Michelle J

Training Journal 08.08.2022

In my life and in my practice lately, I feel like I’ve been fighting too hard, trying too hard, pushing too hard. I end up breaking myself again and again. Part of this is an expression of grief. My heart has been broken recently– by the death of my father, my mother’s stroke, challenges withContinue reading “Training Journal 08.08.2022”

She-Ra, Princess of Power

This past Wednesday, I told my friend Sandy a dream of mine: “I have this dream I haven’t told many people, Sandy.” She listened attentively. “I want to dress up like She-Ra, play music, and stand in front of a bucket that people put money in. I think I could make money that way.” “IContinue reading “She-Ra, Princess of Power”

Shanti System Camp 2022

Last week I traveled to British Columbia to train with my Tai Chi teacher, Master Shanti. She is a woman I met sometime around 2007 at PAWMA camp, the camp put on by the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists. From the first class I took with her, I could see she offered something differentContinue reading “Shanti System Camp 2022”

Protected: Wednesdays with Sandy

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Generals & Majors

I’ve started a “Music” journal. Each page has the name of a musical artist on top, and then the songs of theirs that I like singing are listed below. The journal is indexed by artist: My plan is to work my way through the journal and try singing all of the songs in public, whetherContinue reading “Generals & Majors”