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Author: Noel Schmidt

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News6 June, 20266 August, 2026byNoel Schmidt

2026 Philosophy Workshop

with Grand Master Eng Chor Khor The philosophy workshop presented by Grand Master Eng Chor Khor on 30th May 2026 provided an insightful overview into the historical origins, development, and…
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News15 August, 20256 August, 2026byNoel Schmidt

2025 August Qigong Master Class

Tai Chi and Qigong workshop with Grandmaster Eng Chor Khor After anticipating this workshop for months I certainly was not disappointed. On 9th August 2025, Grand Master Eng Chor Khor…
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Events18 June, 20256 August, 2026byNoel Schmidt

Celestial Weekend Retreat

Celestial Tai Chi Weekend Retreat – 14-16 November, 2025 After a gap of 12 years, we have commenced running our year-end Tai Chi retreat. The 2025 retreat will be a…
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News15 October, 20246 August, 2026byNoel Schmidt

Celestial performs at WTQA Festival 2024

The 2024 Wushu, Tai Chi, Qigong Association (WTQA) Festival was held on Saturday 12 October and included performances from 12 martial arts schools. Attendance at the event was around 230 which…
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News26 August, 202415 October, 2024byNoel Schmidt

‘SUBSTANCE’ in Yang Style Tai Chi

Introduction Yang-style Tai Chi had its roots in the successful martial art routine developed by Yang for training competitors in hand-to-hand fighting. The routine is performed as a gentle, slow…
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Health Benefits30 May, 202123 June, 2021byNoel Schmidt

So what’s the difference between Qigong and Tai Chi?

When I start talking about my love of Tai Chi and Qigong – I often get asked “What’s the difference?” This question can be answered in a number of ways.…
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Health Benefits11 June, 202027 June, 2020byNoel Schmidt

Exploring Tai Chi using Mindfulness and Flow

Mindfulness is the ability to be fully in the present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, to not be distracted by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness…
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News10 June, 20194 August, 2019byNoel Schmidt

The Celestial TaiChi College logo

At a recent Celestial Tai Chi College (CTCC) instructor training session, when explaining the history behind some tai chi moves, Senior Master Chin Min went on to explain some of…
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News10 June, 201912 June, 2019byNoel Schmidt

2019 Q&A Philosophy Session

Our recent Philosophy Q&A afternoon on the 1st of June saw Grand Master Eng Chor once again delight his audience with insightful pearls of wisdom about Tai Chi and Qigong,…
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News9 September, 20171 April, 2018byNoel Schmidt

2017 WTQA Festival

19th Wushu Tai Chi and Qigong Australia (WTQA) Festival – 27th Aug 2017 Monash University Sports Stadium, Clayton Campus From the very first bounce of the Hung Gar Yau Shu’s…
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News17 July, 201714 May, 2023byNoel Schmidt

2017 Philosophy Lesson with GM Eng Chor

Do you understand the underlying philosophy of tai chi? Do you know about Yin Yang theory, the five elements, the Bagua trigrams? How do these inform the way we do…
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Health Benefits25 May, 2017byNoel Schmidt

“Live Long, Live Well” -Teachings

Live Long, Live Well: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition  – by Peter Deadman. If someone ever asks you what are the proven benefits of regular Tai Chi…
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News4 May, 201725 December, 2019byNoel Schmidt

2017 QiGong Seminar-Ba Duan Jin

Special QIGONG Seminar Series – BA DUAN JIN Grand Master Eng Chor and Master Tong Low A long-awaited series of Seminars on ”the art of breathing or energy flow”, in…
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Personal Stories11 April, 201725 April, 2017byNoel Schmidt

Reclaim Your Wayward Limbs

Tai Chi has many benefits, and for me a valuable one is that it helps me to feel that I ‘own’ every part of my body. Seems an odd thing…
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Personal Stories11 April, 201725 April, 2017byNoel Schmidt

A Personal Story in Praise of Qigong

My name is Michele Cunningham and I belong to the Eltham Centre. I noticed a problem with my balance about 6 years ago and initially thought it was age related.…
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Health Benefits10 April, 201719 June, 2018byNoel Schmidt

Benefits of Qigong

A ‘Little Bit of Science’ Behind the Benefits of Qigong Telomeres protect the end of everyone’s chromosomes; they are important in protecting your DNA. The length of your telomeres is…
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