The Vital Force Archive

Ruth Marie Arguello-Sheehan reports on over 60 mostly retired students at an Arizona resort plus a mixed-age class including physicians, and previews her talks at the National Council on Aging conference.

Norma Treasure, seventy-five, wrote from Crofton, B.C. to thank Codye for the videotape, saying Justin Stone's recorded instruction suits her better than attending a class once a week.

Nancy Farnham's abstract for an AHAA Innovation of the Year award describes how a grant-funded T'ai Chi Chih program at a Fargo nursing home grew beyond its twelve targeted residents and calmed the 4:00 p.m. agitation hour.

Christeen H. Curran reports on teaching T'ai Chi Chih in Fargo, from a ten-week geriatric contract at Villa Maria Nursing Home to 250 nurses doing Bass Drum at a state convention.

Christeen M. Curran reports from Fargo that three of her students will be certified in Denver in June, and that the nursing home chain where she teaches wants a staff member accredited for all its homes.

Adele Wenig reports on senior classes at a Jewish Community Center, chiropractic center sessions, and a Stroke Club presentation where three students gained relaxation and balance while one grew fatigued from trying too hard; plus notes from Bonnie McKenzie and Carolyn Shaw.

Christeen Curran contracted to teach 20 hours at a Fargo nursing home, Mary Kim Candell moved from home classes to the Orinda Community Center, and Jean Williams filled Oklahoma City classes from one small newspaper ad.

A West County Times profile of 70-year-old Ben Levitan, who teaches T'ai Chi Chih at The Open House Senior Center in El Cerrito and says a fifth of his students start yawning from relaxation within 45 minutes.