The past few weeks, Sundays, have been helping out at the class … still finding my sea-legs. When I learnt to drive I suddenly realised at the age of 56 that the world looked different from behind the steering wheel. Everything takes on a different perspective when you begin to …
Belatedly celebrating …
V Kannan, who bears his 62 years rather lightly, belatedly celebrated his birthday at Saraswati Vidyalaya, two Sundays ago. And it was indeed a cause for celebration. Kannan has completed his chemo for intestinal cancer and his oncologist had suggested he should learn Tai Chi to help restore his body’s …
Celebrations at Saraswati Vidyalaya
It was a regular day last Sunday, no hotter than usual but still too hot for the Yi Jin JIng that Rakesh set us to do … he had his reasons we thought and with a minimum of groans we practiced. We realised it was Anitha’s birthday and soon also …
Testimonial from Leander Paes
Workshop with ‘Play Pen’
Rakesh asked me to accompany him to the workshop that Mahesh Dattani, playwirght, but more importantly ‘faithful student’ of Rakesh, had requested him to organise. Mahesh was convinced that Tai Chi, with its emphasis on focus and co-ordination of breath, mind and energy would greatly benefit people who are into …
Company, please!
This is an appeal … will others also please contribute to the blog? I do not like the sound of my solitary voice echoing endlessly in a void. It would be so nice to read other experiences here.
This evening at Saraswati
What a wonderful session! We had been looking forward to the usual CM and F24 but Rakesh had other things in mind. We did some flexibility moves which he said wee the basics of chen chuan and then the vigorous 10 … great fun and I was most pleased that …
Assistant Teacher
Rakesh is getting hard pressed and spreading himself too thin …. though he manages beautifully. Anitha, one of our youngest, has taken it upon herself to relieve him of some load. She has been assisting him with the Sunday classes and is making to be a very fine teacher. Cheers, …
Tai Chi and the Chembur Festival
To prepare for the festival we had started evening practice as well and it got addictive. We began missing it. Rakesh stretched himself and we resumed evening practice once a week again. This has worked wonders for those of us who come, especially as he has introduced us to CM, …