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WorldTaiChiDay.org News . . .
Post Videos / Photos of Events at CNN iReports ...
Dear World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Supporters,
Below are the second wave of WTCQD event reports pouring in from around the world ... please enjoy them and also take a few moments to forward them/this newsletter widely! WTCQD 2013's global scope was breathtaking!
Breaking! Euronews covered mass WTCQD events in Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela ... see video ... video opens with Kansas City event ...
 | | World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - Dia Mundial del Tai Chi y Qigong - Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Qigong |
We have now embedded on our homepage at www.WorldTaiChiDay.org the Harvard Medical School Tai Chi Lectures, they released in celebration of WTCQD 2013. This is a PROFOUND tool to tai chi and qigong advocates worldwide. Share our site's link widely with your friends, family and students, if you are a teacher.
We want to lead this issue of our newsletter ... with ... 3 items ...
Croatia and many others are now posting their events at CNN iReports.
You can too! Sign up, and then click "upload" at:
Secondly we feature the Owasso, Oklahoma (USA) WTCQD event video, as they provide a PERFECT EXAMPLE of how to fully utilize resources we provide, WTCQD banner artwork, Official T-Shirts, etc.
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Thirdly, Father Peter at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) gave a beautiful invocation for their World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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PLEASE ... SEND US YOUR EVEN'T VIDEO YOUTUBE LINKS & then POST YOUR VIDEO/PHOTOS/STORY TO CNN iREPORTS ... SEE BELOW! We'll share your events with the world!! Also send us the links to your CNN iReports, and we'll share those worldwide!
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HARVARD'S Profound Contribution to WTCQD, and how YOU can use their efforts in your local community!
BILL DOUGLAS, WTCQD, FOUNDER TELLS KANSAS CITIANS ABOUT HARVARD'S NEW TAI CHI BOOK IN A LOCAL TELEVISION INTERVIEW ON WDAF TV KC!
We now have the Harvard Tai Chi Lectures launched on World Tai Chi & Qigong Day embedded in our homepage at www.WorldTaiChiDay.org
Tai Chi and Parkinson's Disease: Video
Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
You can also order the book from Amazon.com
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POST your WTCQD event videos on Youtube: www.youtube.com (Then email your youtube link(s) to us at wtcqd2000@aol.com, w/ WTCQD youtube in Subj. line w/ your city, state, country)
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Tunisia, El Manzah - Tunisia's FIRST
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Journee Mondiale de Tai Chi et Qigong!
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!!
wowww great energy!!! i love it :D
With Kansas City the origine of this beautiful mouvement!! we try to share love and peace around the world :)
I want to thank you Bill Douglas for all the support to make this event possible around the world and for the first time in Tunisia.
to give us so much love and to sharing universal emotions
Thank you
One World ... One Breath,
Mohamed Ghariani, El Manzah, Tunisia
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Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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Hi Bill
Your video is amazing. I have looked at it with tears in my eyes. Now I understand how closed are Kansas City people to me. Your video unfolds so great stream of Love that it is difficult to endure. What a magnificent thing Tai Chi is!
I suppose that atmosphere of Love surrounds more and more people in many countries and it is the most valuable phenomenon in the World.
We also have had a nice Tai Chi and Chi Kung day in the one of the most beautiful places of Vilnius- public park VINGIS (ir means the bend of river NERIS which streams near). It was rainy and sunny day. Our Tai Chi day programme consisted of two parts. First it was open lesson of Daoistic Hua Shan art of health and vitality. The teacher of this chinesse ancient school live in Vilnius now. She was a student of famous master Bian Zhizhong so we have a great opportunity to learn many original exercises. The second part was dedicated to Tai Chi 8 form with the intention to train eweryone, who joined us.
So everything was great. We had a special guests the ambassador of PRC mr. Liu Zenwen and his wife Yao Xiaofen. Usually they attend all our events related to Tai Chi.
I think it will be more videos from Vilnius WTCQD.
Thank You again. The best wishes for your wife and all Kansas City Tai Chi enthusiasts.
Romualdas Petkevičius
Chairman of International Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung association
Vilnius, Lithuania
www.facebook.com/tarptautineTaiChi
www.romtaichi.com
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Croatia, Europe
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Croatian WTCQD organizer, and European Tai Chi Champion, Nikolas, just posted Croatia's World Tai Chi & Qigong Day event news to CNN iReports!
