In the midst of a house move it hasn’t been easy to maintain my standing meditation practice. But now I’m practicing two different forms of this art, Lam Kam Chuen’s ’standing like a tree’ plus John Ding’s Zhan Zhuang, which is compatable with Yang style Tai Chi.
When I first tried this a couple of years ago I tried to find a ‘middle path’ between these two different Zhan Zhuang sets, and without much success. Now I realise that they are two very different animals with the emphasis in Lam style Zhan Zhuang being relaxation and ‘energy’ flow whilst the John Ding Zhan Zhuang has a greater emphasis structural strength. You need some experience before you understand these differences; now I find myself becoming comfortable with both.
What this means I’m not too sure. Just another voyage in self-exploration…