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Be Happy and Enjoy 2012!!!

As we kick off another year, it's important to appreciate what we have. Being content and thankful is the key to happiness. Our mind and spirit are integral to the well-being of our body. Our actions determine how we feel inside and look outside and vice versa. More often than not, it requires more energy to harbor negative feelings than embracing positive outlooks. As this New Year begins, let us resolve to press the "reset" button if our lives had not gone as well as we planned last year or to keep it rolling for those of us who had had smooth sailings. But remember, happiness comes in many forms and from everywhere. True happiness is simple in its purest form. Anything materialistic or takes great effort to achieve is a result of our desires.

Always make Taiji an important part of your daily life; make an effort to practice regularly. Taiji builds positive energy and this energy creates a positive domino effect onto other areas of your life. I'm really looking forward to all the workshops this year to see old friends and share new experiences. Hope to see everyone at a workshop this year. I'm coming up with new teaching techniques to help students learn faster, gain new insights and more.

Highlights of 2012: Westwater Intensive ... for 14 years now, practitioners from around the world travel to this beautifully secluded place to attend a 9 day training course. I encourage you to attend - you will find this experience personally challenging and rewarding. China Tour 2012 - this tour takes us to all new places in China and a week-long visit to Tibet. Due to other obligations, this will be my last group tour. Don't miss it! We are also looking into a residential workshop in Greece this year and in many other beautiful countries.

         Alex Dong