1999 Teachers’ Conference fondly remembered by new teacher; 2000 Conference anticipated

Dear Noel,

I just finished reading my most recent issue of the Vital Force and wish to tell you how helpful the information has been, and how interesting the reading, especially about the teaching at Kaiser Permanente. Just last week someone suffering from Parkinsons Disease asked me about how safe T’ai Chi Chih would be in his condition and I was happy to be able to pass on some of the information from your article.

With the date of the next conference approaching, I would like to say a few words about my experience of last year’s conference, my first one. I arrived somewhat apprehensive, not quite knowing what to expect, but my fears quickly disappeared after meeting the first few staff people of the T’ai Chi Chih community, and it continued uphill until departure time.

Heartfelt thanks go to the many teachers I spoke to and who were so generously sharing information answering many questions especially in the area of setting up their teaching practices.

Special thanks go to Carmen, who gave me a correction that changed the way I practice TCC by allowing me to understand how to do “yinning and yanging” without causing pain in my knees and what to change in my stance when pain appears. Painfree practice really moves the Chi!

Other important highlights were the T’ai Chi Chih practices.

I am looking forward to the 2000 conference in New Jersey.

– Viktoria Vercelletto