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2019 Taos Bajiquan Retreat

A respectful and peaceful memorial for Yuki Sasaki at Hokoji Zendo in Taos, New Mexico, during our fall 2019 Bajiquan Retreat. We sure missed dear Yuki who loved Taos and Bajiquan practice. 

2019 Bajiquan Retreat in Taos with three new Scholar Warriors who fitted in as if they have been doing it all their lives! It was a very cohesive and rewarding experience for all.

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2019 Santa Cruz - Bajiquan Retreat

It was very good to welcome new friends and old friends back in lovely Santa Cruz. We missed dear Yuki, who was in hospital, but all sent loving healing Qi.  New enhancement to the form were explored and studied with anticipation for further learning and on going practice for all.

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2018 Fall In Sedona​ - Bajiquan Retreat
The Tao of the Heart, the Heart of the Tao Qi Gong Workshop

We meet new friends at the weekend Qi Gong workshop and enjoyed 5 full days of Bajiquan training in Sedona, Arizona this fall. It was special to experience new energy in a different environment.

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2018 Santa Cruz - Taochan Lishi Bajiquan Retreat

2018 Baji Seminar in beautiful Santa Cruz, California with the Baji group and four new scholar warriors, David Johnson, Hayleigh Love, David Ohanesian, Katia Wilder. Linda Gerson organized this seminar in such a good setting with so much love and care. We learned a lot from each other and enjoyed practicing together.  

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2017 One Stroke Tai Ji Qi Gong Seminar

2017 Seminar Theme: One Stroke 一 劃

This was my 5th year collaborating with guest teacher Deng Ming Dao in Taos. We used a clear plexiglass panel to demonstrate calligraphic brush strokes for the characters: 永 Yong, everlasting/constancy,  精 Jing, essence，氣 Qi,
breath/energy， 神 Shen, spirit/mind. It visually  showed how Tai Ji forms should also flow in
​One Stroke.

Yong, 永， the eight stroke character that can be done in one stroke.

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"Enter Tao in Taos" 
Taoist Practice Seminar Series with Deng Ming-Dao 
​2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Deng Ming-Dao has been formally practicing Taoism and Chinese martial arts for forty years. He is the author of nine books, including 365 Tao, Scholar Warrior, and The Lunar Tao. His books have been translated into sixteen languages. He has taught through various martial arts schools, including the classes of his Taoist master, Kwan Saihung, the subject of the book, Chronicles of Tao.

2013- Enter Tao in Taos Seminar

2014- Enter Tao in Taos Seminar

2015 Enter Tao in Taos with Master Deng

​2016 Five Animal Frolics and A New Practice Tool introduced by Master Deng 

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A Night at the movies with Director Lynn Hamrick
​2013

 Ru Yi Multicultural Studio sponsored and showed the award-winning movie "Chess Kids" in Taos.  Director Lynn Hamrick joined us in person to speak about her filming experience with the young players.  This re-released special edition included additional footage and personal interviews with the star players almost 20 years later.  It is a fascinating movie with so much humanity in the story and artistry of story telling than just the game of chess.  ​

2013-Movie Night at Ru Yi Studio with film maker Lynn Hamrick

2012 - lecture and performance at Ru Yi Studio in Taos New Mexico

"Music from Turkey" with Latif Bolat
2012

Specializing in the ancient Turkish mystic-devotional music genre, Latif Bolat has been received with appreciation and enthusiasm throughout the world, as he provides a unique philosophy and approach to the performance of traditional music. By creating an intimate, almost "storytelling" atmosphere, he explains Turkish folk and mystic music and its sociopolitical and cultural elements. The performance both entertains and invites the audience to ponder questions such as how major sociopolitical factors influence culture and the art it produces.

"Lecture and Slide Presentation"
on Zen Hermits in the Chinese Mountains
​by Red Pine
2012 

2012 - Slide show and lecture on Chinese Hermits presented by Ru Yi Studio in Taos, New Mexico

Bill Porter (a.k.a Red Pine) is an American author who translates under the pen-name Red Pine. He is a translator and interpreter of Chinese texts, primarily Taoist and Buddhist, including poetry and Sūtras.

Afro-Cuban Dance/Music/Culture Event with Alison Hong-Novotney
Presented by Ru Yi Studio
​2012

​A performing artist from early childhood, Alison Hong-Novotney has studied Afro-Cuban 
dance and music for over 20 years. She teaches dance in Arcata, California through 
CSU Humboldt. She has studied in Cuba and in the United States with many legendary 
Masters. When she came to visit Taos, she brought new insights and stories to 
share with us from her many trips to Cuba to study popular and folkloric dance.