The Dragon's Head Blog
Fung Loy Kok Workshop in Colchester, United Kingdom
Cultivating stillness … Taoist saan fa chanting, practiced around a table; Confucian chanting including the Ten Thousand Buddhas sutra, practiced in front of the high shrine; and quiet sitting. These are just some of the methods of cultivating stillness, under the gentle guidance and encouragement of workshop leaders Sean Dennison and Jim Nicholson.
Portland Celebrates Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year celebration at the Portland branch was enjoyed by over 200 participants and guests. The evening began with a social hour for mingling, eating hors-d’oeuvres, enjoying live music, trying our luck at choosing from the wall of wine, and bidding on theme baskets and activities such as sail boat rides and hosted […]
Workshop at International Center in Florida – Day One
Participants of Taoist Tai Chi® from near and far gathered at the International Center in Dunedin, Florida starting on Wednesday February 22, 2017 for a five-day workshop. We started working together right away on cultivating a sense of stillness in movement not only with the jongs but during „tai chi set! Same thing!“
Chinese New Year Banquet in Winnipeg, Canada
The leaflet on the table read “The Year of the Rooster Personality – Active, amusing and popular within a crowd… Roosters are talkative, outspoken, frank, open, honest and loyal.” The room reflected this positive rooster energy as we celebrated. It was alive with laughter, conversation, love and community, and it enveloped us. Almost 100 people […]
Chinese New Year Banquet in Pleasant Hill, California
Volunteers were chopping, slicing and cooking all week in preparation for the Chinese New Year banquet at the Pleasant Hill Center of the San Francisco Bay area branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA. Over 70 members and guests attended from all over the San Francisco Bay area. With the amount of […]
Maple Syrup Season is Upon Us and We Seek Your Help in Orangeville
Calling all maple fans. The season is off to an early start and we would greatly appreciate your help. Trees need tapping and new lines need to be set up. The fire needs tending, the bottles must be labelled and filled. All tasks are lighter with more hands and there is no finer way to […]
Chinese New Year Celebration in Canada’s Atlantic Region
A busy weekend at the Atlantic Regional Centre began with a day-long program and culminated with a splendid Chinese New Year banquet. A cocktail hour with wine and hors d’oeuvres was lively, filling the room with laughter and talk as members mingled with guests and invited dignitaries. A couple of talented members entertained us, Maritime style, with songs […]
International Program Report from Prague, Czech Republic
Annually the very first international workshop in Europe is held in Prague. Although a tough winter welcomed more than 200 members from nine countries, the atmosphere was very warm and everybody was enjoying the deeper practise of foundations led by Carmen Capilla. Encouraging advice like shiiiift the weight, relaaaaaax, smiiiiile and enjooooooy guided us during the whole weekend. […]
National Program Report from Calgary, Canada
It is amazing how light we can feel by focusing on being heavy in our feet. That is only one of the insights gained from the recent Calgary National Program on February 3 and 4. Braving the snow and cold of a winter storm, 88 eager participants came together from Alberta and Saskatchewan to receive […]
Chinese New Year Celebrations in Perth, Australia
Seventy members joyfully welcomed the Year of the Rooster with the Chinese New Year lunch at the National Centre in Bayswater, Australia.
Celebrating the First Intensive and Chinese New Year Banquet in San Diego, California
Practitioners of Taoist Tai Chi® arts in San Diego, California held their first Taoist Tai Chi® intensive. On Feb 4th over 20 participants from north and south California, Scottsdale, Florida, Mexico and Canada attended on a bright and beautiful southern California day. Allen Pearce, USA Director, lead the intensive. After the morning session of working […]
Snow Shoveling as Practical Taoist Training
Participants in Vancouver, Canada took part in some very practical tor-yu training to help make the Pacific Region Centre more accessible during a recent snowfall. The 10-20 cm accumulation of the seasonal white stuff was wet and heavy but not too daunting for the early birds arriving for Saturday morning class.
Lok Hup Ba Fa in Ottawa, Canada
What a wonderful weekend in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, to try Lok Hup Ba Fa, another of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Under Joé Thibault’s guidance we relaxed and enjoyed the experience of learning this art, some of us for the first time. With the room at full capacity the energy was amazing with everyone working […]
Chinese New Year in Aberdeen Angus, United Kingdom
Members from across the newly extended Aberdeen Angus Branch met for some tai chi practice, and prepared a traditional meal of haggis, neeps and tatties, to celebrate Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Night.
Taichiathon at National Centre in Perth, Australia
Australia’s national day is January 26th and it is a public holiday. Inspired by Ireland, and then Costa Rica, we marked the day with our first Taichiathon, 48 sets, 5184 moves, and just 2 bows – one at the beginning of the first set, at 8 am, and one at the end of the last […]
Days Four and Five of International Workshop in Helmond, Netherlands
Saturday was the day of celebrating the Chinese New Year! Before the festivities we were focussed on our practise. After working on wave hands like clouds, Marsha explained what the effect of this movement is on the deepest layers of the muscles. These muscles are reached by practising Taoist Tai Chi®. Taoist Tai Chi® brings […]
Largest Workshop in Victoria, Canada
The Victoria centre filled with over 160 people, bringing a lively sense of bonhomie as these gatherings do. They were here for a National Workshop and Chinese New Year banquet, and came from all over British Columbia, Canada, with a few from further afield, for exampe, Ontario and even Australia. The workshop was led by […]
Finding Harmony and Tranquility in the Shopping Mall
In the first days of the year, the Hungarian Taoist Tai Chi Society was offered an opportunity to feature in a show on one of Budapest’s local television stations. To take this opportunity we needed a place suitable for a demo indoors, and it was crucial to find a location close to the high school […]
Chinese New Year Celebrations at Wong Dai Sin
Toronto Wong Dai Sin just celebrated the year of the Rooster at midnight. Well attended by the local Chinese community. The next celebration of the new year will be the Lantern Festival & Lighting Ceremony. FLK will follow the Chinese tradition, and will host the festival in Orangeville on February 11th, 2017 with a delicious […]
Third Day of International Workshop in Helmond, Netherlands
Corry, a senior member from Breda in the Netherlands, is enjoying her fifth workshop. It is my first time that I am relaxed and enjoying every minute. At other workshops I was so eager to learn and apply as much as possible in the Taoist Tai Chi set that I tightened up instead of letting […]
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