Yogini Kaliji was the featured presenter at the OKIDO Yoga Taiwan International Autumn Seminar, October 10–12 at the Chientan Youth Activity Center in Taipei, Taiwan. This is the 40th anniversary of OKIDO Yoga in Taiwan and the 20th anniversary of TriYoga in Taiwan!
Kaliji led the procession into the opening ceremony on Friday.
TriYoga teacher trainer Julia, coordinator of TriYoga Center Taoyuan, is in the second year of her term as president of OKIDO Yoga Taiwan. She was emcee for the opening ceremony and introduced Kaliji.
Kaliji with OKIDO Yoga dignitaries, invited guest teachers, and awarded students.
Kaliji taught a 3-hour, 45-minute TriYoga Therapeutics Workshop: a 2-hour presentation and then a TY-Therapeutics session.
Friday was the main day of the conference, beginning in the morning with a group photo. Many attendees took this opportunity to have their photos taken with Kaliji.
Kaliji in the garden of Chientan Youth Activity Center.
Kaliji, accompanied by Toshi and the TY Team, visited Liberty Square in Taipei. Fabulous views were enjoyed from the top of the Chiang Kai-Shek memorial.
Underneath the Chiang Kai-Shek memorial is a multi-level mall featuring a museum, exhibitions, and shops. Not knowing this, Kaliji said She wanted to go inside and walked directly to Jiang Si Books & Tea. This shop was discovered to be part of a 100% vegan organization with stores throughout Taiwan!
Eighty years of vegan! Kaliji has been vegan for 50 years and the shop clerk for 30. They are both the same age!
On Friday afternoon, Kaliji taught a four-hour "Hips: Gateway to the Spine" session.
On Friday evening KALIJI taught a Saṅgīta and Naṭa program featuring chanting, carnatic vocal scales, and garba dance.
Kaliji closed the event on Saturday morning with a two-hour “Tejas: Strengthen and Shine” session.
Kaliji was presented with the group photo during the closing ceremony.
On Saturday evening, Kaliji and the TY team joined members of the OKIDO leadership and the visiting group from Japan for a meal at Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant in the Banqiao District of New Taipei City.
Matsuyoshi Sato (right) is from OKIDO Yoga, Japan. He first met Kaliji in Santa Cruz in 2010 while accompanying a group from Taiwan OKIDO.
Hong Xianzong, a yogi from Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
For the second consecutive year, Ekaterina, Matanga and Rishi provided alignment assistance during Kaliji’s programs.
TriYoga teachers Maya, Yoko, Toshi, and Toshi’s student Ai from Japan traveled to Taiwan to attend Kaliji’s programs. Toshi and Maya offered Japanese interpretation during Kaliji’s programs. Maya and Yoko also demonstrated during Yogaflow.
TriYoga teacher trainer Kiki from China provided Chinese interpretation via Zoom for all of Kaliji’s programs.
TriYoga teacher Julia provided flawless coordination for Kaliji’s programs, and for the entire event as president of OKIDO Yoga Taiwan.