Joey Nishad Presents Adam Mizner on Learning Taijiquan

#BeWhole #Taijiquan #Learning
A brief chat with another one of my favourite people in the world, Adam Mizner, Taijiquan extraodinairre and the founder of Heaven Man Earth Taiji International (www.heavenmanearth.com/) as well as the creator of DiscoverTaiji (discovertaiji.com/) and DiscoverMind (discovermind.com/) online training programs.
Thank you Adam for generously making yourself available to have this discussion, where I'm asking you some of the questions I had about training in Taijiquan (and perhaps alos other internal arts).Your insights and observations from the experience of almost two decades of teaching thousands of students all over the world, both in person and online, strike me as being very clear and even perhaps, profound.
Great to be here hanging out with you, for the second time in beautiful Corfu, Greece, enjoying the weather, great hospitality of our Corfiot friends and fantastic company.
This is our second escapade, in Corfu, Greece, this time in June 2023, during which we also worked on some amazing technology.
In this podcast we briefly talk about:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - The pitfalls teachers and students experience in learning
01:44 - The importance of understanding cause and effect in teaching
02:14 - Teaching step by step and transformative training
06:05 - Skill in martial arts
09:13 - Building a solid foundation
10:10 - Understanding and practical application
11:00 - The transformative effects of internal training
12:49 - The upcoming Phuket intensive workshop goals and objectives
16:02 - Intensity and dedication
20:04 - Parallels between internal training and martial arts
21:05 - Equanimity and compassion in Eastern traditions
24:05 - Mindfulness and its misinterpretation
23:22 - The importance of transcending psychology in spirituality
24:05 - The misconception of mindfulness and self-awareness
24:18 - Proper training involving the body, chi, and consciousness
24:52 - Willpower and imagination in internal training
25:04 - The essence of internal arts, meditation and Tai Chi
25:29 - The importance of staying within
26:39 - Sincerity in following the method
27:47 - The role of faith and the lineage of the teachers
29:00 - Sincerity and deep absorption
30:03 - Persevering through hard work and letting go
34:28 - Accumulation versus transformation
35:03 - The importance of deep absorption in one art
38:01 - Gathering within and accessing Shen
41:50 - Conclusion
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Om Namah Shivaya!

[@Heruthelegend]

Thank you for all the great teachers and people you have touched.🙏

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@juliusluteromusic]

A heartful and illuminating conversation. Many thanks.

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@Taipeak]

So much light shines on the path, deep breaths and honesty required, oh and courage will help 😂. I'm inspired, thank you both for such clarity of instruction.

[@bewholeyoga]

🤗🙏 All the very best!

[@Gotham_verse]

This conversation will touch my heart ❤️

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@HeliosDuoMagistus]

Thank you for the interview :- )

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@6Uncles]

Thanks for doing this interview! Great stuff

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@denisread5297]

Thank you for this contribution.

[@bewholeyoga]

Our pleasure!

[@AlexPower]

Thanks for the amazing podcast!

[@bewholeyoga]

An absolute pleasure 🙏🙏🙏

[@taijicreature]

Amazing discussion ❤

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@KevinKellyChiropractor]

Thank you for a very informative video

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@chrispozner]

Great discussion. And very helpful for my training thanks.

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@HillardEarl]

@To master our thoughts requires a conscious effort to cultivate self-awareness and mindfulness. We must become observers of our own minds, constantly monitoring the thoughts that arise within us. This requires discipline, as it is all too easy to allow our thoughts to wander aimlessly, to be consumed by negativity, or to be swayed by external influences. By disciplining our minds, we gain the ability to choose our thoughts deliberately, to direct our attention towards what truly matters, and to dismiss thoughts that hinder our progress.

[@user-xy7ez2nz5n]

amazing 👏

[@bewholeyoga]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonsecretsword7606]

I really need to learn from Adam 20 yrs in and it seems I have had to rebuild my body and perspective more times than I can count. I would love to learn from Adam or his senior students. I consider myself pretty advanced but would still happily start over at basics and rebuild under Adam's method. I have about 500/US over bills so unlikely without a drastic change in income unless he comes to my area. I would be just as happy to learn from any senior in HME because as a skilled internal MA practitioner I understand that foundation/basics are a required and treasured part of the end skills.

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@tomashowlin]

Thank you!! ⚡️

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@Ahad6862]

Thank you. You are a good teacher. I really need to learn this. I also like your conversation.

[@bewholeyoga]

You are welcome!

[@TaiChi360]

Excellent Share.......................Very Informative! Thanks ..................

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@ldmdesign5610]

Thanks for sharing. Great talk

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@pudpudp]

Thank you❤❤❤

[@bewholeyoga]

You're welcome 😊

[@funkalopigus]

Fantastic interview!

[@bewholeyoga]

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[@bissermilanov1311]

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[@bewholeyoga]

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[@eddienugent2135]

A privilege to be a fly on the wall, thank you😂🙏

[@bewholeyoga]

Glad you enjoyed our conversation 🤗🙏

[@paulmcintyre7800]

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[@40JoCharles]

🙂🙏🏼☯️👊🏼

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[@OWR_Mission]

If adam had a live in school i think a lot of young men would come stay with him. I think i would

[@rhendougby6432]

thanks for sharing. Om shivaya namaha. where in the classics is "Yi-qi-Shen" ? it sound made up. also not sure why he talks about pitfalls of other teachers, isn't it best to mind your own business since many think he is not teaching tai chi martial art. Lastly he calls out parlor tricks, but demos parlor tricks, so there is a lot of hypocritical mouth karma. best to put your money where your mouth is and come down from the clouds and have some self-introspection. Release and let go of ego, not expound it. Om shivaya namaha🙏🙏🙏🔱

[@bewholeyoga]

Thank you for your unsolicited advice. I will take your view into consideration as appreciation for the effort you went into, to share it. Om Namah Shivaya! 🤗

[@dominicrekittke3352]

What is "Tai Chi"?