On November 8 & 9, the Wine Country Tai Chi Society is honored to host a deep immersion workshop led by Kevin Werre, exploring the full-day practice of the 108 Moving Meditation from the tradition of Master Moy. Over the course of two days, students will have a rare opportunity to slow down, move with intention, and deepen their connection with themselves, their bodies, and this graceful internal art.
Who is Kevin Werre?
Kevin Werre is a distinguished instructor in the Taoist Tai Chi lineage, and the founder of Awareness Tai Chi. His Tai Chi journey began in 1984 at age 24, when he joined the community that followed Master Moy Lin-Shin’s teachings. Over the decades, Kevin trained directly under Moy’s system, gradually being entrusted with teaching and supporting other instructors.
His approach to Tai Chi emphasizes not just the external form, but the internal awareness, energy flow, breath, and stillness that lie beneath the movement. Kevin presents the 108-move set as “one continuous movement broken into 108 parts” — not as a sequence of disjointed steps, but as a flowing meditative whole.
Over the years, Kevin has led numerous workshops and retreats in many locations — including previously with the Wine Country Tai Chi Society. Those who have attended speak of his warmth, insight, and ability to guide students to feel the flow of energy beneath each posture. He gently reminds practitioners that Tai Chi is not about performance, but about presence — about listening inward to the quiet rhythm of the breath and the steady pulse of life.
Kevin’s role today includes not only teaching but sustaining and passing forward Master Moy’s mission of making the internal arts accessible to all. In that spirit, his workshops are not just technical training — they are invitations to reconnect, rediscover, and heal.
Remembering Master Moy & the 108 Moving Meditation
Master Moy Lin-Shin (1931–1998) was a Taoist monk, internal arts teacher, and founder of the Taoist Tai Chi Society and related organizations. He adapted a version of Tai Chi, expressing it as “Taoist Tai Chi”, which emphasizes the healing potential of movement, flow, energy, breath, and internal cultivation.
Moy’s signature form includes 108 movements, viewed as a moving meditation — a choreography of slow, intentional steps that reflect balance, harmony, and the rhythms of nature. His lineage sees these 108 moves not as “exercise,” but as a way to harmonize the body, circulate qi (internal energy), calm the mind, and support holistic well-being.
Practitioners recall that Moy often watched his students with keen eyes, offering a simple “Good!” as encouragement when a movement was done with true internal alignment. That quiet affirmation reflected the essence of his teaching — a cultivation of patience, humility, and awareness.
In workshops like the upcoming one, Kevin draws from his decades of experience in Moy’s tradition, offering a living bridge from that lineage to today’s practitioners.
The Value of a Multi-Day Tai Chi Workshop
Why dedicate two full days to Tai Chi? Here are some of the key benefits of immersive practice:
1. Accelerated Learning and Integration
In a workshop, you get sustained, uninterrupted time to practice, absorb corrections, and deepen understanding. Under Kevin’s guidance, you can refine alignment, sensitivity, meditative timing, and transitions in a way that weekly classes often cannot support.
2. Community, Support, and Shared Energy
Doing Tai Chi in community brings a subtle uplift to practice. When you move together, your energy becomes more coherent; you support one another, encourage one another, and deepen together. That shared presence helps people open more than they might alone.
3. Healing and Wellness Benefits
Tai Chi is much more than slow movement. Over time, its gentle, continuous flow influences many systems in the body:
- Immune support & stress reduction: Tai Chi helps lower stress hormones (like cortisol), supporting immune resilience.
- Posture, balance & structural alignment: Mindful attention to weight shifts, alignment, and skeletal release helps re-educate posture, reduce strain, and support joint health.
- Breath, circulation & energy flow: Practicing slowly and with awareness allows deeper respiratory capacity and smooth circulation of blood, chi, and lymph.
- Nervous system calm & resilience: The rhythmic, unhurried quality of the form helps shift the nervous system from “fight or flight” into rest, repair, and integration.
These translate not only into immediate calm and openness, but also better vitality, improved balance, fewer aches, stronger immunity, and enhanced mental clarity.
4. Inspiration, Reset, and Momentum
Stepping away from daily routines to immerse yourself in Tai Chi for a full weekend can function like a reset button. New insights, breakthroughs, or subtle shifts can happen. You return home with more momentum, clarity, and renewed dedication to your practice.
What You Can Expect in This Workshop
Over two full days with Kevin, participants can expect:
- Guided practice of the complete 108 Moving Meditation
- Instruction on transitions, alignment, energy awareness, and internal continuity
- Individual coaching and group refinement
- Discussions of philosophy, breathing, and how to bring Tai Chi into daily life
- Time for reflection, questions, and connection with others
Whether you are relatively new to Tai Chi or have many years of experience, a workshop like this offers benefits on every level: physical, energetic, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
Invitation and Encouragement
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to move beyond the weekly class, to immerse yourself fully in the 108-move meditation, and to feel your internal presence expand — this is your opportunity.
With Kevin’s decades of experience, rooted in Master Moy’s compassionate and healing tradition, you’ll be in capable, mindful hands.
Join us November 8 & 9 for a transformative weekend of movement, meditation, and community. Bring curiosity, patience, and an open heart — and discover how Tai Chi can bring balance, resilience, and peace to your body and spirit.
