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Four principles of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
“World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (WTCQD), also spelled World T’ai Chi and Ch’i Kung Day, is an annual event held the last Saturday of April each year to promote the related disciplines of T’ai chi ch’uan and Qigong in sixty countries since 1999.
The annual April event is open to the general public, and begins in the earliest time zones of New Zealand at 10 am, and then participants across Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America take part, with celebrations in sixty nations and several hundred cities, ending with the final events in the last time zones of Hawaii almost an entire day later. Celebrations include mass t’ai chi ch’uan and qigong exhibitions in many cities, and free classes in most participating cities. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tai_Chi_&_Qigong_Day)”
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day’s stated goals are to (http://worldtaichiday.org/ABOUTwtcqd.html):
- To educate the world of the profound health & healing benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong for individuals, communities, and nations
- To thank Chinese culture for creating and sharing these profoundly valuable gifts with the world
- To bring together people across racial, economic, religious, and geo-political boundaries, to join together for the purpose of health and healing, providing an example to the world.
- To give a powerful example of how the power of the internet can be used to foster global health & healing.
One suggestion would be to add a fifth goal to include thanking and acknowledging the Taoists and Taoism; if not for their tireless research and cultivation the world would have neither Tai Chi or Qigong, since both are rooted in the Tao of Revitalization. Huang Di and Lao Tzu (as well as other Sages and Classics) both mentioned the importance of the Tao of Revitalization. Huang Di’s (Yellow Emperor) original name for the exercises was Yang Sheng Shu which translates as Tao of Revitalization or
“the achievement of a happy, healthy, and long life through the utilization of a single or a group of mental and physical movements to prevent and correct all ailments, reverse the aging process and improve all functions of the body. (Dr. Stephen T. Chang, The Great Tao p. 56)”
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2013 World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events
Tens of thousands of people, most likely many more, in more than 70 countries will participate in World Tai Chi and Qigong Day activities on Sat. April 27, 2013.
The annual event began in 1999 in order to introduce Tai Chi and Qigong as well as promote the many health benefits to people who are unfamiliar with the systems, as well as become an annual meeting for like minded practitioners.
The following list are events hosted by members of the National Qigong Association, visit the official World Tai Chi and Qigong site for a list of events around the world.
CALIFORNIA
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:30AM (see event listing)
Special Guest: Mark Johnson
Cloverdale City Park
(Go to the West end of 2nd Street)
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Contact/Host: Janet Seaforth
707.894.7345
PYNKQigong.com
www.WorldTaichiDay.org
World Tai Chi Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00AM
Balboa Park, 6th & Upas St. San Diego, CA
Contact: Chris Enders
COLORADO
Mayfair Park World Tai Chi & Qigong Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
11:00 – 12:30 PM (MDT)
Southeast corner of Mayfair Park
(at the intersection of 10th and Jersey Sts.)
Contact/Host: Eric Imbody
303.355.1239
If the weather is poor the event will be held across the street at Dancing The Soul studio,
950-C Jersey Street
303.502.4586
CONNECTICUT
World Tai Chi Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April, 27, 2013
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Madison Senior Center
29 Bradley Road Madison, CT 06443
Contact: Suzanne Hanley
203.444.2856
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World Tai Chi Qigong Day
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Town Green – Colchester, CT
Contact: George Hoffman
860.742.5892
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Milford World Tai Chi Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Milford Town Green,
Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
Contact: Lamont Thomas
203-843-1595
FLORIDA
World Tai Chi &Qigong Day
Saturday April, 27, 2013
9:45AM —
Ingalls Park
East of I95 and South of Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale FL,33009 South West 8th Ave.
Contact/Host: Raven Cohan
954.457.1450
ILLINOIS
14th Annual World Tai Chi Qigong Day
“Global Wave of Healing Energy”
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:00 AM – Until??
KVPD’s “Bird Park” 893 W. Station St.
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Contact/Host: Gary Paruszkiewicz
KENTUCKY
Ashland Area World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Event
Saturday April 27, 2013
Central Park at 17th St. and Lexington Ave.
Ashland, KY
Contact/Host: Nancy Compton
606.465.0317
MASSACHUSETTS
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day – Worcester
Saturday April 27, 2013 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Elm Park, Worcester, Massachusetts
Contact/Host: Gary Lachapelle
508.793.2072
NEVADA
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day – Las Vegas
Saturday April 27, 2013
Event starts at 9:00AM
Delmar Gardens of Green Valley
100 Delmar Gardens Dr., Henderson, NV
(near Pecos & Wigwam)
Contact/Host: Kat Reyes-Campbell
702.743.3786
NEW JERSEY
World Tai Chi Qigong Day – Practice in the Park
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00 AM
Verona Park, Verona, NJ
Contact/Host: Mir-Yam School of Tai Chi Qigong
and Meditation
Miriam: 973.857.9536
NEW YORK
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day – Patchogue
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:00AM – 12:0PM
(Rain Date – Saturday May 4, 2013 9:00AM – 12:00 PM
Shorefront Park – Ryder Ave. & Smith St. Patchogue Long Island NY
Contact/Host: Laurince McElroy
1.631.475.5730
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2013 World Tai Chi Qigong Day
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Southern Saratoga YMCA
Clifton Park, New York 12065
Sal Casano
518-371-2139 (YMCA)
OHIO
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Event
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:30AM – 12:00PM
Howard Long Wellness Center Gymnasium800 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003
Contact/Host: Steve Perdok Sr.
