News from Teachers (April 1990)

Bullhead City, AZ — Joy Barbour is scheduled to give a demonstration to a “snowbird” RV park near Bullhead, and continues to work with a variety of groups.

San Jose, CA — Donna Shaffer who has taught T’ai Chi Chih at Apple Computer for some time, is now teaching a pre-natal T’ai Chi Chih class at the Apple facility in Cupertino. She also offers a class at the South Bay Healing/Acupuncture Center in San Jose.

Palm Springs, CA — As a result of the article on T’ai Chi Chih in the “L.A. Times”, Tais Hoffman will offer a workshop in Palm Springs. Tais found that based on the “Times” article, local papers are interested in doing articles about T’ai Chi Chih classes.

“Longevity” Magazine will run a short article about T’ai Chi Chih in its May 1990 issue. Look for it!

Surprise, AZ — Ruth-Marie Arguello-Sheehan (RMNAS)’s home in Santa Cruz was damaged in the earthquake, then she suffered a damaged leg from a fall off a ladder during an aftershock. Later during a trip to Texas she was hospitalized for a series of operations on her leg. By the time she left the hospital in Humble, Texas, the doctors and nurses were requesting a class for the staff at the hospital. Ruth Marie teaches T’ai Chi Chih at the Happy Trails Resort in Surprise, Arizona. She finds she has more opportunities to teach than she can keep up with among her retiree constituents. Ruth Marie, an accomplished professional storyteller, was a featured speaker at last year’s National Conference on Aging. She comments about the need for more T’ai Chi Chih teachers serving older adults. “People over 50 are under tremendous stress, even those who look affluent,” she says.