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My Two Week Adventure in Amazing India
India was one of the most memorable and enjoyable trips that I have ever taken. I was so ready for an adventure and it turned out to be just that. It was quite inspiring to travel alone in a country where I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. A few of my friends had travelled there on their own before and had not experienced any danger. They all loved it so much that they went back a second or a third time. It’s the Indian people that make India so special and inviting. They are so sweet and friendly, and so tiny! I am only five feet two inches but I felt tall over there. Their petite frames make them seem even more adorable.
Ayurveda on Fasting
Ayurveda believes that light fasting can greatly benefit the way you feel. Light fasting healthfully stimulates the digestive fire (called Agni in Sanskrit), which in turn more efficiently burns your body's fuel, producing less toxic waste (called Ama in Sanskrit).
Habitat for Humanity China: Tai O Build
The first phase of a Habitat for Humanity home restoration initiative in Hong Kong was recently launched with a five-day volunteer build from June 9th to 13th. A total of 68 volunteers from various organizations completed the restoration of stilt houses for four elderly families in a fishing village in Tai O on the southwest coast of Lantau island. The launch event has helped raise public awareness of the plight of the Tai O stilt houses and its residents, in order to help revitalize the neighborhood, as well as conserve the natural habitat and preserve the cultural and heritage of Tai O.
Illusive Pugilism: Merging the 13 Postures
of Tai Chi Ch’uan with Western Methods of Fighting (Part 5: Elbow- and Shoulder-Striking Strategies)
In our fifth article in the series, Illusive Pugilism: Merging the 13 Postures of Tai Chi Ch'uan with Western Methods of Fighting, we briefly explore the body-mechanics that make elbow- and shoulder-striking strategies effective with proper placement. In earlier articles, we discussed many of the body-mechanics of Taiji as they pertain to the training of an illusive pugilist. In this series we introduced The Art of Western Tai Chi Ch'uan. The book is now available at this link and has received great reviews by two martial art Grandmasters and the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association.
Learning Vietnamese from North to South
When I moved to Saigon, I immediately noticed the differences in pronunciation and vocabulary. Eavesdropping I honestly couldn’t understand anything at all. Because I follow an Automatic Language Growth (ALG) learning program, I try not to talk outside of class, for fear of permanently damaging my pronunciation through early production. But the reality of living in a foreign country where no one speaks English is that you will need to speak.
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