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"World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, takes place [last Saturday of April] . . . To learn more, find instruction on the basics or discover a class in your area, go online to worldtaichiday.org."
   
-- USA Weekend


"Maybe we should have World Tai Chi and Qigong Day every week."
-- International Herald Tribune


The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' NHIC has INCLUDED "WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY" in its National Health Observances Calendar!!
http://www.health.gov/nhic/

Publisher McGraw-Hill's definitive calendar of notable events, CHASE'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS SET, now lists WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY.



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Read how World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day is changing people's lives worldwide. One story.

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World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day captures the world's imagination in many ways !!
- Italian Media Embraces World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
- Canadian Media Sees World Tai Chi & Qigong Day as Enhancing Global Peace
- Scottish World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Organizers Raise Funds for Burn Victims of War,
    and Invite the First Official Iraqi Participant in this Global Health & Healing Event
      
(Read more about this young woman's moving story.)

SILICON VALLEY, the World's High Tech Capitol, Embraces World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day !!


Mayor of Cupertino California (US) Officially Proclaims World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day


[Find Proclamations from the UN,
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silicon valley, cupertino, california world tai chi day proclamation
Cupertino Mayor Patrick Kwok reading the Proclamation, witnessed by Tom Rogers
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YMCA in Cupertino. Close up. Photo credit: Mike Jackman
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MULTI-LINGUAL PRESS RELEASES FOR WORLD T'AI CHI & QIGONG DAY !!
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Text of Above Press Releases:

www.WorldTaiChiDay.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day - An unprecedented global health and healing event
which will unfold across the planet on Saturday, April 30th, 2005, 10 am worldwide.

What is World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day?
http://worldtaichiday.org/WhatisWTCQD.html

Locate Local Events and Local Event Organizers (worldwide) at:
http://worldtaichiday.org/ATLASFindWTCContinents.html

View a 5 minute Power Point Presentation on the History of this Event: http://worldtaichiday.org/HistoryofWTCQDPowerPoint.html

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, Online Press Packets in 9 languages at:
http://worldtaichiday.org/MediaResources.html

Auf Deutsch an www.worldtaichiday.org
En français à www.worldtaichiday.org
En italien à www.worldtaichiday.org
Dans le Portugais à www.worldtaichiday.org
Dans l'Espagnol à www.worldtaichiday.org


Beginning in New Zealand, this event will spread time zone by time zone across the globe through 60 countries across 6 continents. . . . This healing wave will be a spectacular visual site, but also promote calm and wellness worldwide. Past event photo archive: http://worldtaichiday.org/WTPhotoArchive.html

Mass Tai-Chi and Qigong (Chi Kung) Exhibitions will be held in public places. To educate the world about the benefits of the Traditional-Chinese-Medicine exercises of T'ai-Chi and Qigong (Chi Kung).


Tai Chi and Qigong (Chi Kung) are health technologies evolved over several thousand years of research in China and now growing in popularity worldwide. They are used in hospitals, business, prisons, schools, and other institutions. Tai Chi and Qigong have been shown in research to reduce anxiety, depression, chronic pain conditions. They boost the immune system, improve respiratory function, burn calories, dramatically improve balance, provide cardiovascular benefit, provide powerful stress management tools, and slow aspects of the aging process.

http://worldtaichiday.org/MediaResources.html

For National & International Event Information: www.worldtaichiday.org,
or call Bill Douglas, at 1-913-648-2256, wtcqd2000@aol.com

Local Event Contact:

FOR WORLD T'AI CHI & QIGONG DAY PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND GROUPS,

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CONTACT WORLD T'AI CHI & QIGONG DAY
WTCQD National and International Public Relations Officer:



Bill Douglas
Phone:
1-913-648-2256
Fax:
1-501-641-8001

Email:
billdouglas@worldtaichiday.org
or wtcqd2000@aol.com
CONTACT LOCAL WTCQD EVENT ORGANIZERS IN YOUR AREA: ATLASFindWTCContinents.html
or contact WTCQD Public Relations Officer, Bill Douglas, above for local contact information.



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