Categories: Where in the World
T’ai Chi Chih in China
By: Reneé Wilson
Victoria, BC, Canada
Something very exciting and interesting was related to me today. I started a new T’ai Chi Chih class at the “Y” and an elderly couple came to me after the lesson smiling from ear to ear wanting to tell me how they became interested in T’ai Chi Chih and in particular in my classes. They were at the Kunming airport in China where they had a long wait for their flight, when they saw two ladies doing some beautiful flowing movements. Soon people gathered around and asked them what they were doing. They were told that it was T’ai Chi Chih–originated by Justin Stone and that they had taken lessons from Reneé Wilson in Victoria. The onlookers were invited to follow along and in no time at all, about 20 people were enjoying the “Joy Thru Movement”. It made the time pass by very quickly and everyone felt relaxed and refreshed. What a coincidence and what a small world it is, indeed! Thank you, Justin, for planting the seeds that seem to be spreading all over the world.
– Reneé Wilson
Victoria, BC, Canada
Topics: Building a Class, Canada, Group Practice, Personal Stories, Starting Out
Originally appeared in: Spring 1989
