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If You Bake it They Will Come: Fundraiser for Fenway in Great Britain
Following on from last year’s successful „Tea at the Ritz“ fundraiser the local branch organized an Art Deco Tea Party, inspired by the period design of the Fenway. We planned, we baked, we ate, we fundraised and we partied. One kind member donated a £100 bottle of Champagne so we raised additional money for our […]
Tai Chi Sword at the International Centre in Florida
The International Centre in Florida hosted its first Tai Chi Sword Workshop with 114 participants. Over the three days, the workshop participants enjoyed practicing the Sword set both indoors and outdoors. As there was such a good turn out, it was sometimes necessary to separate into two groups to accommodate the swords! The workshop leader, Karen […]
Update from the International Center Florida
The Plan The new International Center is a five acre property made up of four structures. The main building, at the Fenway, called Building „A“ will have a grand lobby, meeting room, dining room, a kitchen and 102 rooms for accommodations. Building “B” because of its condition had to be demolished shortly after purchase. Building „C“ is a […]
Kentucky, USA Location Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Kentucky Location celebrated their 25th anniversary on Saturday, May 16th with 68 members attending from Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. We enjoyed a day long intensive with Sean Dennison and some good ole Southern hospitality, Kentucky traditional picnic feast of Smoked BBQ, Derby Pie and Sweet tea. Thank you Mr. Moy for your legacy.
Seniors‘ Week at the International Centre, May 11-15, 2015
For five days, under the leadership of Verity Rolfe, we discovered our centres, learned to look far, and pressed and balanced our way through don-yus, tor-yus, snakes and several moves. The results were obvious as our sets became calmer and much more together. A nice balance of large and small group activities with simple, clear […]
Atlantic Region Holds First Annual Seniors Day, May 7th, 2015
On May 7th the Atlantic Region held its first annual Seniors‘ Day. Each location hosted some sort of activity. Several hosted very successful Intensives in the morning with lunch to follow and one location included High Tea – complete with dainty sandwiches and fine china. Several groups organized visits to retirement communities to share Taoist Tai Chi® arts […]
A Happy Weekend in Ukraine: IWS in Lviv, May 9-10, 2015
It is possibly one of the positive news being so eagerly waited for by Ukraine. The participants from Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine had a wonderful and most useful time on 9-10 of May in Lviv at the IWS led by Paul Davies from the Great Britain. At the workshop we got to know a lot […]
International Program in Costa Rica: Moving our “Angel Wings”
At the end of March we hosted an International Program in Costa Rica at the European School premises; an open space calm, harmonious and very suitable for our practise of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Our journey began on Friday evening in a gathering with national and international family members who came from Canada and […]
No Hurry at Brisbane International Workshop
The five-day International workshop held recently in Brisbane Queensland had the highest number of attendees so far at an Australian workshop. There were 191 participants doing Taoist Tai Chi® arts, creating an atmosphere of gentle, calming purpose…..No Hurry!! Our worldwide membership was evident with people attending from New Zealand, Canada, Costa Rica and most parts of Australia. […]
Edmonton Celebrates 35 Years
May 1st – 3rd 2015; the 35th anniversary of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® in Edmonton. We were honoured to have John Huang from Sarnia, Ontario lead us through the selection of Taoist Tai Chi® arts offered in celebration. The weekend started on Friday the 1st of May with a Seniors Day Tai […]
Mother’s Day Banquet on April 25, 2015 in Toronto
The Mother’s Day Banquet on April 25 in Toronto was a great success in bringing together 360 of our friends and family from all over Ontario and parts beyond. This annual event gives us the opportunity to come together to celebrate, socialize and strengthen our connections to each other and the organization. Guests were greeted […]
Longer step leading to the next level: IWS in Helmond, May, 2015
Tony took us on an adventurous journey letting us work on the moves of the set. He helped us to make our step longer and turn and stretch more. He showed us the next level of raise hands and we had great fun working on it ourselves. On the fourth day we worked on wave […]
Fun Day in Newport, Wales: April 25th, 2015
Over 50 members gathered together for a fun day at the Western Region Centre in Newport, Wales. The morning focus was in making the centre beautiful again with a good deal of cleaning. There was also a beginner’s class and a national board meeting at the same time. A delicious lunch of beef in black […]
A triple event: 3 Accelerated classes held in the Netherlands
This weekend we organized three accelerated weekend beginner classes in the Netherlands. In our centre in Helmond and in our clubhouses in Rijswijk and Haarlem we welcomed 126 participants of which 23 real beginners. What a good way to start the Taoist Tai Chi® arts.
International Program, Prague: the first European program in 2015
Traditionally, the first weekend after Xmas holiday has been devoted to IWS in Prague, Czech Republic. Considering previous few years we nearly have got a record this January as 197 members came from all over Europe and Canada to enjoy doing Taoist Tai Chi® with Marsha Eberhardt. What’s more, five of our friends from Ukraine […]
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