Mental Health Prescription

I was first introduced to T’ai Chi Chih by my health care provider. My job as a programmer analyst was very demanding with frequent deadlines. I often felt like I was drowning, and developed the physical symptom of not being able to breathe. After I showed up at the emergency room twice, a mental health worker referred me to a TCC class, given at the hospital, for work-related anxiety. TCC helped me significantly reduce the anxiety. After retiring we moved to another city. About four years later, I discovered that the people who invented the first floatation tank (aka sensory deprivation tank) live only five miles away and rent their test tank for a small fee. The combination of 90 minutes in the tank once a week and almost daily Seijaku has greatly increased my enjoyment of life.

Pyramid Poems

know

essence

openness

softness stillness

openness

essence

love

– Robert Montes de Oca

calm

mantra

peacefully

present being

a fullness

within

all

– Marc

joy

quiet

letting go

serenity

forgiveness

ho hsi

chweeee

– ERB

close

(but do

not block) your

chi or you will

never feel

complete

joy

– Jerry Granok

peace

quiet

affecting

relationship

all is well

the chi

speaks

– Jeneth Rundle

be

at peace

deep within

and practice what

t’ai chi chih

has taught

me

– Bo

feel

the chi

wrinkles tell

the truth you see

now let go

feeling

free

– Diane Moody

go

letting

chi flows free

overflowing

habits change

release

free

– Mary R.

i

let go

ears relax

high awareness

benefits

cascade

out

– J. Kiefer Veerkamp

joy

insight

laughter tears

growing growing

letting go

blessing

cry

– Cynthia Winland

the

temple

became light

and healed all with

love and joy

flowing

chi

– Mary White

trust

the chi

it will lead

the way to your

awareness

all and

self

– Corine Reeber

my

fractured

cup runneth

underachieved

injuries

and age

fixed

– Stu Goldman

how

to do

t’ai chi chih

keep it simple

stay grounded

feel it

now

– Brock

it

is the

principle

integrity

only is

t’ai chi

chih

– Brock

still

moving

awareness

teaching me how

to be soft

inside

i

– Caroline Guillot

i

can feel

what’s inside

truly aware

letting go

changes

me

– Pauline Quimson

safe

yes, here

i can be

the real me

awareness

being

free

– Pauline Quimson

yawn

snap and

crackle pop

joyful noises

feel so good

release

gone

– Pauline Quimson

it

is all

good, no thought

of perfect now

just feeling

it is

fine

– Carmen