Hello Dr Hoover, I've fallen off the wagon and don't feel good about it. starts with justified postponing; trying to get into a routine with the back to school, back to work, tackle what you left undone before the holidays, new things popping up. etc etc, then had some issues with my phone and the videos not working, now the app doesn't want to open. and in the daily rush, if it doesn't work immediately I move onto the next thing that needs to be done> now I'm sitting with over 10days, probably two weeks of no lessons or following. AND i even lost the Zoom Class which I so wanted to be part of !!!😭😱 life is a bit hectic, but I think its the same for many people. I'm ADD, dyslexic and suffer from chronic anaemia, vit B deficiency. But I'm not going to be down, I have inner peace most of the time and I'm proud I know I am trying every day my best in all. I just need to keep at it and sort out my priorities and a bit more time management and efficiency (which is obviously a struggle for me). Anyway, today I get my Vit B shot 😃, which I'm well overdue and I hope to sort out the issue on my cell app. Tai chi so important to me but it gets pushed aside and last too often. will work on that. I was really inspired by the intro, learning you are also ADD but have succeeded a lot. I struggle but I don't want to give up. At the moment I'm also struggling with my classes, I priorities getting ready for them but its all different people: I've been having a wave of new students enthusiastically wanting to start the new year with Tai Chi, most have physical problems, overweight, serious back injuries ect. then I have my "old" students which have fallowed me since a few month and are easier to teach but most of them have also other schedules in their lives and sometimes disappear for weeks and months. Its becoming challenging to plan a lesson to fit all. so today I am giving two classes, one for the older students and one for the newcomers. I've even been asked to do Tai chi from sitting, which I didn't even know about until I googles it 😐. I warn them all I'm not an official instructor or have medical capability. I just want to transmit what I have learned over the past decade and how it has improved/changed me. I take it also as a learning practical for my future.

@Daniel Hoover thank you so much. Great info and tips. Will definitely try the habit stacking. Looking forward to the next zoom session

Congratulations!!

Congratulations on your path and achievements! Where was the photo taken?

Hello everyone! I'm Carola. I have followed Tai Chi for the past 10 years and it has become a passion. I'm particularly interested in internal martial art and healing practices as I've personally felt the change. I've moved several times and have had different masters which have exposed me to various styles and practises. in 2024 I finally decided it would be wonderful to learn how to teach tai chi in order to spread the benefits to all that are willing to try. unfortunately I then had to move again and didn't get a chance to start my teacher training with my then 5 year Master's school in Rome. I now live in Harare, Zimbabwe. Last year I tried keeping up my training and have volunteered at a community mental health centre to share some basics as a way to keep going. I am so happy I have finally found and inscribed into this course. I am really looking forward to learning from Dr Hoover. I do not believe in Tai Chi as movements alone, I want to keep learning and practising to improve healing, connectiveness and how to help others.