Teacher Training: May 19th – May 24th, 1997 in St. Louis, MO

A new force is emerging in the Midwest. The St. Louis, MO. The T’ai Chi Chih teachers accreditation course took place May 19-24 at the Mercy Center. There were 9 candidates accredited which now boosts St. Louis up to 1 accredited teachers. The most unusual thing to report about the training is that all the candidates live in St. Louis and were all sponsored by the same hosting teacher. We expected a few out of town participants, but, in the end, they did not make it.

The new teachers were eagerly planning their deeper descent into the St. Louis area with lots of creative ideas. Their excitement was contagious. It seems as though there will be a lot of team effort and togetherness shared. A common idea here is that of abundance and wanting to spread the T’ai Chi Chih consciousness to the people.

There were two auditing teachers who were able to make much of the training and they made a great positive impact on the teacher candidates in training. The auditing teachers are very important for the students in training, They lend insight and support to the trainer, now Ed Altman, and to the hosting teacher as well as to the participants.

Hats off and congratulations to the new St. Louis teachers and much thanks to Ed Altman for a great job.