The Dragon's Head Blog

On Thursday, 11 July, we welcomed the 1st Stanway Scouts Group to the European Centre in Colchester. About 30 beaver scouts and their families came for a session. We showed them a foundation exercise and some moves of the set. We led them in chanting the Bo Hui Jaan and talked about the benefits of […]

Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism je místem, kde mohou lidé ze všech kultur a společenských vrstev pěstovat harmonii, klid a bezpečí pro všechny.

Pozvěte své přátele, aby se připojili k uměním Taoist Tai Chi™.

Mnoho účastníků se sešlo, aby si užili lednový retreat, přivítali rok 2024 a stanovili si záměry, jak se v novém roce zlepšit.

Many participants gathered together to enjoy this January retreat, to welcome 2024, and to set their intentions for becoming better in the New Year. Throughout the five days of the retreat we were encouraged to work on the feeling and to change habits. There were many opportunities to work together on foundation exercises and other […]

Pěstování rovnováhy: nalezení harmonie s přírodními cykly prostřednictvím úcty ke zvířeti čínského zvěrokruhu.

Účastníci využili příležitosti k harmonické spolupráci, prohloubili své porozumění učení mistra Moye a vytvořili si nové návyky, které jim pomohou zlepšit jejich zdraví, duševní i fyzické. Během pěti dnů byl kladen důraz na základní principy a základy umění Taoist Tai Chi™. Každý den byl věnován čas práci na don yu a účastníci se mohli podělit […]

Dnešním slavnostním obřadem vysvěcení je nová brána v Mezinárodním centru Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism připravena přivítat návštěvníky.

Jedinečná chvíle: Pohled oknem chrámu Chi Wo Tan v Mezinárodním centru u Orangeville v Ontariu.

Vydali jsme se na sedmidenní objevitelskou cestu, na které jsme zkoumali jak zevnitř pracovat zevnitř s pocitem. Byli jsme povzbuzeni a upozorněni, že si máme pohyb užívat a že nejde o vnější formu. Jen několik málo pokynů podaných jemným způsobem nám pomohlo opustit formu a méně se obávat. U don-yu se pohyb stal mnohem klidnější. […]

Steve Spathelf, Dunedin’s famous orange artist, returns to the International Center Florida to undertake the restoration of the resident lions. These lions started their life as guardians at the entrance of the International Centre at Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, but after many severe winters they were relocated to sunny Florida. Now they await the opportunity to greet […]

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA supports the Dunedin FL Chamber of Commerce celebration of “keeping the light“ to lead a positive path through COVID19.  Purchasing white paper lanterns for us to decorate helped support a Community Responders project. Thanks to our creative decorator! A nice way to support our community.

Over a hundred participants came together for the International Retreat in Colchester, UK, the first such event in Europe in this year of celebrating 50 years since Master Moy Lin Shin began teaching us Taoist Tai ChiTM arts. Working from the spine, everyone took the time to engage the coiling, the expansion, and the contraction. […]

It was wonderful to discover how it feels to put our minds into our spines, there seems to be always more.  Meanwhile, volunteers in the Centre helped to run everything smoothly, making sure there was food and all kinds of things that were needed. Adding to the full experience, we enjoyed some chanting in the morning and practiced lok hup in the evening. Now we have our ‘homework’, and we will be sure to come back for more opportunities to meet and practice together. We are very grateful that we can practice these internal arts to improve our health. “Today was a great moment for me. I have a very stiff back and balance problems due to polio […]

Participants‘ thoughts during the Retreat! „My fatigue allowed me to work more deeply, letting go. I was feeling much more energized. I have a new appreciation.“ – Southern Interior, Pacific Region, Canada „I am feeling it working very deeply in mind and body.“  – North Conway, New Hampshire, USA „CIT Week was amazing! Never have […]

Along with Dunedin’s rich Scottish History,  we have a history of oranges,  orange groves, and citrus packing. From the early 1880’s until the early 1950’s, when the oranges were packed, beautifully designed labels were made to go on each side of the fruit crates.   Dunedin resident and artist Steven Spathelf has admired,  collected and has been […]

On Sunday 15 December 2019, the Netherlands Seniors‘ Committee invited Belgian members and Dutch participants for an intensive, a delicious Christmas lunch and a fun(d)raising activity in Helmond. The Belgian members even rented a coach for this occassion because so many wanted to go. The fun(d)raising activity was ‘Bingo’, a typical seniors game with balls […]

Participants in Leadership Pinellas visited the International Center Florida for the second year in a row. The ICF was a stop on their county-wide tour exploring various sites related to tourism and the environment. Dunedin branch members offered a few introductory words relating our Taoist Tai Chi Arts practice to leadership skills and offered participants […]

120 people from 8 countries gathered in Colchester for a 3-day programme. What are we doing now that’s different from what we did in beginners class? We’re still doing Brush Knee, Wave Hands as Clouds, Partition of Wild Horse’s Mane, Fair Lady Works Shuttles, and so on; but we’re not focused on the 108 moves. […]