Doesn't everyone secretly long to be a tai chi master, moving their arms like paintbrushes, standing as rooted as a tree, moving with the grace of branches in the wind? But for those who find tai chi a bit frenetic and stressful, there's always chi kung (sometimes written qiqong, chi gong etc), a practice which goes even slower! In some ways, tai chi is like lots of chi kung moves put together to make a beautiful dance. Here are some tai chi festivals, chi kung seminars, and other opportunities to meet and practice with people who enjoy posing in the park and performing exercises with groovy names like Cloud Hands, the Three Swings and Opening Energy Gates.  

Tai chi in 2024

April

International Push Hands Meeting Hannover

17-21 April 2024 | Hannover, Germany

The International Push Hands Meeting Hannover organizers say: “Founded in 2000 as an annual exchange meeting for the scattered push hands practitioners of different schools and styles in Germany ...

May

8th International Taiji-Push Hands-Meeting

30 May-2 June 2024 | Hassfurt am Main, Germany

The 8th International Taiji-Push Hands-Meeting organizers say: “This meeting provides TAIJI – practitioners of all styles (Yang, Chen, Wu, Fu …) in a friendly and harmonious atmosphe ...

July

Tai Chi Caledonia

12-19 July 2024 | Stirling, Scotland

The Tai Chi Caledonia organizers say : “Thank you for visiting our website where you will find details of our latest event, Tai Chi Caledonia 2020, our 25th year offering high quality teaching o ...

Les Rencontres Jasnières

26-28 July 2024 | Marçon, France

The Les Rencontres Jasnières organizers say (according to Google Translate): “You will have the opportunity to practice the forms of taiji quan, tuishou, weapons in various internal styles and ...