The Dragon's Head Blog

Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism wishes peace and harmony to all peoples of the world on this International Day of Peace.

With today’s colourful dedication ceremony a new gate at the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism Centre is ready to welcome visitors.

Three hundred tai chi lovers from all over the world came to Brno, Czech Republic, for an International Taoist Retreat. They worked together on this gentle exercise to achieve inner harmony.  Media covered the event on live TV.  Na tři stovky milovníků tai chi z celého světa přijely do Brna na mezinárodní setkání taoistického tai […]

On Saturday,  October 19, 2019, Rome, hosted the 6th International Awareness Day of the Taoist Tai Chi Association of Italy. In the setting of the beautiful Piazza Cavour, over 60 participants and significant guests gave life to a joyful demo and ceremony.   While exchanging greetings, not only members from all four Branches but also local […]

The Buffalo Branch was featured in a news article for its upcoming Open House to mark the UN International Day of Older Persons.  https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/01/tai-chi-society-open-house-to-focus-on-healthy-balance/

On Saturday, October 13 we celebrated the 5th Awareness Day of TTCS Italy. About 50 members from  the 4 branches gathered together in beautiful Piazza del Popolo, in Rome, under a warm bright sun, to celebrate and take the opportunity to share with others the many benefits that we receive from the practice of the internal […]

The strength to be gained by practising Tai Chi has been recognised in an article published by the widely-read New York Times this week. The author, Personal Health columnist Jane E. Brody, says she was surprised by Tai Chi’s effects on strength, «but good research — and there’s been a fair amount of it by […]

 

A Taoist Tai Chi® arts international program at Gatton, Queensland, Australia, has made the news. The 224 participants made the program the largest in the history of the Australian Taoist Tai Chi Society. Participants told viewers of their joy, how much they love the health benefits they experience and how much more aware they are […]

 Tai chi relieves pain for fibromyalgia sufferers, a recent study published in British medical journal The BMJ shows . The study author says doctors should consider tai chi as possible treatment for fibromyalgia. In the biggest and most rigorous study yet of tai chi and fibromyalgia, scientists led by Dr. Chenchen Wang, director of the […]

On Saturday February 17 participants from the Windsor, Ontario branch answered questions and discussed different topics on Taoist Tai Chi® practice. Topics included building a strong foundation, mind and body connection, balance and harmony, health benefits, the importance of daily practice, and benefits for both younger and older practitioners. Upcoming open houses and new classes were discussed in the […]

One of the most watched television stations in Slovakia broadcast the public demonstration on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary celebrations during the main evening news. The public demo took place on the main square in Bratislava on October 13, 2017. More than 200 participants from ten countries participated. Here is the link to the […]

Tai chi might be a useful way to introduce reluctant people and heart attack survivors to exercise, according to a small new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association and reported by Time. The dietary and exercise changes that doctors recommend to people after heart attacks are often too intimidating and frightening […]

Carmen Landa reports from Mexico: All members have reported safe. A few of them lost their houses and/or offices. The building where our center space is has been evaluated by private engineers but not by the government yet. This means that we cannot enter into the building to see the damage. The private experts have […]

«The fact that you can do something that you’re told is impossible gives you hope.» Providence Healthcare, which provides rehabilitation, palliative care, long-term care and community programs in Toronto, has just published a story in its Outlook magazine about long-time Taoist Tai Chi® arts participant Assunta Sciani.   Assunta, who has had Parkinson’s Disease for […]

Hi All, Know you are wondering and seeing lots of news on the website and telly. Good news, overall tree damage lots of debris and some structural damage fences etc. but as far as people everyone reports doing OK. Lots of power outages in most areas and cell phones running low on charge. The Fenway […]

Saturday September 2, on the Labour Day weekend 2017, participants from the Windsor, Ontario branch answered questions and discussed different topics on Taoist Tai Chi® practice. Topics included building of a strong foundation, mind and body connection, balance and harmony, our recent health survey, research on health benefits, the importance of daily practice, and benefits for both […]

Luana Goodwin has told the Tallahassee Democrat how her Taoist Tai Chi® arts story is long, complicated, and difficult because it’s been a journey not only of physical changes but emotional discovery as well. Diagnosed years ago with panic attacks, Laura  says that now she is pushing through the fear to tell her story. «It’s […]

Researcher Stephen Post has told CBC’s Tapestry program about studies showing the psychological and physical effects of being kind. Post,  a professor of medicine at Stony Brook University in New York, has written about the «helper’s high» and his research looks at the effects of being helpful and volunteering on things like pain management and […]

A successful press conference has been held at Wong Dai Sin Temple this week to publicise the 10th Anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Three Religions Temple and International Awareness Day on August 3, and the photo contest being held at the International Centre. An open house is being held at the International Centre, […]