Teaching Tips and Tidbits

I heard a comment teaching last weekend at the retreat for the Jewish Women’s Resource Center that I thought was a very nice description of the TCC experience. A woman said after class, “It feels like giving yourself your own massage – only from the inside.” Every time I have the opportunity to share TCC with others their responses remind me of how lucky I am to get to do this.

– Viola Moriarty
Denver, CO

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One student had trouble telling left from right. We decided she could remember left because she wears a watch on the left wrist. So, do the moves first on the watch side, then on the other side. It really helped her.

– Hope Ridley
Menlo Park, CA

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I introduced a 4 lb. rubber ‘bodyball’ into class as an aid to the position of the hands in ‘carry the ball’. I ask students to do a set, pass the ball around ‘letting it go’ while retaining the shape of the hands during the movement.

– Ralph Garn
Syracuse, NY

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My first attempt at leading a TCC practice session in the park was with the help of Lana Blake-Seaman, who is a teacher candidate. I took the no-frills approach and led a silent practice. At the end, I solicited comments about the practice session and all of the students agreed that they would prefer to be prompted as to the name of the movement, and also the start and ending of each movement. We will incorporate their suggestions at the next monthly practice session. We also fielded some questions concerning movement clarification. All things considered, it was an OK practice session, which we hope to improve upon at next month’s meeting.

– Steve Tang
Fremont, CA