World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
April 26 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us for a morning of harmony, wellness, and global connection at the World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2025 Celebration! This annual event, taking place on April 26th, brings people from all walks of life together to experience the profound benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong.
Event Highlights:
- Unified Global Tai Chi & Qigong Wave: At 10:00 AM local time, participants worldwide will engage in a synchronized Tai Chi and Qigong session, creating a wave of positive energy that encircles the globe. This powerful collective practice promotes health, peace, and unity.
- Live Demonstrations: Witness captivating live demonstrations by accomplished Tai Chi and Qigong performers. Be inspired by the graceful movements and the flowing energy that characterize these traditional practices.
- Community Connection: Connect with like-minded individuals passionate about holistic well-being. Share experiences, insights, and build a sense of community that extends beyond the event.
Learn more about World Tai Chi & Qigong Day here: https://www.worldtaichiday.org/
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day celebrates that we are all connected; all part of the web of life. Starting with the earliest time zones of the Pacific Island nations and ending with the final events in the last time zones of Hawaii almost an entire day later, people all around the world take part in this global celebration at 10:00 AM local time, by performing Tai Chi and Qigong.
Help us generate a wave of positive energy around the world, by joining us. By cultivating and growing the realization personally and globally, we may help in a subtle, quiet way to usher in a more elegant future that nurtures us all in ways we cannot yet even imagine.
Agenda:
9:30 AM Gathering and Greetings
9:45 AM Tai Chi Forms & Qigong
- Eight Brocades Qigong — Audience Participation
- Cheng Man Ching 37-Move Form (Yang Style Short form)
- Tai Chi for Arthritis (TCA)
- Short Yi Jin Jing — Audience Participation
- Long Yi Jin Jing — Audience Participation
- Yang Style Long Form (The traditional Yang Style form)
- Weapons Demonstrations
- Fan Form (Yang Style 18-Move)
- Sword Demonstration
- Chinese classical music featuring Erhu by Wei Ming Chiang, Guzheng by Jarrelle Barton, Hulusi by ZiYue Tan and accompaniment by pianist Elina Wang.
NOTE: Please register below for this free event!
Biographies:
Mark Haerle:
Mark began studying Tai Ji Quan and Yi Quan in 2004. He is a student of Grand Master Fong Ha, a distinguished practitioner of Tai Ji Quan and Yi Quan. Mark was certified to teach by Grand Master Fong Ha in 2012. Mark has studied the traditional Yang style forms including the Long Form (108 moves), saber form and sword form.
Jay Soderberg:
Jay Soderberg has been studying Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong since 2006. He has studied several Yang style forms during this time, including the traditional Long Form (108 moves), the 24-Form, and Chen Man Ching’s 37-Form. He has studied with Grand Master Fong Ha—a widely respected Instructor from in Berkeley, CA—who teaches world-wide. Jay has been certified to teach Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan by Fong Ha since 2012. Since then, Jay assisted his teacher, Keith Root. Jay also began teaching in other communities in 2014 to help spread the benefits of Tai Chi Chuan. His experience with teaching Yang style includes form work, applications, push hands, saber, sword, meditation, Yiquan, and Qigong.
Cost:
This is a FREE event! Come join us — PLEASE REGISTER BELOW.
Registration:
Even though this is a free event, please register below so that we know how many people to expect.
NOTE: All fields are required to be completed.
Organizer:
Jay Soderberg
soderbergjay@northstar-taichi.com