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Expert Profile: Jonathan Gaines

Expertise:  T`ai Chi and meditation. I am a 30+ year student and teacher of T`ai Chi Ch`uan. My teacher was the late Grand Master Cheng Man-ching with whom I studied for seven years. I am knowledgeable about the principals, practices and the applications of Tai Chi as well as the many benefits and some of the pit falls of practice. I am also knowledgeable about Chi Kung and have developed my own `simple and easy` method. The benefits of T`ai chi Ch`uan and Chi Kung include health and wellness as well as self defense based on principles of yielding rather than resisting. Fascinating! As a life long spiritual seeker I am also knowledgeable about meditation and contemplation. My principle practice is Dzog Chen which I am learning from Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. The benefits of Dzog Chen are the potential to discover your own mind stream and master it. The point is to enter into the non dualistic state of `no thought` and then learn to be aware of this state while entering into thought. Self liberation from samara and for the sake of all sentient beings is the purpose of Dzog Chen practice.

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Prestige Points: 1202
Knowledge   9.79   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.31   Excellent
Timeliness   9.86   Best of the best
Politeness   9.76   Best of the best
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Thank you so much for your answer. I am still going to learn tai chi, mostly because I am a bowler, and i want to gain more strength. Thank you again!
(Brittney on 09/08/08)
Thanks so much!
(Samantha on 07/18/08)
Thank you for the quick response. I will try this and hopefully find that to which I am looking for.
(Beau on 01/16/08)
thank you jonathan!
(m on 11/26/07)
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Recent Answers from Jonathan Gaines
2008-09-07  Tai Chi Aloha Brittney. Ho, That 45 lost is a good start. Frankly I recommend lot's of walking....lots and lots. Tai Chi is very difficult to learn as a worthwhile practice, and finding a good teacher who...
2008-08-23  Tai Chi in Denver Aloha Wanda, I am now living since I left Colorado in rural Hawaii. The only person who I know is teaching in the area is my former student Mary Pulick.She would likely know teaches in Denver....
2008-07-11  tai chi and lotus posture Aloha. The first rule in any practice is the same as in medicine, i.e., 'Do no harm'. Take care when some pain arises to figure out why and make necessary adjustments. In meditation I recommend...
2008-06-30  stammering Aloha Nixon. Here are some thoughts and ideas on clear flowing speech. 1'st, notice that I am referring to your goal as "clear flowing speech" as a positive rather than as 'stammering' which has...
2008-05-21  Raising Chi Aloha. I replied to you a few days ago...perhaps you did not receive it. Please let me know if you did as I need to let the AllExperts website know. Regarding your question; Kundilini Yoga is...
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