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Central Region Program at the International Centre in Orangeville

Central Region Program at the International Centre in Orangeville

There were 120 participants who spent the last weekend in May, 2017 attending a central region program at the International Centre near Orangeville, Ontario. Program leaders John Balinski and Jim Gazzard emphasized the importance of learning by watching so that we can disengage our “thinking” mind and access our “feeling” mind. Although the weekend started […]
Kingston 40th anniversary in the news

Kingston 40th anniversary in the news

The Kingston Heritage has reported on a demo tour by Kingston participants in Ontario, Canada, to celebrate their 40th anniversary. “We wanted to get out in the community and really show people what we are all about,”  Kingston branch leader Terry Kirkham told the news organisation. “We want to share what we do and the […]
Instructor Training Meeting in Stratford, Canada

Instructor Training Meeting in Stratford, Canada

  A sunny afternoon in early June found 56 participants from the southwest Ontario area performing a tai chi set outdoors for all passersby to enjoy. The southwest instructor meeting started with the set and then moved back inside to engage in discussions on donations,the Eight Virtues and the health recovery program. Each of the […]
Marathon of Moves in Vancouver, Canada

Marathon of Moves in Vancouver, Canada

The Vancouver branch raised approximately $800 during our Marathon of Moves event on May 18. Seventy people participated in the day, which involved 10.5 hours of continuous sets at the Pacific Region Centre. People came and went, with as few as two or three people doing sets, and as many as 25, and always a […]
Theatre and Tai Chi in Stratford, Ontario

Theatre and Tai Chi in Stratford, Ontario

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 60 people arrived in Stratford, Ontario to take part in our biennial Theatre and Tai Chi event.  After a brief class, a delicious buffet lunch was enjoyed by all. Then it was off to the theatre for a rousing production of HMS Pinafore.  As usual, getting together to eat and socialize […]
Windsor, Ontario Branch Featured on Radio

Windsor, Ontario Branch Featured on Radio

During the Victoria Day holiday weekend participants from the Windsor, Ontario branch spoke on a local radio station.  Branch leaders spoke about new classes, balance and the health benefits of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. As a charitable organization the Windsor branch was invited by the station to do three programs this year.  The station covers all of the […]
Celebrating Forty Years at Bathurst Location in Toronto, Canada

Celebrating Forty Years at Bathurst Location in Toronto, Canada

  This year the Bathurst location in Toronto, Canada celebrates its fortieth anniversary of practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts in this location.  We are fortunate that Master Moy settled in Toronto, Canada when he came to the west to share these arts.  The first locations where he taught these arts were rented sites and the Bathurst […]
National Program in Windsor, Ontario

National Program in Windsor, Ontario

Eighty-three participants from Windsor, Sarnia and the midwest USA gathered at the Windsor branch for a national program led by Tony Kwong May 6 & 7, 2017.  Participant’s from 14 to 80 years of age, improved their understanding of Taoist Tai Chi® arts by working together on the foundations and the first 17 movements of […]
Shifting to Balance — May Health Recovery Week at International Centre in Orangeville, Ontario

Shifting to Balance — May Health Recovery Week at International Centre in Orangeville, Ontario

“Keep it simple”, says Frazer Smith as he leads 31 participants at the May Health Recovery program at the International Centre in Orangeville.  “Up, up, …” go the participants as the instructor guides us through the first few moves of the set. And slowly, gently, softly day one ends with a shifting to balance.   […]
Central Region Program in St. Catharines, Ontario

Central Region Program in St. Catharines, Ontario

Fully 76 participants gathered at the Horseshoe Centre in St. Catharines for a Central Region program on Saturday, May 6, 2017.  All branches in the Horseshoe area were represented and visitors from Stratford, Toronto, Buffalo, and Syracuse were welcomed. Chris Lewis, our instructor for the day, observed that our first tai chi set was disconnected […]
Awakening the Dragon in Orangeville, Canada

Awakening the Dragon in Orangeville, Canada

On a sunny and crisp Saturday, April 29, the 10-leg dragon was prodded from its lair at the International Centre in Orangeville by a posse of 18 participants from Toronto, Quebec and Halifax. The sleepy dragon patiently allowed its head to be reattached after a long winter sleep before going outside for a good stretch and run. Energized by a morning of […]
National Program in Longueuil, Canada

National Program in Longueuil, Canada

The regional centre, in Longueuil, Quebec, was already a hive of activity when Chris Lewis, the leader of the national program, shared with us that “organizing a workshop was the workshop”. Organizing a program would give us the opportunity to learn “who are we and how we do things”. Chris suggested change as the theme […]
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