Circles Within Circles

During the practice of T’ai Chi Chih there are times when I notice the circles, within circles, within circles. Tonight I just taught my first class and have found another circle. The class was a little stiff at first. My words faltered, my teaching was staggered and fragmented. But, as class went along we moved more. As we moved more the teaching became “looser”. We ended up having more time than I had planned for so I taught them Around the Platter Variation and we moved some more. At the end of the class I asked if anyone had felt any effects (i.e. warm hands, tingle in the hands, etc…) and that is when I found the next circle. Some smiled, some eyes gleamed and some of those said “yes”. I have always felt we transmit TCC in our actions and everyday lives because TCC changes us and therefore affects that interaction. Tonight I saw a small glimmer of the effect that the direct transmission of TCC can have. This is a circle I had not yet discovered because I had not yet completed it. TCC was transmitted to me (thank you Justin and all others involved) and I feel that I have started to complete a new circle by transmitting what I have learned back to others. I look forward to discovering more circles and the circles within those circles.