The first Assistants Workshop to be held at the Western Region Centre this year was a great success in more ways than one. It was a truly regional event as far as the organising was concerned. As well as locals, members travelled from Kent, Sussex, and London to help with the organisation and cooking, and others came from as far afield as Ireland and Scotland to take part.
Getting down to work for some of the participants
Discussions around what it means to be an instructor for the Society and the importance of our Aims and Objectives were interspersed with the foundation exercises and practising the set throughout the weekend. The enthusiasm of the 14 participants made up for the small size of the group. Stories about Master Moy and his teachings were mixed in with dan-yus and snakes using the wall bars to allow the group a chance to balance the movement of the spine throughout the exercise. The group had lots of opportunities to study the differences between the Continuing and Beginning form. Talks and discussions about the other Taoist Arts were also included.
And of course, there is always the food - an essential part of any workshop
Our thanks goes to all those who helped to make it such an enjoyable weekend, but particularly to Sandra, Mark and Janice for their commitment in travelling up to help run the event.
Our thanks goes to all those who helped to make it such an enjoyable weekend, but particularly to Sandra, Mark and Janice for their commitment in travelling up to help run the event.
