Zoom Tai Chi for Beginners, Two half days with Nina Zeldin

Tai Chi for Beginners

What is Tai Chi for Beginners?

Dr Lam and his team of tai chi experts composed this program, based on the most popular Yang style 24 Forms Tai Chi, to be learner-friendly. The Beginners set gives students an easy-to-learn format that leads to a solid foundation. The program takes learners on an enjoyable journey to better health and harmony through the power of tai chi, building in steps that incorporate warm-ups, Qigong, stepping exercises, foundation movements, and exploring the connections between movements. It is both a safe and a satisfying program.

This training has two parts, a self-paced online portion and a live interactive portion. The Self-Paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP) is a self-paced virtual program containing essential material plus instruction in the basic movements to train effective and safe instructors. All you have to do is follow the sequence with Dr Lam’s video guides for every step. Complete the quizzes at the end of each unit to move on, and at the completion of the SIPP you download your Certificate of Completion to send to the Master Trainer.

After completion of the SIPP, you are ready for the live interactive instructor training workshop to be eligible to become a Tai Chi for Health Institute (TCHI) board-certified instructor. All TCHI Master Trainers around the world can conduct this workshop as listed online at the Tai Chi for Health Institute (tchi.org) website. The listing will indicate whether it is offered on a virtual platform or in-person, and how the hours (minimum of 8) are distributed into 1 or 2 sessions.

The live workshop is very personal. The Master Trainer will work with you to answer your questions, help to improve your tai chi, and ensure you can teach the program safely and effectively.  There will be discussions, practice sessions, and sharing of skills and knowledge, Question and Answer portions, and, most importantly, personal interaction. The Master Trainer will give you feedback on what you did well and how you can improve your tai chi and teaching skills and connect you to the Tai Chi for Health Institute (TCHI), fellow instructors, and Senior Trainers and offer continual support.

Reasons to Come

• To work with Dr Lam’s Master Trainers to learn the 6 Easy Steps and the program.
• To learn a program based on Yang-style tai chi for your existing and new students.
• To learn new perspectives to help improve your tai chi
• To be introduced to a proven teaching system that will improve student retention
• To improve health and harmony
• To be a part of the Tai Chi for Health international family.
• To earn instructor certification in this program

Requirements

Anyone with or without prior tai chi experience can attend this workshop. However, preparation is mandatory.

Registration Process

When you register for the live interactive training, you will receive a link to purchase the required online SIPP course. Normally priced at USD 80, your link will allow you to purchase it at a discount of 30%. You must go to Online Tai Chi Workshops and purchase this separately from paying your course fee to the Master Trainer. It must be completed before the live interactive training. Allow 25-70 hours, on your schedule, and forward the Certificate of Completion to the trainer to qualify you for participation in the live interactive workshop. Do enroll ASAP because you must complete it before participating in the live interactive portion. You will have access to the online SIPP material for one year, and you will find it a great support to your teaching skills.

By the Completion of the Workshop you will:

• Know the Beginner’s Yang style set at a deeper level
• Understand how tai chi improves health and relaxation
• Have learned how to teach this program effectively and safely
• Have improved your tai chi skill and knowledge
• Have learned how to attract and retain more students

Clothing

Wear loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes suitable for exercise

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.

A written assignment must be completed and submitted one week before the workshop. Late fees apply.

This Instructor Certification course includes the new Self-Paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP). Completion of the online SIPP portion is required PRIOR to the February Zoom portion of the workshop. You will enjoy this valuable resource to prepare for the February live interactive portion, as well as to support your teaching in your first year. The online SIPP materials will continue to support you as a new instructor. You will have access to the materials for 365 days.  

The SIPP package must be purchased by you separately, well in advance of the February Zoom training. It is normally $80 USD, but you will receive a 30% off coupon code after processing your registration, significantly reducing the price to about $56.

The live interactive portion will be held via the Zoom platform on Fridays, February 21 & 28, 2025, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST.

A brief “tech check” meeting will be held on February 14, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, to be sure you are familiar using Zoom and can be seen head-to-toe. 

During the live instructor training workshop, we will review the material from the SIPP lessons and practice all the movements. Participants are expected to be able to perform the sequence of movements from memory, so follow along with Dr Lam on the SIPP lessons and practice each section until you can perform the movements from memory before moving on to the next section.

Your preparation helps ensure that you become certified at the end of the training. Those who are not well prepared may require additional practice and meeting(s) with the Master Trainer to meet the certification standard.  

After the February training, each participant will meet with Nina for a one-hour, one-on-one Zoom meeting. This is an opportunity to ask questions and polish your forms. Participants who meet the requirements of the program will receive and instructor certificate. If you have not met the requirements, Nina will work with you to meet them.

Following the training, those meeting the standard for Instructor Qualification will be invited to join the Tai Chi for Health Institute.  Your membership provides Board Certification to teach this form.  

The fee for the Self-Paced Preparation Package portion of the training is $56 after applying the coupon code you will be sent after your registration and payment are received.  If you pay prior to registering, the fee will be $80. It is best to register and pay for the course and use the coupon code, as refunds will not be processed later. This purchase will be made online via the link you will receive. 

After your registration and payment are received you will also receive a 20% discount code to purchase the required Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book from taichiproductions.com. 

The fee for the February live, interactive portion of this training is $275, payable by check to Healthy Acadia, P.O. Box 1710, Ellsworth, Maine, 04605 or by credit card. If paying by check, please reference “Feb. 21 & 28 TCB” on the memo line. If paying by credit card, you can call Nina at 207-667-7676 (office) or 479-1206 (cell) or use this link: https://www.healthyacadia.org/pay. If you use the link, please write “Feb. 21 & 28 TCB” in the “Payment for” box. 

Participants who successfully complete the training will be invited to become TCHI Board Certified Instructors. Membership provides the license to teach the program and many other benefits. Standard Membership is $27 US dollars. 

As a member of the Tai Chi for Health Institute, you will be listed in the TCHI Instructors’ Directory, which includes a full-page profile and location-based search. Other benefits include discounts on instructional materials and workshop fees.

All instructors are required to update their qualifications every two years to refresh their skills and knowledge of the program.

If you have further questions, please check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

There will be a $50 administration fee for all cancellations. No refunds after February 7, 2025. If you find you cannot participate in the February training, you can move to another of Nina’s 2025 TCB workshops.

Virtual on Zoom.

Nina Zeldin

nina@healthyacadia.org

207-667-7676 (office) or 207-479-1206 (cell)