Our Experience of TCC

Donna was teaching T’ai Chi Chih at Queens House, and I’d always been interested in learning the practice. Because the class began on my 68th birthday; I decided it would be a perfect time to begin. 

After the session I didn’t practice any of the movements. A month passed and Donna came to our home to go through half the movements with my husband and me. It was enough to get him hooked and enough to get me through a practice confidently. We found some practices we could follow online. It took a while to flub our way through all the movements. The handouts were very helpful, too, especially the one that lists all the movements in order.

We were still having difficulties doing the four Pulling Taffy movements and Passing Clouds. Donna asked if we wanted a DVD. She shared it and went through an extremely helpful practice with us. Now we are quite confident. Since then we have been doing TCC almost every day. The movements are graceful, centering, peaceful and calming.

My husband and I are trying to find some common interests in our retirement. And we very much enjoy doing this together. We have also found the DVD very easy to follow. My husband’s balance is better, his sleep is higher quality and the circulation in his legs has improved. We have only been doing this for a month and are looking forward to more benefits. 

When my hips, knees or legs start to ache, the pain goes away by the time I have completed a practice. That’s also making me more peaceful and serene, which is my daily goal. This is a wonderful tool to improve the quality of life; mind, body and spirit.