TCC Humor

Lucy Hocking, Salsbury Cove, ME

In December a sprained ankle slowed me down. Several months later I agreed to start a TCC class at the local College of the Atlantic…the surprise came to me when I realized that my ankle had not fully recovered and I was having problems flexing it. So, I went to an M.D. and he suggested rocking heel-ball-toe, toe-ball-heel to aid its healing–he didn’t realize how funny this was as he was demonstrating TCC to ME! and talked about shifting my weight, etc. He still didn’t seem to get the humor or irony of it all even when I explained, but he was pleased that it improved my mood–which had been a bit grey and frightened. That ol’ Universe sure has a great sense of timing and humor! Needless to say, I taught the classes and showed great improvement–the students were patient and did the form better than I could! Joy thru Movement indeed! In Chi!

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Roxann Post, Riviera, AZ writes about the following humorous incident:

My Mom, Gladys, recently began taking TCC at our local Community College from Joy Barbour. She was excitedly telling an elderly woman friend of hers about her new class over the telephone. Here is a portion of their conversation:

Gladys: No…No…Not “Dyed Sheets”, …T’ai Chi!
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Gladys: No…No…Not “Tight Cheeks”,…T’ai Chi!
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Gladys: No…No…Let’s have lunch. I’ll tell you all about it then..

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Susan Hudgens, San Jose, CA says: I’m teaching three students in my home on Tuesday evenings. One young lady is 10 years old. Her sister, Jenny who is 13, after the fourth class asked what she should be thinking about when practicing T’ai Chi Chih. She asked what made it a meditation? I answered as best I could and suggested positive thoughts at the conclusion of practice– peace, joy, good health–and Nellie (10) piped in–the “A’s”! oh, I just beamed and hugged her and enjoyed the moment.