Service in Sitka

Sitka, AL

It was a dark and damp day in Sitka. My journal notes reflect what had been going on. I’d been sitting doing T’ai Chi Chih while recovering from hip surgery on Jan. 16, 2007.

I faced the challenge of sitting back at an angle, needing to follow precautions of not moving more than 90 degrees forward. On this particular day, I stood to do my TCC practice and wrote about how joyful I felt to modify my movements. I had to hold on to a bookcase as I moved my left leg forward and came back to rest with weight on the right leg. Now I could stand.

As time went on, I recorded the first day I could move without holding on. I cried with joy. Another week went by and I did a Seijaku practice without holding on. I was still modifying Pulling Taffy – 1st Variation – Anchor due to more precautions. On March 27 I wrote, “While doing Pulling in the Energy, I felt my heart chakra open and the heart felt so strong after finishing the movement.” This was joy thru movement. You see, this was my second hip surgery. After the first one in 1993, I did not have TCC with which to recover. The difference in feeling grounded and balanced has been healing.

Sitka is now not as dark; it is still damp. Every first Saturday of the month our regular TCC-by-the-Sea group meets outdoors on the waterfront to practice. On April 7, 14 of us met for practice and afterward had our photo taken for a 2008 calendar sponsored by the local library. On April 21, Martina Kurzer led a group during the Sitka Fun Fair, a day of events encouraging people to engage in healthy activities. Martina also held TCC classes this winter and spring. On May 5, we Sitkans met again for TCC-by-the-Sea, a special practice for me as it was my 60th birthday.

I look forward to seeing all of you in New Jersey in August.