Spontaneous T’ai Chi Classes on a Vietnamese Riverboat

Teaching Wherever We Find Ourselves
On a recent slow boat trip through Vietnam for 11 days, I found myself teaching T’ai Chi Chih at 6 am to most passengers on board. During the first of many communal meals, as we introduced ourselves, I mentioned TCC, and much to my surprise, the passengers clamored for a morning class. (It reminded me of being in Melbourne and spontaneously teaching TCC to thirty Lonely Planet authors and staffers during a 10-day in-house workshop. Those authors around the globe continue to practice, and some even participate in the TCC Facebook page.)

In Vietnam, we rose before dawn to watch the sun rise, with the boat moored silently in the middle of the river, and began with Rocking Motion. Currents ran around us, but the flat-bottomed boat remained so still that a glass of water showed no signs of movement. The practice and its effects came up in conversations throughout the day, during shore excursions, and well into dark, quiet evenings. For our last morning, we tied up to the shore, and as we gathered for our final practice, a dozen school kids riding by got off their bikes to watch us move. I get reports from passengers, who’ve become friends, that many are still practicing. We never know when or where; we just have to seize the moment.

As Justin says When the Chi flows freely and is balanced, the Cosmic Rhythm begins to move us.

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