740.633.9731
T’ai Chi and Qigong: Sunset Health Arts FB.
Just off Interstate 70 Washington Ave. Exit
Minutes from Bridgeport, Ohio
PENNSYLVANIA
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
12:00 Noon
Ambler Borough Park
Located at the intersection of Hendricks St and Valley Brook Road
Ambler, PA
Contact/Host: Karen Steinbrecher
215.836.7184
World Tai Chi Qigong Day Celebration
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Sun Style Taiji Workshops:
Intro to 31 Form
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
73 Form Study
12:00 – 1:00PM
Health By Design Natural Clinic
12 Keystone Court
Leola, Pennsylvania 17540
Jeannie Peck
717-556-8103
info@healthbydesignnaturally.com
Health By Design Natural Clinic on Facebook
TEXAS
World Tai Chi Qigong Day
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Northrup Park Pavilion
37550 IH-10 Boerne, Texas
Contact/Host: Joellen Kaczorowski
210.888.0846
www.vibrantlotus.net/wtcqday.html
World Tai Chi Qigong Day
Join the Qi – Flow Around the World
Saturday April 27, 2013
Serene Harvest –
Art of Qigong, Meditation & Yoga.
2401 Canyon Creek Sherman, Texas 75092
Contact/Host: Maria Silen
903.436.0569
sereneharvest.qigong.yoga@gmail.com
Space is limited! Register early for this FREE event.
VIRGINIA
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2013
Saturday April 27, 2013
9:45AM – 12:00PM
Forest Hill Park
4021 Forest Hill Ave.
Richmond, VA
Contact/Host:
Joy Black
804.971.7135
joycblack@gmail.com
Mary Vilcheck
804.314.3368
World Tai Chi Qigong Day
Saturday April 27, 2013
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Vienna, Virginia
Contact/Host: The Peaceable Dragon Internal Arts Consortium
703-625-8431
Remember to send photos and relevant follow up information to the National Taoism Examiner if you attend any of the World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events.
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Pearl River: New York City’s best kept secret (Photos)
For over 30 years a trip to New York City would not be complete without visiting Pearl River Mart in SoHo (477 Broadway, NYC, between Broome St. & Grand St., 800-878-2446). According to their brochure, Pearl River is:
“New York’s most celebrated Chinese-American department store….Pearl River features a staggering assortment of traditional products from across Asia including Chinese fashion…, Japanese ceramics, Chinese cookware, ornamental lighting … and much, much more. With over 30,000 square feet of items flowing across three giant floors, Pearl River invites urban trekkers into the heart of the Far East…[to visit] a New York cultural institution. (Pearl River brochure)”
The store has a large selection of Chinese fashion including: Kung Fu & Tai Chi clothing, ladies dresses, children’s clothes, Kung Fu & Tai Chi shoes, scholars robes, tailored suits, Japanese kimonos, embroidered slippers etc…
They also have a large assortment of tea sets, sake sets, Chinese and Japanese bowls, woks, as well as snacks which come in handy walking NY’s streets. What Pearl River lacks in food (this is not a grocery store or restaurant), they more than make up for in authentic Chinese clothing and merchandise.
The upstairs tea bar serves more than 100 varieties of loose leaf tea from China, Japan and South Asia, which can be purchased by the pot or the pound. There is a lovely seating area where you can sip handpicked tea while watching the shoppers below. They periodically offer tea ceremony demonstrations and are more than willing to answer any questions you may have regarding tea. Keep in mind that the prices may be more than you are use to since the quality of the tea offered at Pearl River is much higher than you would typically find in a grocery store, even in an Asian grocery store.
“Best value for anyone wanting to experience NYC on a budget. (Today Show)”
“New Yorker’s secret of affordable Asian goods now has a SoHo address. (House & Garden Magazine)”
“Pearl River … has long been considered a hidden gem by fashionistas and others in search of everything from affordable silk jackets to hand-painted dinnerware. (Crain’s New York Business)”
For those unable to travel to New York City, or for those who can’t get enough of Pearl River, you can enjoy the store via www.PearlRiver.com which offers many of the items from the store. A tip regarding the website: if you do not see an item listed, then call the store directly rather than assuming they do not carry it.
Also, if you are ordering clothes, the sizes listed are Chinese sizes and usually are one size smaller than many people would usually purchase. The staff provide excellent customer service, even over the phone, with ensuring the proper sizes are ordered, they will even walk you through the method of measuring someone for their shirt or jacket size etc…
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