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Kaunoa March 2010 with 24 of my friends
Your mind, emotions and body are all projections of your spirit, your energy, your Qi. Taoists integrate these things, and if you get this concept right, your whole life will unfold anew before you!
This is my main site for posting things about the Taoist arts of Taiji (Tai Chi), Qigong, Yiquan, Meditation, Chinese Medicine, Taoist Philosophy and Natural Hygiene as a service to students and to archive information.
I owe my life to these arts, and I have dedicated myself to promoting them to students. Not only do I owe my life to them, but I have received countless days of enjoyment studying, practicing and sharing them. For many people, their first introduction to Chinese Medicine is through Taiji.
I have been a professional educator for over 25 years, but for me, claiming to “Teach Taiji” would be pretentious; for it is The Great Way itself that is the teacher and Taiji is a path that leads there. You need to help yourself, I like to think of myself as a “coach”… All I do is show the Way as taught to me by my teachers:
These gentlemen are at the very source of Taiji wisdom, world renown masters and they are legendary in the field. Master Dong, Zeng Chen, Fong Ha, and Master Zhou all come to Maui to give workshops.
Since I started my Taoist life it has been a full time lifestyle; devouring everything I could read, training for hours each day and attending week-long camps, workshops and seminars from Chinese masters. I still continue my education and see my teachers often. Sometimes I feel like a monk; the Taoist lifestyle is like that, the more you do, the more you want to do.
My first encounter with the internal arts was nearly forty years ago when I started martial arts in high school. My first teacher taught me Aikido techniques which helped me excel at wrestling which I did through my college years and beyond. Back then the internal martial art of Aikido was virtually unheard of in America.
Years ago, I began by intently studying Taoist and Buddhist philosophy and meditation methods. Later on, I started my formal Taijiquan and qigong studies with the Dong Family.
In 2001 I started a program for seniors with the county of Maui to give classes for the Senior Services Department through Kaunoa.
Since 2002 I have been a student and practitioner of Medical Qigong therapies, tonic herbs and Traditional Chinese Medicine. At that same time, I became a “hygienist,” not using any medicines, drugs, or other poisons, believing that humans heal themselves with proper care and discipline.
Over the years I have given thousands of classes and seminars for Kaunoa and at Kaiser Permanente, The Grand Wailea Resort, The Four Seasons Maui, Maui YMCA, Roselani Place, and Kalama Heights and other venues.
Currently I share 15 classes per week working with many friends in public and private lessons. I also practice daily on my own. Taiji & Gong Fu styles that I practice include Yang, Dong, Sun (Tai Chi for Arthritis) Wu/Hao and Wudang Styles as well as Yiquan, meditation, and many types of qigong.
In 2012 I received my most recent certification, to teach Dr. Paul Lam’s medically sanctioned “Tai Chi for Arthritis” program.
I will meet with anyone, at any agreeable time, to share what I have learned. Tao is my life, and sharing a message of peace and contentedness is a calling that I love as much as I love these arts.
Cory Williams
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With Master Zhou at Hookipa Maui April 2011
