Philosophy

Li describes the grain in wood or jade.  Li is the reason why a willow leaning over a stream relaxes...

Wu Wei has often been translated to mean something like Not Doing, or Doing By Not Doing.  It implies somehow,...

Many people ask about the Yin Yang symbol that the academy uses; wondering about any religious significance.  Although the Yin...

You may have heard of the Tao Te Ching; a classic text written by Lao Tzu.  The style of Martial...

Lao Tzu defined contentment as the only measure by which we should gauge both personal success and the filter through...

The traditional role of Metal involves cutting and adornment.  Both weapons and agricultural implements are generally used to cut; often...

Picture the leaping bush fire or the roaring furnace.  Now think of the full flowering of crops in Summer, the...

Think of the wind bending a bamboo.  Start with being fully rigid, then relax just enough to allow for bending,...

Think of Water in its many various contexts: the bubbling brook, the steady flowing river, the lake, the waterfall and...

As students progress through the Masters’ Course at our Norwich Academy, they develop their understanding of the Elements that they...