Anxiety Be Gone

Larry and I might have the distinction of being the only husband and wife team practicing T’ai Chi Chih in Northwest Indiana. It started in February 2010 when our local newspaper ran an article on TCC. I had never heard of TCC and was intrigued by the concept of circulation and balancing Chi energy as a way to achieve inner calm. Yes, I definitely felt the need for inner calm. So I began my first class the following month and shortly thereafter realized: this was just what I needed.

In the beginning I found it difficult to stay focused in class. But the more I practiced, my concentration improved. I have also realized that trying to control everything is exhausting. I’ve started to let go of some of that anxious energy and it feels great.

My husband watched me practice for about six months and thought it looked “cool” and viewed it as something we could do together. So in January 2011 he took the beginning class and soon found out that TCC was more than “cool.” After dealing with anxiety attacks for a couple years, Larry discovered that doing TCC movements amazingly stopped those anxious feelings. Oh yea, that’s all it took, and now he’s hooked. The road to inner calm is called TCC. We’ve found it, and we plan to travel this road for a long time.