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07/22/2025

Tai Chi friends Erika, Theresa, and Ross channel Charlie's Angels on the streets of Edinburgh. "Lang may yer lum reek."

07/15/2025

Look what Shifu Allonah found at Castello Sao Jorge in Lisboa Portugal, the same exact filming location Master Sean used for his 4 Basic Movements. I've pinned that original post above so you can compare. So fun, Allonah!

07/14/2025

Globetrotting Shifu Allonah picked up where Master Sean left off in PORTUGAL! Unlike Sean, Allonah got out of the cities and visited Sintra and "The End of the World" Cabo de Roca, outside of Lisbon. Obrigado pelo seu espírito de aventura! Who is going to Portugal next?

07/07/2025

Happy 90th Birthday to the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet in 1959.

06/27/2025

Bill Moyers died today. Bill's career highlights the importance of public journalism and media. He famously conducted a series of remarkable interviews with Joseph Campbell on Mysticism, Religion, and Myth. Here is one wonderful clip of him interviewing Joseph Campbell on "The Eternal Principle"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX8j9TE7P38

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/business/media/bill-moyers-dead.html

In the final episode of The Power of Myth, Bill Moyers and mythologist Joseph Campbell discuss commonalities in every culture that create a need for God.In t...

06/24/2025

Here is our good friend Richard in Brigit’s Garden in Roscahill, Ireland. He wrote that that learned about the importance of trees in the times of the Druids. Here he is practicing Tai Chi by a statue dedicated to ash trees, which is also known as the Tree of Life in Ireland. The symbol for Ash ☨ looks a lot like one of the symbols on our school shirt. Thanks for sending this, Richard. Your pics remind me of a old Irish blessing:
May you always find three welcomes in life
In a garden during summer,
At a hearth during winter,
And in the hearts of friends throughout all your years.

06/02/2025

Chirping Crickets Among the Grasses - Li Qingzhao

Chirping crickets among the grasses
Startle the Chinese parasol and paulownia trees to drop their leaves
Immortals and people of the earth separated, from above many worries
and cares.

Clouds dissipate to reveal stairs between moon and earth
But a thousand locked layers impede our passage.
Floating raft arrives and goes back again
But we missed a connection.

Magpies come together to make a bridge of stars
Cannot see each other again for another year
Remain thinking of your emotions.

Difficult to use up our hates and regrets of departure
Oxherd and Weaver Girl.
They are not the only ones with these concerns.
Suddenly it is sunny and clear
Suddenly the wind blows.

SPRING-SUMMER SEMESTER RESUMES MON (6/2)

05/27/2025

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you!" Shifu Allonah takes this to heart from La Caleta Beach in Cádiz Spain. Thanks for shining your practice out with confidence and capacity.

M. Sean

PS: Can you send us any tapas?

05/04/2025

New Semester Begins May 5th. Drop in on the first day and reserve your spot for the Spring Summer Semester 2025. Looking forward to welcoming you to our practice.

-M. Sean

05/04/2025

What a wonderful World Tai Chi Day! Please enjoy the fun pics from a memorable practice. Thanks to everyone who dropped in to honor Shifu Tom, welcome Shifu Marissa, and for all those folks who went the extra mile for the potluck.

04/25/2025

Come celebrate WORLD TAI CHI DAY with us tomorrow 10-11AM at the Canton NY Presbyterian Church. The practice is from 10-11AM and a Potluck Party will follow from 11AM-12PM. Looking forward to seeing old and new friends for the healthy and happy day.

04/22/2025

This Saturday April 26th we will celebrate World Tai Chi Day at 10AM at the Canton Presbyterian Church. We are also dedicating the practice with a celebration of life to our dear friend, Shifu Tom Lascell.

We will post more information on our World Tai Chi Day later this week.

M. Sean