Categories: Teacher Experiences & Reflections
September 11, 2001: Teaching on Sept. 11
By: Linda Braga
Castro Valley, CA
Teaching on Sept. 11
On Terrible Tuesday I opened my fall T’ai Chi Chih class in San Leandro[,CA] hoping that one or two would show up. Twenty-five people showed up and I was grateful that we could be a light to the world in setting aside 1½ hours to do something peaceful. Our hearts and minds were broken by horror and fear and anxiety but we came anyway and met one another in acts of peaceful determination. Midway through the class we lighted a candle and had silence to honor the dead and pray for peace.
We will continue to let the Light grow in the days ahead and to pray for peace ceaselessly in our hearts and by our actions.
We all together shall overcome.
Love to all,
– Linda Braga
Castro Valley, CA
Topics: California, Grief and Loss, Group Practice, Personal Stories, Running a Class, Stress Relief
Originally appeared in: December 2001