Category: Challenges

  • The Gold Lute

    The Gold Lute

    A Mnemonic Fairy Tale A mnemonic device is something that is intended to assist your memory. There are many types of mnemonic devices. Think of ROY G BIV: the acronym that helps us remember the colors of the rainbow – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. “The Golden Lute” is a mnemonic device -…

  • A Balancing Act

    A Balancing Act

    Yoga like Tai Chi can challenge your balance. Here is a simple routine that deliberately tests your balance and also strives to strengthen the mobility of your hips. This is a sequence that comes from one that Olga Kabel put together. To see more about her work visit her website. Do this routine every day…

  • Do you Know where your weight is?

    Do you Know where your weight is?

    One of the very basic principles of Tai Chi is a controlled, fluid, relaxed transfer of weight as we move from one form to another. This is not easy and practitioners will spend many years honing just this one principle. Today’s challenge is one that highlights this principle of weight transfer. It will help you…