Magic at Ghost Ranch

Ghost Ranch, which Georgia O’Keeffe called home and where she painted magnificent landscapes, is a magical place nestled beneath orange colored sandstone cliffs in northern New Mexico. So when the opportunity arose to give one-hour T’ai Chi Chih demonstrations for the Presbyterian Hospital leadership personnel there, I jumped at the chance.

Justin had been giving pointers about how to give good demonstrations: Tell them what TCC is and tell them what the actual words mean (i.e., knowledge of the supreme ultimate or knowledge of the great energy). Then he suggested demonstrating Around the Platter, Around the Platter Variation, and one of the “Daughters.” So this is what Dora Derzon and I did.

I was amazed at how quiet the room became and how well the 20-plus participants moved. We brought class schedules, Good Karma Publishing catalogs, brochures, and the two postcards announcing the GKP and TCC websites. I also gave each person a bookmark (with my name, contact information, and the TCC websites) that had one of my favorite Justin quotations printed on it: “Joy is always there; it only has to be uncovered.”

We taught three movements and the Cosmic Consciousness Pose. One woman in the back row was beaming and seemed to be nodding in agreement with everything we said. At the end of class I asked her if she was a TCC student. She said that yes, many years ago, she had taken classes with Carmen and Justin. She said her life was much smoother and easier when she had been doing TCC on a regular basis. She eagerly picked up the class schedule. She was so happy to have re-discovered TCC. I was very moved by the participants who kept thanking us for the demonstrations. We had shared a great gift, and there was so much genuine gratitude, it touched my heart deeply. TCC can positively affect everyone, so let’s share what we know with the world.