WorldTaiChiDay.org,
Thank you for all you did in organisation
since beginning
Nikolas, Croatia
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Canada's Prince George, British Columbia World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Dear WorldTaiChiDay.org,
Thanks for the reports from around the world
here is our report and some attached pics...
- Lister Chen
Prince George Tai Chi Club
Prince George, BC (Canada)
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2013
More than 50 people participated in World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on the morning of April 27, 2013 in Exploration Place Fort George Park, Prince George, B.C., Canada. Despite the electrical power outage and stormy weather outside, we had a great time! Tai Chi/Qigong exercises and sets were practiced and demonstrated by members of five different clubs - The Seniors Club, Pathways Tai Chi, Infinity Tai Chi, Prince George Tai Chi, Hart Tai Chi. Sets done included the 4-seasons and 18-form Qigong set, , 5-section Tai Chi set, 10-form, 18-form, 24-form, 88-form two-person fighting set, and the 57-movement sword. It was a wonderful chance to make contact with other practitioners, inform people of Tai Chi classes in town, and discuss our Tai Chi/Qigong experiences .
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New Egypt, New Jersey (USA),
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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Dear Bill & WorldTaiChiDay.org,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We could not have done the event without your generous encouragement and detailed instructions. Although, at final count, we did not reach 60 attendees, we had close to 50 come to our little village from North & Central Jersey, as well as Bucks Co., PA.
I wrote a PR mentioning you and will submit to area newspapers as well as just posting on CNN iReports.
Here are a few pictures and videos will be in the next e-mail (hoping it will work). Your letter to us was received with applause!
With much gratitude and deep appreciation.
Looking forward to our Next Step together!
From New Egypt, NJ, we moved the event nearby to a CSA Farm (Paradise Organic Farm & Vineyard) in Chesterfield, NJ. Like us on FB
Siobhan
Siobhan Hutchinson, MA- Holistic Health
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Owasso, Oklahoma (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Jennifer Kirgy (Community Center Director) left; Gina
(visiting master) second from left;.
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day was a GREAT play day for us.
Thanks for organizing it.
Shari Norum, Owasso, Okahoma
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Note from WorldTaiChiDay.org: Owasso's event is a PERFECT EXAMPLE to event organizers worldwide. They utilized the free WTCQD Banner artwork we provide on our website and newsletters, and framed their video with the banner so the world can see where their event is in the world.
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Also, we want to thank Owasso for including our beautiful Official WTCQD T-Shirts in their video. Groups like Owasso who order our official t-shirts makes our year round work supporting tai chi and qigong worldwide possible. [NOTE: We will soon offer a special t-shirt discount to international (outside US) groups, to help compensate you for the heavy int'l shipping costs, so you too can support our work.]
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These are from our beginner class World Tai Chi & Qigong Day event, and we're being led by a visiting Master. Selected from eight movements taught as recommended by CDC for balance in aging. We're registered on your website for this event as "OGA", Owasso, OK.
Warm-up:
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Brush knee:
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Whip: [click video at top of this article]
Parting Mane:
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Chicago, Illinois (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Thank you again, Bill, for the wonderful gift of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day! Peace, my dear brother!
Nasty wet rainy day could not stop us from celebrating
World Tai Chi day!
Bret Hawkins, Tai Chi Chuan
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Australia, Melbourne
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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"Hi..from our WTCQD event in Melbourne, Australia:..."
Jackie Watt, Bayside Tai Chi Centre, Melbourne
Shared by Vilma Pallett
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World Tai Chi & Qigong Day -
Dia Mundial del Tai Chi y Qigong
Mexicali, Mexico!
Echoes of World Tai Chi and Qi Gong 2013 in Mexicali. -
At New Park Hippies.
Frank Gonzales, Mexicali
See more photos ...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=505093629539393&set=oa.447347882010399&type=1&theater
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Netherlands, Hoorn, Europe
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Bill & WorldTaiChiDay.org,
Our World Tai Chi Day in the Netherlands.
Contributed by Ed Post
Wushu Hoorn, Netherlands
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Boca Raton, Florida (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
World Tai Chi Day in Boca was great. We had a lively group of people, mostly newcomers, which is what it's all about. Jennifer Yu came to ...share the event. For the first time, I introduced Trance Tai Chi on this day. We added several short seconds of free movement to our tai chi practice, teaching that, at any time in our lives, we have the ability to gently and gracefully change into tai chi mode/movement/way.
