Golden Crane Posted December 23, 2014 Greetings! I have been training in qigong, taiji, kung fu, and daoist meditation now for 2 1/2 years after dropping out of the world of academia. I have a Ph.D in philosophy, but most of my study was in Western philosophy, specifically environmental aesthetics--the study of our responses, judgments, and experiences regarding the beauty of nature. Frustrated with a broken and unhealthy higher education system, I quit teaching academic philosophy and now I am training toward instructor certification in qigong and Yang style taiji. I train about 15 hours a week and lead beginner classes in qigong and taiji fundamentals. Eventually I want to run an internal martial arts school with an emphasis on daoist philosophy and meditation. I'm looking forward to discussing with you! Golden Crane 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted December 23, 2014 Grus Grus* Golden Crane, and welcome to the forums! Glad you found your way to us :-) Great intro, your academic specialty sounds quite fulfilling. I sense you're going to be a wonderful instructor/teacher/good example to your students. Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of this Welcome page and take a look at the forum terms and rules. This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to ten posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Also, until you’ve posted fifteen times in the forums, you’ll be a “Junior Bum” with somewhat restricted access and will be allowed only two private messages per day. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, SC and the TTB team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Note: all female members are more than welcome to join the discussions at our new Women’s Cultivation forum, moderated by rainbowvein and zanshin * a play on words. "Gruss" (pronounced groos) is German for "Greetings" and Grus Grus is the Latin for the common crane 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang Posted December 23, 2014 Hello and welcome to the forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
