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International Workshop in Colchester
There’s a 3-day International programme running in Colchester. The second day started with chanting after breakfast and some tai chi. We’re working on using the spine to generate movement, finding the circles in those movements – looking for the feeling, rather than focusing on the 108 moves of our tai chi Set. And we’re working […]
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 […]
Day 4 – Lok Hup Program
Day 4 With this as her first Lok Hup Ba Fa experience, one woman said that she could already see how the program has improved her Taoist Tai Chi™️ practice. Maybe attending a program is a New Year’s resolution everyone should make!
Day 3 – Lok Hup Week
Day 3 Whether you know someone coming to a program or not, by the end, you will have renewed old acquaintances and made new friends with whom to share your next program.
30 years celebrations kick off in the Netherlands
Thirty years ago, the first Taoist Tai Chi™ arts class started in the Netherlands. From that moment on, our learning and development started. And last Saturday we came together to do 30 sets in a row as a kickoff of the celebrations of our 30th anniversary. What a fun day was that! Lots of members […]
Day 2 – Lok Hup Ba Fa Program – International Center Florida
Day 2 Each program is a unique experience. You never know what will greet you but you know it will be an experience you will treasure. This Lok Hup Ba Fa program is small but how lovely to get what feels like personal directions.
Lok Hup Week – International Center Florida
Lok Hup 2019 Day 1 “Having the session of the Lok Hup Ba Fa during the Central Region Program has not made me as anxious as I would have been.” – John, Burlington Participant responses when the instructor asked, “How do you feel?” Feel energized More than just the moves Feel taller Pulsing on the […]
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 […]
Refreshing our home in Colchester, GB
A small hardworking team gave the Colchester practice hall carpet a good clean, to get the centre ready for a new year’s programme of events. It’s fun working together, and good to refresh our home. –
Central Region Program – Day 3 Quotes
Day 3 Quotation from participants on how they are feeling so far into the program: “I was impressed by the friendliness and the community of the whole group.” – Margaret, Texas, first time workshop attendee “I love the mixture of the Chanting, Meditation,Taoist Tai Chi™️ arts and Lok Hup Ba Fa. I feel the full experience […]
Central Region Program – Day 2
Day 2 From kitchen duties to chanting to sitting meditation to our Taoist Tai Chi™️ practice to quiet standing to a discussion of future projects to more practice to dinner out in the restaurants of Dunedin. All in one day – wow!
Central Region 2019 – Day 1
Central Region 2019 Day 1 Recognizing the fullness and richness of our internal arts practice with chanting in the morning and of course, a set. Then surprise Lok Hup in the evening.
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.
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 […]
Ending the five-day workshop in the Southern European Center
We are in the last two days of this five-day workshop in Madrid. Today the weekend participants have joined. We have worked on the understanding of the Dan-yus with an emphasis on timing.
Continuing the International Program at the Southern European Center
We continue on the international program in the Southern European Center, we continue to deepen our understanding of the Taoist arts with the same varied and complete program: breakfast; Fung Loy Kok; lunch; Tai Chi; Dinner; Lok Hup.
International Program at the Southern European Center
Amazing starting day of the international program at the Southern European Center. We started with a Chanting session, followed by sitting meditation and two Tai Chi sets. After lunch we continued with a Tai Chi session, and after dinner it was time for Lok Hup. In short, Fung Loy Kok, Tai Chi and Lok Hup […]
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 […]
A Doe Dag in Helmond as an appetizer
On November 10th, members from Belgium travelled to Helmond (NL) for a Doe Dag – it’s s now a ritual for us to take care of the Center once a year. A Continuing class was running while our great kitchen team was cooking simple but delicious Belgian recipes. So that during the lunch, we could hear here and there, “hmm, it’s super good”, […]
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. […]
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