| > | | | | form, and five of these women have received |
| An unprecedented coming together of humanity | | | | teaching certificates that Linda presented to the |
| across racial, ethnic, and geopolitical borders, for | | | | Governor of Kansas last year. These |
| the celebration of personal and global health | | | | women’s lives are changed for the better |
| & healing, is about to unfold across our | | | | forever. I remember when I taught tai chi & |
| precious planet. On the last Saturday of April each | | | | qigong for the court drug rehabilitation program in |
| year, at 10 am local time worldwide, a healing | | | | Kansas City, and addicts in the program would |
| event involving tens of thousands of volunteers, | | | | thank me after classes for giving them a chance |
| will create a powerful visual image of health | | | | to feel well-being rather than gnawing need. Their |
| & healing for our all of humanity. Two of the | | | | lives were changed forever, because now they |
| world’s most widely read publications, | | | | had life tools that no one had ever told them |
| Parade Magazine and USA Weekend, began a | | | | existed. |
| string of media references in the last few | | | | Multiply Linda’s story by the tens of |
| months, to a truly unusual coming event. | | | | thousands participating worldwide in sixty nations |
| An unprecedented global health & healing | | | | on the last Saturday of April each year, and you |
| event which is about to expand across our planet, | | | | have a world-changing event in every sense of |
| educating on natural health solutions, provides a | | | | the word. |
| vision of a global coming together for personal | | | | Who can participate in World Tai Chi & |
| and global healing, and an urge for people to open | | | | Qigong Day? Everyone in the world. By visiting |
| hearts and minds to wisdom from all corners of | | | | worldtaichiday.org, and clicking on |
| humanity for the betterment of all. | | | | Everyone’s Resources you’ll |
| At 10 am, on the morning of Saturday, April 29th, | | | | see a World TC & QG Day Events |
| 2006 (celebrated always on the last Saturday of | | | | Locater, that will guide you to your country |
| April each year), a mass of people who’ve | | | | and state where you can find WTCQD events in |
| experienced the health & healing benefits of | | | | your area. For those groups already doing tai chi |
| Tai Chi & Qigong (Chi Kung), will hold | | | | or qigong, you’ll find a Schools |
| exhibitions and teach-ins on these ancient health | | | | Resources menu at worldtaichiday.org with |
| tools in the earliest time zones of New Zealand. | | | | many Event Organizing resources to use to |
| As the planet turns, tens of thousands across | | | | create a successful event, and a free listing for |
| hundreds of events in sixty nations will join in as | | | | your classes / event. |
| 10 am rolls across the planet time zone by time | | | | Where are events held? Generally in public places, |
| zone. | | | | and in hundreds of cities in sixty nations on six |
| A Harvard, Yale, MIT study just revealed that | | | | continents. There is likely an event near where |
| meditation increases brain size especially in | | | | you live. Just go to worldtaichiday.org to find one |
| creative centers of the mind. As the moving | | | | near you. |
| meditations of tai chi & qigong expand | | | | Free teach-ins are part of most events, so you |
| throughout cities worldwide in public places, they | | | | will be able to learn a little tai chi or qigong, and |
| expose tens of thousands to the gentle flowing | | | | follow along a little bit with the mass exhibition |
| motions of moving meditation, and with the help | | | | that will be held to join in with the hundreds of |
| of global media, this moment of mind expansion is | | | | other events rolling across the planet toward and |
| carried into millions of homes. What effect does | | | | after yours. |
| this blanketing of the world for one day in images | | | | World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is a unique blend |
| of unity, healing, and open heartedness, have on | | | | of fun, serious health education, and life altering |
| the planet, on humanity? Perhaps it expands the | | | | movement for a global audience hungry for simple |
| global brain size!And although research | | | | natural solutions to the growing complex problems |
| hasn’t emerged on this, yet, perhaps it | | | | of our world. Emerging medical research indicates |
| enlarges the planet’s heart size. World Tai | | | | that tai chi & qigong may profoundly improve |
| Chi & Qigong Day has received moving | | | | the lives of millions suffering from common |
| testimonials from such diverse senders as an | | | | chronic health challenges, if they only knew about |
