Day of Joy Thru Movement: Celebrating T’ai Chi Chih (September 2000)

News Shorts — Update

By the time the September issue of the Vital Force reaches the T’ai Chi Chih Community, there should be concrete ideas and plans as to how and what each participant will do to celebrate this very special day.

I am getting in touch with all my past and present students and asking them to join me in a practice session. This will have to be planned and coordinated well as November 20, 2000 is a Monday, which is a workday for many.

Some examples are: a daytime demonstration at a university campus, a lunchtime demonstration at a public area (if it is not too cold), or at a shopping mall, an evening demonstration at a bookstore like Borders or a community center where T’ai Chi Chih is taught. If you work in a hospital, a corporation, a government facility, get permission from the Human Resource Office to make a presentation or offer a sample class. I am making posters and will be handing out flyers with information on T’ai Chi Chih (classes, benefits, etc.), for participants and “watchers” or “passersby.” Be creative on how to make this first Day of “Joy Thru Movement” / Celebrating T’ai Chi Chih as much fun and worthy of the purpose (to honor Justin Stone and to educate the public about T’ai Chi Chih) as possible. I am sure everybody has ideas and I urge you to join in in this celebration. Make this day one where you will experience and manifest joy in the heart, joy in the mind, and joy in the soul!

– Aida Wilks