Taiji with Eldan

Spring

March 20, 2025

Hello friends, Happy spring! The equinox just happened, and at this time of year I really feel the days getting longer. We’re also in a short break from...

Spring scheduling

March 9, 2025

Another quick logistics-only update for today. Taiji First a reminder that the winter session was extended by a week so there are still Tuesday & Thursday...

Back from break

February 16, 2025

Hello, Just a quick logistics-only email today. I’m back from my break, so all classes are back to their usual schedule this week, including the Monday...

Happy New Year!

January 30, 2025

Hello friends, As you probably know, today is the start of the two-week “spring festival” that marks the Chinese New Year. We are lucky enough to have an...

2025 classes start this week

January 13, 2025

Just a quick reminder that all 3 classes are restarting this week: Qigong starts today! 2pm, no registration required but you do need to join theDock if...

Time enough for counting

December 10, 2024

Hello friends, I started writing this newsletter at 4:17pm on Monday and it was already almost dark outside. I’ll have more to say about that in a moment,...

Keeping momentum through a class break

October 8, 2024

Hello, We’re about to have a gap in classes, so today I mainly want to talk about ways to start and maintain a practice habit when we go a while between...

Back to school

September 5, 2024

Hello friends, It feels strange writing this today on such a warm day, but autumn is coming. I have lots of schedule updates, and then a few thoughts about...

Training in parks

June 9, 2024

Hello friends, First of all a quick reminder that the James Bay Centre is closed this Tuesday, June 11th, so the usual taiji class there is skipping a week....

Scheduling from now until September

May 13, 2024

Hello friends, Today’s update is all about scheduling, because with the summer holidays coming it gets a bit more complicated. First of all, there are no...

Forms background, and summer plans

March 27, 2024

Hello friends, Today I have some schedule updates and a little background information about the Chen style form I'm teaching. Scheduling: Qigong continues on...

March, April, and May

February 25, 2024

Hello, friends. Thank you to everyone who joined me for taiji or qigong in January and February. I hope I was able to help you through the dark, cold months....

Drop by drop into 2024

January 3, 2024

Happy new year, friends! I hope you've had some rest over the past few weeks. As I ease back in to my work routine, I have some quick schedule reminders and...

Registration open for January!

December 10, 2023

Hello friends, Registration is now open for the January-February and March-April sessions at James Bay. See https://taijiwitheldan.ca/classes.html#chen_class...

Chance to train with my teacher this week!

November 19, 2023

Hello friends, This Thursday, November 23rd, is Thanksgiving in the US, and my teacher Viola Brumbaugh is using the holiday to offer a free qigong class on...

Dates for the next few months

October 16, 2023

Hello friends, I have some small news, just a few date changes & reminders for the next couple of months, and tentative plans for 2024. All of this...

September Chen session starts tomorrow!

September 17, 2023

Chen Taijiquan for beginners starts tomorrow, Tuesday September 19th. I'm looking forward to meeting some of you there! Here are some last minute details: If...

Chen Taiji for Beginners: now starting September 19th

September 7, 2023

The Chen Taiji for Beginners class is now confirmed, but starting on Tuesday September 19th rather than the 12th as originally planned. All other details...

Registration for September is open!

August 15, 2023

Quick updates for today: thanks to Melinda I now have a website thanks to the James Bay Centre online registration is now open for the class I'll be teaching...

To begin at the beginning

August 10, 2023

This is an introduction and also a placeholder and will probably also be the last long message I send to this list for a couple of months. I'll start with...