Categories: Student Experiences & Reflections
Demo for a Squirrel
By: Vicki Brodie
Burlingame, CA
This morning while doing my TCC practice I was observed by a squirrel. As I moved through the first ten T’ai Chi Chih movements, the squirrel came down on the ground, stopped less that three feet away from me, stood on its hind legs, moved one of its front paws in and out several times while observing what I was doing. It repeated this behavior at least twice.
When it wasn’t on the ground near me, it was on the fence watching off and on as it went about its business.
I’ve seen squirrels scurrying here and there but never before has one ever stopped to see what I was doing.
Topics: California, Daily Practice, Humor, Personal Stories, Practicing Outdoors
Originally appeared in: September 1995
