T’ai Chi Chih is a wonderful practice which points to the infinite possibilities available to each of us no matter where we are on our life journey. When I was Initially drawn to T’ai Chi Chih, I was looking for flexibility and more physical movement in my life.  However, I found it can offer so much more. Over the years, Read more...

Margery Erickson has earned degrees from Pennsylvania State University and Millersville University in social science and special education. Her interest in T’ai Chi Chih began in 1993 while attending a Life Spectrums conference in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. In 1997 she became an accredited instructor and has been teaching classes in the Hanover area for 20 years She is now retired from Read more...

Over the years I’d studied meditation, healing, and various forms of movement – from yoga and contemporary dance to Qi Gong and T’ai Chi. Each was enjoyable and beneficial in its own way, but when I came upon T’ai Chi Chih, Joy Thru Movement, in 2002 I felt like I had finally landed! Here was a form of movement that Read more...

T’ai Chi Chih practice balances my life, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and my motivation for teaching the form is with the knowledge that it can do the same for others. I studied and meditated with Justin Stone, the originator, for 12 years, and attended his meditation retreats and classes. When I had questions about movements or philosophy behind his teachings, Read more...

I teach all ages of students, seated and standing. Classes are currently virtual and will resume in person teaching at a later date. I started practicing T’ai Chi Chih in 2012, several years after my retirement of 40+ years as a RN. My plans were to leave my role as a caregiver forever. However, after practicing TCC for several years, Read more...