The Dragon's Head Blog

A morning-long power cut didn’t stop 61 participants continuing to benefit from a lok hup program at the International Centre. As the light darkened in the Quiet Cultivation Centre practice hall, program leader Chris Lewis suggested we take our lok hup outside. Centre staff and volunteers also kept everything working, serving breakfast and lunch despite […]

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On August 12th, the Vancouver, WA location/Portland Branch enjoyed hosting a booth at the  Prime of Your Life Day at the Clark County Fair.  The orange BALANCE banner flew all 10 days of the fair visible to over 270,000 attendees.  Members from Washington State and Oregon enjoyed doing a stage demo and were still smiling […]

On June 27-28, we had the opportunity to hold a first international workshop in Switzerland. We feel really privileged to have had the chance to experience such a nice adventure. Thank you! From the very beginning, the workshop planning conveyed a nice “working together” and “helping each other” spirit within the organization team. Very rapidly, […]

50 Taoist Tai Chi Society participants from 3 different branches took part in the Awareness Day celebrations in Millennium Square in central Bristol.  Sparkling summer sunshine, combined with a vibrant part of Bristol city, provided a perfect setting for the display.  Many flyers for local classes were handed out, and it was perhaps our most […]

That was the cry from a small boy looking from a hotel room down on to Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square during International Awareness Day. In fact there were two dragons, politicians, Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism directors and hundreds of participants in the square. The participants all wore bright yellow t-shirts which glowed in the […]

Free demonstrations, brunch, presentations from national and local dignitaries, and the unveiling of our fabulous Dragon Bike Rack marked Taoist Tai Chi® International Awareness Day on Thursday, August 13. The unveiling was  held at the Taoist Tai Chi International Center Florida, 453 Edgewater Dr., Dunedin, FL. The functional art was dedicated to Ron Boucher, a very […]

This year’s CIT week has begun at the International Centre in Canada with 547 participants being taught by Tony Kwong. As the hundreds of people arrived over the weekend they practised “eyes see, hands do” and helped with the many jobs needed to take care of ourselves over the week.

  East and West have joined together harmoniously with the Grand Opening of the Wong Dai Sin Taoist Temple at Steeles Avenue in Toronto, Canada. Special guests brought good wishes and congratulations, with one describing the new temple as a “truly wonderful addition” to the region. Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism international president Marsha Eberhardt […]

 

Construction on the new International Center Florida is at full speed. Workers are very busy making structural repairs and framing rooms in the Main Building called Building A.  Completion of the A Building, the former Historic Fenway Hotel, is scheduled for Summer of 2016.     Flags are now flying on the flagpole in the front […]

   We send our warmest Invitation to all of our Tai Chi friends and family to join us as we deepen our training and gather in community as participants of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi  ®arts. More info (Poster, Sign Up sheet, and registration form) will be available at your locations. We hope to see you all in Calgary […]

Earlier this summer, Dunedin Mayor Ward Bujalski and other Dunedin ambassadors met with Taoist Tai Chi Society Executive Director Andrew Hung, board President Marsha Eberhardt and various staff members at their headquarters in Toronto.             Read full article >

Judy Lever-Duffy from the Key Largo/Miami Branch has generously donated a Florida themed quilt to raise money for the International Center. The quilt will be auctioned off at the November International Workshops in Florida.  

The Western Region Centre in Newport hosted its first Beginners Weekend on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July 2015. Over 60 people attended, with a mix of complete beginners, current beginners, continuing members and instructors, all enjoying the 2 days of Tai Chi. After the first day and after less than 4 hours instruction the […]

The very first 5-day IWS in Ireland and more than 163 people from 12 different countries gathered in Foxford!  The workshop was led by Tony Kwong. We worked on the foundation exercises and on a lot of the moves in the set. We largely worked in our small groups and this helped each of us […]