The Vital Force Archive

Tracy Immordino's account of her first T'ai Chi Chih conference, Return to the Circle, from checking the attendee list for old classmates to the twice-daily silent group practices and the auction that raised over $7,000 for the scholarship fund.

Stan Corwin opens a new column with a step-by-step way to teach the forward and back weight shift, then tells how a neighbor with multiple myeloma reached remission after taking up daily practice.

Marian Massman gathers written comments from students at the end of her Wisconsin classes and retreats, reporting eased shoulder tension, steadier balance after a stroke, lower blood sugar and first full nights of sleep.

Steph Winter describes the Thanksgiving 2009 vow that turned into a daily practice blog, quoting entries on early morning sessions, honest struggles, and the chi she sees in her northwestern Wisconsin forest.

Lucy Hocking, certified in the 1980s, returned to the 2008 teacher conference after a long absence and recalled the 1985 Asilomar gathering, where a distant piper played Amazing Grace during beach practice.