Taiji
Another trip to China – april 2011
I’ve decided to do something a bit different this time. Former posts are more or less a chronological description of various trips and events. I shot more than 6000 pictures in China, and I believe the whole story is a bit too much – at least for this blog … This time I’ve picked some … Continue reading
Back to Il Convento
I went to Italy with my Taiji friends approximately one year ago. My impressions from that trip can be found in a blog post from October 2009. We had to come back – for so many reasons. It’s a beautiful place; the monastery is situated just outside the village of Trevi in the Umbria province, … Continue reading
China 2010 part 4 – Beijing
Beijing was the last stop so this is the last part the story. The first day in Beijing started in Jingshan Park (Coal Hill) just behind The Forbidden City. We met some of our friends from The Beijing Taiji Association led by Master Lee. In the picture below you can see our teacher Pamela Hiley … Continue reading
China 2010 part 3 – Louyang and Anyang
The days we spent in Wudang was a pretty tuff act to follow, but as it turned out our trip kept up the pace. Next stop were the city of Louyang. Our main purpose visiting this city was to see the Longmen grottoes. More than 100 000 statues (mostly Buddhas) are carved into the rock … Continue reading
China 2010 part 2 – Wudangshan
We arrived in Wudang in pouring rain – which turned out to be the only day on the entire trip with bad weather. Bjarte Hiley met us at our sleeping quarters. He’s my teacher Pamela Hiley’s oldest son and is currently staying at The Purple Temple at Wudang to study Wudang Kungfu and Taiji. You … Continue reading
China 2010 part 1 – The South
It’s been almost a year since my last post on the blog. I guess my 3 – 4 readers can live with that, but I have missed putting words to some of my experiences during the last few months. I start with the trip to China with Norsk Taiji Senter during the Easter Holiday this … Continue reading
Il Convento – Taiji in the footsteps of St. Francis
I believe it all started during spring. My teacher Pamela Hiley got an invitation to teach at a Qigong course at the Il Convento monastery in Italy in May. She and those of my friends at the Taiji center who went there immediately fell in love with the place. As a result Pamela almost instantly … Continue reading
Taiji summer course
The annual Norsk Taiji Senter summer course started Wednesday 24th of June. Some of us got an early start and arrived at Haugtun around noon. By 18:00 we were all there and shared a lovely dinner prepared by our hosts at Haugtun. As you can see from the pictures; Haugtun is a beautiful mountain farm. … Continue reading
