T’ai Chi Chih Flowers

The Art of Teaching

Greetings to our TCC Family:

I am currently teaching TCC in two retirement communities, and one class for the general public. I enjoy teaching senior citizens because TCC is so adaptable to their needs. I encourage them to move within the range of comfort and to rest when they feel the need.

To all my classes I constantly emphasize the single most important quality of TCC, softness and continuity of motion. This is not an easy concept to grasp in a fast-paced culture that is prone to exert lots of effort and willpower. When students ask, “Do you mean relaxed?”, I respond, “are flowers relaxed?” There is usually a giggle or two.

In my own personal practice of TCC, I have seen that there remains much, much more to gain from cultivating softness and continuity of motion! Best wishes to all!

– Love, Luis Sanchez
Goleta, CA