In Toronto, meditation means sitting in silence on a cushion. But in Tai Chi practice, meditation is very different.

The Breath Set at Rising Sun beautifully lays out the basic principles of our work. In the third round, we hear the instructions, “Mind and breath to center; eyes to hands”. When Sifu taught this to me as an instructor, he explained that this brings focused intention to the interior (mind and breath to center) and then to the exterior (eyes to hands).

Back and forth. Interior. Breath in. Exterior. Follow hands.