T’ai Chi Chih Insights: Interviews & Community Highlights
Interviews In This Issue
The Vital Force posed the same series of questions to a number of T’ai Chi Chih teachers in the community, with the intention of sharing their light. We have published the first four interviews in this issue, and we hope and expect to share more throughout the year. Whether you are a student or teacher, we also hope they inspire you vis-à-vis their thoughtfulness, integrity, vibrancy, and the sheer variety of voices within our community. Enjoy.
Your VF Membership & Teacher Website Listing
The Vital Force will not charge non-subscribing teachers for their listing on taichichih.org/tai-chi-chih-teachers, as outlined in the November issue. Although it costs $39.52 for us to produce the four quarterly issues of The Vital Force, which carries a $40 U.S. membership fee, thereby leaving nothing leftover to operate taichichih.org, we hope enough readers will donate to The Vital Force to cover these operating expenses.
YouTube Videos: Voting Up/Down
Each of us has the power and ability to exert responsibility for how the public perceives T’ai Chi Chih. Log onto youtube.com/user/tccabq and click the “thumbs up” for videos you think show TCC at its best. If you see video clips by anyone doing a disservice to TCC, click the thumbs down. If you want to go one step further, add a comment that says, “To really understand Justin Stone’s T’ai Chi Chih, please visit taichichih.org. That would be of enormous value and a vital contribution to spreading the word. Thanks.
Andrea Vargas Studio – Featured in this Issue
“As an artist, I frequently create in response to ecological disasters and aspects of violence against the body. However, with T’ai Chi Chih, I can hear and honor my spirit’s desire to create with peace and love. What I have contributed to The Vital Force is a collection of paintings that utilize the energy and spirit of water.
To work with pigment and water is to balance control with surrender, rhythm, and practice. For me, there is constant joy and learning available with a process that honors the cycle of life, the polarities of energy, and the power of balance.
I now live and work in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Southern California. I give thanks that with the support and inspiration of Lisa Otero, T’ai Chi Chih has given me a language for the energy I hold in my hands, and a means to expand in joy and love with each breath.”
Reader Comment
Hi, I am a student and future teacher of TCC. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciated and enjoyed the May issue. It was packed full of good information, offering a path to follow when I decide to become a TCC instructor. I loved the tips
