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Out of Nothingness came Everything – From Wu Ji to Tai Ji

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  “In the beginning was Nothingness, Out of Nothingness came a random thought. A thought caused a movement within the stillness that generated infinite ripples, Movement gave rise to Qi, vital breath. Breath congealed into the five elements – metal, water, wood, earth, fire – symbolic of matter. Then this chaos became organized by Yin and Yang. Breathing knew inhalation and exhalation, the universe was ordered according to duality; for only in the interaction and tension between polar opposites could movement and evolution arise.”   This is the beginning of Tai Ji (or in Western spelling Tai Chi). With our Western mind it is hard to understand the concept of Nothingness, Everything, duality and Qi. Why should everything in the world be understood in terms of duality? What does Qi mean? Tai Ji is more than just some health exercises or a martial art. It’s a whole philosophy, a totally different way of thinking. Once you start doing Tai Ji you start at the tip of the iceberg, bu...
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Manifesting your dream house

 I want to tell you how we manifested our dream house. We bought our house in 2020. I moved back to Belgium from China beginning of 2019 and my husband followed me end of 2019. We didn't have any money in Belgium. I had to work in a restaurant or do other odd jobs to pay the rent while working on my business. End of 2019, I even cried on Christmas Eve at my family's table as I had to pay about 7000 EUR in taxes for our company which I didn't have. We were at a low point financially. Beginning of 2020, I did another low paid job. I had to get up at 4am to drive to work which was from 6am till 2pm. This gave me time to work on my business in the afternoon and evening. We were living in a small apartment at the time where the walls were so thin, that even just walking around in our shoes, the neighbor downstairs would always complain about the noise or just use his broom to knock on his ceiling, so we would be more quiet. We wanted to buy a house, but of course with that littl...
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Tai Chi as a lifestyle

  What is Tai Chi? When I ask people this question, they picture old Chinese people doing exercise in the park, so they see it mainly as a health exercise. Did you ever think that Tai Chi could be like an iceberg? The top you see above the water is what you see people doing. The rest (most of the mountain) is hidden under water, like most of Tai Chi is hidden in our bodies and mind. How to start Tai Chi practice? Tai Chi starts with basic movements and meditation. For me, I also didn’t like meditation the first months of my Tai Chi practice. I found I didn’t want to waste time to just standing still. I wanted to learn the Tai Chi movements and focused on how to perform them well. It was only after I really put some effort in doing the meditation every day for 15 to 20 minutes that I felt a huge difference. I walked differently, like my feet were sucked to the ground with every step and my Tai Chi practice took a whole other level: I had better balance, better focus, better… just an...
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