Spring Retreat Remembered

Easter weekend brought 14 teachers and 11 students of T’ai Chi Chih together for a T’ai Chi Chih-Meditation Intensive with Steve Ridley. It was a successful way to celebrate renewal with passage into springtime. The calm atmosphere at Westminster Retreat (in Alamo, CA) was conducive to the interesting program Steve introduced.

The purpose of our gathering was to deepen our experience of the Essence through self-cultivation practices. Special moments participants noted were varied from the power of pranayama: Tibetan (energy) rites, to the inner warming of meridians/organs receiving increased circulation of Chi: Eight Pieces of Brocade.

Under blue skies with hawks in flight and light rain passing over us, all returned to one. The harmonious group focus during T’ai Chi Chih practice was the ‘supreme ultimate’, to recall the essence of our being (there together).

Many thanks to each of you who contributed to the ‘overall’ event by your presence! To Steve, a special thanks on behalf of this group, for your sincerity and clarity of purpose in serving joyfully, and so adeptly, from the heart of your own experiences.

– Liz Salada
San Leandro, CA