by Rick Barrett | Sep 25, 2023 | Event Recaps
It keeps getting better. Each year I say that, and somehow that is exactly what happens. And this chapter in the TCA story was a wonderfully coherent and exhilarating exploration into “What else is possible?”
by Rick Barrett | Sep 30, 2022 | Event Recaps
Tai Chi Alchemy continues to provide a safe space to explore “What else is possible?” It is a pop-up Brigadoon where our personal armor can be parked at the door to free us to Meet with our whole being and feel the joy and wonder of participating in this crazy business of being human.
by Rick Barrett | Jul 22, 2022 | Event Recaps
What made this particular event extra special for me was being inducted into the ICMAC Hall of Fame as a Senior Master. I joined my two teachers in the Hall: William C. C. Chen had already been inducted as a Grandmaster, and Yang Fukui as a Senior Master.
by Rick Barrett | Apr 1, 2020 | Event Recaps, Meditation
I had the honor of teaching a five-day meditation retreat at the beginning of March for Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. It was called “Meditation in Stillness. Meditation in Action.” I was joined by the wonderful Dr. Renee Rhodes, clinical...
by Rick Barrett | Oct 15, 2019 | Event Recaps
Thanks to all who made the 25th birthday of Tai Chi Alchemy in Sedona such a wonderful event! It just keeps getting better! I visited Sedona for the first time in 1994 and fell in love with the place. I was there with a friend for a wedding that didn’t happen....
by Rick Barrett | Apr 22, 2019 | Event Recaps
Many thanks to Sifu David Shaver and the Peaceful Wolf gang in Connecticut for a wonderful seminar last weekend, “Brain Coherence in the Internal Arts.” The venue shifted from David’s studio in East Haddam to the beautiful lake-front Senior...
