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A special thanks to Collin and Joy Freeman for their hard work to make the "24 Hours of World Peace" livestream of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2017 events a reality.
Brasilia, Brazil's World Tai Chi & Qigong Day event makes NATIONAL NEWS IN BRAZIL ... a great example of how you can partner with media to educate the public. BEAUTIFUL!!
(VIDEO HAS ENGLISH SUB-TITLES, voice is in Portuguese)
We spent hours and hours putting together this video/photo report of some of the WTCQD event
reports we
received, so
PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO ENJOY THIS ... and SHARE IT WIDELY.
Please upload your World Tai Chi & QG Day videos to Youtube, and then
send us the youtube link. Please upload your WTCQD photos to Facebook, and then send us the Facebook link (with any brief reports/web links you'd like to add). Then urge all your students/contacts to "Join Our Free Email Mailing List" at
www.worldtaichiday.org so they can see your reports published as well as those from around the globe.
Participated in Rock Springs this morning!
Thank you to Sue and Rodney!! Here's to
World Unity and Understanding!
-- Becky Figgins
The President of the entire African Continent's Sports & Employee Health Association met with WTCQD Founder, Bill Douglas, and Tunisian WTCQD organizer and African Continent WTCQD Ambassador, Ariel Betti
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where Bill and Ariel, and Croatian WTCQD organizer Nicoli Maricec, gave a presentation to the President's of all the major Tunisian cities Sport & Employee Health Associations. THEY AGREED TO COLLABORATE ON SPREADING TAI CHI AND QIGONG THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, to improve health and lower healthcare costs all across Africa.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY 2017
Greetings from Belfast Northern Ireland
Hi just an email of thanks and gratitude for all you guys do spreading the Qi and good will. I've organised meetings on WTCQD 5 years in Belfast and Lisburn cities here and attach a few photos below.
Hugs and Qi
Tehran, Iran's
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2017 ...
Dear World Tai Chi & Qigong Day supporters,
One World ... One Breath
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Want to support our global health & healing efforts?
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BE SURE TO UPLOAD YOUR WTCQD 2017 EVENT VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE, AND THEN SEND US THE LINK; AND UPLOAD YOUR EVENT PHOTOS TO FACEBOOK AND SEND US THE LINK, so we can post it in our global newsletters for the world.
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California Legislator and World Congress on
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Dear Bill, Angela, David Dorian, Jill, Collin, Rose, Wang Yan:
The Organizing Team.....Bill, Angela, DAvid Dorian, Jil, Collin.....you did again! Another great job of organizing and live streaming! We are very appreciative of how much work it is! David you did the 24 hour Day of Peace beautifully....staying awake for all of it! You were very generous with us in San Francisco, thank you.....
Rose and Master Wang Yan, on this WTCQD we wish to show our appreciation for your skills and talents in your ultimate devotion to Qigong giving better health to all people!
It gives me great pleasure to honor each of you with this Certificate of Appreciation signed by Assemblymember David Chiu of the California State Assembly for your dedication and commitment to improve health and life of all people through Qigong/TaiChi!
I will in next email, send you supportive letters from Mayor Ed Lee, and Assemblymember David Chiu, and a Proclamation from The San Francisco Board of Supervisors! Bill, you may want to put them up with all the other governmental documents you have on your lovely video that showed the name of the cities along with showing the proclamation or letter......You really do such a marvelous job of your videos!
This certificate is a only a small token to show you how much we love you all for all the love you put into your selfless endeavors with Qigong/TaiChi and bring you a bit of joy! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
My deep respect and pleasure with our relationship....
Dame Dr. Chow - Effie
Founder of the World Congress on Qigong
Inductee to the Qigong Museum in China
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Famed Qigong Author, Ken Cohen Celebrates
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Hi Bill,
I hope you and Angela are doing well and enjoying the well deserved accolades about World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. I included 3 posts honoring it today on my FB page.
Many Blessings,
Ken Cohen
Note from WTCQD Founder, Bill Douglas:
Ken Cohen's book was a foundational stone that has affected my nearly 3 decades of teaching Tai Chi and Qigong, and was a catalyst to my now teaching in one of the largest university hospitals in the world.
