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Celebrating the Year of the Pig in Ipswich GB
More than sixty members from seven classes throughout Suffolk spent time together in Ipswich this week to celebrate the Year of the Pig. Members arrived early to help decorate the hall, prepare food, make puerh tea for the break, and start the sale of raffle tickets We enjoyed practising tai chi together, and hearing tales from the early days of the […]
A Saturday of Taoist Tai Chi in Brussels – Un samedi de Taoist Tai Chi à Bruxelles
Over the years, our celebration of the Chinese New Year has become a special event for us members of the TTCS. A time of meeting and sharing, where we work together to make this day a beautiful rewarding memory, between decoration, preparation of spring rolls, an intensive, our delicious meal, and a fundraising for the […]
Chinese New Year display in Perth GB
Perth celebrated Chinese New Year with dragons and lions and a parade through town, and a CNY theme to tonight’s riverside Light Night. TTCS members were there, displaying our tai chi ‘set’, and giving out lots of leaflets to promote modern ways to start learning this ancient Taoist Art. Lighting was […]
Welcoming the Year of the Boar in Colchester
The first of this year’s European Chinese New Year banquets was held on Friday 25 January at our Home in Colchester. Cooking had started the day before; table setting was largely complete by lunchtime – mostly by volunteers who had arrived early for the 3-day weekend workshop, and partly by volunteers coming in to help […]
Chinese New Year 2019 – International Center Florida
Chinese New Year 2019 The Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism and Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA celebrated the Chinese New Year Banquet for the Year of the Earth Pig, at the International Center Florida in Dunedin, on January 12th. In attendance were 210 guests including Dunedin Mayor Julie Bujalski, Dunedin Commissioner Jeff […]
Sending Food Bank parcels in Colchester, GB
All wrapped up in time for the festive period – Taoist Tai Chi Society members at the Centre in Colchester support the local food bank again this year, raising over 350 kg of food, lovingly boxed.
Denver Senior’s Day Celebration Raises Awareness about the Health Benefits of Tai Chi
Over 50 people attended the Taoist Tai Chi Society® Denver Senior’s Day Celebration last month. Member Jerry Garner organized the early lunch-time event with committee members Bob Tank, Dr. Jason Crandall and Penny Ware. The committee reached out to Denver’s local health care provider community to invite them to the event and raise awareness about […]
Holiday Gala in Portland
The Portland Branch greeted the holiday season with its annual Holiday Gala. Tai chi practitioners along with family and friends enjoyed a bountiful meal together. Each attendee contributed a dish to create the feast. Delicious dishes, salads, and DESSERTS were contributed by the 120 attendees. Live music provided by two branch participants completed the festive […]
When two ideas melt to become one!
The Dutch Seniors committee liked to organize an activity to celebrate International Seniors Day in which they could sing together songs from the old days. And the Belgian board liked to organize a Christmas lunch. So why not combine these two? We did – on Sunday December 9th there was a Sing Along Christmas lunch in the TTCS Centre in Helmond. The […]
Seniors’ Day and a flashmob in Budapest
The Taoist Tai Chi Society has joined the International Senior’s Day celebrations. On the 10th of November we gathered in Budapest to greet our senior members. The program started with a flashmob organized in one of the busiest downtown squares, where both participants and viewers enjoyed the movement in this unusual form. After the demo […]
Supporting the International Centre with a Christmas Lunch in Perthshire, GB
Around 50 members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain gathered for an informal Christmas Lunch, at a well-placed hotel in the southern end of the Aberdeen Angus Branch, and even interrupted their festivities to smile for the camera. The extrememely popular hamper raffle was drawn, and this made a very healthy contribution […]
Thanksgiving Day Class at the Fenway Hotel
On Thanksgiving Day, particpants of the Dunedin Branch gathered together with members of the community to enjoy a Taoist Tai Chi® class on the lawn of the Fenway hotel. It has long been a holiday tradition at our branch to have Tai Chi on the beach. This year was extra special! Building on the enthusiasm of […]
Celebrating International Seniors Day in Great Britain
Branches across the UK celebrated International Seniors Day with an array of Open Houses, coffee mornings and tea parties. Demonstrations of our tai chi, presentations of the health benefits of Taoist Tai Chi TM practice and personal testimonials were shared with members and guests around the country; the emphasis being valuing older people and recognising […]
Ireland celebrates the Grand Opening of our new International Centre in Dunedin
An autumn day, November 3rd and … the 6th Taichiathon in Ireland. This time the Taichiathon went on tour and was hosted by our Carrick-on-Shannon branch. Participants from all over Ireland — some who have been practising Taoist Tai Chi® for years, some who have not even finished a beginner class — came along to enjoy […]
NYC Senior’s Day Celebration
There is no age at which you don’t reap a benefit from practicing Tai Chi. And as all of us know, seniors seem to both gravitate to and stick with the practice and the culture of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, reaping multiple benefits to both body and mind that help overcome […]
Buffalo Branch in the News
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/
Arizona Location – Earth Dog Community Project
AZ Earth Dog Community Project Participants from the Greater Phoenix Area Location, reached out to their local “Earth Dogs”. Sweatshirt dog beds were crafted, and items were gathered for the Lucky Paws Rescue & Sanctuary. Lucky Paws is a cage-free sanctuary who specialize in finding homes for older dogs and various other animals. It is […]
PORTLAND BRANCH ENGLISH TEA FUNDRAISER
PORTLAND BRANCH ENGLISH TEA FUNDRAISER In October the Portland Branch enjoyed its first English Afternoon Tea/Fundraiser. A group which had been enjoying small tea tastings for several years decided they would like to put on an English Tea and they did it well. The day before the event the volunteers were busy in their […]
Seniors Week and International Seniors Day Celebrated at the International Center Florida
QUOTES FROM PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS WEEK, NOVEMBER 5-9, 2018 SENIORS WEEK PROGRAM: My first workshop since starting in February this year. Not too surprised to see so many seniors, but still amazed at their abilities. Wonderful to have in-depth instruction and to participate in discussions on how we are individually being helped. […]
International Center Florida CIT Week and Grand Opening 2018 – Slide Show
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