Categories: Where in the World

Circling Back Around

By: Anthony Pagliarulo

Scottsdale, AZ

At my first few T’ai Chi Chih sessions at The Wellness Community in Phoenix with May Swanson, I was directing Chi distantly (from Pulling In The Energy and Push Pull) to my wife who was undergoing lung cancer treatments. When I asked her about it, she acknowledged feeling the energy in her body moving. That got me more interested in attending retreats, where I learned that TCC has an innate intelligence. In other words, directing energy to my wife was not necessary because it was already happening by simply being at one with the frequency of my loving vibration towards her. I then moved to Chi Gong for my wife until her soul was called to journey beyond this earthly plane.

I continued with more TCC retreats, intensives and a teacher training. Many moons after becoming accredited, my teacher recommended me to teach The Wellness Community. Giving back to the community that helped me, I am now providing a service to humanity and living my passion as Rumi has said, “Let the beauty we love, be what we do.” TCC has led me to a passion for being and becoming; I am excited about continuous and constant improvement. Justin told me to practice TCC when I feel like it and when I don’t. I thank him for bringing this easy-to-learn meditative movement to life in 1974. And I thank all of my teachers, my teachers’ teachers, and Antonia.