A Wee Bit of Alchemy with Rick Barrett #81
Channel: Rick Barrett
Date: 22/12/2021

Rick Barrett presents "A Wee Bit of Alchemy". Some helpful tips for getting the most from Taijiquan, Qigong, and meditation. 

Topics: 
00:00- 09:34  Coherence and a calm, centered mind is just Step One.  Martial arts requires that one can maintain that in the midst of action and distraction. 
"Mind-monkey" and "Will-horse" are analagous to the uncontrolled thinking mind and Superconscious awareness, respectively. 
Coherence is the hack that allows us to enter a state of Wu Wei.

10:16- 13:01 Superconscious awareness makes it possible to do many things at once. 

14:52- 25:45   JBS= "Jutting Butt Syndrome." Any lateral movement of the hips freezes the Kua and and makes Song Kua difficult, if not impossible. 
Correcting habitual JBS is essential for efficient movement and energetic connection with the earth. Hacks for enhancing awareness of JBS.

30:17- 32:55   Standing "pigeon-toed" to release habitual tension in the buttocks and hypertonification of the piriformis muscles. 

33:00-  38:17  Three Poles: Yin, Yang, and You. A conscious neutral pole must be established to activate Yin and Yang in the body. The energy is neutral, but filled with potentiality, like the Wu Ji. 
Wei Wu Wei requires that one is able to DO without losing Wu Wei. 

38:30-  48:30 Using conscious Feeling and Superconscious awareness to establish the Three Poles and vibrate the Qi by shifting attention alternately. 

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Rick Barrett teaches Tai Chi and offers Energy Healing in New York City.

He is the author of two books:

Finding You in a World of It (www.amazon.com/finding-You-world-Rick-Barrett/dp/0996058850)

Taijiquan, Through the Western Gate (www.amazon.com/Taijiquan-Through-Western-Rick-Barrett/dp/1583941398)

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