My Cyclic Experience of T’ai Chi Chih

Tree-rooted Childhood: Connecting with the bubbling spring beneath my feet puts me in touch with my spontaneous, joyous child-self, free to discover, explore and express the life-energy source within me.

Flowering Maidenhood: The refreshing, renewing, life-giving release of energy within me, that comes with the yin-yang movements, awakens and sustains a youthful, vibrant spirit within me.

Fruitbearing Adulthood: Not only are the benefits of T’ai Chi Chih practice cumulative for me, that are also additive–giving birth to wisdom, creativity, inner strength, peace and more of whatever personal resources are needed for me to experience a productive, fulfilling life.

Maturing Power of Seniorhood: Stability in the midst of crises, calm when surrounded by chaos, peace in coping with pressures, clear-thinking in times of confusion are a few of the precious, ongoing benefits that I believe will be life-long for me as long as I remain faithful to my T’ai Chi Chih practice, either physically or mentally.