I have been practicing T’ai Chi Chih for six joyous years and received my accreditation November 2019. Join us at the beach in Alameda for our practice every Friday at noon. Please contact me for details.   See all accredited TCC teachers in the East Bay here. Read more...

On my first visit to China back in 1984, I saw many people in the park in Shanghai doing slow, rhythmic movements. Swaying and moving with the most peaceful expressions on their faces. Wow! I wondered what this was. I needed to find out. I walked around the park and watched for a while. Since this was right after China Read more...

T’ai Chi Chih is a gentle but powerful way to build strength and flexibility, to regain balance and coordination, and to maintain overall health and well being. But for me the best benefits have been the freedom from anxiety, the spiritual growth and the sense of grounding that I feel it has given me. I am a retired Asian Medicine Read more...

I started teaching T’ai Chi Chih to help seniors and people with disabilities regain independence in their lives. From teaching once a week for the Pittsburg Fifty Plus Club, the classes have evolved to a mixture of in-person at the Senior Center (Monday PM and Thursday AM) and online via Zoom (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday AM). My classes consist mainly 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...

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...

WHERE: Oxnard Beach Park — (NW quadrant of the park, on the grass) WHAT: Ongoing all-levels class. WHEN: Wednesdays from 11:15am-12:15pm AND Saturdays from 8:30 – 9:30am FEE: $10 ($10 for your first class in any given week; $5 for your second or third class in the same week, at all outdoor locations) WHO: Continuing students and Beginners are welcome in Read more...

Athene’s dedication to making the world a better place is well served by teaching T’ai Chi Chih. As an accredited instructor, it is her great pleasure to share this life-altering practice with others. Her life-long interest in the art and physiology of movement and in spiritual and healing practices brings a rich background to her classes. The varied formats in 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...

Welcome! I was just accredited to teach T’ai Chi Chih in November 2020. Stay tuned for more information. See all accredited TCC teachers in California here. 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...

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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...

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...