There is always something new to learn, the benefit from the “protegee effect” and I suppose that’s what keeps me motivated as a lifelong learner, learning by teaching. The second week of Creative Calm provided the challenges and opportunities for learning as I struggle to find a solution to poor sound quality and what would the best “view” for the audience in learning and acquiring physical skills where spatial referencing is key.
Audio becomes important when you are using music to accompany your live streaming and broadcasting. The previous recordings of the sessions onto YouTube alerted me as well as the feedback from the participants. I soon realised that ZOOM by default is built to focus on speech as their main concern thus the compression to enable smooth speech means a compromise on the background music. To optimise the accompany music for our Tai Chi Qigong ShiBaShi practice I finally discovered how you can tweak the audio settings to get a better quality. Hopefully this means you are able now to receive better audio quality during the streaming session and in the recordings.
The other issue was setting my ZOOM video to “mirror-view” which should normally allow the viewer to follow along easier. This discussion became complicated, so I have now posted markers as to my right and left in the video so that the viewer can reference their movements as to where their left is and where their right is. The only complication is when I have my back to the viewer, thankfully is rare I think only one movement in ShiBaShi Set 6.
I have also broken down and introduce practice themes in the Tuesday sessions where it can provide a selected focus as well for practice on Thursday routines and outside sessions during individual practice. To get the best and benefit the most out of the Tai Chi Qigong sessions, it is worth the trouble to become more familiar or to be verse in the basic principles of the practice itself or else it is more likely to be limited to being a relaxing, recreational physical health exercise routine. For many this in itself is fine without minimising such benefits that it brings for many.
My intention was to offer information and skills set should the individual wish to pursue their interest in advancing their understanding and practice of Tai Ci and Qigong. So, for this week, Week 2, we focus on “Grounding/Rooting”…Earthing, ” This is not only fundamentally relevant and crucial in qigong and tai chi practice but also in counselling/psychotherapy, developmental psychology, play therapy, creative therapies, dance/movement therapy, trauma, attachment, insecurity related issues, spiritual healing, complementary therapy, yoga practice etc, etc, All this could be discussed and explored in the ZOOM Chat Group if there is an interest in wanting to pursue such integration. Critical questions of what, how, when, with who, would definitely help to generate the beginning for such integration across disciplines.
I hope by sharing my thoughts and reflections, you may be inclined to engage and offer your own thoughts, views, feedback, comments, make enquiries etc in ZOOM group chat room.
Many thanks, best wishes & stay healthy, sane and safe…..and grounded!
Namaste Alex
