A farewell to Mario Cianci

I was devastated when I learnt that our beloved Senior Instructor Mario Cianci passed away on the morning of Wednesday the 4th of January. He had been involved with the College from its beginnings, for almost 30 years. Mario and Tony Donnoli started the Beverly Hills Tai Chi Centre from scratch and quickly developed it…

2022 August Qigong Master Class

With Grand Master Eng Chor Khor Our Grand Master Eng Chor Khor will be running a special Qigong Master Class to teach the Five Animals (Wu Qin Xi) Qigong, the 8-Brocade (Ba Duan Jin) Qigong and the Muscle Tendon Strengthening (Yi Jin Jing) Qigong. This is an enjoyable session and a rare occasion to learn…

2022 – A better year

2022 has been a year of recovery. We are all recovering from the pandemic and the various lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. Many businesses are recovering from the impact of Covid on the economy and even our tai chi classes are recovering from the many interruptions to classes last year. But one thing we are…

2022 Manningham Relay For Life

Relay For Life is a fun and moving experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services. Relay is a chance for the community to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, those going through a cancer experience and their carers, to honour and remember loved ones lost and to raise…

Postoperative Recovery with Tai Chi

For the last three years my husband and I have been attending the Bundoora Tai Chi Class run by Tai Chi Instructors Margaret and Martin. We joined this class after I’d had a left hip replacement in June 2019. I thought Tai Chi would help me recover, being a gentle exercise, to rebuild by strength,…

Hikers TAI CHI-ing in Italy

I have just returned from a one-month holiday in Italy. It is somewhat paradoxical that in a country with so many piazzas/squares, always in the centre of towns, where all kinds of public activities are conducted, I never saw anyone doing Tai Chi. However, when I told some of our fellow hikers on our guided…

2022 Essendon Tai Chi Park Lesson

On Saturday, 25th June 2022, Tai Chi instructors, students from Keilor, Moonee Ponds, Preston and other centres from the Celestial Tai Chi College met in a park by the Maribyrnong River in Essendon to enjoy a lesson with Senior Master Chin Min Lian. The brisk breeze coming off the water didn't dampen the spirits of…

Taijiquan and Music

The marathon lockdowns of 2020/21 may have prevented us from attending regular Taiji classes, but they also provided us with the opportunity to access some wonderful Celestial College videos that were made available online. Whether viewing these demonstrations to learn new moves or, alternatively, to maintain form, they always allowed us to take a partial…

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