From: Stephen Thompson <stephen2816@mac.com>
Subject: Sandy's March 2016 Newsletter
Date: October 19, 2018 at 12:15:21 PM CDT
To: Stephen Thompson <stephen2816@mac.com>

 

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Contents
Sandy McAlister's Message: Share our T'ai Chi Chih practice with the World, 10a.m. April 30, 2016
Community Updates: 2016 Teachers Conference August 11 - 14 Seattle WA
Justin's Insights & Chi Reflections
Events lead by the Guide and Teacher Trainers
Links to Resources & Materials
Mission Statement
Sandy's Message
Share our T'ai Chi Chih practice with the World, 10a.m. April 30, 2016
What a joy it is to share T’ai Chi Chih with other people and also to hear them express gratitude for the practice that has been instrumental in bringing about a change in their life. As practitioners we all experience some benefit or most likely we would not continue working with the form.  On Saturday, April 30th at 10am we have the opportunity to share our practice with the world in an energetic way. What started out as, World T’ai Chi Qigong Day, has transformed into World Healing Day. On the last Saturday of April practitioners of Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, Prayer, Sacred dance, Chanting and other such practices gather in groups or individually in a spirit of unity to create a vibration of peace and compassion around the world, to surround the world with a flowing web of positive energy.  I would like to encourage everyone who practices T’ai Chi Chih to set aside 10 am on April 30th and enter into the Cosmic Rhythm, as Justin might call it, by doing T’ai Chi Chih. Provide an opportunity for T’ai Chi Chih to take its place alongside other beneficial practices and lend its power to benefit the world and mankind.
*For a more in depth perspective read the Feb. 2016 VFJ Article, which should be arriving in you mail box any day now.
~Sandy McAlister in Hayward, California
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Community Updates
August 11-14, The 2016 Teacher's Conference - University of WA, Seattle WA
Conference this year will be held on the campus of the University of Washington which is located on Lake Washington in Seattle. August is a beautiful month in Washington. Our sleeping rooms (each with private bathroom) and moving space are in one building and the dining space is in the building next door, so we will have many opportunities to walk outside.
August 14-16, Post Conference Seijaku Accreditation and Seijaku Workshop - University of WA, Seattle WA
CLICK HERE for more information about the 2016 T'ai Chi Chih Teachers Conference and for registration forms, room & meals, scholarships, vendor application form, info on post-conference Seijaku Teacher Accreditation and Seijaku Basic Course, and the University of Washington's website.	
 
