by Cheng Tong | Jun 20, 2023 | Stillness
A simple life is a good life. It is a life free from the hustle and bustle of humankind, where you can relax and enjoy the simple things in life. It is a life where you can spend time with your loved ones, and appreciate the beauty of nature. It is a life where you... 
by Cheng Tong | Jun 8, 2023 | Stillness
A freak June storm, an ever-more-common aberration in these times of climate change-induced storms, befell the northern Berkshires last week. It offered five inches of rain, and an hour’s worth of half-inch hail that left the ground looking as though it had snowed. ... 
by Cheng Tong | Dec 27, 2022 | Stillness
I belonged to the Kwan Um School of Zen Buddhism as a part of the Providence Zen Center for three years before I left for China. Daily service was a part of the tradition of the Zen Center, and service was always the same, morning and evening. In a discussion one... 
by Cheng Tong | Dec 26, 2022 | Stillness
The major skills I teach at Blue Heron Stillness are qigong, taiji, and meditation. They all share one thing in common: the breath. Qigong exercises and taiji forms, both breath-driven, move at the pace of the breath. We begin each from a posture of stillness... 
by Cheng Tong | Jun 18, 2022 | Stillness
We walk our path with steps determined Flashlight shined ahead. At morning wake and pray come night We’ll safely find our bed. And in between we walk our path To learn what comes that day. With eyes wide open, mind so clear We walk along our way. Our path has...