Here's a photo of me with the Deputy Mayor and Councilwoman at Boca Raton City. We got a crtificate proclaiming yesterday as Tai Chi and Chi Kung Day in Boca.
The result of such a proclamation is that tai chi and chi kung as health practices are being recognized more and more, which brings credibility to them so that more people come out and do them at this amazing worldwide celebration and experience their benefits.
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Auckland, New Zealand's
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Performance of the 10 Forms Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan by combined schools to open a whole day celebration of WTCQD.
Best regards
David Wong
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Belgium, Dilsen, Europe's
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Dear Bill and Angela,
Although it was only 9° the gratitude and the joy in our hearts were as great as always during our 7th Worldtaiji&Qigong event in Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium.
One of my students said : "Last year with all that sunshine I gattered so much energie that I could give Reiki (even while I don't have the attunements). So I give a llot of energy to a friend.
This year, with only now and than a little sun coming through the clouds I had to keep all the energy to myself."
So she made a great experience of the difference between Yin and Yang.
Thank you for all your efforts to make this another unforgettable day.
Hilda
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WorldTaiChiDay.org Proudly Welcomes the HOME Town OF THE BEATLES!
All ya need is love ... One World ... One Breath
Liverpool, England's 1ST
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
This was our first World Tai Chi Day event and attracted over 100 people to the event. We had the magnificent setting of the Festival Gardens, Liverpool which includes a Chinese and Japanese Garden. Seven instructors held workshops for their students and anyone who wanted to join in. Here are the first few photos. I will send Youtube links once the videos are uploaded.
Thank you for starting this wonderful initiative.
Angela Howarth
Angela's Tai Chi School, Liverpool
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Seattle, Washington (USA) - Chinese Garden
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
World Tai Chi Qigong Day 2013, Seattle Chinese Garden
April 27, 2013, wonderful people joined me on a blustery and cold day to observe World Tai Chi Day, in the beautiful setting of the Seattle Chinese Garden. Many thanks to the Seattle Chinese Garden for allowing us to observe this worldwide event in the serenity of the Garden's main courtyard!
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Italy (Italia), Como, Europe
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Dear Bill & WorldTaiChiDay.org,
Here in Como, Italy, we joined the WTCQG day! Unfortunately it was raining, otherwise we could have practices in front of our beautiful lake
Peace!
Here are the photos of Como, Italy!
Mario
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Kankakee, Illinois (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Our celebration in Kankakee, IL was wonderful! Thanks for all the effort, Bill:
gary f paruszkiewicz, csme
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Twyford, Berkshire, United Kingdom
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
A great day was held in Twyford, Berkshire UK. With groups from Wargrave, Twyford & Maidenhead coming together to celebrate and send the energy out there.
When we saw the wonderful work that was done with Parkinson's through Tai Chi we had a collection at our World Tai Chi Day and the donation is going to Parkinson's UK.
My husband, is going on a sponsored walk in August for this charity walking Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.
Regards & thanks
Tricia Miller
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Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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Scottsdale, Arizona event's 14th year at the Franciscan Renewal Center.
Blessings and Peace to you, Bill,
Don Fiore
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Brazil, Niteroi's BEAUTIFUL VIDEO of Their
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e Qigong!
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Sonoma County, California (USA)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Greetings Bill and All,
Thanks for all of your dedication to make 2013
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day very successful.
Below is a link of photos taken from Sonoma County, California,
with participants from Marin County and as far away as the state of Oregon. There were demonstrations and participation of various styles and instructors. Everyone enjoyed it immensely.
The celebration was held at Jane Golden's school of Tai Chi. She hosted and invited many different schools to participate.
With warm regards,
Fern Jeffcoat
Click for more photos:
https://plus.google.com/photos/106941106778193275636
/albums/5871977872000278049/5871979772875080866
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Orpington, England
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
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Contributed by Ashley Cheeseman, Tai Chi in Orpington
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Australia, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
G'Day! WorldTaiChiDay.org Reported on Australian Television!
