Tai Chi for Osteoporosis Instructor Training by Master Trainer Rani Hughes

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.

On successful completion of this one-day intensive workshop, you will be provided with the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct safe and effective modified tai chi for osteoporosis classes. Tai Chi for Osteoporosis is a program specially designed by Dr. Paul Lam in conjunction with a team of medical specialists and tai chi experts. Based on the Sun and Yang style, Tai Chi for Osteo is easy to learn, effective and safe. It is designed to improve balance. The program aims to improve health and wellness.

At the conclusion of the workshop

• Learn how to teach this program safely and effectively
• Gain knowledge of what is Tai Chi and how it helps people with osteoporosis
• Be able to perform the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis set

Who is eligible to attend this training?

Suitable participants include: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Tai Chi teachers and advanced students, Nurses, Health professionals (eg doctors), Accredited Exercise Instructors, Certified Allied Health Assistants. 

Your trainer

Rani Hughes is an occupational therapist and Master Trainer in various Tai Chi for Health programs. Rani enjoys teaching and has trained hundreds of Tai Chi for Health instructors. She has taught tai chi for over twenty years to a diverse range of people, including people with arthritis, diabetes and people experiencing mental illness. She has taught tai chi across Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka and India. 

Preparation

This one-day intensive in-person workshop is the second part of your training, with the first part being a Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP).

Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP) needs to be completed prior to attending the Zoom workshop and is available from Rani once you are registered and payment is received. Each participant needs to be familiar with the movements in the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis programme (included in the learning package) and the textbook "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively" by Dr Paul Lam ($21.95 or as an e-book from Amazon, $9.99) before coming to the Stage 2 workshop. These extra items are available directly from Tai Chi Productions in Sydney Ph: 02 9533 6511 or visit www.taichiproductions.com 

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. The annual fee is $40 (Standard Membership) and $70 (Premier Membership) and covers Board Certification for all your Tai Chi for Health qualifications.  You will then be listed on the TCHI website. 

$440 for certification in Tai Chi for Osteoporosis program. This fee includes the cost of SIPP (Self-Paced Instructor Preparation Package) 

$150 to attend as a student at this one-day tai chi workshop to deepen your own tai chi practice  (Not to be certified or updated to teach)  

$220 to update your Tai Chi for Osteoporisis program

$55 for additional Tai Chi for Health updates

Rani Hughes 

P 0409164396

ranihughes@hotmail.com