlds of our vision."
- Carlos Castaneda
Tai Chi and walking at dawn for 75 minutes.
Finished installing the net for the new badmitton court in the backyard.
We can also
use the new net supports for a volleyball net.
Worked around the house in the morning.
CUESD work in my office from 10-4.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:30 for 40 minutes.
Spin bicycling class with Tonya from 5:30-6 pm
at TFFC.
Yogalates class with Lauren from 6-6:45 pm.
My new Valley Spirit Blog
can be found online. It is hosted by
Blue Host at www.egreenway.com.
I'm just learning to use the
B2Evolution weblogware scripting
tools. This is a PHY/mySQL
blog tool.
July 26, Tuesday, 2005
"Look well to this day. Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is
only a vision.
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every
tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day."
- Francis Gray
Attended the Technology Workshop at CSU Chico for teachers, 7-4pm.
Weightlifting from 4:30-5:15.
I taught the Tuesday night yoga class from 5:30-6:45 at TFFC.
My new Valley Spirit Journal
can now be found elsewhere. I have switched
to the WordPress weblogware for my blog.
July 27, Wednesday, 2005
"For four-fifths of our history, our
planet was populated by pondscum."
- J. W. Schopf
Attended the Technology Workshop at CSU Chico for teachers, 7-4pm.
Weightlifting at
TFFC starting at
4:30 for 40 minutes.
Spin bicycling class with Tonya from 5:30-6 pm
at TFFC.
My new Valley Spirit Blog can be found online.
July 28, Thursday, 2005
"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and
probably themselves
will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and
work. Remembering that a
noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die."
- Daniel H. Burnham
Pushing Yourself to Power. By John Peterson. Mr. Peterson is 50 years of age.
My new Valley Spirit Blog can be found online.
July 29, Friday, 2005
"Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to
stand for."
- Peter Marshall
My new Valley Spirit Blog can be found online.
July 30, Saturday, 2005
"If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even
farther."
- John Wooden
My new Valley Spirit Blog
is now prepared with WordPress rather than Microsoft
FrontPage. I am trying to learn more about CSS formatted
webpages.
July 31, Sunday, 2005
"Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you
see,
only the way you see it."
- Thaddeus Golas
My new Valley Spirit Blog
is now prepared with WordPress rather than Microsoft
FrontPage. I am trying to learn more about CSS formatted
webpages.
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Kwang Ping Taijiquan of Kuo Lien Ying
Learning and Teaching Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga
Links and Bibliography: Qigong
Links and Bibliography: Taijiquan
Long Form 108 Yang Style Taijiquan
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)
Mastery, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power, Strength of Character
Meditation Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Meditation Methods and Techniques
Meditation - Standing Like A Tree
Meditation - Wu Ji - The Edge of Emptiness
Michael P. Garofalo - Brief Biography
Michael P. Garofalo - Internal Martial Arts Practice History
Michael P. Garofalo - T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice
Months of the Year: Quotes, Poems, Links
Mountain Biking in Northern California
Movement Direction Instructions for Taijiquan and Qigong Forms
Moving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Northern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Notes and Comments on the Yang Style Taijiquan
Nine Movement Temple Ch'i Kung Exercise Set
Older Persons Exercise and Wellness Programs
Oregon T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Original Waving Hands Like Clouds URL
Photography - Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
Pilates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Pranayama: Breathing Techniques from Yoga
Private Instruction by Michael P. Garofalo, Instructional Programs
Pulling Onions: The Quips and Maxims of a Gardener
Qigong: Bibliography and Links
Qigong, Ch'i Kung - Chinese Mind-Body Exercises
Qigong Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff, Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Red Bluff, California, Qigong Classes
Red Bluff, California, Yoga Classes
Resolve, Will. Willpower, Self Control, Self Discipline
Reviews of the Cloud Hand's Website
Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power
Senior Citizens Fitness Programs
Senior Fitness - Red Bluff, CA
Sensing Hands: Push Hands - T'ui Shou
Shoong, Sung, Song - Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive
Short Form, Yang Style, Beijing Simplified 24
Simplified 24 From, Yang Style
Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Speaking to the Spirit Meditation
Staff Weapons: Jo, Bo, Can, Staff, Spear
Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
Standing Like A Tree - Zhan Zhuang
Stork - Bird - Five Animal Frolics
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Sun Lu-Tang's (1861-1933) Biography
Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1933): Baguaquan, Hsingyiquan, and Taijiquan Grandmaster
Swordsmanship and T'ai Chi Ch'uan
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Bibliography and Links
T'ai
Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information, Workshops
Northern California,
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Red Bluff, CA
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Short Form, Beijing Simplified 24, Yang Style
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links and Bibliography
Taijiquan: Bibliography and Links
Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Taming the Ox - A Zen Allegory or Parable
Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy
Teaching and Learning Taijiquan, Qigong and Yoga
Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set
Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps
The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Tree Qigong - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Trees - Quotations, Poems, Lore, Wisdom
Trees - Lore, Magick, Myths, Magick
Trigrams and Hexagrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes)
Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga
Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools
Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong
Walking - General Fitness Exercise
Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character
Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA
Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy
Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu
Yang Style Traditional Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements
Yang Style Taijiquan - Notes and Comments
Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements
Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou
Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton
City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber,
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville,
Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka,
Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.
June 25, 2005
Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung
Older Persons Fitness, Exercise, Strength
Training, Tai Chi, Qigong, Personal Trainer
Senior Fitness, Exercise, Yoga, Taijiquan, Chi Kung, Yoga, Pilates, Meditation,
Walking
Mature Persons Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, Walking, Meditation, Yoga
Senior's Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, Yoga,
Meditation
Instruction, Classes, Lectures, Seminars, Training, Lessons, Group Instruction
Over 55 Fitness, Over 60 Fitness, Over 65 Fitness, Over 70 Fitness, Over 75
Fitness
Exercise, Strength Training, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, Walking
Grandmother, Grandfather, Older, Elderly, Great Grandmother, Great Grandfather
Aging, Aged, Old, Senior, Seniors, Octogenarian, Old Ones, Elder, Elders, Senior
Golden Years, Codger, Codgers, Old Man, Old Woman, Patriarch,
Matriarch, Oldster, Golden Ager, Old Timer, Geriatrics, Gerontology,
Retired Person's Fitness, Retirees, Retirement,
Retiree Fitness, Senior Fitness, Seniors' Fitness
Easy Workouts, Light Exercise, Mild Exercise, Moderate Exercise
Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Fitness Yoga, Pilates, Mat Exercises, Mindfulness
Exercises
Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, Tai Chi, Taijiquan, Chi Kung, Qigong,
Yoga, Meditation, Walking
Personal Instruction, Classes, Lectures, Workshops, Seminars, Training, Lessons
Group Instruction