Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan
for Health and Self Defence
There is always unity between the people. If this breaks down, everything stops and the necessary work is done to restore it.
There is a sense of true community, of common or shared purpose that transcends difference.
Each person is accepted and respected, and there is a willingness to allow people to grow past their mistakes.
The vision of what it is to be a healthy person and a healthy community is alive within the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan and often talked about.
Time is taken to meet the emotional and healing needs of all within the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan and everyone the school touches, and there is an atmosphere of openness and support.
The Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan is ready, even eager, to learn from its mistakes and the experiences of others. Learning is a way of life.
There is an atmosphere of kindness, love and honesty created within the human relationships that make up the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan.
The spiritual dimension is alive and present in the daily life of the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan.
It is safe for everyone to express concerns and new ideas, free from persecution and censorship, at the same time, members are careful to speak their mind with respect, courage, dignity and honesty.
There is an orientation of service for others as the reason why the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan exists.
There is constant and ongoing reflection and evaluation of the actions of all within the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan in the light of its ideals.
It is a happy place in which laughter and joy find a comfortable home.
Adapted from the Four Worlds exchange.
Building a Sweat Lodge, Building a Healing Organisation.
By John Hartley for the Li Chi Hsiang School of Tai Chi Chuan.