The Dragon's Head Blog

There were 57 members from Belgium and the Netherlands who gathered to celebrate the Year of the Earth Dog.  The day started with an intensive, focusing on softness of the hands, continuity of the moves and how the roundness can help us find our feet, giving a stronger structure to our foundations.  Anchored well in […]

When the international workshop day began there was chanting in the morning for those who wanted to do it, followed by quiet sitting and then two sets, making for a very peaceful, soft start to the day. Then it was time for lunch.     In the afternoons we worked on circles and coiling in […]

On February 17/18, the Atlantic Region in Canada celebrated the Year of the Dog with a workshop and a banquet. Participants worked hard on don yus, tor yus and segments of the set during the day. Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly, Tony Ince, Larry Harrison, Brendon Maquire and Halifax councillor Shawn Leary joined […]

The Portland branch celebrated the Chinese New Year with lots of energy and a great spirit of community.  As our branch grows so does this event.  For weeks, days and especially in the last hours before the event the branch was a beehive of creative activity.  The decibel level was high during the social hour […]

Jackie Mei from the Ithaca, New York branch offered a class in making dumplings. People bought raffle tickets and the lucky eight people chosen made a couple of hundred dumplings.  Some of them they ate right away but most were the appetizers at the branch’s Chinese New Year banquet on Saturday.  Money was raised for the […]

On February 3rd a pancake brunch was enjoyed by Stratford’s Saturday morning continuing class and the weekend beginner class which ran Friday evening and Saturday. The seniors’ committee organized a selection of three kinds of pancakes plus bacon, fruit and coffee. Our own maple syrup from the International Centre made everything taste that much more […]

The Dunedin branch held its annual high tea this past Tuesday. Ladies wore their best hats and gentlemen wore suits. We started with lovely British tea and scones freshly baked by our participants. They were followed by a variety of tea sandwiches and ended with fresh Florida strawberries — plain and chocolate-dipped of course.  During all of this […]

There was a five-day international program led by Andrew Hung starting on January 30th. Some 113 participants from 12 countries were focusing on weight shifting, dropping and making circles. On Saturday night we celebrated the start of the Year of the Dog with a Chinese New Year banquet. One of our distinguished guests was a […]

To prepare ourselves for the year of the Brown Earth Dog, we have enlivened our new Star Deity to stay permanently at Wong Dai Sin Temple, helping all who visit the temple in Toronto, Canada. To help and guide us at WDS, we have also invited the Earth God and Temple guardians to stay at […]

The Scottish region hosted around 50 attendees for a beginners’ weekend at the centre in Edinburgh. Sharing our hospitality in the Taoist (Fung Loy Kok) way, we completed 108 moves of the set, generating good circulation and lots of smiles. Several CITs generously volunteered their time to help and support the event, everyone returning home […]

Fifty people joined in a weekend beginner class on Jan 27th and 28th, enjoying two invigorating days of learning, eating and working together. On Sunday we had an addition to the day as 12 guests joined us as part of World Interfaith Harmony Week in Halifax. Many people around the city will be visiting various  […]

At Toronto’s North York location we celebrated the 95th birthday of participant Margaret Day.   Margaret started practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts seven years ago and she is grateful for all that is has done for her, mainly improved balance and increased strength, as well as making many new friends. Last summer Margaret had a […]

Over 130 participants travelled to the European Centre in Colchester, Essex from as far afield as Cardiff,  Southampton, and Northampton to take part in a beginners’ weekend of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Here is what some of the participants said about their first visit to the centre: The kindness of the people made it a […]

We all know about the dragon, many participants have practiced at the Centre and other locations and have also helped dance the dragons at Awareness Day, in lots of parades and festivals all around the world. Our dragons are all sleeping now, however soon, most likely in April they will awaken from their slumber when […]

Our Chinese New Year Banquet was held as a Brunch, this year at the Dunedin Country Club in Dunedin, Florida. 225 participants joined local politicians, leaders and Mainsail representatives to welcome in the New Year.

Silence. Surprise. Expectation. Cosy atmosphere. Djambe followed by a group of voices singing Evening rise, spirit come… . That’s how we welcomed 2018 in the Netherlands, last January 5th, at 08:00PM at the Taoist Tai Chi Centre in Helmond … with a new year concert! For two months we called out for hidden talents among members […]

The magic of the Christmas Eve evening last Friday at the Wrocław club slowed down time. There were 30 people sitting at the tables, piled high with home-made delicacies.  Traditionally, the president greeted all of the members with warm wishes and sharing the holy wafer.  These are the most touching moments in which our hearts […]

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of Hungary held its fourth intensive beginners’ weekend at the clubhouse in Budapest. There were 26 participants at the event, four of those newly joined the Society and four of them were returners. Not only long-standing members came to help and learn, but some were very “fresh” – not even […]

The joy of giving … despite the storm! (la version française suit) For several years, participants from the Quebec Branch have been meeting monthly to offer a substantial meal to more than 125 people poor and isolated who attend the Relais d’Espérance Community organization. In December, it is normally the Lac-Saint-Jean participants who travel two […]

Participants from the Taoist Tai Chi Society from Arizona and Denver made 108 Kindness Kits for Circle the City.  Circle the City is a non‐profit community health organization dedicated to providing high quality, holistic healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Arizona. These kits are distributed in parks and through other social service agencies as a way […]