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National Program in Vancouver
On the weekend of November 7th and 8th, the Vancouver Branch was pleased to host a National Program led by John Balinski from the Central Region. Over 120 participants learned to relax while focusing, while practicing brush knees and step back to ward off monkey. There were very rich discussions about our culture and history, […]
Putting the foundation into the first few moves – Sarnia Intensive
65 participants enjoyed a fantastic Intensive in Sarnia on Nov. 5th evening led by Marsha Eberhardt, President of FLK. We gathered from Windsor, South Western Michigan, Woodstock, Kincardine, London and the 4 locations of the Sarnia Branch. Marsha had us focus on the TorYu and its use in the first few moves of the set. […]
Over 250 Participants for Eastern Region’s National Program
Over 250 participants attended Eastern Region’s National Program in Longueuil last week-end. This was the largest ever attendance at the regional center, and it was a wonderful opportunity to experience “Eye See, Hand Do”, to work together in harmony and good spirits throughout the week-end. From cooking to cleaning, everyone got involved and helped create […]
Moving in
The Warsaw branch smiled…ehhh, moved into their new space!
Tai Chi Week at the International Center Florida
Over 240 participants are attending Tai Chi Week at the new International Center Florida. The program lead by Tony Kwong, started yesterday in the rain which kept many attendees inside the first day Today we have the tents up in the parking lots for participants to enjoy the Florida sunshine. Marsha Eberhardt presented Pegoty Packman […]
Staying alive…
While many of us are working hard to improve our health, Bob, a participant from Colchester in Great Britain, is just focussing on staying alive. Here is his story: 2 years ago I broke my arm and had to do everything with my left hand. The doctor told me the cause of the break was […]
Interreligious dialogs hosted by a Lisbon solidarity association
The Fung Loy Kok Taoism Association of Portugal was invited to participate in an interreligious meeting to talk about how religions can fight poverty. An association called “Ser Ajuda” (“Being Help”) organized this meeting. This association began with a group of young people from a parish (Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, in Lisbon). They build up a small […]
“One More Time!” – Ottawa Branch evening Intensive, Nov 2nd, 2015
Monday November 2nd, the Ottawa Branch of FLK/TTC hosted an evening Intensive at the Carling Centre. This was the last Intensive on the Branch’s 2015 calendar. With more than 50 people attending, and a bake sale going on as well, our fundraising was in excess of $1,400. The focus for the evening was on “spirit […]
International Center Florida Update Nov 3, 2015
Progress is being made around building A. We were notified that the two framing crews have turned to three this week. One crew continuing in the SE wing, moving slowly as they move floor joists, one on the roof and one continuing in the Dinning Room. Dinning Room Crew . SE wing crew, has four rooms […]
Halloween at the Pacific Region Centre in Vancouver
What do you think of when you put together Taoist Tai Chi® arts and Halloween? Dressing up as your favorite move of the set, of course! Many inventive interpretations of the moves made for a lively and fun tea break at the Saturday morning continuing class at the Pacific Region Centre, complete with a demonstration […]
International workshop in Slovakia overcame 200 participants
TTCS of Slovakia hosted 2 day workshop in Bratislava on October 17 – 18. The workshop was led by Marsha Eberhardt. We welcomed 210 participants from many countries – Switzerland, Germany, Spain, England, Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. Workshop started Saturday morning in school gym nearby clubhouse. We divided into groups where people worked together […]
2nd Awareness Day in Italy
Even the rain could not suppress the spirit of our members! Our second ever Awareness Day was held in Rome on the 10th of October with a good number of our members present, some curious tourists and umbrellas!
Autumn Jai Festival at the International Centre, Orangeville
The first annual Autumn Jai Festival was a great success! On October 17 at the International Centre near Orangeville, FLK hosted just under 1300 guests, mostly from the Chinese community, (most of whom were not familiar with our organization), for one of our biggest Jais ever. it was a sold out event and guests were not deterred […]
International Center Florida – Construction Update Oct 23, 2015
The activity in Building A, The Historic Fenway, is increasing. The original elevator was removed this week from the roof of the building. The elevator was locked on the third floor and was not operable. We now have two framing crews working in different parts of the building. The first crew is working in the first […]
QUINCE CHEESE FOR FLORIDA, BATCH TWO
After the big success of the first one, yesterday at the Southern European Centre we prepared a second batch of 42 tubs of Dulce de Membrillo (Quince Cheese), a fundraiser towards the International Centre in Dunedin. And there is a third batch on the way…
OPEN DAY in the new club house in Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw branch organised the Open Day for the first time in the new club house in Warsaw on October, the 14th. Large numbers of guests and members of the Society had the opportunity to work together. We talked about what we do as the Society, what our roots are, how we work and how we […]
Thanking the kitchen
Participants gave their thanks to the volunteers in the kitchen for the external source of energy that powered the program week in Edinburgh.
Movement and Stillness
And of course we practised lots of Taoist Tai Chi ® arts too at our international program week in Edinburgh. We focused on making space for the stillness in the movement, and for the dropping on the inside.
Our morning chanting in Edinburgh
Most mornings of our international program week there was an opportunity to practise chanting.
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