Many of our members like to purchase a school polo shirt, it not only makes them feel they are part of the Tai Chi family but also it alleviates the problem of what to wear to the class.

​Please let either Mardiyah, David or myself know if you are interested and I will make enquiries regarding availability and price.

For our new members I have included information on World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is the brain-child of Bill Douglas and was first celebrated on April 10, 1999, following the United Nations World Health Day. It is now celebrated each year on the last Saturday in April.
At Tai Chi Association’s Official Park Session at peace Park, several Tai Chi

schools in and around Adelaide came together to enjoy this special day. World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (WTCQD) is recognized as a Universal Day by the United Nations. At 10.00 am, beginning in New Zealand, practitioners around the world will be out in the parks and on the beaches, enjoying the friendship of other Tai Chi players and promoting the health benefits Tai Chi offers. If you are interested in finding out more, simply put WTCQD into search on the internet and the website will come up.
This year WTCQD falls on Anzac Day. We thought very carefully whether we should run on this sacred day. However we consider our message of peace and love around the world was appropriate and our thoughts and prayers are to honour those many brave soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and democracy.
Our celebration for WTCQD this year will be very special and we hope, as our thoughts travel around the globe, we will be One World, One Breath.
Please come along and join us, we hope the weather will be kind and the sun will shine.
Where: Mitcham Reserve, Old Belair Road.
When: Saturday, 25th April
Time: 10.00 am

1. Smile—Comforting Qi: Perform movements slowly in a relaxed but alert manner—use the inner smile.
2. Grounding Qi: Hold a quiet reverence for each posture.
3. Nourishing Qi: Visualise yourself as a tree. Each posture speaks to you directly and is unique to you.
4. Dantian—Strengthening Qi: If you wave your hands around you will not get the benefits of Qigong. If however, you visualise moving mountains with the turn of a wrist, then the effects of the exercise become profound.
5. Out-Flowing Qi: You will feel different each time you play Qigong. Go with the flow and enjoy the moment.
6. Connecting Qi: Qigong has a power if it’s own. It is unique to you. Release yourself for a short time and enjoy the solitude of playing Qigong.
7. Uplifting Qi: Be aware of every breath, every movement.
8. Balancing Qi: Play Qigong as part of your life, your breath—let it become part of your mind, body and spirit.
9. Protecting Qi: Each posture must flow naturally and spontaneously—do not force it.
10. Intuitive Qi: Let your Qigong become a part of you and you a part of Qigong. Enjoy, be relaxed, happy and energised.

Qigong is life, it is love, it is what you want it to be, it is you.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a
touch of genius—a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction” Albert Einstein.
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art
and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, can no longer pause to wonder and stand
rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed”. Alfred Einstein 1930