From Kansas, California & Florida

Shantivanam

Presently in my sabbatical, I am at Shantivanam which means “Forest of Peace.” With 120 acres of woodland, you can well imagine the peace of the living, greening trees that contribute to the “greening of the heart” and clear, fresh air to breathe! I love it here-have been here since April and am aware how fast the weeks are approaching my date to leave. I have solitude all day some days; on others I join the community here for communal prayers and meals, and work. It’s a very holy place and I love the reverence for all life and traditions of faith and prayer.

– Marian Massman
Easton, KS
(temporarily)

Art & the Spirit: Finding Self, Celebrating Together

Within the gentle circle of the Redwoods, Jennifer Biehn, Berkeley, CA will present T’ai Chi Chih, a moving meditation at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, CA.

Jennifer has been a practitioner of TCC for 8 years, bringing balance to her life as a student services administrator at a local urban college, where she teaches TCC to faculty and staff. She is also a long time meditator, poet, wilderness trekker, and retreat participant.

Carol Glinski, Jacksonville, FL

I practice T’ai Chi Chih every day and have two classes, one lunch time and one early evening. Six in each class. Considering I did not advertise–this is just by word of mouth from my last classes, I’m pretty satisfied. Will do demos and advertisement for the next go-around. Students absolutely love it.

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Gleaned from Teacher Training, Alameda, CA:

Good Teaching springs from daily practice/participation.

The source of Chi is Love.