#Chanterpourlemonde le samedi matin m’a donné envie d’installer le chanting dans mon quotidien. Je constate que la pratique régulière même courte, améliore la confiance en moi. Et lorsque nous nous retrouvons tous le samedi, c’est un cadeau que je me donne. #Chantingfortheworld on Saturday mornings made me want to make chanting part of my daily […]

I leave home, my husband driving me to the International Centre in Orangeville, for my ongoing stay four to five days per week. I arrive at the Centre, unpack, and settle in, already feeling a sense of peace and stillness envelop me. I help by opening some of the temples and this has a way […]

La vie pendant le confinement est parfois difficile. Dans les moments de doute la pratique du Tai Chi TaoïsteMD  est réconfortante pour moi, une fondation sur laquelle je peux me soutenir. Life during Covid is sometimes difficult. In moments of doubt Taoist Tai Chi® practice  is comforting to me, a foundation on which I can stand. Christine, […]

Lorsque je pratique les arts Tai Chi TaoïsteMD seule dans ma cour, je pense à tous les autres participants qui font la même chose au même instant dans 26 pays sur la planète. Je me sens alors unie, je ne suis plus seule. When I practice Taoist Tai Chi® arts alone in my yard, I think […]

    I find myself settling into a nice quiet routine.  I have always brought so much effort, energy, intention, whatever into my Taoist Arts® practice — and it wasn’t fulfilling anymore.   This period of isolation has taken me through so many encounters with my inner Self, and I find myself just letting go of […]

To the Senior Leadership of Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, thank you for all that you are doing to assist with our individual journeys to a deeper level of Taoist Tai Chi® practice.   In the last several months I have certainly found a deepening of my own practice and a clearer understanding that […]

Seniors say #taoisttaichi improves their health & enriches their lives. They gain strength, flexibility, & better balance, have more confidence & stamina & are more resilient physically & emotionally. Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism and its affiliates in 26 countries have hosted an International Seniors Day for many years, recognizing the important role of […]

I initially joined classes in Taoist Tai Chi® arts last Fall because they were offered in the daytime. I was searching for a way to increase my flexibility and stay in the present moment both for health reasons and for spiritual development. I soon enjoyed a connection with the group as we practiced together.  I […]

  My daily practice of Taoist Tai Chi® arts started in earnest some years ago with a danyu challenge. I added two sets of 108 movements soon after classes were suspended.  I always tracked the numbers of danyus and sets on my calendar. I know the practice benefits me in so many ways including helping […]

My name is Sylvia & I had a 97% blocked aortic valve. #taoisttaichi helped me prepare for the #heartsurgery so I’d have the best outcome & the courage to actually go through with it.  In the end I walked further, quicker & was out of the hospital faster than many people much younger than me! […]

All Souls Festival ends with the burning of offerings. Bags of paper money were piled high and then burned at D’Arcy Street Temple in Toronto’s Chinatown and at the Three Religions Temple at FLK International Centre, near Orangeville. #allsoulsfestival #taoism #taichi #taoisttaichi #chantingfortheworld #chanting #findingharmony #findingstillness #meditation #togetherapart

The last day of All Souls Festival brought together the caring intention of 1000 people chanting for the world and for those who have passed away. Here, a notice is read to the multitude of gathered souls, with a loud clap of symbols!

Buddhist and Taoist temples around the world hold All Souls Festival during the first half of the 7th lunar month when the gate of the realm of the dead is opened and the souls of the deceased can be blessed and receive offerings. Pictured are paper offerings covered in sutras to help the souls. FLK […]

  All Souls Festival gives the living an opportunity to express filial piety, harmony and dedication by honoring their ancestors, relatives and friends who have passed away. These beautiful paper bags are illustrated with symbols of longevity, balance and comfort in the afterlife. They will hold paper money to be burnt in offering. FLK will hold […]

In Chinese culture All Souls Festival is one of the most important festivals of the year. All Souls Festival gives souls a chance to listen to the wisdom of the sutras chanted during the days of the festival and become free by resolving any attachment, entanglements, or conflicts they had during their lifetimes. Many volunteers are […]

There is a Chinese saying that “when the dead are at peace, then the living shall prosper.” By honoring and aiding the dead during the All Souls Festival, we hope that Heaven will reduce the suffering in this world and bestow blessings upon us. Incense is offered during All Souls Festival to comfort the souls. […]

Chaque semaine, j’attends le samedi matin avec impatience afin de participer aux sessions de chanting. C’est très inspirant de me sentir connectée avec le monde et, tandis que je chante, je me sens aussi connectée avec moi-même. Le chanting, et les conversations qui suivent, m’ont libéré l’esprit et m’ont donné la confiance dont j’avais besoin, […]

Chanting has been an important part of my Taoist Tai Chi® practice and so I was glad to join the Saturday sessions as we chant for the world. At first, I was very much aware of hearing my own voice superimposed over the voices of the leaders and this seemed a distraction to me, but […]

Some of us in our Branch in London Ontario had been regularly chanting the Frequently-Used Chants once a week prior to the pandemic. The opportunity to participate in the Saturday morning Chanting For the World has provided a welcome replacement of this weekly activity on a global scale, which has been an amazing experience .  […]

Paper money for burning at All Souls on Aug 22 & 29. During All Souls Festival we chant to relieve suffering in the world & to comfort those who have passed.