Author Archive: Mary Layton
Mary Layton has practiced T'ai Chi for 35 years and co-founded T'ai Chi Ch'uan Academy of Modesto in1995. She and her partner have taught hundreds of students. Mary travels frequently to learn from her teacher Grand Master Kai Ying Tung. Interested in every aspect of health Mary likes to follow a natural path. She loves writing, painting, gardening, hiking and playing piano.
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What’s to like about T’ai Chi? By Mary Layton Angela’s Story This month I thought I would ask one of our long time students how she got into T’ai Chi and find out What made her like this Chinese Martial Art. This is what she told me : “When I was young I was into […]
ZenView – Time to Travel
by Mary Layton Summer travel has started and I’m one of the lucky ones getting away for a a couple of weeks. I will be seeing my family in Germany and look forward to being reunited with everybody. It’s a lot of work though, finding a flight, finding out how to get to the airport […]
ZenView – Food For Thought
By Mary Layton One way people greet each other in China translates to something like : Have you eaten? Which means something like our : How are you? Some days I would have to reply: I haven’t taken the time to eat yet, I’m feeling a little anxious, and tired! Seems like many people don’t […]
ZenView – The InnerChild
By Mary Layton The Inner Child The Merriam – Webster Definition defines the “Inner Child” as “the childlike usually hidden part of a person’s personality that is characterized by playfulness, spontaneity, and creativity usually accompanied by anger, hurt and fear attributable to childhood experiences”. Isn’t it wonderful that no matter how old I am in […]
ZenView – Life’s Lessons
By Mary Layton Life’s Lessons The best thing about getting older is that we may actually learn from our mistakes and change the way we have been thinking. I love how Abraham Lincoln puts it: “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Looking back on my own life I […]
ZenView – This Time
By Mary Layton When I talk to people about their experience of time, everyone says that time seems to go by faster. I think, maybe the fact that the world has been going through so many changes in the past 3 years has something to do with a sense of urgency. Are we running out […]
ZenView: Necessity
ZenView: Necessity Mary Layton I knew a wise man who always used to ask : “Is it necessary ?” – I think this is a really good question that I can apply to anything I think or do all day long! It is amazing when you find out that a lot of what we think […]
ZenView- Finding Serenity
ZenView Mary Layton Looking for Serenity What is serenity? The Oxford dictionary defines it as: “ The state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled.” The goal of meditation is to reach a state of serenity that is when your mind is still and calm. We live in unprecedented times. Our world is changing in front […]
ZenView – Harmony
ZenView Harmony By Mary Layton Harmony? What is it? Any time I watch a flock of geese flying in formation it looks like they have that harmony down. It is an exhilarating experience for me. What magic! To experience a little harmony in your day can do wonders to help unwind and recuperate. In an […]
ZenView: Harmony
ZenView: HarmonyBy Mary Layton Harmony? What is it?Any time I watch a flock of geese flying in formation it looks like they have that harmony down.It is an exhilarating experience for me. What magic! To experience a little harmony in your day can do wonders to help unwind and recuperate. In an orchestra, everyone has […]
ZenView: Rewards of Being Human
ZenView: Rewards of Being HumanBy Mary LaytonWhat are the rewards in your life? Many of us may feel that as long as we have fun and excitement in our lives everything will be good. Having fun is such a welcome reward for putting up with life’s challenges and disappointments. We need to have fun. But […]
ZenView: Detaching from the Past
ZenView: Detaching from the PastBy Mary Layton Looking back to my old life I feel a sense of bereavement and loss. As much as I wish that things were still like before I am learning to accept once again that everything comes to an end at some point. My schedule and routines have changed and […]
ZenView – New Energy
By Mary Layton New Energy I have been busy lately, the days go by so fast and some days I forgot if I’ve eaten. There’s so much to do, projects, daily chores, organizing, reorganizing, helping friends move, out of the old and in with the new. I seem to be in perpetual motion. I’ve been […]
ZenView – Lost and Found
ZenView By Mary Layton Lost and Found Have you ever desperately searched for a lost item and while you were turning your house upside down looking for that thing, you found something else that you had been looking for a long time ago but had given up on ever finding again? I have. It’s one […]
ZenView – Necessity
ZenView By Mary Layton Necessity “Necessity is the mother of invention” is a saying that popped into my mind the other day. Our lives have changed so much and keep changing week to week as we have gone through reopening of businesses to having them close again. Seems like in these uncertain times it really […]
