Bathrooms & TCC

I’m home thinking about the fantastic T’ai Chi Chih teacher conference in Boulder. What are my memories? Hugs and laughter! Did I get muscle and joint pain? You betcha! Did I get tired? You betcha! Did my ankles swell? You betcha! Did I have challenges finding a bathroom? You betcha!

I was at a higher elevation then my usual sea level; it was hot and the “must of the day” was drink lots of water. So that’s what I did. Between lots of movement, sitting during wonderful presentations from our peers and lots of eating, bathroom breaks were needed.

This hotel will go down in the memory as the most interesting place – especially to find toilets for taller folks, those who’d undergone hip surgeries, and for toilet paper holders jutting into your shoulder. Finally after traveling around the building for several days I found the ground floor women’s bathroom satisfactory (rather than the handicap bathroom). Yeah!

Some of you may think this subject is over the top but I want to say “no way.” When I’m in the present and being mindful of everything around me, even a bathroom can be an adventure for smiling or groaning.

Thanks for all the memories this conference created. Thanks for all the strong people I practiced next to. Thanks for the Chi and laughter.