Our Personal Stories

The students and instructors from the Hoppers Crossing Centre share their Tai Chi journeys. Life is full of challenges and opportunities. As our life journey weaves along through raising a family, work, and social engagement, it is vital as individuals that we continue to find time for exercise to maintain and sustain our health. As…

I’m an Instructor at the Camberwell centre and am privileged to teach the beginners class of Tai Chi students at our centre. Recently we had an interview session with a few of these students where we asked how Tai Chi was good for them and their comments about coming to the Camberwell class. The following…

I started learning Tai Chi when I was 75 years old because of my back problems as the gentle exercises were a big incentive to try. I never expected that Tai Chi would not only reduce my back pain but also help improve my posture and allowed me to do physical work again. Added benefits…

Our usual Wednesday day class in the Lutheran Church Hall in Doncaster East was disrupted by workmen laying new flooring, but fortunately it was a lovely sunny morning and our group took to the garden instead. Instructor Christina reconnoitred the layout, established the angle of the sun, and marshalled her troops (i.e. our enthusiastic class)…

My journey with Tai Chi started with my late father. My father practised Tai Chi seriously over many years and boasted to have learned from Masters with direct line to the Kung Fu houses in Mainland China. As a youngster, I used to watch him practise his Tai Chi forms and loved listening to his…

How or where do I begin this long-overdue letter to my tai chi friends in Melbourne!? It has been only 4 months since I left Australia and just over 33 years since I embarked on my life-long tai chi journey. Yet, it feels like eons! Has time shrunk just now or have I changed, utterly?…