Mimi Kuo-Deemer

5. Turn the Body and Sweep a Lotus Leg— 轉身擺蓮腿 (Zhuǎnshēn Bǎi Lián Tuǐ), Yang-style Taiji 40 form

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Forms in the video: 1 and 2: Palm Piercing Through the Forest穿林掌 (Chuān Lín Zhǎng), from the Shaolin Shun Shi Pai (少林順式派), Natural Style School

3. Baguazhang Circle Walking 八卦掌转掌(Bāguàzhǎng Zhuán Zhǎng)
4. Circle walking with Spirit Dragon Transforms Qi 神龍化氣(Shén Lóng Hùa Qì ) from Baguazhang

Six years ago, at the age of 46, I began studying internal martial arts. My maternal grandmother also practiced taiji sword. She learned these from her father.
I never imagined I’d train in these same arts. Feels good to stand at the frontier of something she also deeply loved.

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Hi Mimi!!! I forgot that you are here!!! I’m so glad I can follow you here! When I do the 8 brocades with you on YouTube, I feel that productive anger for social justice and it gives me focus. Thank you!

Happy international women’s day! In celebration, I am donating to organizations helping to protect and care for Mother Earth. (I chose Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association!).

Our Wins Of The Week Now that we’re more than a month into this deranged lunatic’s second term, the cracks are starting to show.

Trump’s second-term honeymoon is ending fast. His approval is plummeting, his policies are unpopular, and even some Republicans are pushing back. The cracks are showing, and there’s no hiding it. Catch up on the latest with The Big Picture's 'Week In Wins.'

It’s a very common question these days in light of all these attacks upon our Republic: Is somebody doing something?! The good news is, they are. I break it down and discuss the four kinds of responses that are happening today. Link in the replies.

No. Trump backed down because the markets were crashing. Mexico had already put 10,000 troops at the border in a deal four years ago with Biden, who didn’t have to threaten tariffs to get it.

The Three Stooges RFK Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard were in the hot seat this week as votes on their confirmations loom.

Three of Trump’s most controversial nominees were on Capitol Hill yesterday, and their hearings were anything but smooth. But will that be enough to derail any of them? Maaaaaybe. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

It's a Qigong Day

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4. Keep calm and collected: Channel the Snake’s elegance and grace by remaining cool-headed and composed, especially when external voices attempt to disrupt your resolve.

5. Use the quiet strength of restraint: Step away from dragon-like theatrics and pursue your ambitions quietly and elegantly.

3. Sense into your skin and your lived environment: Embody the snake’s sophisticated skin sensors. Tune into touch, vibration, pressure, heat, chemicals, light, and position – and observe your environment. This practice deepens your connection to both yourself and the world around you.

2. Shed old patterns: Like the Snake, let go of what holds you back to create space for growth.

Here are 5 ways to align with the Wood Snake's energies:

1. Coil up, contemplate, and reflect: This is a perfect year to reflect on the past and learn from it. Slide into opportunities for deeper insights and wisdom instead of skimming the surface of things.

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The Year of the Snake officially slithers in tomorrow! Celebrated for their intuition, perception and grace, these "little dragons" teach us to harness our inner potential, and encourage alignment with our values, wisdom, and the natural rhythms of life. Happy Snake Year! Gongxi Facai! 恭喜發財！

This discussion covers the revolutionary perspective on leadership offered by Daoist principles, practical ways to find steadiness and calm in your busy life, and explores a different way of relating to nature and change that moves beyond control and separation.

True leadership comes not from domination and control, but from attunement to natural rhythms, deep respect for interconnectedness,
and embracing a more humble, spacious approach to guiding ourselves and others.

— on Peripheral Thinking. Listen wherever you go to for podcasts

Thinking a lot about the Buddha’s teachings on wise use of energy and effort. He shared 4 steps: 1) Recognize and put down what is unskillful. 2) PROTECT yourself from these forces! 3) Recognize what is skillful. 4) Steadily cultivate this. So simple yet so important ❤️

Hello Bluesky world. About to go train in some #qigong, #bagua and #taiji / #taichi and enter an empty, dynamic stillness that is the nameless and named. Who wants to join?