Zoom: Tai Chi for Rehabilitation by Betty Scanlon

Tai Chi for Rehabilitation

What is tai chi?

Tai chi originated in ancient China; it improves health and wellness and is practiced throughout the world. There are many forms of tai chi with significant differences to each other. Each form and style has its own special features. Tai Chi for Rehabilitation is designed so that almost anyone can learn it easily.

What is Tai Chi for Rehabilitation?

This program consists of three different tai chi styles.  Chen style tai chi is vigorous and sophisticated, containing fast and slow movements along with powerful spiral force.  Sun style includes a unique qigong (life energy) along with agile steps.  Yang has graceful and slow movements which promote health.

Tai Chi for Energy has been extremely popular and Dr Lam was inspired to create this prequel as a gentle introduction to Chen Style, making the trilogy a complete package for people of any physical ability.

This relaxing set can be done lying, sitting or standing and will help develop your knowledge and inner power of tai chi.

Who will benefit?

Anyone can benefit from coming to this workshop.  You will enjoy learning this short but beautiful set of tai chi with three powerful styles.  With regular practice, you will gain inner strength, stronger muscles, and stronger Qi relatively quickly.  You will be able to develop complexity and stronger Jing (force) from learning this program.

Tai Chi for Rehabilitation is especially useful for physical therapists and those who teach participants with chronic conditions. You can be certified to teach this program if you meet the requirements.

Reasons to Come

• Learn an relaxing tai chi program that is suitable for a wide range of people
• Be certified to teach (if you meet the requirements)
• Learn how to teach tai chi effectively
• Improve your understanding of essential tai chi principles
• Enjoy exploring the inner meaning and gaining deeper insights into tai chi
• Discover the Sun style's inner energy
• Understand the mysterious spiral (Chan suu jing) force

Requirements

Anyone is welcome to attend, but in order  

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 instructors
• Other similar professionals

Participants will receive either an attendance or instructor/leader’s certificate.

Clothing

Wear loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes suitable for exercise.

The Creator of the Program

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-recognised 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.

N.B.  The name of the authorised Master Trainer who will be conducting this program is listed on the Master Trainer’s Workshop Calendar.

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 about updates contact the Master Trainer taking the course.

If you would like to update any of the Tai Chi for Health Programs, a fee applies to each certification.  

Prior notice must be given at time of registration as documentation is required to be completed and handed in at the workshop.  If you have any queries, please contact your local organiser.

For Australia only

If you are currently qualified as an Instructor through the National Martial Arts Instructor Accreditation Scheme, you will be qualified as a Tai Chi for Health Instructor upon successful completion of the program. All other persons will be qualified as Leaders of the program.

Australian Physiotherapy Association

This course is accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Association.  For more details please contact the organiser. 

For USA only - Optional Continuing Education Hours Available

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that “Tai Chi
for Health Institute” meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from (2021 –
December 2024).
Approved Providers and their content reflect the concepts of their respective organizations and do
not necessarily represent the positions or policies of ACSM. Providership #701292
As a Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Kansas Physical Therapy
Association has approved the Tai Chi for Health Institute to provide continuing education contact
hours to Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants. (CEUL073011)
The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency has approved the Tai Chi for Health Institute, c/o The
Home Gym, Inc. to provide continuing education contact hours to Occupational Therapists and
Occupational Therapist Assistants. (98000561A) 

This instructor qualification training will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025.  The hours will be 9 am - 5:00 pm (US Eastern Time).  

This is a one-day instructor qualification training. Prior to this workshop, you must complete the Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package for Tai Chi for Rehabilitation (SIPP-TCR) and forward a copy of your completion certificate to Betty at TaiChi@comcast.net.

Once you register, you will receive information on how to register for the appropriate SIPP course.  This comprehensive package contains essential material to be a safe and effective tai chi instructor for the Tai Chi for Rehabilitation program.  There are additional webinar videos included that will enhance your tai chi development.  You will have access to these lessons for a year.  If you wish to purchase access to the SIPP lessons yourself, you will be given a discount code to bring the fee to $56.  You can also choose to include this fee with your registration.

Additional required training material is the Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book, which can be included in the workshop fee or purchased separately.  It is available through www.TaiChiProductions.com (a discount code is available), or through Amazon.com.

During the live instructor training workshop, we will review the material from the SIPP lessons, including all of 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.

To prepare, please practice with the video lessons included. Your preparation helps ensure you become certified at the end of the training. I make every effort to get everyone certified. Those who are not well prepared may require additional practice and an additional Zoom meeting to meet the certification standard.  

This training will be held live on Zoom.  For a virtual workshop, it’s essential that you have a space where you can be seen from head to toe while being able to see your “monitor”.  The easiest way to do that is to connect your camera (webcam, phone, tablet, or laptop) to a larger TV screen. 

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.

This course has been approved for 14 CE Hours through:

• Florida Board of Acupuncture
• Florida Board of Nursing
• Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
• Florida Board of Physical Therapy
• Florida Board of Psychology
• Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Updates for other Tai Chi for Health forms are available.  Contact Betty for additional information:  taichi@comcast.net

$250 - Workshop fee

$56 - SIPP Lessons

$150 - Update fee

$35 - each additional TCH update

Payment can be made via check, Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or credit card.  Information provided after registration. 

Virtual on Zoom - US East Coast Time Zone

Betty Scanlon:  TaiChi@comcast.net

Call or Text:  239-738-6058