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Fall Tai Chi Week Day 4 – Expression from the inside
Lines, angles, timing, balance. Things go where they need to go. The expression comes from the inside. We continued to explore the feeling of opening in the beginning of the set. The movement of hands is driven by the push from the feet. We enjoyed a preview of the preliminary results of the Canadian Health […]
Fall Tai Chi Week Day 3 – The fullness of the room
Building on yesterday’s strong foundation, we continued to work on opening up, focusing on the don-yu and the first few moves of the set.We were reminded that when we drop our elbows, the Latissimus dorsi muscle relaxes. Going all the way up will align the structure, allowing a natural drop with the knees following. We […]
Fall Tai Chi Week Days 1 & 2 – Finding our Foundation
Over 130 participants are gathered for Fall Tai Chi week, lead by Marsha Eberhardt, at the International Centre in Orangeville. We worked together on our Tor-yu, one of our foundations, and continued to explore our feet, the foundation we stand on. We discussed the physics of the 49/51 forces coming from our foundation and put […]
International Center Florida Construction Update for November 16, 2016
Bees Bees have decided to to join us in a tree located behind the house. They are hard working aggressive honey bees according to the beekeepers we have asked to come out to move them. One of our participants, Steve Klar, of Klar and Klar Architects, is also a beekeeper. He and his friend set up […]
Florida Quince Cheese from Madrid, Spain
This report is from the South European Centre in Madrid. How to make the sweet delicious “Dulce de Membrillo Florida” (Florida Quince Cheese), as a fundraiser for our home in Dunedin.
Day 5 CIT Week at International Center Florida
Comments from participants… If I could do Taoist Tai Chi® practice seven hours a day everyday I think I could live forever. – Mona Pinette I had the most wonderful happy clouds. – Amy Weisberg Every single person learns something when we practice Taoist Tai Chi® arts.- Renate Ewart Thanks to our wonderful […]
Day 4 CIT Week at International Center Florida
More comments from CIT week participants… Enlightening- Anonymous After four days of the workshop my body has already reset. – Willy van de Sman Perfect weather, perfect workshop, perfect food, perfect instruction. – An Oregonian I am loving the workshop. My brain wants to explode but I don’t want it to explode. I want to […]
Day 3 CIT Week at International Center Florida
This is my first workshop and it has been amazing. The corrections I received have been of tremendous help in the continuous improvement of my Taoist Tai Chi® practice. – Jojo Khoo Expansive experiences! – Linda Thompson I am always amazed at how much I thought I knew. – Ed Bell Our goal is to […]
Day 2 CIT week at International Center Florida
Comments from participants… My injury is not limiting me, I am limiting me. – Judy Melcher-King Tons of energy, camaraderie. Great seeing old friends from all over the world. – Donna Jackson Taoist Tai Chi® arts made me a calmer person. Even my colleagues noticed. – Grace Lau
Day 1 CIT week at International Center Florida
Day 1: CIT Week at the International Center Florida with over 220 participants from all over the world.
A fine weekend at our home in Madrid
76 participants from nine countries enjoyed last weekend an international workshop in Madrid. Martina Pavlovicova led us into the practice of smiling, relaxing, enjoying, opening… Once again the Southern European Centre was everybody’s home. A space of gathering to develop the wide aspects of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts.
Lok Hup ‘so soft and so powerful’
More comments from Lok Hup Week as taught by instructors of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® at the International Center Florida: It’s amazing how the art of Lok Hup can be so soft and so powerful at the same time. – Marian Varner My son says when I do Taoist Tai Chi® practice I […]
Lok Hup Week at International Center Florida
We have 125 participants attending Lok Hup Week at the International Center Florida in Dunedin. We have participants from Europe, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Canada and USA. We did a demo by the water in front of the center at sunset. Here are some comments from our participants: Another day in paradise. – Carmen Capilla […]
International Center Florida Participates in United Faiths Walk of Peace
On Sunday, October 23rd the International Center Florida and the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, co-sponsored the United Faiths Walk of Peace, in Dunedin, Florida. Bay News 9, a local TV station covered the event. Here is the news story. Two participants shared their views of this special day. On Sunday, October 23rd, churches, […]
Taoist Tai Chi Play is Health Recovery
All Taoist Tai Chi® arts play is about health recovery. The 108 people who attended the recent Health Recovery Day at the International Centre had the opportunity to witness the courage, persistence, grace and dignity of people with a wide range of health problems in their practice of the set and foundation moves. Hearing first-hand […]
International Workshop at European Centre
What a change in the group from Day 1. We really noticed when the new people came for the weekend as there was a marked difference between the two groups. Today the difference is less obvious as the whole group move as one unit, grounded and strong yet light and fluid, a human wave of […]
International Workshop at European Centre
Expansion, contraction, mind, intention, feelings and we’re … flying! Use the pain and lose the pain. People with knee pain, back pain and arthritis all discovered relief through their practise of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. We are understanding how to use the pain to find alignment and balance.
International Workshop at European Centre
Our spines are whips, our elbows are drunk and we record the image in our minds. It’s the feeling not the form. Drilling down into the floor and coiling up to the ceiling. Wow! New sensations inside. It is sensational, experiencing ourselves differently. We’re all different and better than we were on day one. Not […]
International Workshop at European Centre
Aspiration, inspiration, perspiration, change. Smiling, happy, centred, balanced, beautiful. Andrew helps us with the basics and the result is anything but. We hear about developing and then we experience it directly. Can we be better? Yes we can. Does it stop here? No, it keeps on going, if we do. “This is not just […]
International Workshop at European Centre
Day 1 Andrew has enabled us to quieten the body and concentrate the movements and the mind whilst showing us how to explore, use and develop the elasticity of the body. It’s been a very exciting day and by working on the principles of one move, chop with fist, our whole set has improved. Thank you […]
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