Teacher Resources Update

Teachers can access the online T’ai Chi Chih Teacher Resource list through the hidden link on the TCC community website. (Please contact me if you don’t have the url.) The resources were updated with information gathered during the conference. Many thanks to Susan Weber for her tireless data entry and compilation. If you missed getting involved this year, contact us at the 2009 conference, when we will update the information again.

“Guidelines for Teaching Students with COPD” was written by Hannah Hedrick and is posted on the web site’s hidden url. The pamphlet is useful for teaching students suffering from respiratory difficulties, as well those older than age 65. The document provides important information on adaptations and modifications specific to COPD and how to teach that population safely.

This is the first of many guidelines being prepared by willing TCC Resource Teachers. These guidelines are simply that – guidelines for teaching TCC safely and successfully. They do not constitute a new way to move, but rather, they take into account necessary precautions, restrictions, and adaptations for each specific population. As Sr. Antonia wrote, “TCC is a discipline that addresses the whole person. The movements are pure and simple and can be easily adapted for any population while still respecting the purity of the principles in how to move.”

Again, if you need the hidden url web address, please contact me or a teacher in your area.