AboutJonathan Gaines Expertise T`ai Chi and meditation. I am a 30+ year student and teacher of T`ai Chi Ch`uan. My teacher was the late Grand Master Cheng Man-ching with whom I studied for seven years. I am knowledgeable about the principals, practices and the applications of Tai Chi as well as the many benefits and some of the pit falls of practice. I am also knowledgeable about Chi Kung and have developed my own `simple and easy` method. The benefits of T`ai chi Ch`uan and Chi Kung include health and wellness as well as self defense based on principles of yielding rather than resisting. Fascinating! As a life long spiritual seeker I am also knowledgeable about meditation and contemplation. My principle practice is Dzog Chen which I am learning from Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. The benefits of Dzog Chen are the potential to discover your own mind stream and master it. The point is to enter into the non dualistic state of `no thought` and then learn to be aware of this state while entering into thought. Self liberation from samara and for the sake of all sentient beings is the purpose of Dzog Chen practice.
Question Dear Jonathan,
I studied with you in Evergreen Co. in the early 80's.
I was searching for tai chi in denver since I am looking
to rekindle the flame. I came across your name and couldn't
resist the feeling of contacting you.
In light and love
Susie
Wow, a blast from the past. How are you and what's happening?
I live in rural Hawaii on the Big Island now since 1989. I went to University of Hawaii 1960-64 so this was a returning to my fave place. The Colorado cold finally got to me. I live in a small cabin with a view of the ocean where I am caretaker of a small citrus orchard. The small town nearby is Hawi in North Kohala which is very nice and thriving in it's own green way....keeping Kohala Country.
The only person I know in the Denver area is my student Mary Pulick in Evergreen who has been teaching for many years. She must be in the phone book (she is also a Accpunctureist , LAC).
If you do get back to practice let me know as I have been writing some 'Tai Chi Lessons' that ay be useful. I have a couple of students here ....we practice on the grass under some big banyan trees in town...I love connecting with the earth and the wind and everything that is in nature.
BTW my main interest since 1987 has been Dzogchen and my Tibetan master is Chogyal Namkhai Norbu. You can find some of his books at www.snowlionpub.com
Dzogchen is amazing and the spiritual practice I searched so long for.
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