Feel the Chi ~ Share the Chi (November 2016)

2017 T’ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference

June 15-18, 2017

By Marie Dotts, Lisa V, Leya Cragin and Lisa Otero (the 2017 Teacher Conference Committee)

We invite all T’ai Chi Chih teachers to mark your calendars and start making plans to join us on June 15-18 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, for our annual conference. We are planning a rich program of multifaceted learning opportunities and festive social activities to bring us together to deepen our personal practice (Feel the Chi), and also to support and inspire one another as teachers (Share the Chi). As always, we come together to have fun, celebrating our community and the Joy of the Chi.

Our venue is a resort hotel, the Millennium Harvest House Hotel. We have personally inspected the spacious and comfortable guestrooms, many with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains from a private patio. Our meeting space includes a 5,000 sq. ft. outdoor pavilion, as well as a 5,000 sq. ft. ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking beautiful gardens. There are also plenty of indoor and outdoor spaces for socializing after hours. Summer is high season in Boulder, but our June dates provide an excellent value.

For those who extend their stay before or after the conference, the hotel has 16 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, including 15 tennis courts, an indoor and outdoor pool and bar, gym, garden, and restaurant. The hotel, in the heart of the city, is less than two miles from five of Boulder’s top six tourist picks for things to do: the Flatirons, Chautauqua, Pearl Street, Boulder Creek Path, and The University of Colorado.

Boulder has been voted number one in some fun polls: Happiest City, Brainiest City, Highest Well-Being Index, America’s Foodiest Town. The charming city is 25 miles northwest of Denver and sits adjacent to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Rocky Mountain National Park is just one hour from Boulder.

Every teacher conference is a special opportunity to grow and enrich our community. No other event brings so many teachers together to exchange ideas, experiences, inspiration, and support. Please join us!

Registration materials will be available by late November at: .

A Special Message From Marie, Conference Coordinator

I invite you to Feel the Chi ~ Share the Chi. I cannot imagine T’ai Chi Chih without community. We have ten new teachers in Colorado and all would tell you that community is one of the things they love most about TCC. I believe this is so because community is a direct expression of the fundamental Truth that we are not separate but part of a Oneness; whenever we are aligned with Truth, the experience is always one of Joy.

This Oneness is often likened to a tapestry where every thread is essential and plays an important part in holding the tapestry together. Indeed, every thread is interdependent. A strong community understands and values this interdependence. The community helps each individual express his/her full potential and the individual plays an essential part in helping the community express its ultimate integrity and beauty.

My individual practice has deepened greatly and become richer because of the support of our community. I am a more effective teacher because of the inspiration and support of all of you. The Chi, in turn, guides me in expressing what I am uniquely called to do to support the community. Because of the generosity of spirit each of us expresses, our community grows stronger. This interdependence and exchange of energy is the essential movement and flow of Life itself, the yinning and yanging of the Chi. When we accord with this flow there is no limit or end to our individual potential and the potential of our community.

I invite you to come to next year’s conference and feel the joy of this flow. Please know that your presence matters. You are an essential thread in the TCC tapestry; you give to the community in ways that no one else can. Come share your Chi and together we will help each other grow into who we are all meant to be. I am honored and grateful to be in community with you and look forward to seeing you next June in Boulder.