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Hi Bill & WorldTaiChiDay.org, Congratulations, all reports show an extraordinary world-wide event. The Harvard connection will be powerful as it catches on. We had excellent weather for all of our events across the country. You have already seen reports from some eg Kay in Cairns and others. We also got last minute Live National TV coverage on Channel Ten only about 30 seconds of Tai Chi in the background during the "whats on announcement"; 'World Tai Chi Day in New Farm Park - tomorrow' but they put a link to all the academy hosted events which also had a link to your site www.WorldTaiChiDay.org. I was at the Gold Coast session we had about 70 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSi5-l7yl8&list=PLFAkvDcLucWFXVcZHt-LgwC_J6Z2HlRFx There is some on our FaceBook page more to come http://www.facebook.com/taichi.academy.australia?hc_location=timeline More to come on our website too - www.livingchi.com.au Hope you and Angie enjoy China, our trip was good - excellent weather, training on Wudang inspiring but its the people in the parks that touch our hearts the most. Regards Rod
Rod Ferguson
Tai Chi Master & National Chief Instructor
Australian Academy of Tai Chi & Qigong rod@livingchi.com.au
www.LivingChi.com.au
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Sydney, Australia's North Beach has 1ST
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!
Hi Bill - We had our first WTCDay last Saturday here on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Australia on Newport Beach. We are part of the Australian Academy of Tai Chi and wanted to share this day in the area where we teach!
Thank you for this excellent event!
Margaret
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Harvard Medical School's Launch of Its Tai Chi Lecture Series on World Tai Chi & Qigong Day MADE HISTORY!
WTCQD organizers can partner on
spreading this video series worldwide!
HARVARD:Tai Chi for Health: Current State of the Research and Challenges AheadA special presentation in recognition of World Tai Chi & Quigong DayOn, April 11, 2013 researchers from across Harvard Medical School came together to share the cutting edge research that is happening relating to Tai Chi. This special edition of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine's Research Seminar Series was held in honor of World Tai Chi day, which is on April 27, 2013. Click here to watch the video of the lectures from Helene Langevin, MD, Peter Wayne, PhD, and Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH. Tai Chi and Parkinson's Disease: Video Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai ChiDr. Peter Wayne, Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine has just published theHarvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi.
Preview the Table of Contents and Foreword written by Dr. Ted Kaptchuk, world-renowned author, researcher, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Purchase Dr. Peter Wayne's new book now from Shambhala Publications. Use coupon code HMPC12 before June 1 to save 30%!
You can also order the book from Amazon.com
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Together, changing the world one central
nervous system at a time.
PLEASE, share the below video Press Release widely!
One World ... One Breath,
Bill Douglas & Angela Wong Douglas,
Founders of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
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Contact:
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
10100 Roe Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66207
913-648-2256
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Wear a Beautiful and Meaningful Piece of History
OFFICIAL WTCQD T-SHIRTS!
"One World ... One Breath" in 34 languages on the back. Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man & Yin Yang on the front. Cotton t-shirt: sapphire blue, with dark blue print & logo.
PLEASE TELL YOUR LOCAL TAI CHI AND QIGONG GROUP MEMBERS THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT OUR INT'L ORGANIZING EFFORTS BY ORDERING OFFICIAL WTCQD T-SHIRTS, by visiting www.WorldTaiChiDay.org.
CLICK TO ORDER:
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| In This Issue |
| Tunisia's FIRST...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!...BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!... | | Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Croatia, Europe...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Canada's Prince George, British Columbia...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | New Egypt, New Jersey (USA),...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Owasso, Oklahoma (USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Chicago, Illinois (USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Murfreesboro, Tennessee (USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Australia, Melbourne...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | World Tai Chi & Qigong Day -...Dia Mundial...del Tai Chi y Qigong...Mexicali, Mexico!... | | Netherlands, Hoorn, Europe...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Boca Raton, Florida...(USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Auckland, New Zealand's...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Belgium, Dilsen, Europe's...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | WorldTaiChiDay.org Proudly Welcomes, Liverpool, UK, the HOME Town OF THE BEATLES!... | | Seattle, Washington...(USA) - Chinese Garden...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Italy (Italia), Como, Europe...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Kankakee, Illinois (USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Twyford, Berkshire, United Kingdom...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Scottsdale, Arizona...(USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Brazil, Niteroi's BEAUTIFUL VIDEO of Their...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!...Dia Mundial do Tai Chi e ... | | Sonoma County, California...(USA)...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Orpington, England...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Australia, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!...G'Day! | | Sydney, Australia's North Beach has 1ST...World Tai Chi & Qigong Day!... | | Harvard Medical School's LAUNCH of powerful Tai Chi Lecture Series celebrated WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY 2013! | | Wear a Beautiful and Meaningful Piece of History...OFFICIAL WTCQD T-SHIRTS! TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO GET IT BEFORE WTCQD 2013 |
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