Mind-Body Disconnect

New students of TCC are sometimes so disconnected from their bodies that their first tries at the simplest of movements are awkward and uncoordinated – so much so that it’s initially hard for them to see how they will ever get through the beginning lesson. However, if they honor the disconnectedness that is troubling them, beginners find within themselves a yearning to feel more connected, more grounded, and more at home in their bodies. If nourished, this yearning will guide them to rediscover their forgotten mind-body connection, which of course, leads them right into the heart of Chi.

As your new students begin to perceive and feel their own Chi more clearly, their experience of how they should move begins to alter, not just within the time set aside for TCC practice but also in how they move outside of practice. Through the joy of movement – and the near ritual of the TCC practice – the novice begins to reconnect, relax, and explore their inner Chi. In doing so, they return to their deepest roots, taking nourishment from that greater wellspring of Chi, the universal life-source shared by all.