I believe that this practice literally saved my life during a very difficult time. I am here to pay it forward to help others. More than ten years ago I was caring for my elderly parents. They were entering that end of life period at their late 90’s to 101 years of age. If you have done this you know Read more...

Thanks for visiting. I am a retired Critical Care RN, Laughter Yoga Leader and T’ai Chi Chih teacher. I was introduced to T’ai Chi Chih by a Laughter Yoga teacher friend and became an accredited TCC teacher 2014. TCC evoked powerful peaceful feelings in me, promoted balance, energy and I found myself practicing frequently during a difficult time in my Read more...

Greetings. Thanks for checking out the teacher profiles. Like many others, I found TCC by accident. I was in a Complementary Therapies Certificate Program with the final class being Tai Chi Chih. It was an immediate relationship. The teacher invited me to take some private lessons after the class had ended. I still remember doing the practice on her deck Read more...

Paul assists his clients in accessing a state of Well-Being which gives them the capacity to excel at the life, recreational, and sport activities of their choosing. He accomplishes this through: techniques for re-balancing the neurologic and muscular systems, movement training, and the work of Leadership/Conscious Embodiment. His passion for looking at essential truths has led him on a path Read more...

Hello everyone!  I was lucky back in 2004 to watch my yoga teacher, Linda Prosche, doing a series of beautiful, soft flowing movements. Yoga class had not yet started. I asked her what she was going. She told me a little about Tai Chi Chih. I said “I have to learn this form.” I went and spoke to the head Read more...

In-Person Classes WHERE: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura — (on the grass near the entrance to the park) WHAT: Ongoing, all-levels class. Continuing students and Beginners are welcome in every class. WHEN: Mondays 11:15am – 12:15pm FEE: $10.  Lisa M. Otero has been practicing T’ai Chi Chih for 25 years and was accredited to teach in 2000.  She is a student of Carmen Read more...

Thanks for visiting. My teaching locations during Covid-19 (outside since mid-March 2020 with plenty of room): • Mondays at 1:00pm — Heartwell Park, Bellflower • Tuesday through Saturday at 10:00am — Bixby Knolls Park, Long Beach. It has been a great benefit to see students often and send healing energy to this community and beyond. Find several of my TCC Read more...

Corine learned T’ai Chi Chih from her sister, accredited TCC teacher Carmen Brocklehurst, and had the honor to practice many times over many years with TCC originator Justin Stone. TCC teaching runs in the family: Corine’s daughter, Lisa Otero, is also a TCC teacher. Corine is committed to continuing education. She attends Carmen’s TCC retreats every year and has attended Read more...

Greetings, Many years ago I became both intrigued and fascinated in watching local people practice a form of beautiful movement at local parks in Santa Cruz, California. Over the years I rented a few VHSs and then DVDs of various Tai Chi forms but my attention soon waned. In 2010, while experiencing a good amount of job related stress, I Read more...

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Thanks for visiting. TCC Class Location: Kay Ceniceros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Rd, Menifee, CA; 951-672-9673 Time: Wed, 9:00 AM, Ongoing, $2.00 per class NOTE: Due to Covid: All classes suspended till further notice.   See also all accredited TCC teachers in California here. Read more...

Thanks for visiting! See the main T’ai Chi Chih events page for retreats, teacher trainings, and other TCC events I may be hosting. Stay tuned here, and in the meantime see my website, where I pay special attention to seated T’ai Chi Chih.   Published Writings on T’ai Chi Chih From the May 2022 issue of The Vital Force:   Read more...

Linda has been practicing T’ai Chi Chih for about 10 years. She has found it to be an amazing boon in her life, helping her to remove negative habit energies and allowing her to feel much more peaceful, calm and centered. In November 2019, Linda became an accredited T’ai Chi Chih teacher in order to share this wonderful practice with Read more...

Welcome. I have three ongoing classes per week, free of charge for the seniors of Leisure World Community in Seal Beach.   See all accredited TCC teachers near Seal Beach here and in California here. Read more...

WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura WHEN: Mondays at 5:30 – 6:30pm TYPE: This is an ongoing class for all levels. FEE: $10.  LEVEL: Beginners are always welcome. Lisa M. Otero has been practicing T’ai Chi Chih for 25 years and, was accredited to teach in 2000. She is a student of Carmen Brocklehurst and has had the honor to be Read more...

Pam Towne specializes in working with people who have been practicing T’ai Chi Chih and desire to deepen their experience and understanding of this powerful form. For beginners, she has a DVD or download to use for learning and practice.  The 9 minute introduction is available on YouTube. Click Video tab above. A teacher at heart, Pam has taught TCC Read more...

T’ai Chi Chih is a cherished personal practice that I do every day. It is a simple practice that is easy to learn, but that takes a lifetime or more to refine. I thought I would take the accreditation course to “deepen my practice.” I didn’t know I wanted or needed to share it until I started teaching in 2015. Read more...