A Sense of Wholeness

I taught my last class of the 8-session course the other day. It occurred to me that the last class is like the first class: joyous and motivating. Each time I begin a new class I am thrilled to go back and know again: what is this practice that we do? Why do we continue? What is rocking motion? How do you begin? I love to go back to the very basis of our practice and learn it again. The very best learning is done through teaching. Each week it builds up, piece by piece, movement by movement. Until, at last, you’ve taught them all. And now it’s the last class. You answer questions and clarify moves, then you begin and lead the students all the way through from beginning to end, for the first and last time. For me, the sense of completion and wholeness is overwhelming. Everyone is beaming. Then we sit and follow up with Steve’s meditation tape to introduce the students to the method and to help them to integrate easily all the Chi they just generated. Finally I send them home glowing and filled with love. And of course, it’s the same for me: I’m smiling from the inside out.

Greetings to all! I guess I’ll be starting a new class soon!