Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention In-person and Updates with Kitty Frey

Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention

Dr. Paul Lam and his team of medical and tai chi experts designed this program to be safe and effective for people who are at increased risk of falling. It will also provide health benefits and improve almost anyone’s quality of life. More than 30 medical studies have shown its efficacy, and millions of people around the world have gained health benefits. This is why the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov), government agencies, and arthritis foundations around the world support it. Tai chi is proven to improve immunity by about 50%. It also relieves stress and improves almost all aspects of health.

Based on the Sun style of tai chi, Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention (TCAFP) is easy to learn, effective, and safe. It improves flexibility and muscle strength, increases heart/lung activity, aligns posture, improves balance, and integrates the mind and body.  The TCAFP program includes warm-up and cool-down exercises, the teaching method, knowledge about arthritis and the cause of falls, and how to teach this program safely. This program is the same as the Tai Chi for Arthritis program with the addition of a specialized module to further enhance its efficacy in preventing falls.  Qualified participants who successfully complete the course may be accredited by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach this 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 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.  

Suitable participants include health and fitness professionals or those with other similar qualifications, and experienced tai chi students.

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

• 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
• Discover how tai chi improves health and relieves arthritis
• Learn Dr Lam's Stepwise Progressive Teaching Method
• Gain essential knowledge about arthritis and fall prevention
• Learn about the essential principles of tai chi
• Improve your level of tai chi in a positive, enjoyable, and interactive environment

Who Can Come?

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, your Master Trainer will send you a link to enrol in the prerequisite online SIPP course and confirm how its cost is handled. Depending on the workshop, SIPP is either included in your workshop fee or offered to you at a 30% discount — USD 56 rather than the standard USD 80. You complete SIPP online, in your own time, at Online Tai Chi Lessons (onlinetaichilessons.com).

SIPP must be completed before the live interactive training. Allow 25–70 hours, on your own schedule, then forward your Certificate of Completion to the trainer to qualify you for the live interactive workshop. Please enrol as soon as possible, since it must be finished before the live portion. You will have access to the online SIPP material for three years, and your Certificate of Completion is valid for two years. You will find it a great support to your teaching skills.

By the Completion of the Workshop, you will:

• Know the Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention set at a deeper level
• Understand how tai chi improves health and relaxation and helps prevent falls
• Have learned how to teach this program effectively and safely
• Have improved your tai chi skills 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. Let the Master Trainer know in advance that you are interested in updates. Additional fees apply.

For more information please click here

Completion of the SIPP and reviewing the book is required.  Preparation with the materials ahead while learning and practicing the warm-ups, Core 6 movements and cool downs will allow more time for refining movements, exploring the extension movements, principles and teaching practice during the interactive workshop.  Preparation will help ensure you meet the requirements to qualify to become a Board-certified instructor by the end of the workshop.

For individuals who are not quite ready to be an instructor, your Master Trainer will work with you and do what they can to help you achieve that goal.

  New Instructors:

      Workshop Fee:  $380 + SIPP $56 + Board Certified/License Fee $66

      Total : $502 paid to Master Trainer

       Mandatory additional resources to be purchased by participant from taichiproductions.com 

        Physical Book package: $27 with discount code

   Total Cost:  $529

Update: 

      $200 paid to Master Trainer for updating the TCAFP.  Completion of written assignment or SIPP($56 with discount code) is mandatory.  

       For updates other than TCA, contact Kitty for details.  

  Just for Fun:

     $80 paid to Master Trainer

     For individuals not looking for instructor certification at this time, but want to learn and play with the TCA set while working and learning with others. 

     Some knowledge of the set is helpful.   Contact Kitty directly.  kittymeup@gamil.com

New Instructors may earn 20 CEUs for this workshop through the ACSM $30.  Let Kitty know if you are interested.

   Payment may be made by check or Venmo  (information provided after registration)

Local contact:

Faye Henry 

RSVP  Director

Santa Rosa Community Services

850-983-5220

LOCATION

Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

4315 Avalon Blvd

Milton, FL

Kitty Frey, OT/L

Authorized MT for TCHI

kittymeup@gmail.com 

334-332-3831