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Eastern Region’s New Year’s Banquet and Regional Instructor Gathering
(Version française plus bas) The Eastern Region held its New Year’s Banquet on Friday February 4th at its headquarters in Longueuil, just before its Regional Instructors Workshop Weekend. The Montreal Lion Dance club opened the festivities, finding a way around the tables to perform the traditional lion dance. They invited our regional president to welcome […]
Intensif à Saint-Augustin, Québec, Canada
Lundi le 15 février, 47 participants se sont réunis à Saint-Augustin, emplacement à l’ouest de Québec, pour un intensif de trois heures. Simplicité, alignement des pieds, équilibre et confort ont semblé plaire aux nouveaux participants des classes continues entourés d’autres plus anciens participants. « Repousser le singe » et « Effleurer le genou », sont des mouvements qui ont […]
Images and Testimonials from FLK Week at the International Centre
As a result of corrections in the sitting meditation and in my tai chi, a new part of my back opened up that had been hurting before. — Matt from Oregon You have to pay attention to your task, watch the other people, if you want to learn about something and […]
International Center Florida Program
Participants attending the five-day International Program held last week at the International Center in Florida enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and pleasant weather. Participants working in small groups discovered the circle in the square doing dan yus. The balance of palms pushing out and relaxed dropping opened the pelvic floor. They were given a special treat on Friday: […]
Calgary, Alberta National Program Report
On February 5 and 6, 2016 the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi Calgary Branch hosted a successful two-day national program event led by Verity Rolfe. Sixty-nine people (including a visitor from England) gathered to deepen their understanding of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts, make connections with other participants, and work together. Volunteers kept everyone […]
Finding quietness in Helmond
During a 5-day International Workshop in Helmond, the Netherlands 164 people from 15 countries gathered to seek more quietness in the tor yu. ‘Gentle’, ‘softness’, ‘from the spine’, ‘balance’, ‘keep the connection’, are some of the words Jim Nicholson used to help us find a better understanding and feeling of the tor […]
Weekend des débutants à Sherbrooke
Le weekend pour débutants en Estrie a eu lieu les 23 et 24 janvier derniers. Ce fut une activité très populaire: 29 participants! Des gens de partout en Estrie, et de tous les âges, sont venus apprendre l’enchaînement du Taoist Tai Chi® à Sherbrooke. Nous souhaitons une pratique enrichissante à tous les nouveaux participants.
Lok Hup Program in Windsor, Ontario
On January 23 and 24, 2016 the Fung Loy Kok Windsor branch hosted a very successful Lok Hup program. Fifty-five participants from Windsor, Amherstburg, Tecumseh, London, Sarnia, Kitchener, Orangeville, Toronto (Canada) and Kalamazoo, Toledo, Columbus, Michigan, Chicago, Massachusetts (USA) spent a weekend learning the art of Lok Hup and hearing stories about events with Master Moy from instructor Chris Lewis. The […]
Central Region Program at the International Center in Florida
More than 170 participants attended the Central Region Program lead by Tony Kwong. The weather was beautiful and cool. The group was divided with half of the participants in the practice hall and half under a tent in the north parking lot. One evening the group had an ice cream social and a set in the courtyard. Many participants […]
Hsing-i Weekend
On January 9th and 10th the International Center Florida held its first Hsing-i Weekend. Nearly 100 participants took part in the workshop lead by Sean Dennison. The weekend precedes the Central Region Program January 13-17th.
Tenth Anniversary of the First Club in Hungary
On the 14th of November, with an intensive and a banquet, we celebrated in Sopron the 10th anniversary of the founding of the first club in Hungary to practice Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Members from all five locations (Eger, Győr, Budapest, Fertőszentmiklos and Sopron) were represented among the 108 participants who took part in the […]
Des participants de plusieurs sections présents pour la Journée des aînés
Des participants de plusieurs sections de la Région de l’Est (Canada) se sont déplacés pour la Journée des aînés qui a eu lieu vendredi dernier à Longueuil. Parmi la trentaine de participants présents, plusieurs ont constaté à quel point ils avaient réussi à travailler plus en profondeur après une journée de tai chi, comparativement à […]
Taoist Tai Chi® arts: More than just moves
That there is much more than the moves learned during a program is something that we have known for a long time. But knowing and understanding are two different things. We know all about picking up people from the airport and getting them assigned to a bed because typically we are the ones being picked […]
National Program in Vancouver
On the weekend of November 7th and 8th, the Vancouver Branch was pleased to host a National Program led by John Balinski from the Central Region. Over 120 participants learned to relax while focusing, while practicing brush knees and step back to ward off monkey. There were very rich discussions about our culture and history, […]
Over 250 Participants for Eastern Region’s National Program
Over 250 participants attended Eastern Region’s National Program in Longueuil last week-end. This was the largest ever attendance at the regional center, and it was a wonderful opportunity to experience “Eye See, Hand Do”, to work together in harmony and good spirits throughout the week-end. From cooking to cleaning, everyone got involved and helped create […]
Tai Chi Week at the International Center Florida
Over 240 participants are attending Tai Chi Week at the new International Center Florida. The program lead by Tony Kwong, started yesterday in the rain which kept many attendees inside the first day Today we have the tents up in the parking lots for participants to enjoy the Florida sunshine. Marsha Eberhardt presented Pegoty Packman […]
„One More Time!“ – Ottawa Branch evening Intensive, Nov 2nd, 2015
Monday November 2nd, the Ottawa Branch of FLK/TTC hosted an evening Intensive at the Carling Centre. This was the last Intensive on the Branch’s 2015 calendar. With more than 50 people attending, and a bake sale going on as well, our fundraising was in excess of $1,400. The focus for the evening was on “spirit […]
International workshop in Slovakia overcame 200 participants
TTCS of Slovakia hosted 2 day workshop in Bratislava on October 17 – 18. The workshop was led by Marsha Eberhardt. We welcomed 210 participants from many countries – Switzerland, Germany, Spain, England, Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. Workshop started Saturday morning in school gym nearby clubhouse. We divided into groups where people worked together […]
Thanking the kitchen
Participants gave their thanks to the volunteers in the kitchen for the external source of energy that powered the program week in Edinburgh.
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