We are officially in our second month of our weekly free community Tai Chi class here in Oaxaca, Mexico. A student recorded this video during yesterday’s session and shared it in our WhatsApp group with the caption: "Best class yet." The class started in January with about eight students, and over the past several weeks, it has grown into this beautiful, vibrant circle! This is such a powerful reminder of the impact we can have when we combine the art of Tai Chi with a spirit of service to the community. How is your journey going? I’d love to hear form all of you: - How are things going with your practice? Are any of you teaching your own classes yet? What are some of the challenges or wins you’ve experienced recently? A nudge for those in the Teacher Training... For those of you further along in the course, have you thought about completing your Community Class assignment? The task is simple: teach one free community Tai Chi class and record it. 1. The Plan: Create a simple class outline (feel free to copy the format from my Tai Chi for Beginners class, and then add your own flavor to it). 2. The Invite: Create a flyer, post it, and invite people. I’ve heard from many of our graduates that this is one of the most impactful parts of the course. It creates massive personal breakthroughs and often has the "happy side effect" of attracting new students who want to keep working with you! Check out the energy from yesterday's class in the video below! 👇

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful and productive week across the globe. I’m sharing a photo from my sunset Tai Chi class here in Puerto Escondido last night. The energy was incredible, and I wanted to send some of that coastal calm your way. I’d love to see what your world looks like! If you have a second, share a recent photo in the comments. Whether it’s of a class you attended, taught, your personal practice space, or just a view from your corner of the world. I looking forward to seeing everyone from Europe, Africa, the U.S., and beyond in two weeks for our Live Zoom Gathering! Stay grounded and enjoy your weekend.

We are thrilled to officially announce that @Louis Carrillo has become our newest SOHMA Tai Chi Certified Instructor! Louis has long been a leader in our community, always going above and beyond to help his fellow students and instructors. Beyond our school walls, he has been a vital force in spreading Tai Chi throughout Long Beach. He has been leading at our free community classes at Heartwell Park and teaching Tai Chi at the YMCA. I even learned that he has been substitute teaching for one of our other graduates at the JCC. We are incredibly grateful to have such a high-caliber instructor and dedicated leader among our ranks. Please join us in the comments in congratulating Louis on this massive achievement! 🐉✨

As we close out the year, we have one very important milestone to celebrate. Since we recently launched this new platform, we wanted to make sure we officially recognized @Jeff Coats for graduating from the SOHMA Tai Chi Program this past August! Jeff has shown incredible discipline and heart throughout his journey. We are so proud to see him reach this milestone and complete the program. Celebrating Together It is always more meaningful when we celebrate as a community. We want to give a special shout out to the fellow graduates who were there to witness the ceremony and share in the moment in this photo: - @Kala Carrick - @Gopi Janine Ma Li - @Madoka Urhausen Jeff, your dedication to the art is an inspiration. We are honored to have you as a graduate of our program and are glad to have your achievement recorded here in our new community home. Please join us in the comments in celebrating Jeff and his hard work! 🐉✨

Aloha! I became a certified instructor with Dr. Daniel / SOHMA in Long Beach. I have since relocated to Honolulu and have only done a few group practices. If you are ever going to be in Honolulu look me up so we can do a Tai Chi practice. I'll be out of commission Dec. due to knee replacement surgery but hope to do solo practices mid-late January.