Natural Way T'ai Chi. The Notes of Alan Peck

Subtitle: ‘Notes on the Internal Practice of Yang Style T’ai Chi in the lineage of Dr Chi Chiang Tao and Cheng Man-Ching’. Each moment is new and cultivating direct perception in t’ai chi practice, free from the preconceptions and constraints of the conceptual mind, is the Tao of the highest level of achievement. This is 'Natural Way', beyond technique. “If you think there is a method, that is not it.” A sincere and gifted practitioner of Yang style t’ai chi in the lineage of Dr. Chi Chiang Tao and Cheng Man-Ching, Alan Peck taught for over thirty years at the 'Natural Way School of T’ai Chi' in Bristol. This book organises and presents Alan’s notes collected over a period of some twenty years, making for the first time his thoughts and approach to t’ai chi available to a wider community. Following Taoist ontology, the book contains detailed and advanced guidance on the internal qualities of t'ai chi at the three levels of Body, Chi and Mind-Spirit (Shen). Additionally, the book contains guidance on those internal qualities to be cultivated in the practice of ‘pushing hands’ which lead to deeper levels of t’ai chi skill. With an emphasis on the desired qualities of Shen for personal and spiritual development, the influence of Alan’s Buddhist practice is clear. Dip in to the book, enjoy and contemplate. These are words of wisdom from an uncommonly gifted t’ai chi practitioner based on a lifetime of sincere practice and direct perception.