MAINE TCC TEACHER FEATURED IN LOCAL PAPER
Congratulations to T’ai Chi Chih teacher Raymond Reid on the wonderful feature this week about his work and TCC in The Portland (ME) Daily Sun! Read the article here.
WHO ARE YOUR TCC STUDENTS?
People with HIV/AIDS, others with chronic pain, and still others nearing the end of their lives – all benefit from T’ai Chi Chih classes, says teacher Judith Schwartz of Berkeley, CA. “Doing TCC on the Zen Hospice floor (of a hospital and rehab center) has been quite an experience,” she writes. One very old and frail woman moved as if she had been doing TCC for years. Another woman, stern with grey hair pulled tightly back, visibly softened during class while moving only her hands. Read Judith’s full story in the May 2011 issue of The Vital Force.
T’AI CHI CHIH COULD BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE
New research shows once again how practices like T’ai Chi Chih can benefit people with Parkinson’s disease. Thanks to TCC teacher Neil Roy in Portland, OR for sending us this clip.
TCC DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
TCC teacher Linda Braga said enrollment in her classes increased in Spring 2009 as the U.S. economy worsened. As TCC students and teachers know, this practice is a great antidote to any kind of stress. Linda’s article in the May 2011 issue of The Vital Force (TCC’s quarterly journal) also explains how she taught a class in Hayward, CA in which half the students spoke only Chinese. “I had not used this technique (demonstrating movements in silence) before, but found it powerful,” she said. “Everyone seemed to benefit from this individual brief time of demonstration with no words.”
JUSTIN ON MEDITATION
“If we would live the meditative way, we must meditate. The current of constant meditation will gradually pervade the whole life, and each action will, in itself, be pure. We are all saints in embryo, and we are all Divine.” – Justin Stone, Climb the Joyous Mountain: Living the Meditative Way
TCC CLASSES POSTED ON THE WEB
A Google News search shows several TCC classes starting around the country this month. Want to follow TCC on the web this way? Go to www.Google.com, click on “News” at top of the page, and enter “T’ai Chi Chih” in the blank box. Any mentions of TCC in the news over the past 30 days will show up here. It’s inspiring to hear about new classes starting in 2012!
CONGRATS TO TCC TEACHER BETH PRESTON!
In today’s article in the Everett, WA newspaper The Herald, Beth and students explain the benefits of T’ai Chi Chih practice. Reporter Sarah Jackson, Beth, and student Phyllis Bagwell and Willow Williams do an excellent job of explaining TCC, with first-hand reports as well as info from the TaiChiChih.org website. Here’s to spreading the word about T’ai Chi Chih far and wide in 2012!
HAPPY 2012! READY FOR A CHANGE?
Peace of mind, numerous health benefits, joy through movement, and unique, individual, nondenominational spiritual connection come with regular T’ai Chi Chih practice. TCC teachers can also add the joy of teaching, spreading the joy of this practice with others. Let this website serve as a base, with links to TCC teachers nearly everywhere (lots of classes start in January), and more. Happy New Year to the worldwide community of TCC teachers and students and to those who will join us yet this year.
JUSTIN ON MEDITATION
“The one-pointed mind is strong, and the restless one is the cause of untold suffering.” – Justin Stone, Climb the Joyous Mountain: Living the Meditative Way, 2nd ed.
JUSTIN ON JOY
“We usually employ the excuse that we have no time. But we have made our lives. We can be joyous if we are worthy of it. We must always remember the lesson: without changing the causes, we cannot expect a different result.” – Justin Stone, Climb the Joyous Mountain: Living the Meditative Way
