Day 6 of our Taoist Tai Chi®️ arts training involved putting everything we had learned in the previous five days into action. We came together as a family to celebrate Awareness Day and Mother’s Day, enjoying delicious food, delightful music, and greetings from around the world. The planned timing for the day changed when we […]

Throughout day 5 of Continuing Instructor Training week, many participants shared their personal experience of the program and how deeply they had been affected by the focus on the feeling of our Taoist Tai Chi® arts, rather than the form. We practiced using our spine as we turned from move to move in Fair Lady […]

[rl_gallery id=”13535″] Day 3 of Continuing Instructor Training week began with an opportunity to chant, practising together as a larger group than most participants would experience at our home locations. Finding balance is not just in our physical form. As we work together as a group, chanting also gives us an opportunity to extend our […]

On Day 2 of Continuing Instructor Training Week 2019, participants began to find more focus and depth, getting a sense that there is so much more to discover beneath the surface. The initial perception of the physical form gives way to the realization that every aspect of the Society is an opportunity for training.    […]

Day 1 of Continuing Instructor Training (CIT) week began with 400+ participants and a focus on dropping and expanding in the Tor-yu. As we moved on to explore how to apply this Tor-yu in Parting Wild Horses Mane, it started to snow in true Canadian style. As always, our training in how to take care […]

—Déroulez plus bas pour la version française— Last Sunday we held a Taoist Tai Chi® Discovery Day at our Longueuil location with demonstrations, free classes and a delicious brunch prepared by our expert volunteers. Participants brought along family and friends to experience the joy the Taoist Tai Chi®. Adults and children appreciated learning the first […]

A number of us from Collingwood Branch had a fabulous day out on Wednesday March 27 at the International Centre, near Orangeville. We participated in a class with Andrew Hung, who encouraged us to try roundness and softness instead of ‘holding’.   After a delicious lunch our new participants enjoyed a tour while the rest […]

About 160 participants from a number of Central Region locations attended the March 20th intensive at the Cooksville United Church in Mississauga, Ontario. Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism President Marsha Eberhardt led the instruction and we were also honoured by the presence of FLK Directors John Huang and Jim Gazzard. The wonderful evening began […]

  From the bright red envelopes to the beautifully painted stones celebrating the Year of the Pig, everyone felt the importance and warmth of the evening on a cold winter night. Our special guest, Len Isleifson, MLA for Brandon East, hared his story of being welcomed at last fall’s Seniors Event and how trying a […]

If we could pick only one word to describe the evening: it would be “flow”. On so many levels, this is the best word to fit what happened at Etobicoke for our fifth annual cabaret. Flow describes what is happening as the Etobicoke location practice floor is transformed into a scintillating night-spot. We have experienced […]

The Toronto Branch holds six instructor training sessions each year at various locations within the Branch. On Saturday February 23rd 80 participants gathered at the Bathurst St location for instruction.   We started the session with chanting under the guidance of Chris Lewis. The Toronto Instruction Committee then facilitated a discussion centering on the rich history […]

It was time to celebrate New Year of the Earth Pig. A year of projected prosperity and friendship. After weeks of planning – invitations to dignitaries, posters and tickets designed, printed, tracked, restaurants considered, drafts of planning lists and task-sharing, program and speeches prepared, Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, Edmonton Branch leadership arrived early […]

On February 10, 2019, participants from the Vancouver and Chilliwack branches celebrated the Year of the Boar by brush kneeing and waving hands like clouds together in the Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade. The cold did not dampen anyone’s enthusiasm as our Taoist Tai Chi® practice kept us – and the crowd of thousands – […]

Edmonton Branch shared energy and enthusiasm with the community at large on Saturday, January 12th.  The day’s activities began with chanting followed by an Open House of our weekly Branch Class. Instructors demonstrated the Taoist Tai Chi® set for 18 guests. Beginners in attendance learned the first 17 moves while being encouraged to find balance and enjoy the movement. Meanwhile, […]

Article # 25 Article original en anglais publié le 20 novembre 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 2 septembre 2011 Dans un article précédent, il a été dit qu’on nous demandait souvent en classe d’ouvrir la Bouche du tigre, de relever les doigts, de laisser tomber les coudes, de tourner le poignet ou d’allonger […]

Article # 23 Article original en anglais publié le 15 octobre 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 2 septembre 2011 Dans la pratique de notre art, nous apprenons à reconnaître, entre autres choses, le rythme régulier du corps qui se tourne alternativement vers le haut et vers le bas. Chose étonnante, nous découvrons aussi […]

Article # 22 Article original en anglais publié le 8 octobre 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 2 septembre 2011 Les arts internes de santé Tai Chi TaoïsteMC enseignent une nouvelle façon de se mouvoir à tous ceux qui entreprennent son étude. Parce qu’elle met l’accent sur tous les aspects de l’équilibre, la pratique […]

Article # 24 Article original en anglais publié le 31 octobre 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 2 septembre 2011 Dans le dernier article, nous avons examiné comment les os de l’ensemble coude/avant-bras rendent possibles la flexion du coude et la rotation de la main. Pour mieux comprendre l’influence de la main et du […]

Article # 16 Article original en anglais publié le 29 juin 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 15 avril 2011 Jusqu’ici, nous avons passé beaucoup de temps à examiner la forme et la physiologie de la colonne, une structure qui joue un rôle central dans le corps et dans les arts internes de santé […]

Article # 17 Article original en anglais publié le 8 juillet 2010 Traduction française, révisée et approuvée le 15 avril 2011 Aujourd’hui, nous allons examiner un autre aspect des fonctions du fascia lombosacré au cours des activités de la vie quotidienne. D’abord, il faut dire que ce n’est que depuis 40 ans que la médecine […]