Lost & Found

When I first came to T’ai Chi Chih I did not have expectations. My friend and teacher, Edie Budney, recommended it to me for severe PMS. With a dancer’s background, I was immediately attracted to the grace and flow of the movements. I earned my accreditation in 1998 and started teaching.

I have always been a spiritual seeker and started meditating in the 1970s. TCC helped move me along on a journey, healing from childhood wounds and gaining a greater understanding of our purpose here. TCC was there for me when I was diagnosed with lupus in 1999 and opened up my awareness of inner energy and its power. I was more focused and felt my creativity coming forth; life just seemed to flow a little easier when I practiced regularly.

I can’t explain why, but after practicing faithfully for many years, I started to practice less. Maybe I started taking TCC a bit for granted. Perhaps I got bored or lazy. Although I never really stopped practicing altogether, I lost my enthusiasm. It does not make me happy to admit this, but it seemed I was taking the benefits for granted and devaluing the practice.

I was still on my spiritual journey but TCC was on the back burner. When I began coming back to regular practice, I wondered why I had ever moved away from it. Maybe I needed to more fully appreciate all the wonderfully profound and subtle benefits.

So it is with gratitude I recognize that TCC is like an old friend that has always been there for me. I anticipate that I will keep this friend for the rest of my life and give it the nurturing it deserves.