TCC Publicity Articles

When approaching administrators about offering T’ai Chi Chih classes through their facilities (community colleges, city recreation departments, adult ed. programs, YMCA or YWCAs, convalescent hospitals, corporations, and the like) I find that many of the decision-makers are completely unfamiliar with T’ai Chi and its benefits. The following one-page statement is a concise, helpful reference page and introduction to TCC which they can keep. Parts of it can be adapted to a course description for a brochure or announcement. It is also a good resource when prospective students begin to call the facility for more information about the class.

Also, a statement such as this, along with an 8×10 black-and-white glossy photograph of yourself doing TCC, might easily form the basis of a feature article in a local newspaper, if submitted to the editor of the People or Living Section.

Feel free to use this if you find it helpful.

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T’ai Chi Chih is JOY THRU MOVEMENT…a moving meditation. It is a series of 20 simple movements that are joyous and easy to do. The movements are slow, gentle, and can easily be done by anyone, regardless of age or physical condition. They involve no physical contact, but rather emphasize self-awareness, well-being and energy flow.

As a moving meditation, T’ai Chi Chih (TCC) is a gentle, yet very powerful centering experience in which the body also gets to participate. It provides an excellent preparation for Spiritual Mind Treatment work, meditation, yoga, running or any sport.

The circular movements promote health in every part of the body by circulating and balancing the Chi…the Vital Force. When our energies are out of balance we experience disease, distress and disharmony. By centering ourselves and balancing the Chi we experience health, harmony and wholeness in our bodies and in our lives.

People have reported many physical, emotional, mental and spiritual benefits of regular TCC practice…reduced weight, relief from chronic back pain, release of stress, increased endurance, serenity in the midst of activity, increased intuitiveness and creativity, and spiritual attunement among them. The benefits and experiences reported by students are as diversified as the students themselves. Each person seems to receive what he or she needs.

TCC movements require only a few feet of space so they can be done almost anywhere…including by one’s desk when feeling tired or up-tight. They have a peaceful yet refreshing effect. Tensions dissolve and are replaced by heightened energy and relaxed awareness.

TCC was originated in 1974 by Justin Stone, a T’ai Chi Ch’uan Master. He found the ancient form of T’ai Chi Ch’uan difficult for students to do, requiring many years of practice to perfect in order to receive the benefits. So he began experimenting with simple movements that could easily be learned by anyone with benefits derived in weeks instead of years. The result was the form he named T’ai Chi Chih which means “Knowledge of Supreme Ultimate” in Chinese.

The 20 movements can easily be learned in two weekend workshops or eight weekly classes. To schedule a class, weekend workshop, or free presentation for your group, contact accredited instructor:

– Pamela Towne
Cypress, CA