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Dan Yu Challenge Comments From Canada’s Pacific Region

Dan Yu Challenge Comments From Canada’s Pacific Region

Participants from across Canada are taking part in a six-week national dan yu challenge.  One only challenges one’s self to do more dan yu’s, not others.  Donations are freely given to support fundraising for the International Center in Florida.  Better health for the individual and for the organization is the best reward.  Here are some comments from participants in Canada’s Pacific […]
Chinese New Year in the Western Region of Great Britain

Chinese New Year in the Western Region of Great Britain

The Western Region celebrated Chinese New Year on the 6th of February at their centre in Newport. The day started with chanting followed by the usual housecleaning and then preparing of food and decorating tables for the evening. This was followed by the practice of Taoist Tai Chi® arts in the afternoon. Members were treated to beef, salmon, […]
Chinese New Year at the University of Essex

Chinese New Year at the University of Essex

The Taoist Tai Chi Society was invited to be part of a day-long programme of events celebrating Chinese New Year at the University of Essex. It was a cold but fun day and it was nice to meet and talk with the students about how Taoist Tai Chi(R) arts can help reduce the stress of studying […]
Chinese New Year Celebration in Billings Montana

Chinese New Year Celebration in Billings Montana

Participants in Billings, Montana held their Chinese New Year celebration including a talk about the origin and meaning of the year of the fire monkey. A delicious pot-luck dinner was enjoyed by all and there was no shortage of volunteers to demonstrate the Tai Chi Set when requested by a participant’s spouse.
All are welcome to Lantern Festival in Orangeville!

All are welcome to Lantern Festival in Orangeville!

The International Centre in Orangeville, Ontario is pleased to be hosting this year’s Lantern Festival on Sunday, February 21st at 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to this event, which will feature a traditional jai banquet, chanting, entertainment, and of course lantern sales! The Lantern Festival is a Chinese tradition going back many centuries. Typically held […]
Drumming up to Chinese New Year at Wong Dai Sin Temple

Drumming up to Chinese New Year at Wong Dai Sin Temple

The year of the Monkey is only a few days away! Festive decorations are finding their way around our Wong Dai Sin Temple on Steeles Avenue in Toronto. There will be chanting all day on Chinese New Year (Monday, Februari 8th).  The temple will be open on New Years Eve (Sunday evening until 2am Monday morning). Everybody is […]
International Center Florida Construction Update January 26, 2016

International Center Florida Construction Update January 26, 2016

International Center Florida Construction Update for the week ending January 21, 2016 Building A Interior Framing and strapping continues throughout the first floor SE wing. Replacement of damaged floor joists continues on second floor NE wing. The elevator and restrooms support walls were constructed and cells filled with concrete. These walls will support floor joists […]
Danyus for Dunedin in the Atlantic Region

Danyus for Dunedin in the Atlantic Region

Many welcome thoughts on the Danyu Challenge…… The Danyu challenge has encouraged many participants to extend their limits and to discover the benefits of the extra practice. Je sens la chaleur sous mes pieds ..Jean/ Moncton, NB It makes shovelling snow easier..Claude/ Dartmouth, NS Il faut en faire plusieurs chaque jour, pour sentir une différence […]
Monkey King Costume Making in Calgary

Monkey King Costume Making in Calgary

Energy and excitement are building as we approach the Calgary National Program only one week away.  We caught our Calgary volunteer sewing team in action preparing a gorgeous Monkey King costume for the upcoming Chinese New Year Banquet on Friday February 5th 2016.  Tickets are now sold out!  
Finding quietness in Helmond

Finding quietness in Helmond

       During a 5-day International Workshop in Helmond, the Netherlands 164 people from 15 countries gathered to seek more quietness in the tor yu. ‘Gentle’, ‘softness’, ‘from the spine’, ‘balance’, ‘keep the connection’, are some of the words Jim Nicholson used to help us find a better understanding and feeling of the tor […]
Rolling for the Fenway

Rolling for the Fenway

The Southern Interior Branch of the Pacific Region is holding our annual Chinese New Year workshop at our Vernon, British Columbia location.  We are planning an Asian themed dinner for Saturday night and we wanted to include spring rolls.  Rather than just make enough for the workshop we decided to make a whole bunch more.  […]
Lok Hup Program in Windsor, Ontario

Lok Hup Program in Windsor, Ontario

On January 23 and 24, 2016 the Fung Loy Kok Windsor branch hosted a very successful Lok Hup program. Fifty-five participants from Windsor, Amherstburg, Tecumseh, London, Sarnia, Kitchener, Orangeville, Toronto (Canada) and Kalamazoo, Toledo, Columbus, Michigan, Chicago, Massachusetts (USA) spent a weekend learning the art of Lok Hup and hearing stories about events with Master Moy from instructor Chris Lewis. The […]
First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Edinburgh

First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Edinburgh

  The weekend of 16-17 January saw three Beginner Weekends, all at the same time, at three different Centres around Great Britain. In Edinburgh, 18 completely new students enrolled as members, and joined with 28 current members (some of whom were still fairly new) for a weekend of Taoist Tai Chi practice. In their matching […]
First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Newport

First Beginner’s Weekend of 2016 in Newport

The weekend of January 16 and 17 saw three beginner weekend events, all at the same time, at three different centres around Great Britain. The Western Region Centre hosted its second beginner weekend and welcomed 40 keen tai chiers (9 of whom had never tried Taoist Tai Chi before) to the event. People travelled from […]
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