The Dragon's Head Blog
Spanje
Ik ben de organisatie dankbaar
Ik ben 75 jaar oud. Ik doe al zeven jaar Taoist Tai Chi™ kunsten , maar een jaar geleden moest ik stoppen met lessen in verband met de zorg voor mijn man die aan seniele dementie lijdt. Dankzij de jaren dat ik Taoist Tai Chi™ kunsten doe, kan ik vandaag zeggen dat het redelijk goed […]
Wat geeft chanten mij?
Voordat ik aan een chantsessie begin, komt er een gevoel van stilte en kalmte over mij. Dit gevoel van rust, maar tegelijkertijd van kracht, blijft achteraf. Ik chant meestal op mijn knieën. Deze positie helpt me mijn heupen te ontspannen (in de zittende positie heb ik de meeste pijn door trochanteritis) en heb ik geen […]
Het beste van het slechtste
Tijdens de eerste maanden van zelf oefening, deed ik zeer hoge donyu’s. Hierdoor kon ik het cervicale en lumbale gebied ontspannen. Door zoveel uren achter de computer te werken, waren dit delen van mijn lichaam die erg pijngevoelig werden. Het is me gelukt om de 50 donyu’s in mijn dagelijkse routine op te nemen. De […]
Kansen door tegenslag
De tegenslag van deze tijd van pandemie heeft me de gelegenheid gegeven om het belang van bewust en consistent zijn te beseffen, zowel bij het beoefenen van tai chi als tijdens de zoom- en chantsessies. Het delen van dit alles maakt ruimte voor woorden en emoties, zoals: consistentie, geduld, bewustzijn, verbinding, aandacht, observatie, loslaten en […]
Growing through the pandemic
My experience these past nine months has been of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual growth. On March 13th we were confined. I have a 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl with special needs, quite an experience. I would get up at 6 in the morning to practice Tai Chi. It was my moment of peace, […]
Devoting time to improve my health
I had been practicing more or less regularly, but I did it as a kind of homework: I practiced what I had seen at a class, at a workshop or a correction I had received. Lockdown began and with it my fear of getting infected, the uncertainty about the future and sadness about what was […]
The fog has lifted
Before the pandemic I did not practice every day and when I did, it was in most cases for physical reasons. When the confinement began I felt fear, anguish and anxiety, I do not know in what order. I felt as if I had a fist inside that imprisoned the viscera and did not leave […]
All Souls Festival 2019
Master Moy taught us to honor the living and the dead, to promote cultural exchange, and to help others. The All Souls Festivals of 2019 has given the opportunity to express all of these aims. Around the world, participants gathered to engage in something greater than themselves. We chanted, prepared plaques honoring the deceased, folded […]
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 […]
Spanish quince for Florida
One more autumn, an enthusiastic group of Spanish members have prepared 125 containers of sweet quince “Florida”. More than 30 kilos contributed by members to which we have added sugar and a lot of love. Buy or reserve your container now! Remember that the funds raised will go to the project of the International Center […]
Demonstrations at the Zafiro Palma Marathon – Mallorca – Spain
Members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Spain in the Balearic Islands, who collaborated with the Zafiro Palma Marathon, had the pleasure of performing demonstrations of TaoistTai ChiTM arts at the foot of the Cathedral of Palma and the Palace of s’Almudaina.
Special day in Mallorca (Spain)
To finish the summer classes in Mallorca (Spain) we have organized a special day starting with a workshop customizing t-shirts and another workshop of Mahjong, then a Tai Chi class, and finishing with a special dinner with shared food. It has been very interesting and sure we will repeat it.
Meeting of Instructors in Madrid, Spain
We performed a demonstration of Taoist Tai Chi™ arts, including Lok Hup Ba Fa, Sabre and also did a dragon dance in the centre of Madrid during the meeting of instructors from Spain, Portugal and Italy. Nearly one hundred people had the opportunity to deepen the knowledge of these arts. This is the dragon dance […]
Workshop in the Southern European Centre in Madrid
On the last day of the international tai chi workshop in the Southern European Centre (Madrid) we reviewed the concepts and movements practiced during the week. We would like to thank Andrew Hung, the workshop leader, for his input and helping us take our tai chi to a more internal level.
Workshop in the Southern European Centre
On the fourth day of the international tai chi workshop in the Southern European Centre in Madrid, Spain, twenty more members have joined us to participate during the weekend. We have reviewed the concepts worked the previous days, especially the balance and the circular movement (in turn, in spiral, in arc, etc.) and we visualized […]
A Helping of Tai Chi and Paella in Madrid, Spain
On the third day of the international cai chi workshop in the Southern European Centre in Madrid we started by remembering the importance of getting a great opening through the whole set. We have also worked on the turning in the final part of the set, and in danyus, all focusing on roundness. In the […]
Taoist Chants in the Southern European Centre
We started the second day of the International Tai Chi Workshop in the Southern European Centre in Madrid with Taoist chanting. Then we applied the principles discussed the day before (turns, arcs, expansion, etc.) to the first moves of the set and also worked on the “fan penetrates through the back” move. We also shared […]
Technology Bringing Us Closer
Thanks to technology we were able to make a set putting together people from the Southern European Centre in Madrid, Spain and a class at the International Centre in Orangeville, Canada, during the International Workshop taking place from March 21 to 25. Marsha in Canada and Andrew in Spain were able to observe the development […]
Toon resultaten