Lisa M. Otero has been practicing T’ai Chi Chih for 25 years and was accredited to teach in 2000. She is a student of Carmen Brocklehurst and had the honor to be personally instructed many times over the years by TCC originator, Justin Stone. Lisa teaches five classes each week at indoor and outdoor locations in Oxnard and Ventura, CA. Read more...

Kim began practicing T’ai Chi Chih (TCC) as a reluctant student in 1990 with the use of an instructional videotape while living in Boston, Massachusetts. After TCC originator Justin Stone moved to Albuquerque in 1993, Kim and Lisa Otero made frequent trips to New Mexico to study with Justin and Carmen Brocklehurst, Lisa’s aunt. Nine years passed, with dozens of Read more...

Amy Tyksinski “What beckons to me in this moment now through my T’ai Chi Chih practice as we, the chi and I, commune with one another?” is a question I often ask myself in the quiet early morning as I start my day. I and my humanity fall into a compassionate embrace; the gentle 19 movements and 1 pose welcome Read more...

I wanted to study T’ai Chi Chih from the Originator Justin Stone.  In 1985 the only way to do that was to attend a Teacher Accreditation Course.  I did not want to become a teacher, but I did want to learn more. So I attended the course and became accredited to teach in 1985. Life sometimes leads us in directions Read more...

Hi, I’m Caroline Guilott, accredited in T’ai Chi Chih since June 1999. I frequently studied with TCC originator, Justin Stone, through the latter part of his life. For me, T’ai Chi Chih is simply a way of life. I derive joy seeing my students achieve breakthroughs and grow their inner sensibilities. What motivates me as a teacher ? When I Read more...

The T’ai Chi Chih Center has IN-PERSON free practices are scheduled for: T’ai Chi Chih Practice Wednesdays @ 5:30 p.m. T’ai Chi Chih Practice Thursdays @ 11:00 a.m. T’ai Chi Chih Practice first Saturday of the month @ noon Our  location is 2132 Osuna Rd NE, Suite C (SE corner of Osuna and Chappell),  Albuquerque, NM. 87113-1460   About T’ai Read more...

I first learned T’ai Chi Chih in 1997 with someone who was not accredited. I still felt calm, grounded, and centered. It helped me gather my energy, my thoughts, my courage to do all that I had to do at the time. I was SuperMom: working full time and taking classes toward three accreditations and being married raising two kids. Read more...

Hello, and a warm welcome to my page! I’m so glad you’ve found your way here. T’ai Chi Chih (TCC) first found me back in 2018, during a beautiful introductory session led by Tina Wells at the Oxfordshire Recovery College. Although I’d spent several years training in Wing Chun Kung Fu, Qigong, and Tai Chi Chuan, there was something uniquely Read more...

Welcome! Lisa Stroyan offers a variety of classes online and in Northern Colorado to students, candidates, and teachers across the country. She is an accredited  teacher of both T’ai Chi Chih and Seijaku. She also offers individual mentoring to students and teacher candidates. Some classes are “ongoing,” meaning they recur continuously.  However, many specialized classes can be scheduled once a few Read more...

Carmen became an accredited T’ai Chi Chih teacher in 1980 and Seijaku (advanced TCC) in 1987. TCC Originator Justin Stone certified her for both. Carmen has lectured and taught T’ai Chi Chih classes (in English and Spanish) and workshops in many U.S. states and internationally. Over the years, she has taught TCC at IBM, Intel, Southwestern General Corporation of Colorado, Gallup-McKinley Read more...

I had been described as having a mind like a racehorse…on steroids. Not a pleasant characteristic! Imagine my amazement when, after experiencing my first T’ai Chi Chih class in 1999, my mind felt completely calm and QUIET. Ahhh, now THAT got my attention! I became accredited in 2000 and have been teaching classes ever since. The populations and environments I Read more...

T’ai Chi Chih and Seijaku have been the crowning joy of my life and work. I first studied T’ai Chi Chih in 1995, while pursuing holistic bodywork studies, becoming a Reiki Master, and a practitioner of Integrated Energy Therapy. I was accredited to teach T’ai Chi Chih in 1997, and was accredited to teach Seijaku by Originator Justin Stone a Read more...

Pam Towne specializes in working with people who have been practicing T’ai Chi Chih and desire to deepen their experience and understanding of this powerful form. For beginners, she has a DVD or download to use for learning and practice.  The 9 minute introduction is available on YouTube. Click Video tab above. A teacher at heart, Pam has taught TCC Read more...

Jessica enjoys working with and has taught students across the entire spectrum of age, health condition, and ability. Over the years her students have described her teaching style as “warm,” “authentic,” “personable,” “comforting,” and “like coming home to a wonderful hot meal.” In the brief time since her Accreditation, she’s played a large role in the formation of 13 additional Read more...