Tai Chi for Memory and Multi Updates with Helga Meyer
When and Where
| Date: | 26th - 27th Sep, 2026 |
| Time: | 9.00 am - 4.00 pm |
| Address: | All Saints Church, the Octagon Room Corner of Puketapu/Church Rd, Taradale Napier Hawkes Bay New Zealand |
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Tai Chi for Memory: An Empowering Program for Everyone!
- What is Tai Chi for Memory?
- Reasons to come
- Who Will Benefit?
- Dr Paul Lam
- Preparation
- What To Wear
- Updates
What is Tai Chi for Memory?
Studies have shown tai chi improves memory and brain health. Dr Lam's team merged medical research and traditional Chinese medicine with tai chi to create an easy to learn program. It is especially useful for people with memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, or similar conditions. It is also designed to prevent these conditions.
Caring for people with memory loss is challenging for carers and family; this mind-body program engages everyone for a quality time together. It will improve most aspects of health including balance, immunity and relaxation, and can be practiced and enjoyed by anyone.
- Learn this new program personally from Dr Lam with his colleagues
- Physical and occupational therapists may find it a useful tool for their patients/clients
- Useful tool for caregivers
- Learn how to gently encourage and empower even the most debilitated participants
- Deepen your understanding of tai chi principles
- Almost any can enjoy this unique program, simple but with depth. This is a deeply empowering program, which can be taught to people with different levels of memory loss.
- Tai Chi for Memory can improve and prevent memory loss, as well as helping caregivers and family members.
- Instructors can learn to teach this program to your participants who love any Tai Chi for Health program/s.
Dr Paul Lam, a family physician in Sydney, Australia, is a world leader in the field of tai chi for health improvement. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov) recommends his Tai Chi for Arthritis Program. Dr Lam has been studying tai chi for over forty years. He is proficient in different styles and has created several Tai Chi for Health programs that have improved the health of millions of people worldwide.
He is one of the most sought after tai chi teachers having trained thousands of instructors. Dr Lam has written several tai chi books including Teaching Tai Chi Effectively and Tai Chi for Beginners and the 24 Forms. His instructional DVDs are best sellers around the world.
Prepare by working with the Tai Chi for Memory DVD or the Online lessons and the Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book or ebook as much as possible. The DVD/lessons and book are essential requirements for certification for instructor of this program. Materials are available from taichiproductions.com (20% discount for paid participants, discount code to be given at registration.)
Wear loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes suitable for exercise.
Current instructors can request Tai Chi for Health certificate updates with advance notice and submitting an assignment one month prior to the workshop.An administration fee applies and a written assignment must be submitted prior to the workshop.
NB Assignments submitted late incur an admin fee.
Details
This workshop will be led by MTs Chris Hattle and Helga Meyer
Tai Chi for Memory - Revitalise Brain Health through this Empowering Program
Studies have shown that tai chi improves memory and brain health. Dr Paul Lam’s team merged medical research and traditional Chinese medicine with tai chi to create this easy-to-learn Tai Chi for Memory program. It is especially useful for people with memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease or similar conditions. It is also designed to prevent these conditions. TCM can be beneficial for somebody who has a brain injury or Parkinson's, as well. These are examples - there are many conditions and situations that can benefit from doing TCM.
Caring for people with memory loss is challenging for carers and families. This mind-body program engages everyone for quality time together. It will improve most aspects of health including balance, immunity and relaxation, it can be practiced and enjoyed by anyone and includes benefits for carers.
In the workshop, we will cover these key points:
- What is tai chi? The features of TCM
- What is memory? How does TCM work?
- Teaching TCM safely
- Teaching TCM effectively
- How to incorporate tai chi principles
- Logistics of tai chi classes
We will also do the updates of TCA Suite, TCR, TCH, TCD, TCE1 and Qigong for Health during the two days.
Cost
$295 Early Bird (by 15 August 2026), regular $325
Discounted for BCI, REPs, LSFL:
$250 Early Bird (by 15 August 2026), regular $280
Updates of TCA, TCAFP, and STCA are included; additional updates are $40 each, max $125
Please pay to:
12-3114-0134764-50
Helga MEYER
To register, please email helga.taichi@gmail.com
For preparation, please subscribe to online learning or purchase the DVD, as well as Dr Lam's book "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively", either in printed form or download it from Amazon. Please contact me for a discount code/order information.