Ode to T’ai Chi Chih

Words – Paula Ahles

Tune – “Somewhere over the Rainbow”

Somewhere inside my body Chi does flow
Chi flows yinning and yahning
Bringing me peace I know.

Somewhere Ed will be watching when we go
We must work on our practice
If we don’t he will know.

Relax the knees and check your stance
Don’t lean the stack of coins will fall around you,
Now shift your weight and feel the wave
Flow from the t’an t’ien and then
Let Prajna guide you.

Somewhere hidden with us is the key
We must learn to let go of
Effort and let the Chi.

Right now our heads are spinning we agree
But we all will continue
Because we love T’ai Chi…Chih!

Dedicated to my fellow classmates at Teacher Accreditation, Maryvale, [ND], 1999.