| American Vietnam War Veteran, to a young | | | | tai chi & qigong. Given some of the |
| woman recovering from burns caused by a | | | | staggering findings, such as tai chi’s ability |
| bombing run in the latest war, to a housewife in | | | | to boost immune system function (UCLA), or |
| Belgium . . . all explaining what being able to | | | | dramatically reduce Attention Deficit and |
| participate each year in a global wave of healing | | | | Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in high school |
| intent has meant to them." | | | | students (University of Miami School of Medicine), |
| By doing extra T'ai Chi and Qigong forms and | | | | lower high blood pressure, heal heart disease |
| exercises during this year's World Tai Chi & | | | | (BBC), build bone mass, improve breathing, etc. |
| Qigong Day I was able to positively transform | | | | etc. one would think that there would be billions of |
| that melancholic anger into a peaceful and positive | | | | dollars poured into developing and spreading these |
| mindset, enhanced by knowing that people world | | | | tools farther and faster to the millions |
| wide were also in a peaceful connected state of | | | | who’d benefit from them. |
| mind." -- Paul Claroni, American Vietnam | | | | However, that is not happening. Our health |
| Veteran"Dear Mr Bill, thankyou for your interesting | | | | establishment and media seem incapable of |
| in me and for your help. I enjoy that day with all | | | | exploring and promoting non-surgery, non-drug, |
| the taichi people, my firiends and Elaine. I am | | | | solutions to our global health challenges, in a way |
| feelng not well for now but I will hopfully be | | | | that would be appropriate for such highly |
| better soon, I like Tai chi and find it very nice to | | | | effective therapy according to preliminary tai chi |
| praktis my relaxation. Keep in touch with me and | | | | & qigong research. Therefore, World Tai Chi |
| I will to. good job. Best wishes." -- Hannan Shihab, | | | | & Qigong Day is also designed to provide |
| Iraq"I also send you a picture of me that has | | | | popular culture media with an opportunity |
| been taken on WTCQD 30-4-2005. It's a picture | | | | to do a great service to the millions worldwide |
| of a happy woman who couldn't stand for more | | | | who remain ignorant of natural health therapies |
| than ten minutes on two feet eight years ago | | | | that could do their lives much good. World Tai Chi |
| because her whole body was aching ! I work now | | | | & Qigong Day hopes to work in partnership |
| as a counsellor for the health of body and soul ! | | | | with media, government, business, etc. worldwide |
| With all my love !" -- Hilda Cardinaels, BelgiumThe | | | | to improve personal and global health through |
| event is moving and emotional, yet also offers | | | | information. |
| very practical possibilities for global health & | | | | Governors of over sixteen US states, senates |
| healing. For example, about seven years ago a | | | | and mayors of many countries have officially |
| local television news station was interviewing a | | | | proclaimed World Tai Chi & Qigong Day for |
| World Tai Chi & Qigong Day (WTCQD) | | | | their states, cities, or country. The United Nations |
| event organizer, the morning before the event. A | | | | World Health Organization has recognized the |
| woman was watching the interview and learning | | | | work of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. |
| about medical research on tai chi & | | | | However there is much more to do. Until |
| qigong’s ability to possibly help with chronic | | | | everyone is aware of the benefits to their lives |
| pain and limited mobility. The woman told her | | | | tai chi & qigong may offer, and simple natural |
| daughter, who was recovering from being hit by | | | | solutions are given the attention they deserve in |
| a car and experiencing chronic pain and limited | | | | our media . . . the work of World Tai Chi & |
| mobility, that she should go to this world tai chi | | | | Qigong Day will go on. |
| day event and learn about tai chi. | | | | Actually, even if all that happens, it’ll still go |
| She and her daughter did end up attending, and | | | | on, because its just FUN to play tai chi |
| from there, not only learned tai chi & qigong | | | | & qigong with the world each year, and it |
| by joining local classes, but the daughter, Linda | | | | just FEELS GOOD. Join us for World Tai |
| Bowers, became a tai chi teacher. Linda now | | | | Chi & Qigong Day 2006, Saturday April 29th, |
| teaches tai chi at various locations including one | | | | 10 am local time, worldwide. Change the world, |
| for the Kansas State women’s prison, | | | | and have some fun ! |
| where she has taught fifty women the tai chi long | | | | |