TCC Conference 2018 Ben and Betsy

February 10, 2018 Ben is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! Ironic that the man who began as the first Postmaster General got lost in the mail!!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin When I practice Light at the Top of the Head I often consider those wrist circles up there as cleaning the inside and outside of a window. I let go of all the fog and can see clearly the road my life is on at this time in the journey. Then when I reach the wrist circles for Light at the Temple, I clear the tangle of my plans and expectations that I have about where I am headed and how far along I should be right now. Each pause in the stillness reminds me to just be... be okay with exactly where I am right here present with today. Empty of Expectations for Tomorrow Empty of Wishing Things Different Yesterday I am fully present Just being here now Thank you for sharing the breath of life with me in this moment. We are welling up with bu...

February 4, 2018 Ben is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! I'm sure you all guessed!  Ben went to the Superbowl!  He was with his hometown team during the Superbowl and rode back to Philadelphia with them for the parade!  He was happy to share the chi with the EAGLES and their fans!!!  Ben's in all these pictures!  He sure had a great time.  Maybe next time he's in Philadelphia, it'll be for the 2018 T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference! Are your Hotel Reservations are made? http://www.taichichih.org/conference-2018/ Chi-FULLY in Emptiness, Ben Franklin ============ #TCCConf2018 #TCCBetsyAndBen #TaiChiChih (Thank You Philidelphia Eagles for building our CHI!)

February 2, 2018 Betsy is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! Thank goodness Betsy was too sleepy to get up and go to my TCC class Wednesday morning.    After class, coming down the staircase I had a really bad fall.   If Betsy had been along, she would have been smushed so flat we would never have been able to fill her with chi.  My elbows were killing me, but nothing else hurt at that moment.   I was afraid to move for a few minutes though. The only thing I remember about the fall was stepping to what I thought was a landing on the stairs (I have no depth perception .) and feeling nothing but air beneath my feet.   My next awareness was landing sprawled out in the lobby on my back and my head banging on the hard tile floor. According to my student who was right behind me, I missed the last two steps down to the landing, fell onto it, bounced off a huge ceramic planter and then basically somersaulted dow...

January 16, 2018 Betsy is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! You just never know when or where Betsy Ross is going to show up. We were hoping she would appear in Aston PA at the Franciscan Spiritual Center for Sr. Antonia's retreat to soak up some chi. Sending all this chi forward to Philidelphia, PA for the T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference July 26 - 29, 2018. Follow this link to get registration info....  http://www.taichichih.org/conference-2018/ Chi-fully Betsy Ross ============ #TCCConf2018 #TCCBetsyAndBen #TaiChiChih (Thank You Alba Cordasco for building our Chi!)

January 11-12, 2018 Ben is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! 1.11.2018 – TCC teacher, Denise Bussman, welcomed Ben to frigid, Madison, Wisconsin and thanked him for bringing warm, 50 degree temps!  He absorbed much Chi as he observed my TCC class, held at the Waunakee Village Center, in the Village of Waunakee – the only Waunakee in the world! 1.12.2018 – Ben and I traveled to downtown Madison, to visit the famous UW Center For Healthy Minds, home of the acclaimed Dr. Richard Davidson, whose brain-based research was highlighted at last year’s TCC Conference in Dr. David Parrish’s presentation: “The Brain on TCC”. Wow! Talk about an opportunity to be filled with Chi! 1.12.2018 – Ben and I completed our visit in downtown Madison, with a trip to the State Capitol Building where Ben posed on the steps to the Capitol for a photo-op in -20 below wind chill. A hearty soul that Ben! Sending all this chi forward to Philidelphia, PA...

Merry Christmas!!! Greetings from Betsy, Ben and the 2018 T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference crew!!! We hope you found time to ground yourself this Holiday! We hope that emptiness opened you up for new adventure to begin! May your travels be safe! May your tummy be full of that sweet Chi energy! May your heart be open to love! The Gifts of Community and Chi is found at the T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference. We hope to see you there and share some JOY! http://www.taichichih.org/conference-2018/ ============ #TCCConf2018 #TCCBetsyAndBen #TaiChiChih

Ben is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! Flat Ben came to Loveland, CO to visit Rebecca Paulson for Christmas and a visit to one of several teaching locations in the far west! Plenty of opportunity to focus on grounding in the soles of your feet. These HUGE feet are the base of a man playing saxaphone. It stretches WAY up to  tiny head and hands. Sending all this chi forward to Philidelphia, PA for the T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference July 26 - 29, 2018. Follow this link to get registration info....  http://www.taichichih.org/conference-2018/ Chi-fully Benjamin Franklin ============ #TCCConf2018 #TCCBetsyAndBen #TaiChiChih (Thank You Rebecca Paulson for building our Chi!)

December 8, 2017 Betsy is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! Greetings from Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. Ho-Ho-Kus Seven letters all in a row, Three are in caps, and four are low. Add two hyphens, they must be there Or our Ho-Ho-Kus would not be rare. Rare indeed, is this little town in northern New Jersey, home of Wendy Statuto, a fellow TCC teacher. The land was first inhabited by the Lenni Lenape Indians, whose name means “original people.”  It wasn’t until 1662 when the first white man came to own property.  Legend has it that the indians offered their friendship to these first settlers inviting them to live with them and helping them build their dwellings.  After hundreds of years, I could feel the Chi that was generated from this town’s very beginning. But arriving here was not without a little excitement, as I found myself surrounded by two collies and a little pup (Mark and Wendy’s new little rescue, Finley).  I thought I might...

December 15, 2017 Ben is gathering Chi for The 2018 T'aiChi Chih Teacher Conference! Flat Ben came to Surprise, AZ to visit Nikol Price. Nikol is a librarian so our first stop was the Estrella Mountain Community College library to consult some reference books. On my second day with Nikol, we went on a road trip to her niece’s wedding reception in Fort Mohave, AZ. On the way, we stopped in Wikieup and I had some trouble with the law. We got it all worked out and made it to the wedding on time. Yum! I sure do enjoy these wedding cookies! Sending all this Chi forward to Philidelphia, PA for the T'ai Chi Chih Teacher Conference July 26 - 29, 2018 Follow this link to get registration info... http://www.taichichih.org/conference-2018/ Chi-fully Benjamin Franklin ============ # TCCConf2018 # TCCBetsyAndBen # TaiChiChih (Thank You to Nikol Price for building our Chi!)