by Robin Brooks | Apr 6, 2021 | Tai Chi with Robin, Uncategorized
Please enjoy this gentle mind body practice. It is one of several sampler sessions I offered through the Healer Within Foundation in 2020. As we enter into the season of spring, I will lead you through some inner cleansing. As we let the Qi (chi) wash through us, we...
by Robin Brooks | Apr 5, 2021 | Tai Chi with Robin, Uncategorized
Steve Maginnis, photo of entrance to Verona Park Note to my readers: This is not exactly a “note from the studio” or explicitly about my “tai chi journey.” It is about an experience from my childhood that continues to resonate. I hope you enjoy...
by Robin Brooks | Apr 2, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Uncategorized
Rebecca in a purple coat, acrylic on gessoed paper, 18 by 22 inches, 2021 Here is the finished painting entitled “Rebecca in a purple coat.” It is of one of my foremothers, Rebecca Rosenfield, nee Kaplan. She was my maternal grandmother. While painting, I...
by Robin Brooks | Mar 25, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Uncategorized
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – (314) by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul- and sings the tune without the words- and never stops- at all- … (to read the entire poem, click on the...
by Robin Brooks | Feb 2, 2021 | Tai Chi with Robin, Uncategorized
Greetings, Qi Friends! I enjoy learning about celebrations around the world and, in particular, those that might inform our tai chi practice. Chinese New Year begins on February 11. 2021. It will be the Year of the Ox. “Oxen are the hardworking animals in the...
by Robin Brooks | Jan 21, 2021 | Notes from the Studio, Uncategorized
I have been working on a series of collages called “Foremothers.” I am speaking of both my biological ancestors and other women, artists and change-makers whose lives have informed my own journey. I tell each story in bits and pieces. Each collage is like...
