The Dragon's Head Blog
Pain is out!
During the latest lockdown, I hardly found time to practice. Indeed, I was having twice my normal amount of work, in addition to the daily household chores (including looking after 4 kids). My body paid for it: I felt more stressed and tensed and recently got a block in my upper back. I called the […]
The best out of the worst
During the first months of self-practice, I was practicing very high Don-Yus. This allowed me to relax a lot the cervical and lumbar area. By spending so many hours working in front of the computer, they were parts of the body very vulnerable to pain. I managed to incorporate the 50 Don-Yus into my daily […]
Costa Rica
I would like to share my experience in these times, and something that was said at some point in the meetings on Saturdays comes to my mind: “In difficult times opportunities arise …”. For me it has been a great opportunity to learn more about the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism. The teachings […]
The right course
We’ve recently discussed one of the guidelines from Fung Loy Kok directors at our ZOOM meeting with Polish members. It was about having a notebook to make notes regarding our individual practice and the progress we make and changes we can observe while being on the Taoist Tai Chi® training path. Włodek, a member from […]
Take responsibility
Thanks to regular zoom meetings with the leaders of our organisation, I’ve come to realise several challenges in these difficult times when restrictions change our ordinary lives. One of the key messages for me is to take responsibility for yourself, for your training. It means trusting yourself, trusting instructions we have received and still receive […]
Opportunities through Adversity
The adversity of this time of pandemic has given me the opportunity to realize the importance of being conscious and consistent, both in the practice of tai chi, as in the zoom and chanting sessions. Sharing all this gives way to words and emotions, such as: consistency, patience, awareness, connection, attention, observation, letting go and […]
Finding A New Grace
Everyone probably has lockdown stories to tell: here is mine. Even after years of Tai Chi, I still sometimes wondered if I could get through a set without clues from my fellow practitioners, but was determined to try and do a set each day during lockdown. I had fallen in love with Tai Chi from […]
Making The Pain Go Away
“I just wanted to tell you about something that’s happened since Lockdown. I’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both hips, and was getting quite a bit of hip pain until I finally got a diagnosis. Then I remembered something that we had been told at CIT week in Orangeville, back in 2009, about how dan-yus […]
Personal Stories / USA
Since doing sets on my own for over eight months now, an interesting thing has happened. At first it seemed strange to practice alone, without a group. I felt oddly self-conscious, even though no one was watching. Over time, though, I stopped worrying about that and just started focusing on how my body felt while […]
Growing through the pandemic
My experience these past nine months has been of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual growth. On March 13th we were confined. I have a 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl with special needs, quite an experience. I would get up at 6 in the morning to practice Tai Chi. It was my moment of peace, […]
Managing stress and anxiety with daily practise
Before the pandemic, Taoist Tai Chi® arts was something I only practised when attending a weekly class on a Friday night. In between classes, I rarely gave it a thought. Having been suffering with anxiety and stress, I attended a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course in February which gave me some tools to use. This became […]
Auguri di Buone Feste
Ci auguriamo che tutti nel mondo trovino pace, amore e gioia, nonostante questi tempi difficili. Buone feste e i migliori auguri a tutti.
Sono grata all’Associazione
Ho 75 anni. Faccio tai chi da sette anni, ma un anno fa ho dovuto smettere di frequentare le lezioni per prendermi cura di mio marito, affetto da demenza senile. Grazie agli anni in cui ho praticato il tai chi, oggi posso dire che sto andando abbastanza bene. È dura ma ho serenità, comprensione per […]
Celebrazione del 50° anniversario
Alla festa per il 50 ° anniversario delle arti del Tai Chi taoista ® , il presidente del Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, John Huang, condivide la calligrafia che parla di solide basi e di un futuro luminoso. Il 5 dicembre più di 2000 persone hanno festeggiato separati/insieme! Fonte: @taoist_canada, Fung Loy Kok Institute […]
I canti lunari
Durante la luna piena e la luna nuova, il 1° e il 15° giorno di ogni mese lunare, 1000 partecipanti da 26 paesi cantano separati/insieme la Scrittura del Grande Carro. Questa scrittura esprime l’interconnessione tra l’universo esterno (fuori di noi) e l’universo interno (dentro di noi), idea che risuona nell’esperienza vissuta di molti praticanti delle […]
50 anni di arti del Taoist Tai Chi ®
Dagli umili inizi a Toronto nel 1970, gli insegnamenti del Maestro Moy si sono diffusi in tutto il mondo. Oggi più di 1000 partecipanti da 26 paesi festeggiano 50 anni di aiuto alle persone e di servizio alle nostre comunità attraverso le arti del Taoist Tai Chi ®. I nostri cuori sono colmi di apprezzamento […]
La pratica individuale è cura di sé
La pratica personale è stata una lotta per me. Mio marito ha trascorso otto settimane in ospedale dal 29 febbraio ed è morto all’inizio di maggio. Durante quel periodo la mia attenzione era su di lui, non su me stessa. Ho trovato i canti e gli incontri Zoom ineguagliabili per la mia salute mentale. Non […]
Feeling the energy and the togetherness
On Saturday I logged on to ‘Chanting for the world’ for the first time. I didn’t chant but just soaked up the feeling and followed one of the chants that I had printed out. I found it very relaxing and enjoyed listening to the speakers. When the chanting was finished I realised that I […]
Devoting time to improve my health
I had been practicing more or less regularly, but I did it as a kind of homework: I practiced what I had seen at a class, at a workshop or a correction I had received. Lockdown began and with it my fear of getting infected, the uncertainty about the future and sadness about what was […]
The fog has lifted
Before the pandemic I did not practice every day and when I did, it was in most cases for physical reasons. When the confinement began I felt fear, anguish and anxiety, I do not know in what order. I felt as if I had a fist inside that imprisoned the viscera and did not leave […]
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