"The Way of Qigong" is a MUST READ for every serious Tai Chi or Qigong teacher, AND FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
Bill Douglas, Founder of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
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Holland, Michigan USA
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Holland, Michigan's first "annual" World Tai Chi and Qigong Day was wonder-full! We had a great turnout of folks...from the Tai Chi Easy Classes at Freedom Village and Evergreen Commons, as well as friends and family AND a good number of folks who have never tried Qigong...or every know how to pronounce it
;)
But they do now!
Thank you so much for organizing WTCQ Day! Our local community of Holland Michigan came together for our first ever observation/celebration/event. It was sponsored by Freedom Village Holland, where I lead Qigong/Tai Chi Easy Classes for the seniors 4 times each week. They had so much fun sharing their practice with the world! A wonderful side benefit of having this in a plaza in our downtown, I will be leading Qigong classes here each Saturday, beginning this week thru the end of summer
J
! Qigong is virtually unheard of here in West Michigan, so I am very pleased to be bringing this practice to local folks!
Click to reach "West Michigan Qigong"
Thank you!
Marcia
MARCIA SCHROTENBOER
Director - Resident Programs
Creativity
lives here every day.
Freedom Village Holland (BU 71101)
145 Columbia Avenue | Holland | MI 49423
Main 616.820.7400 | Direct 616.820.7475 | Fax 616.820.7410
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New York's Central Park
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Tallinn, Estonia
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Honolulu, Hawaii USA
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Henderson, Nevada USA
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Kankakee, Illinois USA
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the 18th year that we've participated in WTCQD here in Kankakee Bill, and it was GREAT!!!!
Thank you for all you do, my friend
gary p
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Door County, Wisconsin USA
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Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Dear Bill
Another wonderful sharing of WTCQD with over 200 fellow practitioners. Our event in Auckland kicked-off with mass performances of the Yang Style 10 Forms, Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin, and the Yang Style 24 Forms. This was followed by a further 3 hours of demonstrations of all styles.
Kind regards
David Wong
AUCKLAND, NZ
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Lewes, Delaware USA
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Hi Bill.
You asked people to share video clips of their World Tai Chi and Qigong Day events. Here's video of the event we held in Lewes, Delaware. The Lewes Senior Center co-sponsored it with us. Thanks for all you do!
Peace,
Marianne
Marianne Walch, Ph.D., ST, E-RYT 500
Silver Lotus Training Institute
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Belgium, European Union
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Reading of "Opening Statement" in Dutch
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Dank je wel
Bill Douglas en Angela en allen die met een open hart en geest hiernaar luisteren.
Thank you
Bill Douglas and Angela and all those with an open heart and mind to listen to this.
-- Hilda Cardinaels, Belgian Tai Chi Teacher
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South Africa
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Sydney, Australia
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Hi Bill
The report on World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2017 for Sydney and Queensland is at:
And gallery at:
Feel free to use any of the photos in your reports on teh day
Yours, Ric Bolzan, Sydney, Australia
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Seattle, Washington USA
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A great World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day 2017!! Thank you
Bill Douglas for your inspiration! Thank you
Nichole Griepentrog for so many great pictures!!! Wonderful to practice together, old friends and new! Respect! Salute!
Kimberly Ivey, Seattle, Washington
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Austin, Texas USA
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Another great day with old friends and new ones at the Austin, Texas arm of WTCQD. Thanks Bill and Angela for your tireless efforts to foster peace, harmony, and love around the globe.
-- Dave Pickens, Austin Texas Tai Chi Teacher
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Mumbai, India
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Acupulco, Mexico
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Ensenada, Mexico
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Chicago, Illinois USA
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Hi Bill,
Happy Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day from the Stirling Tai Chi Society in Chicago, Illinois! As usual, the weather in Chicago prevented us from celebrating the day outside. We still had a great turnout for our Tai Chi and everyone enjoyed the exercises. Following are some photos from our meditation and our 64 posture form. That's Master Stirling leading the class. Hope you can use them in your publication.
See you next year! Take care.
