What the T’ai Chi Chih Web Site Offers

From the Editor

www.taichichih.org

Besides our teachers, the web site is our most valuable resource for spreading the word about T’ai Chi Chih. If you are a teacher, please consider linking your site to this main one. On the flip side, it has long been the policy of The Vital Force not to link out to individual teacher sites, as we do not want to co-mingle TCC with other practices. This is the same reason that we only list TCC-centered events in the Community Calendar.

The website serves many purposes for a myriad of audiences. If you are a teacher who wants to give an overview of TCC to a journalist, the site has great background information about the benefits of TCC; commentary, articles, and insights about the originator, Justin Stone; a photo gallery of Justin Stone performing the movements; and press clippings and studies about TCC in the news. It has a complete Community Calendar for events held around the country, as well as information about Seijaku (advanced TCC) and Good Karma Publishing. If you are a student who just moved and are looking for a teacher in your area, we have an easy, drop-down menu to search state-by-state or country-by-country. If you are a student wishing to become accredited to teach TCC (which is a requirement), all the information is readily available at your fingertips. If you are a teacher wishing to promote a retreat or event wholly related to TCC, the site has a place for you. It’s all there in an easy-to-use format.

Email Lists

Although teachers are listed publicly on the web site, so that students may find them, this contact information is not to be culled from this site for any use. We rely on the integrity of the teachers to maintain this.

Accredited & Non-Accredited Teachers

If you hear of people teaching TCC without having become accredited to teach, please contact Good Karma Publishing (which holds the copyright and registered trademark for T’ai Chi Chih) and Antonia Cooper (TCC’s guide) with pertinent details. Contact information is on the back page. In order to maintain the high quality of teaching and the integrity of the practice, accredited teachers must impress upon their students that only accredited teachers may teach TCC. The future of TCC depends upon it.

KG, Albuquerque, NM

Deadlines & Ideas

Oct 1Early NovFreedomDaughter in the Valley

Jan 1Early FebSharingCarry the Ball to the Side

April 1Early MayClarityPush Pull

July 1Early AugAwarenessPulling in the Energy

Table of Contents

Justin Stone1

From the Editor2

Noteworthy3

Service4-5

Guiding Thoughts: Sr. Antonia6

Sandy Says / Pam Says7

In The News 8-9

Teaching Tips:

Daughter on the Mountaintop10-11

Climb the Joyous Mountain12

Justin Stone13

For Teachers14-15

Events16-18

By Students / For All19-21

Karmic Comments22

Lighter Side22

Community Calendar23

Contacts / Subscribe24