Friday things, on Monday - TaijiFit LLC

 

TaijiFit LLC <taijfit-llc@c.kajabimail.net>          terça, 18/07, 03:00

IN THIS ISSUE

You've Got Options! 13 Form is Here Weekly Positive Thought Tip of the Week

Hi Maria, Friday, I sent out an email with a couple of special announcements. In case you missed it, here's the shortened version:  On Fridays I go to my meditation spot and think about the preceding week, reflecting on my thoughts and feelings about all that’s been happening. Last Friday morning one thing really stood out: I miss your faces. I trust my doctors and my family, and agree that it’s time for me to step back a bit from classes I’ve been teaching, but that doesn’t mean I’ve disconnected emotionally or spiritually from the community. And I wanted to let you know that I think about you, love you and send you all good Qi daily. Also I haven’t been completely idle while I’ve been convalescing. With the help of the team I’ve been continuing to work on new upcoming programs that are super exciting! The details of what I've been working on are below, so be sure to check them out. It's my birthday this week, and this is my gift to y’all. Love, love, love ya—see you all soon! —DDR

You've Got Options!

The first thing DDR announced last Friday, which has a direct impact on the next section of this newsletter, is two new Membership Tiers! The first is called TaijiFit Unlimited. With this Membership, you pay $175 per month to get access to everything TaijiFit has to offer—classes, webinars, and online events—all covered by one monthly cost! It's the best option we've offered to date and gives you access to both Evolved classes (aka the Learning Path) and Traditional Tai Chi classes. Get it here.

The other new Membership option is called Traditional Tai Chi All-Access. With this monthly cost of $125, you get free access to one Traditional Tai Chi class at any time. If you choose to take a second class at the same time, you get a 30% discount on said second class! Get this Membership Tier here. We've done the math to ensure that you get the best value for your money. While the TaijiFit Unlimited Membership is the most cost effective, all of our Memberships offer you the most education at a far lower price than purchasing each class at their retail price!

13 Form is Here!

Did you know that TaijiFit is the only school outside of China that is authorized to teach this? 13 Form—aka Cloud Hands—was created with Jet Li, and he's only given us the green light to teach it.

The number 13 is important because there's an old tradition about the 13 Original Movements of Tai Chi. What this means is that the oldest Tai Chi guide—the Treatise of Zhang San-feng—says there are 8 key movement ideas (Peng, Lu, Ji, An, Tsai, Lieh, Zhou and Kao), and five ways to move (forward, backward, look left, look right, and stay centered). This form was designed as a way to teach the basics of Tai Chi to beginners. DDR was invited by Jet Li to go to Beijing and film all the teaching parts of the program for his online school. You can sign up for 13 Form here, or check your Membership Page for details on how to enroll with your Membership Tier discount already applied!  Tier 1  Tier 2  Tier 3  Evolved Tai Chi All Access (formerly known as Tier 4 All-Access)  Traditional Tai Chi All Access  TaijiFit Unlimited

Weekly Positive Thought

So here's the plan: Whenever you feel like you are overwhelmed, stressed, or just can't go with the Flow—we're going to breathe. Don't look at me in that tone of voice just yet! Here's what you may not know about the very thing you're doing right now... English (and a number of other languages) is based on Latin. In Latin, there's a word that means breath, life force, universal energy, and spirit. That word is ‘spiritus’. Etymologists will tell you about even more languages that remind us that breath is synonymous with spirit. In India, there’s the word ‘Prana’, as in Pranayama. In Japan and Korea, we have the word ‘Ki’ as in Reiki or Aikido. So whenever the going gets rough, take a moment to step back and breathe. We can use simple breath work to calm our mind, bodies, and spirit. When we breathe mindfully, it can become a powerful tool to calm overwhelm, reduce stress, and allow us to get back into Flow. —David-Dorian Ross

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