Hobbies
Qigong
Qigong
(pronounced chee gung) is the ancient Chinese practice of qi development.
Qi is the life-force which causes all material things to exist and which
sustains them. Over the centuries many hundreds of forms of qigong have
been developed. I study a form of qigong known as Zhineng or
Chi Lel qigong. This is one of the most widely practiced form of qigong
today. Zhineng qigong has about 10, 000, 000 practitioners with the number
growing every day. I have been studying this technique since December 1994.
In June 1996 I studied in China . There I met Dr. Pang, a western and traditional
Chinese medical doctor who is the founder of Zhineng qigong.
Taiji
More
properly called taijiquan (supreme ultimate fist) Taiji
is a Chinese martial art. The taiji form is often practiced by itself as
a form of moving meditation or qigong. I am a student of traditional Yang
style Taiji. I began my Taiji studies learning the standard 24 posture
short form. After 1-1/2 years I found a new teacher and began studying
the traditional long form. Since I don't practice enough I'm not very good.
In spite of this I hope I will become good enough to teach at some point
in the future.
Genealogy
Fraser Clan badge
and Tartans
I
have been working on our genealogy off and on for about
20 years. This
effort goes in spurts when I find a new lead and sometimes goes nowhere
for years as genealogy is very time consuming and I don't always have the
time to pursue it. However, I have traced both sides of my family back
to their arrival in America. This ranges from about 1830 to 1860. My ancestors
are exclusively from the British Isles and Germany. Including my
children and a grandniece and nephew we are working on the 7th generation.
