The Dragon's Head Blog

Spending a weekend as a volunteer at Orangeville was a great experience. We had the chance to work together digging and planting new flower beds, but more than that, we got to know other tai chi practitioners from all over the world. We enjoyed classes together, great food and pleasant surroundings. When people thanked me […]

Thursday February 28, 1985 Branson Hospital 9:30am As I was walking from my car to my appointment at Branson Hospital, I was wishing that I was going skiing instead. The neurologist walked into the examining room. He took one look at me and said, ”You have Parkinson Disease!” After lunch, I went to the public […]

Mayor Drew Dilkens and the City of Windsor show their support and endorsement of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi. Through this proclamation they acknowledge our ongoing contributions to the improvement of health for the citizens in the region of Windsor, Ontario. During this week we will be celebrating our 27th anniversary of teaching Taoist […]

Hundreds of practitioners of Funk Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® arts came out Sept. 12 to celebrate International Awareness Day on the Vancouver, B.C. waterfront and take part in a Sabre program at our Pacific Region Centre. More than 300 of us arrived by ferry, bus, transit and on foot at Jack Poole Plaza, overlooking […]

I experience the sheer joy of movement – of moving a body that has been paralyzed. These words are from one of the participants talking about their experience of doing Tai Chi at the International Centre in Orangeville. On day 4 of our 5-day Health Recovery Program there are looks of focus and determination on […]

It was a warm Thursday evening and the community came out to watch the Dundas Cactus Festival parade in Ontario, Canada. Spectators and children smiled as they watched the 10-leg dragon weave and zigzag along the parade route. The crowd applauded when the dragon chased the pearl into a spiral. The dragon’s presence was especially […]

More than thirty people walked the streets of Old Quebec on a recent sunny Saturday to present three demonstrations to the public and tourists. The event was quite successful. There were participants from Lac Beauport, Loretteville, Limoilou, Charlesbourg, Charny, Levis and as far as Rimouski. Even new participants who did almost three hours of trekking and practised […]

CIT Week is not just about learning the upgrades in the set; it has much more to offer. This CIT week I had the privilege and honor to be a dragon leg. You might ask:  What does being a dragon leg have to do with Tai Chi?  Well, I will tell you this is my […]

Some of our talented photographers have provided these images from Yonge Dundas Square in Toronto and Wong Dai Sin Temple on International Awareness Day this year.

Click on the videos below to see the stunning winning entries received for a photo contest held for the First Anniversary of the Grand Opening of our Wong Dai Sin Temple. We were also celebrating the four architecture awards won by the Taoist temple, including the prestigious  Governor-General’s Medal for Architecture 2016.  

The range of arts offered by the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism is often described as being like a banquet with many dishes from which we can choose. This year’s Fung Loy Kok Week in Orangeville has proven to be a grand feast with its roughly one hundred participants tasting the chanting, meditation and tai […]

México presente en el Awareness Day – Contributor (Mexico)  

”Energising chants to remember and honour departed loved ones, while lightening and transforming grief into joy.” ”Powerful, still, moving.” ”Stillness, joy, compassion. Reflections and celebration. Amazing energy of lives lived.” ”Great learning experience in the rituals and the helping others that creates harmony in many directions.” ”Powerful, profound, a wonderfully rich experience of sharing and […]

Here we are leaving the Health Recovery Centre, the main building, outside Orangeville. People are excited and eager to get on the schoolbuses to go to this year’s International Awareness Day celebration in downtown Toronto.   Our volunteers help with crossing the road in a safe manner at Yonge-Dundas Square.   The dragons … what energy! […]

                        The parade at International Awareness Day allowed us to all show our colors. Every country, province and state was represented.    

Making the best connections!  It was a nice surprise to meet José Gomes who showed up after listening to my interview as a representative for IAD at CHINRadio with Fátima Martins last Monday. What a great opportunity to reach out to the Portuguese community living in the Greater Toronto Area.   Keep hydrated was a […]

CIT Week feels like a big family gathering where we all can strengthen our roots in order to grow and develop further. Thanks for the care, guidance and help given. How priviliged we are to be part of this family. – Thijs (Netherlands)

The dragon is dancing and the square is alive with hundreds of silver Tshirts! Il drago danza e la piazza è animata da centinaia di magliette grigie! Lucia, Italy

What can we do between sessions and chores … rest, or … sit in the shade and watch the lion practice And then there’s buns for afternoon tea …

All Souls ceremonies have now been held at Wong Dai Sin Temple and at the International Centre. The final All Souls ceremony for this year will be held from Saturday August 13 till Monday August 15 at the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi head office, D’Arcy St, in Toronto.