Growth & Friendships

T’ai Chi Chih has given me friendships from all walks of life and all over the world. These are people from all different backgrounds who come together to practice a moving meditation that unites us as one. What a gift, huh? The greatest gift is love. As Justin says in Spiritual Odyssey, “Love energy is the fruit.” Don’t you just love that?

I am celebrating 20 years of being an accredited TCC teacher and have loved every minute of it. In coaching students to become teachers, I am humbled and continue to grow in the practice that brings me peace, joy, forgiveness, lots of love, love, love, and an awareness that deepens with each new event in my life. Joys, sorrows and suffering – in my own personal family and in my TCC family. I am so grateful.

I am playing with my movements and continue to find things to refine, refresh, renew, release, rejuvenate. Find any “r” words that work for you. Like the all-fun-loving “resting pose.” It’s great to be a long time student in this journey. It’s like working on my habit energies. I look, feel, move … then refine, refresh, release and rejuvenate. It’s definitely a work in progress. I love learning from other teachers and students.

Right now I am sharing with the students the abbreviated movements of TCC to get them to practice more and it’s working. I have done this in the past, and they enjoy doing the full practice. This helps them learn the names of the movements, helps people who do not want to do the seated form (yet cannot stand for the full nine repetitions), and it keeps them coming back to classes each week.

They feel confident; they are growing in their practice with a flow that brings a sense of balance, accomplishment and peace. Isn’t that what we want? I know we want circulation, too, but that’s a surprise that their internal being is getting without them even realizing it. We want our people to feel successful, confident and flowing with a grace that creates a ground that brings value to who and what they are.

I love sharing this gift of TCC. Thank you to Justin, and to all the people who have shared generously their talents and love of TCC throughout the years. May we all continue to be blessed, grow in love of all things and be guided by light, and truth and integrity.