World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

[1] The annual April event is open to the general public, and begins in the earliest time zones of Samoa at 10 am, and then participants across Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America take part, with celebrations in eighty nations and several hundred cities, ending with the final events in the last time zones of Hawaii almost an entire day later.

Millions of people around the world—65 nations participated in 2011—gather one day each year to celebrate the health and healing benefits of tai chi and qigong."

Their book's chapter entitled, "World T'ai Chi and Qigong Day," was a major force behind the global awareness of this health and healing event.

[4] Local and national media worldwide have covered World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events, including Agence France Presse TV;[5] Egyptian national television news;[6] and New York City's Central Park event was covered by NDT Television News.

The event highlighted the importance of mental health and wellbeing awareness with free tai chi and qigong taster sessions.