The 2016 T'ai Chi Chih Teachers Conference - University of WA campus, Seattle WA	

Justin's Insights
Going beyond technique
“The fencer, the swordsman whose life depends on instantaneous reaction far more rapid than mental response – intuitive sensing, if you will – and the jazz pianist, who has no time to think as he improvises, all cultivate something far beyond necessary technique. It is not enough to be a mere technician, no matter how skilled. When one goes beyond technique, it is Myo, the great mystery. It is the reason enlightened Zen men tend to be artists, poets, etc., all on a spontaneous basis, the manifestation of enlightenment.  “When I tell T’ai Chi Chih teachers to ‘Sink into the Essence,’ this is what I’m referring to – let T’ai Chi Chih do T’ai Chi Chih.”
~ Justin Stone. VFJ June 1991  Reprinted with the permission of The Vital Force._  The Vital Force Archives: click here
Chi Reflections
Being bound is a delusion
We must always bear in mind that we are not going to be free, but are free already. Every idea that we are bound is a delusion.  ~Swami Vivekananda
Water
Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.  ~Lao-tzu
Surrender
When we meet life undefended, even for a moment,  we discover that we have no enemy but fear itself.  In surrender, we choose to let our hearts break a thousand times instead of living our life trapped in fear.  Each time we are willing to stay open and broken,  the hard shields of defense soften and expand  a little bit more.  ~Chameli Ardagh	
Events lead by the T'ai Chi Chih Guide and Teacher Trainers
2016
March 4-6 NJ Shore TCC Workshop with Dan Pienciak  Contact: Siobhan Hutchinson siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com
March 13, Oakland, CA, Teachers Workshop with Dan Pienciak  Contact: Nina Gibson ngibson11@comcast.net 510-525-6116
March10-13 Santa Barbara Teacher's Retreat with Sandy  Contact: Pam Towne pamtowne@gmail.com
March 15-18 Santa Barbara Teacher and Student Retreat with Sandy  Contact: Pam Towne pamtowne@gmail.com
Apr. 10-13 Aston, PA Teacher Symposium with Sandy  Contact: April Leffler lirpaleff@rcn.com
May 4-7 Prescott, AZ TCC Retreat with Pam  Contact: Pam Towne pamtowne@gmail.com
May 7-9 Prescott, AZ, Seijaku Intro Retreat with Pam  Contact: Pam Towne pamtowne@gmail.com
May 12 - 15, Rochester, MN Teachers Retreat with Pam  Contact: Bonnie Sokolov [bonnietaichi@q.com])(mailto:bonnietaichi@q.com)
May 13 - 15 NJ Shore TCC Teachers Retreat with Daniel Pienciak  Contact: Siobhan Hutchinson siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com
May 14 Rochester, MN Student Retreat Day with Pam  Contact: Bonnie Sokolov [bonnietaichi@q.com])(mailto:bonnietaichi@q.com)
May 27- 29 Mendham, NJ Seijaku Teacher Training with Pam  Contact: Bill Moore tccwithbill@yahoo.com or 862-668-5753
May 29-June 4 Aston, PA TEACHER ACCREDITATION with Pam  Contact: April Leffler lirpaleff@rcn.com
May 29-June 4 Aston, PA TEACHER ACCREDITATION with Pam  Contact: April Leffler  lirpaleff@rcn.com
June 19-25 Colorado TEACHER ACCREDITATION Daniel  Contact: Marie Dotts mcdotts@hotmail.com
Aug. 11-14 2016 TEACHERS CONFERENCE Seattle, WA
Contact: TBA
Aug. 14-16 Seattle, WA Seijaku Accreditation with Pam
Contact: Dan Pienciak  wakeupdaniel@aol.com
Aug. 14-16 Post-Conference Seijaku Workshop Seattle, WA
Contact: TBA
Sept 16 -18 NJ Shore Seijaku/Meditation ("Turiya") with Daniel Pienciak  Contact: Siobhan Hutchinson siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com
Oct. 4-7 Santa Barbara, CA TCC Retreat with Pam  Contact: Pam Towne pamtowne@gmail.com
Oct 9-13 Aston, PA INTENSIVE with Daniel  Contact: April Leffler lirpaleff@rcn.com
Oct. 16-19 Aston, PA Prajna Retreat with Sandy  Contact: April Leffler lirpaleff@rcn.com
Oct. 21-24 Near Orlando, FL TCC Silent Retreat with Pam  Contact: Anita Vestal vestala7@gmail.com or Susan Quinn rsusanquinn@gmail.com
Nov 4 - 6 NJ Shore TCC Retreat with Daniel Pienciak  Contact: Siobhan Hutchinson siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com
Nov. 17-19 Albuquerque, NM Seijaku Accreditation with Pam  Contact: Robert Montes de Oca r_montes7769@msn.com
More T'ai Chi Chih Events
Click here for additional events including those lead by dedicated Teachers, as well as the Guide and Teacher Trainers. Attending T'ai Chi Chih events is an excellent way for you to receive helpful feedback, improve your practice, and to be with other T'ai Chi Chih practitioners.	
Links to Resources & Materials
Justin Stone's DVDs/Videos, Books, CDs/Audios: click here
Sandy McAlister's Seated T'ai Chi Chih DVD: click here
Pam Towne's Serenity in the Midst of Activity DVD: click here
Skype Lessons with Pam: click here
Seijaku Booklet:  $3/copy + $1.20 (1st Class)  $20/ 10 copies + $3.60 (1st Class) or $2.70 media rate  $35/ 20 copies + $6.00 (1st Class) or $3.20 media rate  Make checks payable to: T'ai Chi Chih International Foundation  Send checks to: Ann Rutherford, 1534 Wagon Train SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
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Mission Statement
The International T'ai Chi Chih Community of students and accredited teachers is dedicated to the personal practice of T'ai Chi Chih and to sharing with the world this form of moving meditation and its benefits affecting body, mind, and spirit.	

 	

	
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