Think of your t'ai chi form as a seed you have planted in the garden of your life. Each seed has its own time schedule. Of course, there are many techniques for speeding up the growth process, including artificial light and greenhouses. And yet, as every gardener knows, flowers and plants produced under these conditions are not hardy. The moment they leave the greenhouse they begin to die, living only long enough to get sold and be kept at home for a few days.
Experienced t'chai practitioners (known as 'players') may learn a form more quickly, but they will go home and spend many months practicing and deepening their understanding. There is no shortcut that will substitute for that kind of practice time that will cause your form to flower.
-T'ai Chi as a Path of Wisdom, Linda Myoki Lehrhaupt
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