How Practicing TCC & Learning Seijuku Changed My Life

When I began taking T’ai Chi Chih classes I was not only living each day in very high pain levels, I was working in a very stressful position and working environment. I had so much stress and anxiety in my life and needed to find solutions that no medication could deliver. The stress, pain, insomnia and anxiety were causing such chaos in my personal life and affecting my relationships. I had to find something I was physically able to do. Because of previous lower back surgeries, I was unable to perform yoga and instead found TCC during an online search for relaxation.

After the second or third TCC class I began to feel the Chi and relaxation. My fingers began to tingle and I felt warmth all over. At the end of each session I felt more relaxed than I had in years. I left TCC evening classes each week, went home, went to bed and fell right to sleep. If I’d have received only the benefit of relaxation I would have been one happy camper, but I received so much more than I could have imagined.

My stress and anxiety levels are so much lower and I’m so thankful. I practice as often as possible at home, but always feel more energy while practicing with others, especially while standing in a circle. TCC has literally changed my life, giving me a sense of peace within, better balance, and the ability to get rid of the sense of anxiety and stress when I practice. A few of the positions at times even lower my pain level, which is amazing.

TCC is also beginning to help with balance issues caused by nerve damage and a dragging leg. My balance isn’t at 100 percent, but I do feel some improvement, something no doctor had ever been able to help with. I feel confident that with time, practicing TCC will continue to improve my balance. Maybe I won’t fall as often while walking in public, and out of nowhere flying through the air and emptying the contents of my purse in public. That would be sweet.

I’ve just taken my first Seijaku class and am so excited to continue and grow. I’d never been able to totally feel the grounding in my feet during TCC practices, but after just one Seijaku class and very few practice movements, I felt it for the first time. That was awesome and I feel more grounded now than ever. I look forward to continuing TCC and intertwining it with Seijaku for an even deeper sense of serenity and balance.

Our instructor demonstrated each of the toning exercises before the class joined her. As I watched her and the expressions on her face as she demonstrated the AHHH in the Hi YA exercise, I just burst out laughing. I said I wanted that because it looked like she had just had an orgasm. Everyone laughed. Such a joyful sensation surrounded her aura and I wanted to feel the same.

Thank you to my wonderful instructor and my TCC family for making my life a better and happier place.