I want to thank and honor everyone for their presence and engagement at class this week (September 19). I was really impressed with how we all generated and tapped into the energy of Qi (transformation, change) as it subtly worked its way through our mind-bodies. Thank you also to our guest for a fine balance among clear intellectual explanation of Taoism and experiential learning through movement.

I keep examining the world around me and attempting to sense or name the yin/yang dynamic I witness, particularly after our in-class exercise. I suppose, looking at class this week, I would say the lecture was yin and the QiGong was yang, at least in my experience. Anyone else have a take on that?

I agree with you, Corin, on the yin/yang assignments that you placed. However, if we wanted to further analyze this past week's lecture/activity, we could notice the ever-present seeds of yin in the yang and yin within the yin. For example, the yin lecture could be broken up into the parts where our guest speaker got excited and very animated in his talk (yang) and when he was calm and relaxed (yin). In the Qi Gong exercise, the meditative initial stance could be considered yin, while the movement and breathing is yang. This doesn't prove anything, it just shows how everything can be infinitely divided along the lines of yin and yang philosophy.

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