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A beginner’s perspective on practicing alone

A beginner’s perspective on practicing alone

Scott started his Taoist Tai Chi journey with a beginners weekend last year. When classes were suspended earlier this year due to COVID-19,  he initially thought he was craving further instruction, and missing doing the set as part of a group. «Taoist Tai Chi® arts have become a pretty big part of my life in […]
Field testing our new banner in Brisbane shopping centre

Field testing our new banner in Brisbane shopping centre

Participants from the Brisbane branch in Australia took our new banner promoting classes to a local shopping centre. The eye catching banner gave us the opportunity to talk to shoppers about the many benefits of practising Taoist Tai ChiTM Arts and invite them to join a beginning class in their area.  
Experiences from the International Program in Tauranga, New Zealand, October 2018

Experiences from the International Program in Tauranga, New Zealand, October 2018

84 people attended this amazing workshop.  One participant said that she had gained a deeper understanding of the form and why the moves are done the way they are.  There was much talk of tailbones and intention, circles and standing straight.  Participants described it as the friendliest gathering they have ever attended, and a couple of our Australian visitors particularly enjoyed the ginger crunch, saying […]
Mayor visits Bayswater National Centre

Mayor visits Bayswater National Centre

Yesterday the Bayswater Mayor Dan Bull dropped by to see our National Centre and enjoy lunch with 135 of our Taoist Tai Chi workshop participants. During a tour of the centre he was introduced to the finer points of the Taoist shrine, and saw a demonstration of Taoist Tai Chi® arts.  
Getting the bigger picture!

Getting the bigger picture!

There was a sense of great excitement around the National Centre at Bayswater, Australia as 141 participants from the new Perth Branch gathered to attend their first “welcome to continuing” session. The Perth Branch was recently formed by amalgamating 5 branches and 13 locations around the Perth city area. Participants from each of the locations […]
Volunteer Weekend at the National Centre in Bayswater, Australia

Volunteer Weekend at the National Centre in Bayswater, Australia

The National Centre in Bayswater was a hive of activity across the weekend of September 23 and 24, 2017. The centre got a head-to-toe spring clean. Members were popping in and out both days, volunteering their time to assist with rehanging, cleaning, clearing, and preparing surfaces for painting the guest bedrooms. On Saturday afternoon Peter […]
National Workshop in Canberra, Australia

National Workshop in Canberra, Australia

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Australia had good reason to smile on Saturday 29th April when 82 members from Canberra, Perth, Sydney and Adelaide joined together to celebrate ACT’s 25th anniversary at a national workshop.  A high tea, delightfully prepared by local members with an abundance of treats […]
National Instructors’ Workshop in Adelaide, Australia

National Instructors’ Workshop in Adelaide, Australia

There were 82 participants from around Australia who gathered in Adelaide the first weekend in May for a national instructors’ workshop to explore substance and sensitivity.  Some participants had only begun practising Taoist Tai Chi® arts a short six weeks earlier.  Here are comments from only the first day of the event: Supportive and friendly, […]
International Workshop and Intensives in Perth, Australia

International Workshop and Intensives in Perth, Australia

What an amazing opportunity to immerse ourselves in the teachings.   Marsha Eberhardt, President of FLK, visited Perth, Australia recently to lead an international workshop and a series of international intensives in locations in and around the national centre in Bayswater.  We deepened our understanding of the Society and the way we do things.  Marsha encouraged us to relax, […]
More Than Just a Home from Home

More Than Just a Home from Home

I have been fortunate this month to be able to visit the Australian national centre in Bayswater and share in the international programs led by our FLK President Marsha Eberhardt in Western and Eastern Australia, together with programs led by Tony Kwong in Eastern Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. The Bayswater centre is a place […]
International Workshop in Bayswater, Australia

International Workshop in Bayswater, Australia

What a deeply enriching experience we’ve had in Australia. A weekend international workshop followed by a series of intensives with Marsha Eberhardt, President of FLK. It was such a pleasure  to welcome  Marsha and to prepare for and participate in this learning opportunity that was made available in a number of branches in Perth, Western […]
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