Hi Everyone,

Please mark your calendar for our school picnic and potluck:

Date: Sunday, July 14th
Time: 9am to 2pm
Where: Perrigo Park Picnic Shelter in Redmond
Bring: Food, Family, Friends
RSVP: Here is a link to RSVP and sign up for the picnic:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuAfVzsoPZI4dElZR19OWVJTNWdLcy03dzlnMkVEUWc#gid=0

Our school will provide paper products, soft drinks and bottled water.

Link to Perrigo Park Website: http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=4038

There are 2 BBQs in the picnic shelter and 2 volleyball courts, a kids play area and restrooms right next to the shelter. It’s a very beautiful park in a quiet neighborhood.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

-Nancy

Hi Everyone:

This book is being released today through Amazon. I looked at it briefly (Table of Contents, etc.) and found that the it’s written by Peter Wayne, PhD who was on the scientific panel with the Grandmasters at the 2009 Symposium in Nashville. I think this will be a valuable resource and read. Just wanted to give you a heads-up!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590309421/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

-Nancy

Hi Everyone:

Every year on the last Saturday of April at 10am, beginning in the Earth’s earliest time zone in
New Zealand and ending in Hawaii, a peaceful soothing event unfolds and changes the world
forever as it blooms around the Earth throughout the entire day – time zone by time zone.
Gently and effortlessly the world will breathe together in a T’ai Chi & QiGong relay of calm.
We have all experienced the soothing calm of witnessing others doing T’ai Chi or QiGong and
on World T’ai Chi & QiGong Day the entire planet will have that opportunity.

This year, World Tai Chi Day will be on Saturday, April 27th.

Master Yang’s school will be participating in this global event by meeting at Grass Lawn Park,
7031 148th Ave NE Redmond (at the intersection of Old Redmond Road and 148th Ave). It is
about 2 miles north of the Redmond school.

If you would like to be part of this event, please plan to arrive by 9:45am as we will start practicing promptly at 10:00am. We will practice the Traditional 103 hand form, followed by the Sword and Saber forms.

Please feel free to bring your family and friends as they are welcome to join in or watch.

Following our practice, everyone is invited to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant (Mandarin Buffet?).

Mike and I will be leading this event on behalf of Master Yang’s school.

Please let me know if you plan to attend.

Thank you!

-Nancy

Hi Everyone:

We are approaching the Year of the Snake!

Let’s get together to celebrate and bring in the 2013 Chinese New Year with a potluck at our school!

Date: Sunday, February 10th
Time: 12:00pm noon
Place: Redmond Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center

Here is a link to RSVP and to sign up for what dish you are going to bring to share.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuAfVzsoPZI4dElZR19OWVJTNWdLcy03dzlnMkVEUWc#gid=0

I hope to see you there!

-Nancy

Hi Everyone,

The holidays are finally behind us which means our future lies ahead!

All classes start tomorrow, January 7th.  Starting off with Woodinville, then onto Snohomish, Monroe, Mill Creek, Shoreline and finally, Bothell.

We’ve missed you all very much and we’re so excited to get our New Year started.

See you all this week!

-Mike & Nancy

As we celebrate the beginning of this new year, may it bring you good health, much happiness, laughter, and fun!

Hi Everyone:

I hope you enjoyed our lunch gathering at Mayuri Indian Restaurant! It was exciting to see everyone together and to also welcome some new members to our family.

Go to the “Pictures and Videos” section to see pictures of our lunch. If you have photos you’d like to share, please send me your photos so I can post to our website.

Wishing you all a very happy holiday season!

-Nancy

Here is a blog, sent to us by Barbara Couvrette, who is a ChiRunner, that talks about the 5 Elements and how it connects to what we learn with Tai Chi and how it applies to everyday movements.

http://www.chirunning.com/blog/entry/the-five-element-theory-of-chirunning-and-chiwalking/

Hi Everyone:

Master Yang and Fang Hong are hosting an Open House at their school. Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, September 22nd
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Place: Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center
4132 – 148th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052

Guests will see demonstrations of the Traditional Yang Family Forms – Hand, Sword, Saber and Push Hands. There will be drawings for free classes, t-shirts and other items. Refreshments will be served.

Please feel free to invite your family and friends!

Hope to see you there!

-Nancy