Ray and Sue are Instructors at the Bundoora Centre; they are relatively new to Tai Chi, having studied with Grand Master Eng Chor Khor and Master Chin Min Lian since 2003. After raising a family, they were looking for something new to learn and to help lead a healthy lifestyle.  After reading an advertisement in the local paper they took the first step in their Tai Chi journey and joined the Celestial Tai Chi College.

Ray and Sue have attended a number of the highly recommended Tai Chi retreats, have learnt several weapon forms and have a passion for Tai Chi. They are both busy people who benefit from the relaxation and stress relief Tai Chi offers.  They have a genuine desire to share these benefits with the wider community and invite you to meet the Bundoora group on Thursday evenings.

Instructor Yan Ding started Tai Chi practice in 1979 at Taiyuan University of Technology (TUT), Peoples Republic of China, where she was studying for a Bachelor Degree in Engineering.  During four years study at TUT, she learned the traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Yang Style Tai Chi Sword and after her university graduation,was employed as a lecturer by TUT also continuing her practice of Tai Chi.

The Mulgrave Centre of Celestial Tai Chi College was opened in February 2007, offering Tai Chi classes on Thursdays from 7:00 pm. The centre is run by Instructor Yan Ding, who has been practicing the tradition Yang Style Tai Chi Quan since 1979. Yan is assisted by the Trainee Instructor Stephen Petzold, who has been with the college since 1999. 
The Centre offers the Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi classes for Levels 1 – 6, which are suitable for people of all age groups. Other forms taught are the Lotus , Lohan and Wu Dang Tai Chi sword routines.
The photo shows students at the College’s Mulgrave Centre practising Lotus form with the Trainee Instructor Stephen Petzold.

The Box Hill Centre was established in 1990 at St Peter's Anglican Church Hall, Box Hill and is one of the founding Centres of the Celestial Tai Chi College of Australia, and since then it has grown into a strong, reputable and popular Centre.

The students have always been at the heart of the Centre, and are of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds, from all walks-of-life, keen to learn the skill of Tai Chi and enhance their health, or engage in deeper understanding and practice of soft marshal arts. Many of those who joined years ago are still loyal and keen practitioners, enjoying the benefits of gentle exercise and its insightful philosophies. They often share with us their unique experiences and stories of how Tai Chi practice and thought have touched and transformed their life.