Tai Chi is a Diamond with Many Faces
In essence Tai Chi is specific but uncomplicated, low impact movements of the body, often described as meditation in movement.
The extensive benefits for the Well Being of mind, body & spirit are optimized when the graceful movements are combined with good postural alignment, correct breathing and an uncluttered, softly focused mind.
Natural Step School in Minneapolis is dedicated to making Tai Chi enjoyable, easy to learn & accessible to everyone regardless of age or ability.
We are not a martial art school.
Natural Step Tai Chi teachers are mentored by
Master Richard Farmer the
Honorary President of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain.
Our lineage & philosophy
The clarity of instruction & the 4 principles is the unique legacy from
Rising Dragon School of Tai Chi in Britain.
The primary focus of our work is guidance towards good health, inner peace, awakening true nature & training great instructors of Tai Chi movement & meditation.
Our philosophy is to share the many benefits of this ancient wisdom tradition with communities throughout Minneapolis, St Paul & Minnesota.
Presence - The First Principle
To rest in the stillness & peace of the present moment.
To create space for yourself,
below the speed of habit.
To once again experience the wonder of your own existence.
This is the First Principle of the Meditation that is Tai Chi.
Colin Snow ©NSSTC llc
'In the past it was only a small minority who looked at themselves and their minds in a profoundly deep way. These were the mystics and masters of the past, those who felt a deep call to move beyond the egoic state of consciousness. They felt the suffering inherent in the state of consciousness that most human beings exist in, and for some reason, they were compelled to move beyond it with enough force and enough drive that they actually succeeded. Today this invitation, this same yearning, this same necessity is calling out to all of us. It's no longer something that's reserved for the mystics, for just a very few, because our collective survival depends on our consciousness awakening from this dream state of separation and isolation'.
~ Adyashanti - Falling into Grace