Rick is an ordained Presbyterian minister with advanced training in spiritual development and spiritual counseling. He was certified as a T’ai Chi Chih instructor in April of 2019. He currently works as Chaplain at Covenant Living at Inverness senior living community in Tulsa and serves as pastor of Yale Avenue Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo: Rick with his wife, Read more...

Hi,  Thanks for checking out the Tai Chi Chih website and my bio. After a career as a Naturopathic Physician and many years of meditation, I have found Tai Chi Chih practice at the core of my own healing and understanding of  life. I spend time in Jackson, Wyoming, and Patagonia, Arizona. Both are great places to do Tai Chi Read more...

Stephen Thompson — Tupelo Mississippi 2006 Accredited T’ai Chi Chih Instructor 2007 Accredited Seijaku Instructor Editor for the T’ai Chi Chih Guide’s monthly newsletter Webmaster for the T’ai Chi Chih community’s website TCCcommunity.net Representative (one of a few) for the T’ai Chi Chi Teacher Community to the first International Medical Tai Qigong Association meeting held in Boston, MA (October, 2018) Read more...

I found T’ai Chi Chih in 2015. I think I took the beginner’s class three or four times before I thought I was ready to progress to an intermediate class. I met a wonderful woman at a retreat in my second year of practice who was very instrumental in getting me to be a teacher and I will never be Read more...

Prior to retirement from nursing, I wanted to make sure I had something planned. My body was also telling me that the martial arts were taking their toll. I found T’ai Chi Chih (or it found me). My body said “yes!” to its  gentle and flowing movements. T’ai Chi Chih is a powerful and profound practice which I’d like to Read more...

Hi, I’m Margaret Baker, a hospital volunteer for the past 20 years at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi, since retiring from Sears, Roebuck and Co. where I worked for more than 30 years. In 2007 I received my certification to teach T’ai Chi Chih under the direction of Pam Towne and other teachers. When I joined the Read more...

Hi. I’m happy to share with you some highlights of my recent journey into the world of practicing and teaching T’ai Chi Chih and Seijaku. I received my certification to teach T’ai Chi Chih November 19, 2011. My primary T’ai Chi Chih teacher is Ann Rutherford. On November 19, 2016 I received certification for teaching Seijaku. Pam Towne was my Read more...

I took my first T’ai Chi Chih class in 2009, soon after retiring from a career in public education in Asheville, NC. I thought the class was going to be a T’ai Chi class. Needless to say it wasn’t but I decided I liked the 19 slow movements, not too difficult to learn, and continued to take several more classes Read more...

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Hello, I am a life-long seeker and searcher who embraces the connection of mind, body, and spirit in living and in service to others. The practice of T’ai Chi Chih enhances and deepens that awareness for me. It grounds my mind, relaxes my body, and expands my spirit of openness, gratitude, and joy. I have been practicing T’ai Chi Chih Read more...

There are no coincidences in life. The Universe (Chi) takes us where we need to be, we just need to be awake to realize it. About 18 years ago my wife and I were looking for an activity to do together to get some exercise and help stave off the aging process. We saw a listing for an evening T’ai Read more...

Thank you for visiting. I became an accredited TCC instructor in 1994 in Denver, so I’m starting to feel like I’m a part of “TCC ancient history!” I have not been teaching recently, but over time have enjoyed teaching groups and also doing some private classes, plus attending teacher retreats from time to time.   See all accredited TCC teachers Read more...