TCC taught in classrooms in France

T’ai Chi Chih has been a great help in my life. Its daily practice has given me the strength to do what I had to especially during this year of discovery round the world.

Now I am back to France, to a “teaching routine” but it has been enlightened by the fact that I now teach 3 classes of T’ai Chi Chih. It is a real experience – so different from teaching an academic subject. T’ai Chi Chih has become the new subject in my “state school.” I am amazed to see how many [blocks] some of my teenager-students have. They enjoy doing T’ai Chi Chih. It helps them to relax and also concentrate at this first level.

We practice for one hour and after a 10 min. break, we meet in a classroom – I play some soft music and they copy and illustrate the names of the movements. Some of them, girls especially though they are just a few, love their “T’CC copybook” or “note book”. One of them said it was always opened on her desk at home. She enjoys looking at it and refining her movements.

And I have noticed that their illustrations starting in bright colors and the use of felt-pens have changed a lot. They now use chalks and pastels, softer colors. There are a few lines about Justin (of course!) and they improve their knowledge of geography as they can point [to] Albuquerque on a map!

But the main thing is they are getting aware of the Chi. T’CC is a special treat in the school schedule and I’m really happy I can help!