The Dragon's Head Blog
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First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Edinburgh
The weekend of 16-17 January saw three Beginner Weekends, all at the same time, at three different Centres around Great Britain. In Edinburgh, 18 completely new students enrolled as members, and joined with 28 current members (some of whom were still fairly new) for a weekend of Taoist Tai Chi practice. In their matching […]
First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Newport
The weekend of January 16 and 17 saw three beginner weekend events, all at the same time, at three different centres around Great Britain. The Western Region Centre hosted its second beginner weekend and welcomed 40 keen tai chiers (9 of whom had never tried Taoist Tai Chi before) to the event. People travelled from […]
Central Region Program at the International Center in Florida
More than 170 participants attended the Central Region Program lead by Tony Kwong. The weather was beautiful and cool. The group was divided with half of the participants in the practice hall and half under a tent in the north parking lot. One evening the group had an ice cream social and a set in the courtyard. Many participants […]
Haida Gwaii Participants Demonstrate Taoist Tai Chi® arts at Queen Charlotte Parade
Participants in Haida Gwaii support the annual Hospital Day in the village of Queen Charlotte. This fundraising effort is one of the largest public events held on our small, remote island located off the north coast of British Columbia. For several years we have had a lot of fun joining the Hospital Day parade along […]
La technologie au service du CSL de Montréal
Le Comité de section locale de Montréal a plus d’un tour dans son sac pour réunir ses membres sur une base régulière. Avec les nouvelles technologies, aucune distance ne les empêche de se rencontrer et de discuter des affaires du Tai chi. À leur dernière réunion il y avait deux personnes à Lanaudière; sur Skype […]
International Center Florida Construction Update Jan 12, 2016
International Center Florida Construction Update Jan 12, 2016 Framing and strapping continues on the first and second floors. The SE wing framing is completed and strapping continues. On the second floor of the NE wing above the kitchen, the sub-floor has been removed to expose potential termite damage to the floor joists. Looking down […]
Invitation: Chinese New Year Banquet and 2-Day National Program in Calgary, February 5, 6, 7
Chinese New Year Banquet Participants, their families and friends are invited to join us for a banquet to celebrate Chinese New Year 2016. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Guests will enjoy a Chinese Lion Dance, Chinese music, a shadow puppet show, door prizes, demonstrations of Taoist Arts, a silent auction and cash bar. Tickets $45. […]
Taoist Tai Chi® arts gave me back my active life
I am a living testimonial that Taoist Tai Chi® arts is a lifestyle practice that everyone can benefit from, regardless of age and physical challenges. Here’s my story. Ten years ago I was in my 50s and enjoying my second adolescence of activity. I ran, swam, cycled and competed in age group triathlons. It was […]
Meilleurs voeux des participants de l’Estrie
Nos meilleurs vœux de bonheur et de prospérité pour la nouvelle année de la part des participants de la section de l’Estrie, dans la Région de l’Est, au Canada. Sur les 100 portions cuisinées, 20 ont été envoyées aux repas bienfaisants, 66 ont été servies. Les surplus des biscuits – préparés par les participants ont […]
500 New Windows Arrive at the International Center Florida
International Center Florida Construction Update for Jan 5, 2016 The new windows for the International Center Florida were delivered today for building A from Marvin Integrity. The trucks originated in Fargo, North Dakota and arrived this morning at 8:30AM and 12:30PM. Windows were unloaded by hand and locked inside of building C north wing. The […]
First Senior Trip at the International Center Florida
The International Center Florida held its first Senior Trip to the Duncan McClellan Glass Gallery and Hot Shop on January 6, 2016. The Duncan McClellan Gallery, located in St. Petersberg Florida, features rotating exhibitions showcasing nationally and internationally recognized glass artists. With 3,000 square feet of gallery spaces and 5,000 square feet of outdoor courtyards, the […]
Hsing-i Weekend
On January 9th and 10th the International Center Florida held its first Hsing-i Weekend. Nearly 100 participants took part in the workshop lead by Sean Dennison. The weekend precedes the Central Region Program January 13-17th.
The Red Dragon Finds a New Home
Inspired by the Dunedin Center’s dragon bike rack, James Mallory, working on Fenway’s construction, built a Rocking Dragon from wood reused from the Fenway and donated it to the Branch. This was raffled as a fundraiser at Tai Chi Week in November and won by Steve Shaya of Dunedin. He shipped it to Santa who […]
Christmas Eve in Wrocław branch
At a warm December evening, a week before the Christmas Eve, the door of our society house in Wroclaw were still been open towards the influx of following members. That is just tradition of common celebrate of Christmas at our beautiful centre, which at such moments gives to us special warmth. Everybody has taken the […]
A Masquerade Ball in Sarasota, FL
The 8:00 am class took responsibility to plan a holiday party at the Sarasota, FL branch. Afraid it would be difficult to lure people out of their comfortable homes during the holiday break, the class decided to do something different. With Branch Council support, and a bit of skepticism – the idea was put into […]
Happy New Year from the Centre!
The Resident Volunteers and Staff of the International Centre wish all a healthy and safe 2016! Volunteers Réal and Chris are enjoying putting the finishing touches to the sugar shack and educating young visitors on the maple syrup project. With the woodshed completed, Jesse is on a well deserved vacation.
Oliebollen en appelflappen
It is a tradition in the Netherlands to eat “oliebollen and appelflappen” on New Year’s Eve. People prepare them at home or buy them in special shops. Why not make them in our own centre in Helmond? So we did. A team of volunteers made hundreds of them. The quality was praised by those who […]
Fun and fundraise with snowmen
It started with a good idea. We bought a lot of white socks, started knitting and collected some other things. We then invited the participants of the Haarlem location to come on Thursday afternoons to make a family of snowmen. We had a lot of fun making them while Christmas music was playing […]
Atlantic Region Holiday Season Program
Participants from across the Atlantic Region assembled at the regional centre in Halifax on December 5, the weekend scheduled for the holiday season program. We practiced and learned together Taoist Tai Chi® arts throughout the day. In the evening the participants were joined by their guests to enjoy a wonderful ten-course banquet. Our dynamic emcee […]
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