TCO Instructor Training with Dr Janet Cromb and Rosmarie Meyer

Tai Chi for Osteoporosis

Tai Chi for Osteoporosis (TCO) was specially designed by Dr Paul Lam in conjunction with his tai chi associates and a team of medical experts. It helps to improve balance and prevent the risk of falls. The program will also improve posture, muscle strength, relaxation, fitness, and health. Based on Sun and Yang styles of tai chi, Tai Chi for Osteoporosis is easy to learn, effective, and safe. It includes some gentle weight-bearing movements that are beneficial for bone strength.  It also incorporates breathing exercises and stepping in four directions. Qualified participants who successfully complete the course may be accredited by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach this program.

Reasons to Come

• Enjoy learning at your own pace and the personal training to become eligible to be an instructor of this program
• Learn how to teach this program effectively and safely to people with or without osteoporosis
• Discover how tai chi improves health
• Gain essential knowledge about osteoporosis and exercise
• Sample Yang style tai chi
• Improve your level of tai chi in a positive, enjoyable and interactive environment
• To work with one of Dr Lam’s Authorized Master Trainers
• To improve your health
• To improve your balance
• To learn how to set up classes.

Requirements

Anyone is welcome to attend, but to be eligible to be certified as an instructor, please check the recommended qualifications listed below.                           

• Physical therapists or physiotherapists
• Tai chi teachers or advanced students
• Exercise instructor
• Other similar professionals   

By the Completion of the Workshop you will:

• Know the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis set at a deeper level
• Understand how tai chi works for Osteoporosis
• Have learned how to teach this program effectively and safely. 
• Have learned Dr Lam’s Stepwise Progressive Teaching Method
• Apply for either an instructor’s or an attendance certificate

Clothing

Wear loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes suitable for exercise.

From the Experts

“Osteoporosis Australia supports the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis program designed by Dr Paul Lam”

Judy Stenmark, CEO, Osteoporosis Australia

“Tai Chi may help people with Osteoporosis to improve their muscular strength, coordination and balance”

Professor Marcus Seibel, Endocrinologist, Concord Hospital

“Tai chi is a fabulous exercise for older adults as it fulfils many of the outcomes we wish to achieve”

Professor Shona Bass, Population Health, Deakin University

Dr Paul Lam

Dr Paul Lam is an Australian family physician and tai chi expert, and a world leader in the field of tai chi for health. He is a well-recognized teacher, and the author of several books on tai chi and best-selling instructional tai chi DVDs. Over five million people worldwide practice a Tai Chi for Health program every day. 

Dr Lam is one of the most sought-after tai chi teachers, having trained thousands of instructors. Many travel around the world to attend his workshops.

NB:  The name of the Master Trainer authorized by Dr Lam to conduct this workshop is displayed on the workshop location and details page. 

Tai Chi for Health Program Updates

At this workshop, instructors have an opportunity to update their other Tai Chi for Health certifications. 

For more information please contact the MT holding the workshop.

Janet is a retired family physician with over 25 years of experience in learning and teaching tai chi. She has dedicated her retirement to teaching tai chi and spreading the message of the numerous health benefits and empowerment that can be gained. 

Rosmarie Meyer is an enthusiastic Tai Chi teacher who started with Kung Fu, Escrima, and Qi Gong 30 years ago and has been a dedicated Tai Chi for Health teacher for 13 years, training with various masters and learning different Tai Chi forms.

The Self-paced Instructor Learning Package (SIPP) is a prerequisite before attending the in-person workshop, and a link to the online lessons module is available from Janet once you are registered and payment is received. There is approximately 20 hours of preparation to go through the material. Please try to practise each move from memory before proceeding to the next lesson. Each participant needs to be familiar with the movements in the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis programme and have read the textbook "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively"* by Dr Paul Lam before coming to the workshop. You will have access to the SIPP for 12 months, and it is a valuable teaching aid when you commence classes.

Board Certification: Following successful completion of SIPP and the workshop, you will be required to register to become a Tai Chi for Health Institute Board-certified Instructor before teaching the programme (if not already a member). The 2-year fee is AU$99 (Standard Membership) or AU$169 (Premier Membership) and covers Board Certification for all your Tai Chi for Health qualifications. You will then be listed on the TCHI website.

*The Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book is available as an e-book from Amazon $9.95

A hard copy of the Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book($21.95) and the TCE DVD($29.95, if desired) is available from Tai Chi Productions in Sydney, www.taichiproductions.com 

Updates of TC0 and other courses(TCA, TCAFP, STCA, TCD) are available by prior arrangement. There is some preparation involved, so please contact Rosmarie at 

r_meyer@gmx.ch  for the details and allow enough time to submit the required material by 25th February 2026.

170 CHF which includes the SIPP training and lunch and refreshments at the venue

For payment, further venue details, update information and paperwork contact Rosmarie at:

r_meyer@gmx.ch

Dieser Kurs für Tai Chi bei Osteoporosis wird in englisch angeboten, es sind aber deutschsprechende Mastertrainer anwesend.

Für weitere Erklärungen und Unterlagen in Deutsch wenden Sie sich bitte an: R_Meyer@gmx.ch