Joy, Joy, Joy….. Yahoo!!!

To My Dear Family and Friends,

This past weekend I attended a T’ai Chi Chih Retreat in Saskatoon at Queen Retreat house.

Leading the retreat was Pam Towne, TCC Teacher Trainer from California. As most of you know I have been practicing T’ai Chi Chih, (often called, Joy Thru Movement) off and on for a number of years. I really believe in the benefits of regular practice for circulating and balancing the Chi energy for health and well being.

I attended Teacher Training in Edmonton in Sept. 2002 and was “deferred,” along with two others, to deepen and soften our practice before teaching. On Sunday morning of the retreat, Sept. 19th, Pam said that she could joyfully announce that Faye, Byron and Rhonda (the other two deferrals) were now fully accredited teachers!!

What celebration ensued—no less than Canadian Idol!!—as about 13 of the attendees at the Saskatoon retreat, who were also at the Teacher Training in Edmonton, gathered around us. All were as happy as we were to have the circle completed. Joy, Joy, Joy….. Yahoo!!

The learning and growing will always continue, and my understanding and movements will deepen. I am so happy that now I can share the gift of T’ai Chi Chih with family, friends, and anyone else, interested in learning the 19 gentle movements and one pose that can so enhance one’s life. I hope to plan and set up classes soon.