The Dragon's Head Blog

Spending a weekend as a volunteer at Orangeville was a great experience. We had the chance to work together digging and planting new flower beds, but more than that, we got to know other tai chi practitioners from all over the world. We enjoyed classes together, great food and pleasant surroundings. When people thanked me […]

Stirling branch members met for brunch and tai chi in the park on a beautiful spring Sunday morning. After a long, wet winter it was an enjoyable opportunity to share food and enjoy practising Taoist Tai Chi® arts with the promise of better weather in the air.

For over a decade this has been an annual event for us.  It began just after 7 am when we arrived to stake out our favorite booth location and set up our two canopies.  At 9 am the regular Saturday Vancouver continuing class met at the Bell Tower joined by Portland participants who also look forward to […]

Mayor Drew Dilkens and the City of Windsor show their support and endorsement of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi. Through this proclamation they acknowledge our ongoing contributions to the improvement of health for the citizens in the region of Windsor, Ontario. During this week we will be celebrating our 27th anniversary of teaching Taoist […]

Hundreds of practitioners of Funk Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® arts came out Sept. 12 to celebrate International Awareness Day on the Vancouver, B.C. waterfront and take part in a Sabre program at our Pacific Region Centre. More than 300 of us arrived by ferry, bus, transit and on foot at Jack Poole Plaza, overlooking […]

It was a warm Thursday evening and the community came out to watch the Dundas Cactus Festival parade in Ontario, Canada. Spectators and children smiled as they watched the 10-leg dragon weave and zigzag along the parade route. The crowd applauded when the dragon chased the pearl into a spiral. The dragon’s presence was especially […]

CIT Week is not just about learning the upgrades in the set; it has much more to offer. This CIT week I had the privilege and honor to be a dragon leg. You might ask:  What does being a dragon leg have to do with Tai Chi?  Well, I will tell you this is my […]

Some of our talented photographers have provided these images from Yonge Dundas Square in Toronto and Wong Dai Sin Temple on International Awareness Day this year.

México presente en el Awareness Day – Contributor (Mexico)  

“Energising chants to remember and honour departed loved ones, while lightening and transforming grief into joy.” “Powerful, still, moving.” “Stillness, joy, compassion. Reflections and celebration. Amazing energy of lives lived.” “Great learning experience in the rituals and the helping others that creates harmony in many directions.” “Powerful, profound, a wonderfully rich experience of sharing and […]

On the Friday night of CIT Week we had a wonderful banquet that started with an outside reception. The wine and beer flowed and music played as we hosted some special guests and learned how to entertain a large number of people — more than 600. The atmosphere was so relaxed and friendly and we […]

International Awareness Day 2016 – Free intro class Du soleil et 63 passants curieux qui osent tenter les 4 premiers mouvements de l’enchaînement. Ils repartent le sourire aux lèvres vers le travail. In the sunshine, 63 curious pedestrians dare try the four first movements of the set. They go back to work with a smile […]

Aujourd’hui, l’association de tai chi taoïste de France participe avec 25 autres pays à la journée internationale de sensibilisation au tai chi taoïste. Cette journée, qui rassemble près d’un millier de participants, permet de présenter l’association Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi et ses activités. Tandis que certains participants démontrent l’enchaînement des 108 mouvements du […]

A group of five continuing instructors and four new members from Aruba joined the CIT week and Awareness Day parade this year. They came, learned, grew, developed and bonded together. They are now ready to continue to water the seeds of balance and transformation with a caring heart. – Margaret (Aruba)

    How many activities can be done in a single day together with 700 other people? From International Centre near Orangeville to Yonge-Dundas Square to Wong Dai Sin Temple in Steeles Ave. and back to the Centre again we enjoyed a fabulous day in which, for every step of the way, the working together […]

Sharing and improving health in Dundas Square, Toronto, at International Taoist Tai Chi Awareness Day 2016 – Toni (Spain)

Here we are leaving the Health Recovery Centre, the main building, outside Orangeville. People are excited and eager to get on the schoolbuses to go to this year’s International Awareness Day celebration in downtown Toronto.   Our volunteers help with crossing the road in a safe manner at Yonge-Dundas Square.   The dragons … what energy! […]

                        The parade at International Awareness Day allowed us to all show our colors. Every country, province and state was represented.    

Making the best connections!  It was a nice surprise to meet José Gomes who showed up after listening to my interview as a representative for IAD at CHINRadio with Fátima Martins last Monday. What a great opportunity to reach out to the Portuguese community living in the Greater Toronto Area.   Keep hydrated was a […]

CIT Week feels like a big family gathering where we all can strengthen our roots in order to grow and develop further. Thanks for the care, guidance and help given. How priviliged we are to be part of this family. – Thijs (Netherlands)