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Western Region Workshop Corpus Christi
The Corpus Christi TX location of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA hosted a Western Region Workshop August 25-26, 2018 under the guidance of workshop leader Allen Pearce of Portland, OR. Participants from across Texas including Austin, Dallas, the Rio Grande Valley, and Corpus Christi, as well as Portland, OR, shared two days […]
Offering Comfort for Souls
Accumulate virtue and continue to do good deeds. Help people while they are living, comfort them while they are dying or after death. Moy Lin Shin – May 1998 In keeping with Master Moy Lin Shin’s guidance, All Souls Festival has been observed at the D’Arcy St Temple, Wong Dai Sin Temple, and the […]
New York City’s Summer Streets Program
Since 2009 the Tri-State Branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA has been an official partner of New York City’s Summer Streets program. During the mornings of the first three Saturdays of August, some 30,000 New Yorkers take to the streets to walk, jog, ride, skate, dance and otherwise move along Park […]
Thank You, Dunedin!
Marsha Eberhardt, President, and Andrew Hung, Executive Director, and Fung Loy Kok leaders warmly receive gift from the Dunedin City Commission and Chamber leaders. The Dunedin city flag will be added to our display outside of Quiet Cultivation Centre at our International Centre in Mono, near Orangeville.
Shifting Weight at the Horseshoe Centre
Participants from seven area branches gathered at the Horseshoe Centre in St. Catharines for an evening intensive on Monday evening, July 23rd. Those who attended a pot luck dinner held before the program were treated to a wonderful table that nourished our bodies and prepared us for an evening on fun and introspection. Fung Loy […]
Tea-tasting and Tai Chi in the Rain
The Mississauga participants have spent the summer practising the Taoist Tai Chi® arts in different parks throughout the city each Sunday morning, rain or shine. Riverwood is a favourite because of its beautiful gardens and lots of people passing through. After class at the Cooksville location on Saturday, August 11th, the practice hall was swiftly […]
Up Down Same Time in Colchester, GB
After an incredible five days of Taoist Tai Chi® teaching, the 150 participants had much to take away with them and incorporate into their own practice. Throughout the foundations and moves we worked on, there was an emphasis on ‘up-down-same-time’, through the dropping of the elbows and coccyx and the rising of the spine from […]
St Petersburg Graduation Brunch
Around 50 people gathered at the St Petersburg Center for the Beginning Class Graduation Brunch on Sunday, July 29th. It has become the tradition at the end of the semester to have a Pot Luck brunch for all the beginning classes. This has become a nice way for the new students to meet the […]
A warm welcome – International Workshop in Colchester, GB
At the 5-day International Workshop in Colchester, around 170 participants from 13 countries are enjoying a warm welcome, in exceptional (for England) temperatures of up to 32 degrees. We have been practising what has been described as ‘cool tai chi’, taking advantage of the softening effects of the heat. Mornings start with chanting – part […]
Taoist Tai Chi® Demo at Tea Fest PDX
Last summer we were invited to do demos at the first Tea Fest PDX in Portland OR and were delighted to be asked back this year. We were given a quiet and inviting space away from the main vendor area to set up our booth, serve iced puerh tea and do demos throughout the day. […]
Watching Change Minute By Minute in Costa Rica
Last month, in a tranquil social atmosphere, we had an opportunity to make the profundity of Taoist Tai Chi® arts available to 50 people in our satellite in Tibás, San José, capital of Costa Rica. Through an Intensive, a lunch and a talk about Physiology and Taoist Tai Chi® practice, we could see the connections […]
Once upon a time in China …
… there was a little boy whose name was Moy! And this was the beginning of our interaction with a group of dynamic children in a downtown neighborhood primary school in Lisbon on July 4. After the school invitation we immediately started constructing a plan for the activity which we considered very exciting: we consulted […]
From Tai Chi Stance to Opening Palms: Tennessee Branch National Workshop, Knoxville, TN
The Tennessee Branch’s National Workshop and Annual Meeting was held on June 23-24, 2018 in Knoxville. This year the workshop had 66 participants from as far away as Ithaca, New York, to the neighboring states of Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. Allen Pearce, of Portland Oregon, led the sessions, and Ed Bell, Regional Management Committee […]
Tai Chi for Every Age
The Florida Keys Branch recently marked the 97th birthday of Jean Goff at the Marathon location. Jean joined in the winter of 2013 when classes first began at this location and has been a regular participant ever since. Her warmth and clever sense of humor make us smile. In every class she inspires the rest […]
Lion Helps Celebrate 40 Years at Niagara
The Niagara Branch celebrated their 40th Anniversary with an Open House and Program at the Horseshoe Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday June 23rd, 2018. The day started with chanting to mark 20 years since the passing of Master Moy Lin Shin. Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism director John Huang, our […]
Dunedin FL Celebrates Independence Day
A beautiful early morning at Weaver Park in Dunedin, Florida. Participants enjoyed a nice breeze off the water with some morning tai chi. Celebrating the 4th of July.
Senior intensive and guided city tour
On July 5th, the first activity of 2018 organised by the seniors committee of The Netherlands took place in Haarlem. A city walk with a surprise treat at the end of the tour was planned after the Intensive in the morning followed by a pot luck lunch. Over thirty members from different locations started the […]
Tai Chi and Me = Happiness
July marks the two-year anniversary of my first encounter with Taoist Tai Chi® arts and I am reflecting on my journey so far. Almost immediately the word happiness comes to mind. This seems an odd choice; while learning tai chi makes me happy so do lots of other activities. Obviously, there is more to my […]
Weight Shifting in Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland
108 moves … and all made up of don-yus and tor-yus! “Isn’t that simple?”, is the question. “Yes, but not easy!” Instructions and advice follows…. “Smile! Not so serious, Relax” “Do you see the don-yu and tor-yu in each movement of the set? It makes it stronger and better.” “Call it out. Call out clearly, […]
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