The correct way is through the Other and the wrong way is through the Self. This is why partner work in Taiji is as necessary as the air we breathe. So what about solo practice? Surely that is doomed to failure since the Other is not present? But this is the point of solo practice: to find Otherness in the absence of the Other. For an artist, Otherness is the muse. For us, Otherness is simply spirit. To succeed in practice you must be inspired, and thereby become inspiring.