Master Steve Trok
Stirling Tai Chi Society, Chicago Illinois
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QI TALKS ... National Qigong Association
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It's time for the next installment of Qi Talks hosted by Vicki Dello Joio! Call in and join us for a qi-filled hour of information, discussion, and Q&A with another leader from the world of the Energetic Arts. Qi Talks airs the second Thursday of the month from 8:30-9:30 PM Eastern. It's FREE and open to anyone and everyone interested in learning more about Qigong and the Energetic Arts.
FEATURING PAUL RISCHARD THIS MONTH!!
Click to join the National Qigong Association so you can subscribe for free to Qi Talks
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WHY SUPPORT OUR HEALTH & HEALING EFFORTS?
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World Tai Chi & Qigong Day brings the world together for health & healing ...
Tai Chi and Qigong have become household words in the last years. World Tai Chi & Qigong Day's #1 goal has been to educate the mass public about the health and life benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong, and our work has profoundly contributed to this growing global awareness of Tai Chi & Qigong.
"Our Tai Chi programs continue to grow
and our numbers of Tai Chi Schools continue
to grow at a phenomenal rate and I feel your
efforts are fueling this growth worldwide
and we are all in awe of what the
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day has done."
-- Dave Pickens
National Chairman Chinese Martial Arts Division
United States Amateur Athletic Union
HOW DID WE DO IT?
2nd, we created the
Medical Research Library at WorldTaiChiDay.org to educate Tai Chi and Qigong teachers about the growing medical research on Tai Chi and Qigong health benefits and how it treats many major health issues.
3rd, we taught Tai Chi and Qigong groups worldwide on how to
contact and work with local, regional, and national media, to cover their World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events, and then how to use that media exposure as a vehicle to educate the world about the medical research on Tai Chi and Qigong.
4th, we taught Tai Chi and Qigong groups worldwide how to work with
local and national government officials and agencies, to proclaim Tai Chi and Qigong's benefits for their city, province, state, and nations' citizens.
5th, we taught Tai Chi and Qigong groups worldwide how to utilize Official Proclamations on their WTCQD events, to gain media and public exposure and recognition.
6th, we compiled video and photos of events worldwide to create
mini-documentaries that groups could share worldwide to get even more Tai Chi and Qigong groups involved in World Tai Chi & Qigong Day.
TOGETHER, WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD ...
"Your organizing of this global event
has been very helpful in gaining media
attention for the benefits of Qi Gong &
Tai Chi and in creating awareness of
our school and classes."
-- Howard Fraracci - Qi Gong teacher
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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HOW DO YOU INSPIRE TAI CHI & QIGONG GROUPS WORLDWIDE?
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WORLD EVENTS DO NOT BUILD THEMSELVES
It takes a huge amount of work, a vision that you hold onto even when times are tough, and some artistry
17 years of receiving and gathering videos and photos from World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events, inspired us to create video montages and libraries of past events. WHY?
To inspire more and more Tai Chi and Qigong groups worldwide to organize and hold World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events around the world. In the beginning, our events were mostly the US, Canada, and Europe.
Then, Hong Kong joined in, and events spread across Asia. Then Egypt held mass events, and events have spread across Africa. Brazilia, Brazil's early work inspired groups all across Latin America. New Zealand and Australia have held events all over their nations.
THIS IS A TON OF WORK, A LABOR OF LOVE, WE HAVE GIVEN THE WORLD FOR 17 YEARS NOW.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR GLOBAL HEALTH AND HEALING EFFORTS?
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Make an announcement at your WTCQD events that our Official World Tai Chi & Qigong Day T-Shirts are still available after WTCQD as supplies last, at www.worldtaichiday.org
Let them know they can wear a beautiful and
meaningful piece of history!
Click to view or order. (Note: orders at this time will not arrive before WTCQD. But, we will get them to you after the event :-)
You can still order T-Shirts even after WTCQD, as supply lasts.
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World Tai Chi & Qigong Day has worked for 17 years to bring the world together for health & healing.
From one event in Kansas City, 100s of events sprang up in over 80 nations.
Our motto: "One World ... One Breath"
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How T'ai Chi can help
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To all those who have supported our global efforts, a deep thank you.
HAPPY 2017. LET'S COME TOGETHER AND CHANGE THE WORLD!
Sincerely,
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
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