GrandMaster Alexander Choi

I’m 79 and even though I had a full life, I felt unfulfilled, fighting with myself was usual. Alex suggests he could help me if I committed to ten personal one on one sessions. About 15 sessions later I’m a ‘new’ man. I now go out into the world to see how people react to me, not the other way around. I’m so much more at ease with myself. I love my ego, and I try to spread love in all situations! Thanks Alex.

I had just started a new job that was not at all what it had been advertised to be, and I felt lost and anxious about how I could find my footing and add meaning and purpose. Working with Grandmaster Alex, I realized that it is up to me to adapt and make changes to address the new situation. I had to become the master of my life. I could not wait for the situation to change, as this would make me dependent on circumstances and trapped feeling like a victim. I felt I can truly be myself with Grandmaster Alex, who provided an atmosphere of calmness and trust. Since then, I have changed jobs several times either voluntarily or involuntarily, each time leading to improvements in my career perspective and elevating my purpose.

The longer we live, the more stress we accumulate and the more challenges we encounter. I was aware that I was not handling changes in my life well. My thoughts were constantly buzzing, stress kept building, and tightness in my chest became my normal state. I came to Harmony Meditation for Tai Chi classes, where I met Grandmaster Choi. The immediate feeling was that he knew about my internal struggles even before I said anything. During our first one-on-one meeting, I was taken by how easy it was to talk to him. He understood me much better than I understood myself. As I continued working with him, I started learning about myself. Then one day, I noticed something remarkable: my mind was no longer filled with chaotic thoughts. It was calm and clear. I could actually recognize my thoughts, and I could breathe—deeply. I was amazed by how deep and easy flowing my breath was. My perspective on life began to change. The difficulties and challenges didn’t disappear, but the way I am handling them has changed and will continue to improve. I am growing and evolving, discovering more and more of my own capabilities. This journey has been truly incredible, and I am certain it will continue to be even more so.

I came to realize that I had been expending, and often wasting, my energy. It was through my private sessions with Grandmaster Choi that I began to truly understand my behaviors, patterns, and habits. I became aware that this constant self-draining had become my “comfort zone.” That awareness was the first and most essential step. Gradually, I learned to recognize the moments when these choices were being made, and I began to explore different ones. Under the guidance of Grandmaster Choi and through consistent practice, I have learned to understand and leverage energy management. I have always wanted to grow and evolve, but the strategy was missing. Through my work with the Grandmaster, I am now learning how to set the right target, find the motivation, and create a clear path to achieving my goals.

I was looking to move forward. On my own, some improvements would come. Things happening around me would often effect my energy, and go-getter spirit. Once I started coaching sessions at Harmony Meditation I began gathering and reserving energy. At first it was incremental, and later it became more of a solid feeling. Just this morning I thought – I feel strong. Harmony Meditation has brightened my outlook. While in session, I can act calmly and rooted. Afterwards, I can align myself inwardly to what’s most important. With every session I experience more opportunity to grow and to be awakened to it with gratitude. As long as I practice and stay grounded, the depth of my passion can flow. I feel rejuvenated and hopeful.

I struggled. It’s a word that comes to mind when I think of my past. Growing up I never had peace inside. I felt that there was always somewhere else I should be, someone else I should be with, or something else that I should be doing. I constantly weighed my thoughts heavily by living in my head. I was living a life forgetting my heart. It got to the point where I could no longer do this life after a string of traumatic experiences. I had found meditation through various experiences with therapy and apps on my phone. I saw enough changes that I felt it had a point. One of the traumatic experiences I had dealt with was I was diagnosed with a disease that slowly takes my eyesight until I am legally blind where there is no cure that I am told. That had brought me to seek out an acupuncturist in Westfield, New Jersey. This is where I had found Harmony meditation. Meditation is a journey of growth. Leadership of oneself and becoming better. I have become more grounded in my experience. This doesn’t mean that I don’t still have a lot of progress to make. The struggle. Since restoring this relationship within myself, I still have struggled. I have become aware of my inner world, but I have been at the point where I am wanting to change it. Alexander discussed with me my struggle in life. Life is flow. I asked Alexander, “So does this mean I should let it go when it comes to…?” His answer to me was to not let it go, but to “ Let it flow.” I already feel a huge relief at this idea of flow. I can finally start to rest now.

As a busy working professional and a parent, I struggle, like many do, to find a healthy work/life balance. I’ve tried over the years to carve out time to focus on my inner self, and have routinely attended classes during the weekends at Harmony Mediation, which I’ve always found beneficial, enjoyable. However, it wasn’t until my one-on-one Karma Guiding sessions with Zen Master Alex Choi that have yielded exponential change in pursuit of my Bigger Self. Under his direct guidance, I’ve been challenged to see that I am my own worst enemy and that I need to step out of my comfort zone to embrace self-transformation. I have witnessed incremental changes that have gotten me in better touch with my internal rhythms and ambitions. Listening to myself in this way has also informed better decisions in my health, my family life, as well as my career. This journey has only just started, but it is clear that a trajectory has been established. How far I go will be limited by only my own aspirations and I am very excited to discover what’s ahead.