Wave Of Healing Around The World

On April 30th, to celebrate the seventh annual World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day, we gathered on tiny Raspberry Island in the middle of the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, to join a wave of people around the world dedicating our 10 a.m. T’ai Chi Chih practice to healing the planet.

Organized by Theresa May with assistance from Marlena Vernon and Susanne Carpenter, the event was co-sponsored by the City of St. Paul and “Fitness in the Parks.” Thirty-two accredited teachers, students and curious community members formed a circle on the grass and began by holding a personal vision of world peace.

As the singing bowl signaled the beginning and end of each movement, the sun shone brightly, a barge churned down river alongside us, and a train made its way along the riverbank.

We found our rhythm together as the Chi flowed. At the end of the practice, we faced westward upriver to hold the appreciation and a positive anticipation for the unfolding of our visions and to pass along the Chi wave to participants west of us.

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