The Dragon's Head Blog

Something’s cooking in Majorca where after years of trials and tribulations the building owned by the Society in Palma now has a fully operational kitchen. It was a long and winding road, starting with winning over the neighbors and raising the funds. But everybody rallied to the cause and finally the big day arrived. The […]

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® Western Region in Canada warmly welcomed the President of Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, Marsha Eberhardt, as we celebrated the Year of the Dog with a national program on February 24 and 25, 2018. The program was preceded by a delicious Chinese New Year banquet held in the […]

There were 57 members from Belgium and the Netherlands who gathered to celebrate the Year of the Earth Dog.  The day started with an intensive, focusing on softness of the hands, continuity of the moves and how the roundness can help us find our feet, giving a stronger structure to our foundations.  Anchored well in […]

When the international workshop day began there was chanting in the morning for those who wanted to do it, followed by quiet sitting and then two sets, making for a very peaceful, soft start to the day. Then it was time for lunch.     In the afternoons we worked on circles and coiling in […]

The Portland branch celebrated the Chinese New Year with lots of energy and a great spirit of community.  As our branch grows so does this event.  For weeks, days and especially in the last hours before the event the branch was a beehive of creative activity.  The decibel level was high during the social hour […]

There was a five-day international program led by Andrew Hung starting on January 30th. Some 113 participants from 12 countries were focusing on weight shifting, dropping and making circles. On Saturday night we celebrated the start of the Year of the Dog with a Chinese New Year banquet. One of our distinguished guests was a […]

To prepare ourselves for the year of the Brown Earth Dog, we have enlivened our new Star Deity to stay permanently at Wong Dai Sin Temple, helping all who visit the temple in Toronto, Canada. To help and guide us at WDS, we have also invited the Earth God and Temple guardians to stay at […]

Our Chinese New Year Banquet was held as a Brunch, this year at the Dunedin Country Club in Dunedin, Florida. 225 participants joined local politicians, leaders and Mainsail representatives to welcome in the New Year.

  Grande Prairie, Alberta is the home of Fung Loy Kok’s most northern branch in Canada. There we celebrated the Chinese New Year with a regional program and banquet on March 17-19. Instructors from Red Deer and Edmonton led thirteen happy participants in learning more about the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. On Saturday evening we […]

This year a celebration of Chinese new year was even more intense as for the first time celebrations were held in all three clubhouses in the Czech Republic: Ostrava, Prague and Brno. In Ostrava 43 members and two kids gathered to spend a beautiful afternoon by talking about the upcoming year, remembering our tai chi […]

Many hands made light and beautiful work.   Our branch main location was polished, and draped in red and gold.  Volunteers created centerpieces of origami roosters, roses and tulips.   The upstairs practice space was transformed to a reception and silent auction space for the pre-banquet appie hour mingling.  Drums of the lion dancers called us […]

Although we still do not have a kitchen in our new clubhouse in Brno we decided to organize a Chinese new year banquet here to start this beautiful tradition. People all around the Czech Republic joined us providing great support. Several members’ kids were celebrating as well, helping with the serving of the delivered meal and […]

As every year the Chinese new year banquet was held in our clubhouse in Prague. This year was even more special as a week before the banquet a big new wok with burner was delivered and we could enjoy cooking the banquet’s menu properly. As usual, guests from organisations and offices that we cooperate with […]

Master Moy established a lasting legacy in our hearts. He taught us to help one another, work tirelessly and to host one another. When asked to plan fundraisers, intensives and dinners we simply respond, “of course we will do that!” Little by little we have learned so much. We still have much more to learn, […]

        Two major February storms could not dampen a joyous celebration of Chinese New Year in St. John’s on February 18.   The weekend began with an instructors’ development session on Friday night, and Saturday’s intensive had us working hard on toryus, danyus and parting wild horse’s mane.  We also learned how to host […]

Returning to the origin … participants at the Fung Lok Kok workshop in Colchester prepared and served a delicious Chinese New Year banquet for 150 people, with 20 invited guests. Speakers included Jim Nicholson of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, and Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester. Diners enjoyed watching a display of […]

The Chinese New Year celebration at the Portland branch was enjoyed by over 200 participants and guests.  The evening began with a social hour for mingling, eating hors-d’oeuvres, enjoying live music, trying our luck at choosing from the wall of wine, and bidding on theme baskets and activities such as sail boat rides and hosted […]

The leaflet on the table read “The Year of the Rooster Personality – Active, amusing and popular within a crowd… Roosters are talkative, outspoken, frank, open, honest and loyal.” The room reflected this positive rooster energy as we celebrated. It was alive with laughter, conversation, love and community, and it enveloped us. Almost 100 people […]

Volunteers were chopping, slicing and cooking all week in preparation for the Chinese New Year banquet at the Pleasant Hill Center of the San Francisco Bay area branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA. Over 70 members and guests attended from all over the San Francisco Bay area. With the amount of […]

A busy weekend at the Atlantic Regional Centre began with a day-long program and culminated with a splendid Chinese New Year banquet. A cocktail hour with wine and hors d’oeuvres was lively, filling the room with laughter and talk as members mingled with guests and invited dignitaries. A couple of talented members entertained us, Maritime style, with songs […]