The Dragon's Head Blog

Over eighty members attended the Chinese New Year Dinner at the Buffalo Center on March 5th. Everyone enjoyed the northwestern Chinese style menu as well as the music provided by our talented members.  Thanks go out to everyone who participated in the planning, preparation and clean-up of the dinner.

C’est à l’emplacement de Limoilou à Québec, samedi le 27 février dernier, qu’avait lieu une introduction au chanting.  Une vingtaine de personnes dont quelques novices ont pu apprécié ce moment et en apprendre davantage sur les bienfaits du chanting. Après un délicieux repas communautaire choyé en dessert, presque tous sont restés pour le Sutra des […]

There has been lots of activity in the southeast wing of the A building (the Fenway Hotel). This wing has had the roof dried-in. This refers to the process of applying a layer of roofing paper, tar and a thick rubber material to waterproof the roof. The final roofing material layer for all of the wings […]

Lors de la première pratique de 2016 du samedi organisée pour réunir les 3 emplacements du Bas-Saint-Laurent , 36 personnes se sont présentées. 11 de Rivière-du-Loup, 10 de Rimouski et 15 de Trois-Pistoles. Pratique de l’enchaînement et des mouvements de fondation et excellent repas communautaire au menu. Un bon début d’année pour ces emplacements de […]

The Ottawa branch hosted its first annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, February 27th.  Posters announced the event approximately six weeks beforehand.  A friendly competition developed between the seventeen Ottawa branch locations as the day drew near.  The afternoon went smoothly thanks to members of the branch Seniors’ Committee, who oversaw organizing the cook-off. Upon arriving, each participant […]

Our generous maple trees, fully tapped and connected to a grand evaporator setup, have been giving their precious sap for a couple of days now! Immediate help is needed daily to collect firewood and to process the sap into the delicious syrup we have enjoyed for the past two years. In this beautiful spring weather, […]

Les 20 et 21 février dernier, un weekend pour débutants à Saguenay a réuni onze nouveaux participants, quelques continus ainsi que tous les instructeurs de l’emplacement, pour un total de 24 personnes pour le samedi. Impressionnant de voir la rapidité d’apprentissage des 108 mouvements. La technique d’enseignement trois-trois-trois, une grande simplicité et voilà, tous travaillent […]

Česká verze následovně   On January 30 and 31 we attended a big two-day workshop where we had a further opportunity to deepen our knowledge of Taoist Tai Chi® arts. The workshop was enjoyed also by some members who were quite new to Taoist Tai Chi® and who have participated for the first time in an […]

Chinese New Year banquet in Bratislava, Slovakia, 13 FEB 2016 We have celebrated the upcoming lunar year, in sign of fire monkey, traditionally by banquet in our location in Bratislava. Before the celebration there was an intensive, during which the members could warm up. There was a very enjoyable and relaxing atmosphere during the banquet, which […]

On February 27th the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi Windsor branch came together to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the year of the fire monkey.   114 participants gathered to share a delicious meal while renewing connections with with family and friends from all locations around the Windsor-Detroit area.

The latest International Workshop in Great Britain closed with a vote of thanks by Crispin, and a show of appreciation by the participants. Andrew gave news of the Fenway, and everyone gave a big cheer for the kitchen team.

Harvard Health Publications, the media and publishing division of the Harvard Medical School of Harvard University, one of the oldest and most trusted sources of medical information in the United States of America, reports that one of the five best exercises you can ever do is tai chi. As reported in the article No matter […]

The Portland Oregon Branch held its annual Chinese New Year Reception and Banquet on February 27th Approximately 200 participants and guests came together to celebrate and to welcome honored guests, Aide to US Senator Ron Wyden, State Representative Lew Fredrick, and VA Recreational Therapist Nancy McFarland who is helping us make Taoist Tai Chi available to […]

All together – 193 participants for 5 days, and a further 51 for the weekend – plus volunteer helpers.  

Early Sunday morning in Colchester, before the programme starts, participants visit the shrine, and practice together.

Saturday afternoon – Andrew asked Theo from Cambridge and Yvonne from Netherlands to practice Single Whip, and talk about how it feels.

  Red Deer, Alberta, part of the Western Region in Canada, hosted a quick start day on February 27, 2016. We welcomed 30 participants of whom about one third were beginner students who have been practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts for a little over a month. We learned from three local beginner instructors from our satellite […]

Saturday morning: Catherine from Suffolk has been seen to walk with the aid of two trekking poles, so Andrew invited her to find her inner fishing rod instead. The effects were clear to see, and she spoke of how it felt. Dave from Cambridgeshire has lived with MS for many years, and always speaks very […]

Saturday morning, and another 60 people join the International Workshop. The Set now fills the hall, before words of welcome for the new arrivals.

On Friday night, while reviewing our Needle at Sea Bottom, Andrew asked Crispin to demonstrate how the structure is like a fishing rod, and soon we were all catching fish together.