Tai Chi for Substance Misuse?
Monday 22 September 2008 at 5:01 pm The Union has received this query:I am on my placement at the moment as a social work student from Stirling
University and I'm based with the Drug and Alocohol Team in Perth. The team here are very progressive in the treatments that they employ and are
currently using a range of alternative therapies on an individual basis.
I'm trying to find out if anyone has been using Tai Chi in a group situation as part of a program of treatment for Substance Misuse. If you know of anyone or have any experience in this area then I would love to hear about it.
You can mail Dwynwen
China Trip
Thursday 11 September 2008 at 6:56 pm Organised by Ronnie Robinson and Tary Yip.Sunday October 18 - Sunday November 1 (15 days)
or Sunday October 18 - Wednesday October 28 (11 days)
During the tour you will be accompanied by Ronnie Robinson, Editor of Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts magazine and Secretary of the Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe and Tary Yip of Tai Chi Link who has many years experience organising tai chi trips to China.
Following the successful 2007 tour this tour will have an emphasis on more training.
Learn a Yijijing system over four intensive mornings with time for practice afterwards.
Push hands training with highly experienced practitioners.
more information can be found in the China Trip 2009 pdf (external link)
The tour is open to all levels of practitoners and non-practitioners who are free to enjoy the sites with more leisure time for relaxing/sight-seeing.
The Big Qi Festival
Wednesday 03 September 2008 at 7:46 pm
The Fifth Totnes Festival Of Chinese ArtsA vibrant and energising day of demonstrations (Kung Fu and Tai Chi), talks
on Qi healing arts such as Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, workshops for
all ages and abilities, arts such as Chinese brush painting and much much
more.
The Big Qi is a leading festival which regularly attracts over 500 visitors.
Returning after a one year absence, this years festival promises to be an
even more attractive event than before with a much wider appeal. Some highly
informative and interesting talks on acupuncture and herbal medicine,
amazing Kung Fu and Tai Chi demonstrations, a new arts and music area, new
format talks featuring open forums and a new area for Shiatsu and Tui Na
Massage will help this years festival to be a day not to miss and one to
remember and inspire for a very long time.
Saturday 13th September
10am-5pm
The Totnes Pavilion
Leisure Centre, Borough Park Road, Totnes, TQ9 5XW
Entrance fee: £4. Accompanied children under 14: FREE.
OAPS, Students, Unwaged, Disabled: Half Price.
Workshops: £3 Talks: FREE Childrens workshops FREE.
Shiatsu/Tui Na Massage by donation.
In aid of Amnesty International
Sponsored by: Creative Design Agency Ltd, Frontier Data Services Ltd and Tai
Chi Nation Ltd
http://www.thebigqifestival.com
Hong Kong wushu(KongFu) international festival
Tuesday 02 September 2008 at 9:05 pm The 7th competition which will be held in March, 2009Sherry Sun sent this information:
Hong Kong Wushu International Festival has been gone through seven years, and gained the recognition and support from the fellow Wushu lovers all over the world. There are nearly 20,000 participators taking part in the competition. Up till now, we have already awarded over HK$70.0000 to more than 200 competitors from over 20 countries and regions. Such as Japan, Sweden, U K, USA, France, German, Thailand, Russia, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Brail, Iran, Australia ,New Zealand, India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Canada, Argentina, Czech, Peru, Holland.
The 7th competition will be hold in Hong Kong, there will be more than 5,000 participators, which can be regarded as the largest wushu festival in Asia. We invite the international famous referees, wushu elites, social celebrities to extend this wushu feast.
The Chinese wushu grading assessment will be the highlight of this festival under the authority of the International Wushu association and Chinese wushu association .All the participators are granted to apply the Grading assessment.
So we welcome all the wushu lovers to take part in our competition to promote the wushu exchange all over the world.
Official website: http://www.hkwsj.com
