The Dragon's Head Blog
Reflections on All Souls Festival from International Centre in Orangeville
It is nice that you can actually do something practical for a loved one who is no longer around; that you are still able to communicate, to have a connection with that person. Participating together makes the festival really special; you build that connection as a group in order to help loved ones that have […]
Fung Loy Kok Week at the International Centre in Orangeville
One focus of Fung Loy Kok Week, held this year at the International Centre in Orangeville, is to cultivate stillness – to deepen our practice, to carry it into the world, and to help others. Another is to prepare us for the All Souls Festival at the end of the week. The program for the […]
Tai Chi Puts Wind in the Sails
Last Thursday participants from the Québec City branch went to the Tall Ships Regatta to enjoy the festivities and do a few demos. Demos at the harbour may well become a summer tradition as the tall ships visited the area last year and we were there. After the demos we visited some of the […]
Training in the Kitchen – Part One
This is meditation … Being in the kitchen gives you the chance to stop the busy thinking and go into the moment. You need to be aware – keeping yourself open and focused at the same time. After ten days, you start to become a little bit of everyone else, not being so much in […]
All Souls Festival at the International Centre
The All Souls Festival is a major event in the tradition of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® practice, and took place at the International Centre at the end of a week of chanting and quiet contemplation. Each year the gate of the realm of the dead is opened for the first half of the […]
A Big Day at the International Centre
The International Centre looked stunning today as participants took part in the All Souls Festival, welcomed visitors to an Open House, and continued preparations for CIT Week, the 10th Anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Three Religions Temple, and International Awareness Day. It was the penultimate day of the International Centre Anniversary Photo Contest […]
Portland, Oregon Branch Participates at Tea Festival
The Portland, Oregon branch was invited to do demonstrations and teach the first few moves at Portland’s first tea festival. TeaFest PDX was a huge success drawing a full capacity crowd. We found it easy to smile as we demoed for these happy festivalgoers. They gave us a great location, the weather was hot and […]
FLK is now on Instagram!
We are now on Instagram! The window into our world has just got a brand new look – we are now on Instagram. Come check us out @taoisttaichisoc You can also find us on Facebook at Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi and follow us on Twitter @taoisttaichisoc
Invitation to International Seniors’ Day Activities in Italy
If you happen to be in Italy during the celebrations for International Seniors’ Day, why don’t you come and share with us the events that we are organizing? In Livorno on October 1st a number of demos, open classes and a lion dance will take place in different locations (public elderly centers, gardens, etc.) together […]
Renovations Update from Southern European Centre
Renovations at the Southern European Centre have sped up. The photos show the progress in the different areas, including the new kitchen and dishwashing area, the wall between the hall and main dorm, the main dorm and the sewage system. As with any renovations, changes occur due to unexpected issues that arise. However, everything seems […]
International Workshop in Krakow, Poland
Many of us have been waiting for these days, and preparation for the workshop began weeks and even months in advance. Karen Laughlin led the workshop, with the support of European Regional Centre members. There were 176 participants for 5 days and 13 additional people joined the weekend. Like every workshop, this one was also unique. One […]
Exploring Physiology and Taoist Tai Chi® Arts in Costa Rica
Recently in the centre in Heredia, Costa Rica we had the pleasant opportunity to explore the subject of physiology and Taoist Tai Chi® arts through a series of five illustrated talks. This series of sessions has given us a greater insight into the depth of the arts and motivated the participants to practice more, but […]
Last chances to enter International Centre Photo Contest
Get snapping – it’s the final week for entries in the International Centre Photo Contest, with the deadline extended till July 30. This allows for an Open House at the International Centre on July 29 for people to take photographs of our beautiful home on the same day as the All Souls Festival at the […]
10 years since the Grand Opening on Dragon Tortoise Mountain
A decade ago I was appreciating a deep sense of privilege; the opening and closing of 10 altars each day, chanting 21 sutras over three days, sharing the event with guests from Fung Ying Seen Koon, Yuen Yuen, and Chi Wo Tan. Mr Sung’s presence, advice, bright eyes and energy (102 years old at that […]
Kentucky Branch Hosts “Achieving Dreams” Down Syndrome Day Camp
The Taoist Tai Chi center in Louisville, Kentucky was privileged to host thirty Down syndrome teenagers from a local day camp named Achieving Dreams. We not only had fun, we also exchanged many high-five’s and lots of sweet hugs–all the while managing to work on the first eight moves of the set!
Volunteering – it’s good for your health
Researcher Stephen Post has told CBC’s Tapestry program about studies showing the psychological and physical effects of being kind. Post, a professor of medicine at Stony Brook University in New York, has written about the “helper’s high” and his research looks at the effects of being helpful and volunteering on things like pain management and […]
Stretching and Turning in Cambridge, England
A beautiful setting for a beautiful art. Dr. Karen Laughlin treated us to a concise and concentrated form of the weekend workshop. How can three hours pass so quickly and enjoyably?
Fung Loy Kok at Religious Freedom Symposium in Costa Rica
On Friday, June 9th, 2017 we were able to attend an international symposium about the challenges of religious freedom in Costa Rica, following a formal invitation by the parliament. Several representatives of different religions, including Catholicism, Christianism, Judaism, Mormonism, Baha’i Faith, Islam, Buddhism and also two members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society representing Taoism […]
Buzz grows at International Centre
The dinner tables are getting fuller and louder as people begin gathering from around the world for the programs about to begin at the International Centre. And everyone is helping with keeping the Centre running smoothly and looking beautiful. Even the pandas are getting new coats. The north field is looking like a real vineyard, […]
Signature events for 40th anniversary
When the traditional red envelope was presented to Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism president Marsha Eberhardt at the end of the national program in Kingston on June 11, it capped 10 days of intense activity that gave most Kingstonians a taste of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the branch, participants […]
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