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Top 10 longest living animals
The National Taoism Examiner was recently emailed a YouTube video regarding the top 10 longest living creatures. You will notice that the Taoism Examiner removed “human” from the list which did appear as #9, as Taoists view humans as belonging to their own kingdom or category, distinct from all other life. over 100 years old […]
NQA’s annual qigong conference set for Vancouver, Washington
The National Qigong Association’s 2012 annual conference will be held at the Vancouver Hilton in Vancouver Washington, July 27-29. NQA describes their organization as the “premiere membership organization for Qigong. (NQA.org)” NQA is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people to learn about Qigong. They are well known for developing and distributing […]
Robert Downey Jr. honored for his dedication to Chinese medicine & martial arts
https://youtu.be/xfSMn7DvwII Recently, Robert Downey Jr. was honored with the 2012 Robert Graham Visionary Award by Yo San University. According to Yo San University President Larry Ryan, Yo San’s highest honor “is named after the late Robert Graham, an international artist and sculptor, and husband of Anjelica Huston. Mr Graham is best known for his work […]
(Article) Earth day celebrations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Taoism has a long history of conservation; including botany, zoology and biology, in fact the ancient Taoists are the originators of these sciences. According to the late Professor Joseph Needham in Science and Civilization in China, “The Han time [206 BCE-220 CE] was one of the relatively important periods as regards the history of science […]
(Article) Tai Chi theme park planned near Mt. Wudang in China
Erica Orden reported in the Wall Street Journal that “a Los Angeles-based entertainment group plans to co-develop a $3.1 billion theme park and resort in China‘s Hubei province with a local investment firm, two people familiar with the project said. Ikonic Entertainment Group will plan and design a martial-arts-themed park, as well as a $50 […]
2012 a Taoist year in review
2012, the year of the Dragon was an interesting year indeed. We witnessed many examples of transformation and change, good and bad, as well as apocalyptic failures of apocalyptic predictions, and a continuing slide (or fall) down an ever…(read more)
(Article) Review of Critical Condition: how healthcare in America became big business…
In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize winners Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele attempt to delve into a topic that many Americans say is one of the top three issues in the country today. The subtitle of the book acts as a good summary on its own: “How health care in America became big business […]
Ancient advice from a Taoist sage for Gabby Douglas and all of us
If you followed the London Summer Olympic Games or watched any news afterwards, then you are probably aware of the strange obsession the media in general and petty people in particular have with “celebrities” appearances. In general, this might not be a major issue or anything new, however, when people via Twitter, Facebook and even […]
Morikami Japanese Gardens offers the art of Bonsai workshop for beginners
Bonsai is the Japanese term for “plants in a tray”; it is based on the word bon which is a tray like pot. The art is based on ‘an earlier meditation and self cultivation practice of Taoism called penzai, which means “tray scenery”. The main distinction between the two styles is bonsai focuses on the […]
International Chinese martial arts championship finals in Orlando, FL
The “International Chinese Martial Arts Championship” is a worldwide circuit promoting friendship through the martial arts. According to their website (www.kungfuchampionship.com) they “… are not a formal federation or association but simply an organization…(read more)
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