The Dragon's Head Blog

On Thursday, 11 July, we welcomed the 1st Stanway Scouts Group to the European Centre in Colchester. About 30 beaver scouts and their families came for a session. We showed them a foundation exercise and some moves of the set. We led them in chanting the Bo Hui Jaan and talked about the benefits of […]

Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism is a place for people from all cultures and walks of life to cultivate harmony, peace and safety for all.

Invite your friends to Taoist Tai Chi™ arts.

Many participants gathered together to enjoy this January retreat, to welcome 2024, and to set their intentions for becoming better in the New Year.

Many participants gathered together to enjoy this January retreat, to welcome 2024, and to set their intentions for becoming better in the New Year. Throughout the five days of the retreat we were encouraged to work on the feeling and to change habits. There were many opportunities to work together on foundation exercises and other […]

Cultivating balance: finding harmony with the cycles of nature by paying respect to our Chinese zodiac animal.

Participants took the opportunity to work together harmoniously and deepen their understanding of the teachings of Master Moy, making new habits to help them improve their health, mental and physical. Emphasis throughout the five days was on underlying principles and foundations of Taoist Tai ChiTM Arts.  Time was taken each day to work on the […]

With today’s colourful dedication ceremony a new gate at the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism Centre is ready to welcome visitors.

A special moment: view through the Chi Wo Tan Temple window at the International Centre near Orangeville, Ontario.

On arrival, the Centre atmosphere was full of a quiet energy; clean and fresh with nothing out of place; the garden was a joy. The kitchen was ready. The volunteers from the sessions had been busy caring for our home in preparation for the arrival of visiting members. Built on the foundation of the Saturday […]

L’Institut de taoïsme Fung Loy Kok vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes. Paix et joie à tous!

Nous nous sommes plongés pendant sept jours dans un voyage à la découverte du travail de l’intérieur à partir des ressentis. Nous avons été encouragés à nous rappeler qu’il faut apprécier le mouvement et qu’il ne s’agit pas de la forme extérieure. Les quelques instructions données d’une manière bienveillante nous ont aidés à nous détacher […]

What do we mean when we say the benefits of the Taoist Tai Chi™ arts go beyond the 108 movements of the Taoist Tai Chi™ set? The story of our [...]

Participants enjoying the first program at the Fung Loy Kok International Centre since the pandemic!

Steve Spathelf, Dunedin’s famous orange artist, returns to the International Center Florida to undertake the restoration of the resident lions. These lions started their life as guardians at the entrance of the International Centre at Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, but after many severe winters they were relocated to sunny Florida. Now they await the opportunity to greet […]

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA supports the Dunedin FL Chamber of Commerce celebration of “keeping the light“ to lead a positive path through COVID19.  Purchasing white paper lanterns for us to decorate helped support a Community Responders project. Thanks to our creative decorator! A nice way to support our community.

Over a hundred participants came together for the International Retreat in Colchester, UK, the first such event in Europe in this year of celebrating 50 years since Master Moy Lin Shin began teaching us Taoist Tai ChiTM arts. Working from the spine, everyone took the time to engage the coiling, the expansion, and the contraction. […]

It was wonderful to discover how it feels to put our minds into our spines, there seems to be always more.  Meanwhile, volunteers in the Centre helped to run everything smoothly, making sure there was food and all kinds of things that were needed. Adding to the full experience, we enjoyed some chanting in the morning and practiced lok hup in the evening. Now we have our ‘homework’, and we will be sure to come back for more opportunities to meet and practice together. We are very grateful that we can practice these internal arts to improve our health. “Today was a great moment for me. I have a very stiff back and balance problems due to polio […]

Participants’ thoughts during the Retreat! « My fatigue allowed me to work more deeply, letting go. I was feeling much more energized. I have a new appreciation. » – Southern Interior, Pacific Region, Canada « I am feeling it working very deeply in mind and body. »  – North Conway, New Hampshire, USA « CIT Week was amazing! Never have […]

Along with Dunedin’s rich Scottish History,  we have a history of oranges,  orange groves, and citrus packing. From the early 1880’s until the early 1950’s, when the oranges were packed, beautifully designed labels were made to go on each side of the fruit crates.   Dunedin resident and artist Steven Spathelf has admired,  collected and has been […]