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Rainforest World Music Festival to feature Tai-Chi sessions

Published on June 22, 2017

Tai-Chi practitioners at the Sarawak Shenlong Tai-Chi Chuan Society.

KUCHING: The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) will be holding Tai-Chi sessions as a part of its wellness programme.

The sessions will be hosted by the Sarawak Shenlong Tai-Chi Chuan Society and led by one of the Society’s instructors, Lai Cho Sin.

Focusing on the Tai-Chi Chuan method, Tai-Chi is a mind-body exercise is classified as a martial art, with principles of relaxation that can be applied in daily life.

Originating from China and believed to be founded by Taoist Zhang San-Feng, Tai-Chi Chuan holds principles and practices that are in sync with nature and shares philosophies based on Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

Thanks to its low-impact and slow movements, Tai-Chi does not tax the body.

Grace and fluidity of movement are important in Tai-Chi and the slow movements have led the practice to be called “meditation in motion”.

The Sessions will be open to all ages and any level of physical fitness and will be held in the morning on July 14 to 16, in the Festival grounds at the Sarawak Cultural Village.

The Sarawak Shenlong Tai-Chi Chuan Society was established in 1988 under Master Wu Kuo-Chung and has an office located at Jalan Wan Alwi bin Tuanku Ibrahim, Kuching.

The Festival features a variety of other wellness programmes such as meditation, yoga and Zumba sessions.

Among the various activities lined up for this year’s 20th anniversary celebration include the Festival’s mini sessions, cultural talks, arts and crafts for children, traditional cultural food and crafts bazaars, as well as over 20 bands on the three-day stage shows.

For further information on festival activities, logistics or tickets, please log on to rwmf.net

Rainforest World Music Festival is organised by Sarawak Tourism, endorsed by Tourism Malaysia and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Youth & Sports Sarawak and partnering with Malaysia Airlines as the presenting sponsor with Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad (ZIMB) and Zurich Takaful Malaysia Berhad (ZTMB) (Zurich Malaysia) as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner.

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Vendors and event organisers at the vendor briefing.

KUCHING: The East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) Asia Food Kitchen will be among the coming attractions at the upcoming Rainforest World Music Festival to be held in Santubong.

The kitchen will, among others, feature exotic foods from EATOF member countries such as Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and of course Sarawak.

For foodies, the Sarawak Culinary Heritage area will provide a spread of authentic traditional food from the different races in Sarawak, such as Bidayuh food prepared by the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) and the Kayan food provided by Lepau restaurant.

Meanwhile, preparations have begun at full swing as festival vendors for the Rainforest World Music Festival were briefed on the festival’s layout, health and safety, as well as security of the venue.

The Food and Village Mart, EATOF Asia Food Kitchen and Sarawak Culinary Heritage vendors attended the briefing earlier this week at the Sarawak Tourism’s office.

Kamarul Bakeri of Borneo Tru Events Sdn Bhd, the event partner for the Festival’s Food and Village Mart, along with the Board’s Director of Events and Corporate Relations, Angelina Bateman explained the do-s and don’t-s of the Festival grounds.

The Food Mart, located in front of the Orang Ulu & Iban Longhouse, will have 13 food and seven beverage stations, each with exclusive menus to ensure an exciting variety for festival-goers.

The Village Mart will be located around the venue and will comprise sales of festival memorabilia, various types of tattoos, hand & leg massages and many more.

Eddie Libau, Assistant Officer of Environmental Health was also present at the briefing to explain the Department of Health and Safety’s requirements for the Food & Beverage vendors.

Among those presenting at the briefing was Grace Wan, from Adeco Marketing, which will be supplying vendors with biodegradable plates and cutlery.

While vendors have the option to seek other sources for their biodegradable dishes, every vendor is prohibited from using Styrofoam, plastic, or other non-biodegradable utensils.

The Festival will be held at the Sarawak Cultural Village on July 14 to 16.

There will be wellness programmes, informative talks, interactive ‘mini sessions’ in the afternoon as well as night concerts throughout the three-day festival.

Some 20 international bands will be performing, while many local bands such as At Adau will be taking center stage with their cultural performances of Sarawak.

This event is organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board, endorsed by Tourism Malaysia and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia and Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Sarawak, with Malaysia Airlines as the presenting sponsor.