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50 Years of Taoist Tai Chi™ arts! From humble beginnings in Toronto in 1970, Master Moy’s teachings have spread around the world. Today more than 1000 participants from 26 countries mark 50 years of helping people and serving our communities through Taoist Tai Chi™ arts. Our hearts are full of appreciation as we look forward to the next 50 years!

Announcements / Personal Stories

Personal Reflections During the pandemic, many participants have been reflecting on their practice and how it has helped them find balance, calm and strength. Explore what they have written here.

Individual Practice / Personal Stories

Reverence Practicing Taoist Tai Chi™ arts helps me treat everyone and everything in my life with respect, thoughtfulness and gratitude. Whenever I’m having a difficult time, I turn to my Taoist Tai Chi™ practice. Almost immediately I start to feel reverence again towards the people around me, my home, my garden, my cooking. ~Galina

Festivals

Goon Yam Festival Fung Loy Kok participants from twenty-five countries chant to celebrate and be inspired by Goon Yam (Guanyin), the bodhisattva of compassion.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival: Beautiful Bags

All Souls Festival gives the living an opportunity to express filial piety, harmony and dedication by honouring ancestors, relatives and friends who have passed away.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival August 23-25

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All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival: Volunteers

At this time of year the temples bustle with activity.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival: Commemorating Loved Ones

More than 1,600 bags of offerings are prepared for the deceased.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival: Care Offerings

In traditional Taoist belief, souls of the dead continue to need care from those in the world of the living.

All Souls Festival

Paper Offerings

Buddhist and Taoist temples around the world observe All Souls Festival during the first half of the 7th lunar month.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival: August 23-25

All Souls Festival is one of the most important times of year in the Taoist calendar.

All Souls Festival

All Souls Festival August 23-25

All Souls Festival

Health Benefits

Taoist Tai Chi™ arts and Balance

Watch an interview with an osteopathic practitioner about balance, biomechanics and Taoist Tai Chi ™ arts.

Personal Stories

Relearn How to Listen

Each week, I participate in virtual meetings of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism – the directors transmit Master Moy’s teachings to us and participants share their discoveries.

Personal Stories

Living Knowledge

The teachings transmitted within the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism carry with them living knowledge passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

Personal Stories

Turning around PTSD

How does one begin to recover peace of mind following traumatic life experiences?

Personal Stories

Goodwill: Speaking the Same Language

For over 20 years, I've been a regular participant in Tai Chi Taoist ™ arts retreats at our International Center near Orangeville, Ontario.

Personal Stories

Quieting the Worries

I have a habit of feeding my worries.

Health Benefits / Personal Stories

World MS Day

Living with Multiple Sclerosis for a few years to several decades, Kim, Tonie and Sylvia share how Taoist Tai Chi ™ practice improves their strength, gait and balance.