Sandi Wicher

Sandi Wicher started her own business, Dance it off Aerobic Workouts, teaching fitness, aerobic and Hatha Yoga classes in 1980, originally receiving her teacher training in Calif. She is well known for her 12 years of work teaching yoga to inmates at Washington State Penitentiary. Her interest in Qigong and Tai Chi began in 1993 when she began searching for additional programs that would benefit the prison inmates. It was at this time Sandi changed her business name to Harmony and Health.

In 1999, Sandi became a graduate of the Qigong teacher training program at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine under the direction of Professor Chen, Hui-Xian and is certified to teach several forms of Qigong. That same year Sandi was certified by Dr. Liu Dong as one of the first students in the US to teach Jade Body Qigong. In 2000, Sandi traveled to China with Professor Chen to continue her education on Qigong theory and technique studying with several masters.

It was in China practicing with the people in the park that Sandi became more interested in Tai chi and upon returning to Washington State began searching for a qualified Tai Chi instructor. Her search led to Dr. Lam and Master Trainer Nancy Kieffer who certified Sandi to teach her first Tai Chi for Arthritis classes.

Sandi has continued her studies of Tai Chi with a second trip to China in 2010 studying Qigong in the Wu Dong mountains and with Chen Bing at the Taiji academy in Chenjiagou. She continues to attend and assist at many workshops with Dr. Lam and several of his master trainers having completed courses in Tai Chi for Diabetes, Tai Chi for Back Pain, Sun Style 73 forms, Fan Form, Yang 24 and 40 Forms and Tai chi for Energy . Sandi traveled to Australia in Jan. 2013 completing the Depth of Sun 73 and Master Trainers workshops.

Sandi is a regular speaker at Arthritis and Diabetes support groups as well as several senior and retirement facilities, promoting the Tai Chi for Health programs. Her love for teaching and wanting the proper setting for increasing the Tai Chi for Health awareness led her to build and establish Many Water Wellness Center in Walla Walla. In addition to teaching regular classes for the community, Many Waters provides a space for Sandi to teach classes free or at a reduced rate to those with Cancer and other chronic and life threatening diseases. As a Master Trainer, Sandi teached workshops in Washington State, Arizona and Oregon, certifying new instructors for the Tai chi for Health Institute.