Tai Chi for the Heart: The Energy Spiral Dance

Dream-Catchers teach spirit wisdoms of the Seventh Fire

Dream-Catchers teach the wisdoms of the Seventh Fire, an Ojibwe Prophecy, that is being fulfilled at this moment. The Light-skinned Race is being shown the result of the Way of the Mind and the possibilities that reside in the Path of the Spirit. Real Dream-Catchers point the way.

You are energy and everything around you is energy. This energy is spiraling through the time-space continuum, into existence and out of existence. Moving your body through this matrix of spiraling energy is a carefully choreographed dance induces energy flow in you body similar to an electric generator.

Kokopelli brought  to the people sensuous movement to the music of the flute. This video clip evokes the ambience and mood of the Kokopelli Project as you appreciate the beauty of Mother Earth in Kokopelli's land of canyons and mesas. Learning Tai Chi for the Heart is a practice that you can do alone or as a group to develop an attunement of love energy.

This Vibrational Healing practice is an adaptation of T’ai Chi Chih to increase the focus on the opening of the heart. T’ai Chi Chih was developed by a master teacher of T’ai Chi Chuan, Justin Stone, who found that students of the traditional form did not fully experience the flow of energy until they had studied and practiced for many years. Using Qi Gong and Taoist writings he created a new, simpler, easy-to-learn form of the ancient martial art. In a few lessons and with regular practice you can feel the chi energy and use it for the healing that you seek.

Although your energy must be brought into balance by bringing the energy down to the birth connection at the navel, first bringing it to the heart and pausing can be very healing for many people. I found that with a small change in the form you can feel a greater surge of energy into the heart. This is very important to those who have experienced heartbreak, emotional abuse or low self-esteem.. To feel love for others you need to first love yourself.

As you do the Dance of the Energy spiral you should be relaxed, holding your body loosely and your attention should be softly unfocused, looking past, through, beyond, within. Your tailbone should be slightly tucked in, rotated under by a slight bending of the knees. When you shift your weight forward or back, or from side to side, the shoulders are to be carried directly above the hips without leaning.

Be mindful of your foot movements dancing on Mother Earth as you massage the bottom of your feet. This foot massage stimulates an energy flow from Mother Earth through you.

Be mindful also of your breath as you breathe slowly in and out in synchrony with your movement.

All movements are to be gentle, slow-motion, and economical without flourish or gesture. It should take 30-40 minutes to complete once you have learned the forms. It is not necessary to seek a place of beauty or serenity for this practice, but it can be helpful at the beginning as you are learning to disconnect from the illusions around you so that you can experience the reality within.. You will develop your own serenity and beauty within that will allow you to tolerate almost any external condition.. WHO you are will lose its attachment to the “what” around you.

Connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky –Your hands reach down to full extension toward the earth below you, lift energy from Mother Earth, while breathing in, and as your hands reach up to the sky, send it to Father Sky as you breathe out. Then move your hands in an arc slowly out toward the horizon to each side of you while breathing in, and move them forward in an arc to the horizon before you as you breathe out. Bring your hands back to your heart for a moment while breathing in, then down to your birth connection as you breathe out. Continue immediately to the next movement.

Sweeping the Energy Breeze –Your palms forward at your sides, sweep slowly forward and up while breathing in, turn your palms down and sweep back to a point slightly back of your hips as you breathe out. Turn your palms forward again and repeat 9 X.  On the last time bring your hands back to your heart with the palms turned toward you while you breath in, pause and then turn your palms down to push the energy to your birth connection as you breathe out.  Hold that position for a few seconds before you start the next movement and slowly breathe in and out several times to feel the breath and savor it.

Eagle Flying—Bring your fingers and thumb to your birth connection, forming a diamond, then bending your knees slightly, sweep your hands to the side keeping your elbows close to your sides, while breathing in. Sweep your hands back to your birth connection as you breathe out. Repeat 2 X . When your hands are at full extension on the each second repeat movement, rotate your hands from the wrist twice, moving in toward your body and then away before you sweep back to the birth connection diamond position. Do this set 4 X. On the completion of the fourth set, after your hands return to the birth connection, breathe in as you lift the energy up to your heart. Pause and feel the energy rush through your heart, then turn your palms down to bring the energy down to your birth connection as you breathe out. Pause and breathe in and out several times feeling the breath and savoring it.

