Important Announcements

Web Site:

It’s done!!!!!!! Please visit taichichih.org.

Regular monthly site updates will now be done through our consulting web designer. Submit your changes by the first of the month and information will be uploaded within a few days. As a reminder, all teachers are welcome to submit calendar events for upcoming retreats and workshops. We will have a space on the site for folks to download information about events. The VF thanks Lisa Thorburn, our web mistress, who has been a dedicated servant of TCC.

To All Subscribers:

As Justin says of the letters he has received: 90 percent of practitioners have been changed by T’ai Chi Chih. Tell us how you have been touched. The Vital Force is only as vital as your contributions, and we think it gets more vital with each issue!

Some have written asking why their articles did not appear in the last edition. It’s about balancing voices and shaping content into a cohesive journal – within confines of space. Rest assured that all submissions are considered for future editions.

To Students:

TheVital Force is as much for you as it is for students! In fact, your experiences are vital to reminding teachers why they teach in the first place. We value your voice and want it to ring loud and clear.

To Workshop Participants:

Because of space limitations, The Vital Force will generally only run one specific article from each event with one photo. This does not mean that people cannot (and should not) write a general article about what they’ve experienced. It just doesn’t have to be done in the context of an actual event summary.

KG, ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Submission Guidelines

Deadlines & Ideas

April Early MayReleaseBass Drum

(Abandon Hope)

July 1Early AugServiceDaughter on the Mountaintop

Oct 1Early NovFreedomDaughter in the Valley

Jan 1Early FebSharingCarry the Ball to the Side

MISC

Table of Contents

Justin Stone1

From the Editor2

Openness3-5

Guiding Thoughts: Sr. Antonia6

Sandy Says / Pam Says7

Teaching Tips:

Around the Platter Variation8-10

Feature11

Justin Stone Life Celebration12-13

Noteworthy14

Events15-17

News18-19

By Students20-21

Karmic Comments22

Lighter Side22

Community Calendar23

Contacts / Subscribe24