An Open Letter to TCC Teachers

So, what is it that we do as T’ai Chi Chih teachers?

We re-introduce people to the realm of their own presence. We invite them to become again as little children and to take delight in the movement and aliveness of their own bodies, as we, too, experience the delight and aliveness of our own presence.

We affirm for them that who they are is precious, that there is nowhere to go and nothing to do in order to recognize their own value, as we, too, realize our own precious value.

We gather them together in an atmosphere of shared unity, we create an environment that enhances an experience of oneness, as we, too, embrace the oneness.

We introduce them to these easy movements that carry them deep into the mystery of their being, as, we, too, allow ourselves to enter ever more deeply into our own mystery.

We hold open a space of Love, quietly, with our own center, holding the space for them to enter, as we, too, enter into this space we hold, and become nourished and healed by the Love.

We remind them to breathe, in and out, as we, too, become present in our breathing and in our body.

We speak of and demonstrate continuous circles, encouraging them to allow the movement to flow, as we, too, surrender to the circular movement that has no beginning and no end.

We offer them softness, and stillness within motion, as we, too, soften into the still point of our own lives.

We show them how they stand between heaven and earth, as we, too, take our place with fullness and joy.

Is it any wonder that teaching TCC is such a joyous practice? Whether we have one student or many, our sharing of these movements and this spirit is work of the highest order. We always teach what we must learn, and as it is said in the Course in Miracles, “Teach only Love, for that is what you are.”