Soaring over Mother Earth—With your palms down near your left shoulder and, keeping your thumbs close to each other, step forward on your left heel, trace a horizontal clock-wise circle before you while breathing in. As your hands reach their farthest position in front of you, your left foot is fully grounded as your right foot has shifted from grounded position to the ball. As you rock back breathe out. while you bring your hands back toward your starting posture. Your left foot will have returned to its contact point at the heel and the right foot returns to the fully grounded position. Continue this smoothly 8 more X. On the final 9^th time pass, pause at your heart and feel the energy surge as you continue to breathe softly a few times, then turning your palms down, bring the energy to your birth connection as you breathe out.

Repeat the mirror image of this with your hands starting from your RIGHT shoulder and stepping out with your RIGHT heel, tracing a COUNTER-CLOCKWISE circle.

Throwing the Ball—With your wrists and fingers of your hands holding an imaginary ball at your left shoulder step forward on your left heel, trace a horizontal, clock-wise circle in front of you while breathing in. As your hands reach their farthest position in front of you, release the energy by turning your palms down. As before, your left foot is fully grounded as your right foot has shifted from grounded position to the ball of the foot. As you rock back breathe out. while you bring your hands back toward your starting posture, reforming the imaginary energy ball. Your left foot will have returned to its contact point at the heel and the right foot returns to the fully grounded position. Continue this smoothly 8 more X. On the final 9^th time pass, pause at your heart and feel the energy surge as you continue to breathe softly a few times, then turning your palms down, bring the energy to your birth connection as you breathe out.

Repeat the mirror image of this with your hands starting from your RIGHT shoulder and stepping out with your RIGHT heel, tracing a COUNTER-CLOCKWISE circle.

Around the Drum—Hands at your chest, fingers and palms a few centimeters apart, loosely hold a ball of energy. Placing your left heel slightly forward, move your body forward until the left foot is grounded, as you breathe in and your hands slide down your body with the wrists in contact with your trunk until they reach the level of the birth connection and then your hands trace a circle. Then, breathing out slowly, over the top of the circle back to your chest, as you rock back so your left foot is heel to the ground and your right foot is grounded. Continue slowly for a total of 9X. On return during the ninth set, bring your hands to your heart; breathe the love energy you have accumulated, and as you breathe out, push the energy down to your birth connection. Pause. Breathe. Enjoy.

Repeat this on the right side, placing your RIGHT heel slightly forward.

Daughter on the Mountain—Hands at your waist, your LEFT heel forward, rock forward while breathing in as you sweep your hands in an arc in which they cross with the left hand closest to your face at about the level of your face. Breathe out as your hands return to begin another cycle and your weight is again mostly on your right leg. On the 9^th cycle breathe in as you bring your hands up to your heart, feel the love energy you have collected from the universal energy as you breathe out  The pause refreshes as your breathe in. Then push the energy down to your birth connection as you breathe out. Again the pause refreshes as you gently breathe in and out.

Repeat this on the right side, placing your RIGHT heel slightly forward

More Tai Chi for the Heart coming soon....

Daughter in the Valley
Carry the Ball to the Side
Push Pull
Pulling in the Energy
Pulling Taffy
Pulling Taffy, Variation #1, Anchor
Pulling Taffy, Variation #2, Wrist Circles
Pulling Taffy, Variation #3, Perpetual Motion
Working the Pulley
Light at the Top of the Head / Light at the Temple
Joyous Breath
Passing Clouds
Six Healing Sounds
Cosmic Consciousness Pose
 

 Stars aborning,
           we take flight
                  to find the morning
                       of our night,
                           to ride the lifestream
                        of our day
                     and dance a new dream
                 on our way
          to journey far beyond what seems
   beyond the worlds of our dreams.