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Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi Day Proclamation in Oshawa, Ontario

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi Day Proclamation in Oshawa, Ontario

On May 27th, 2016 in the city of Oshawa, Ontario, FLK Taoist Tai Chi Day was proclaimed for the third year. . A number of Durham participants of the Toronto branch gathered at the Civic Centre of Oshawa City Hall to do Taoist Tai Chi, following which Mayor John Henry made the declaration.  We were pleased that […]
Radio Station Features Fung Loy Kok in Windsor, Ontario

Radio Station Features Fung Loy Kok in Windsor, Ontario

As a charitable organization the Fung Loy Kok Windsor branch was invited by a local radio station to do three programs this year. The station covers all of the Windsor – Detroit area and beyond and has a very large listening audience. On May 21, 2016 two representatives from the Windsor branch spoke on a local radio station […]
Donation highlight at Mother’s Day banquet

Donation highlight at Mother’s Day banquet

The Mother’s Day banquet in Toronto had special significance this year, with the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism presenting a cheque for $50,000 to Red Cross Canada to help those suffering from a massive wildfire afflicting the Fort McMurray area in Alberta. FLK also pledged to raise another $50,000 and each location across Canada […]
Brunches familials printaniers dans les sections

Brunches familials printaniers dans les sections

Dimanche le 1er mai dernier, les sections ont célébré le printemps avec le brunch familial! Dans une ambiance très sympathique, les invités ont été accueillis avec des tables pleines de nourriture et ont pu faire l’essai des arts taoïstes: le tai chi, le tai chi au sabre, le tai chi à l’épée, le Lok Hup […]
Collingwood, Ontario Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Collingwood, Ontario Celebrates 20th Anniversary

A late spring afternoon was the perfect day for 96 participants to carpool from the Collingwood branch’s satellite locations to the Meaford auditorium for an extended Monday class. Participants were divided into groups to perform 20 tai chi sets back to back. With two sets being performed at all times, participants were able to join […]
Horseshoe Region Lok Hup Weekend, March 5 – 6, 2016

Horseshoe Region Lok Hup Weekend, March 5 – 6, 2016

On March 5 and 6, 2016, many months of planning by the Horseshoe branches (Burlington, Brantford, Hamilton, Oakville and Niagara) came to a successful conclusion with the first National Program hosted at the Horseshoe Centre  in St. Catharines, Ontario – a Lok Hup Weekend – led by Serge Ferland from Montreal.  56 participants from 12 […]
Stratford Hosts Central Region Program

Stratford Hosts Central Region Program

Eighty-nine participants from the Southwest Ontario area as well as visitors from New Zealand, Edinburgh and Winnipeg gathered for our annual program conducted by Marsha Eberhardt, President of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism at the Southwest Centre in Stratford, Ontario. Marsha did not have to travel as far to lead us as she […]
Youth Evening in Canada’s Capital

Youth Evening in Canada’s Capital

Twenty-one participants and five children gathered at the Ottawa branch one Friday in April for a youth evening. In the true spirit of Fung Loy Kok the practice was accessible and beneficial to all regardless of age. Everyone warmed up with a set, danyus and toryus, while waiting for dinner to arrive. Then, over Chinese […]
National Program in Canada’s Eastern Region

National Program in Canada’s Eastern Region

The Eastern Centre was a hub of activity for the week leading up to the national program. All the work that goes into preparing for such an event was performed with a sense of tranquility that reflects our collective experience in practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Those days working as busy bees hinted at great […]
Patience at National Program in Winnipeg, Canada

Patience at National Program in Winnipeg, Canada

On the weekend of April 9 and 10, 49 participants gathered in Winnipeg for a national program led by Joé Thibault. Joé worked with us to deepen our understanding of the meditative aspects of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. She taught us that proper form is important for internal movement and that this structure can help […]
Wong Dai Sin Temple nominated for an Award: VOTE!!

Wong Dai Sin Temple nominated for an Award: VOTE!!

The Wong Dai Sin Temple on Steeles Avenue in Toronto  is nominated for the AZ People’s Choice Award for Design Excellence! As winning that Award not only celebrates the amazing architecture of this special building, it also helps promote who we are and the amazing & special things we do, so this is a request […]
Trust, Relax and Let Go in Ottawa, Canada

Trust, Relax and Let Go in Ottawa, Canada

The Ottawa Branch was pleased to welcome Louis Blaquière to lead us in a National Program on the weekend of March 19. The theme for these two days was trust, relax and let go. We worked on these three aspects in our dan yus and tor yus, and while reviewing the moves in the first […]
National Danyu Challenge Report

National Danyu Challenge Report

We want to thank everyone for their overwhelming support from across Canada for the National Danyu Challenge. The feedback was quite inspiring. We completed together a total of 4,893,767 danyus, 97,780 snakes, and so far we have received $31,964 in donations … but there are more continuing to come in. Here is some of the feedback: […]
‘Throwing the Sabre’ and Anniversary in Sarnia, Ontario

‘Throwing the Sabre’ and Anniversary in Sarnia, Ontario

The weekend of March 19-20, 2016 saw a fun and lively experience for attendees learning the tai chi sabre set in Sarnia, Ontario.  Led by Central Region Management Committee member, Blaise Baillargeon, 37 participants from near and far, including Michigan, Ohio, Sault Ste. Marie, Collingwood, Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo, Stratford Branch, and Sarnia Branch, played and laughed […]
Révision à Limoilou, Québec

Révision à Limoilou, Québec

Plus de 50 personnes ont participé à la révision du 12 mars dernier à l’emplacement de Limoilou, à Québec. La révision a porté sur le début de la 3ème partie et les participants ont pu travailler leur alignement, leur direction et le regard. Par la suite a eu lieu un dîner communautaire et une réunion […]
Central Region Report on the National Dan Yu Challenge

Central Region Report on the National Dan Yu Challenge

The final numbers from the 2016 Central Region dan yu challenge are now in. From the reports across the region everyone enjoyed the challenge and found a deeper understanding of the benefits of this exercise in the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. There were 1,385 participants and $17,780 was raised for the Fenway project. The number of […]
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