Zoom: Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Instructor Training workshop and update with Rani Hughes

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, you will receive a link to purchase the prerequisite 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 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

This one-day intensive workshop is the second section of your training, with the first section being, required reading and a Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP) - see details below. 

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 arthritis and falls prevention (TCAFP) classes. The TCAFP program is especially designed by Dr Paul Lam in conjunction with a team of medical specialists and tai chi experts. Based on the Sun style Tai Chi, Tai Chi for Arthritis is easy to learn, effective and safe. It is designed to improve the control of arthritis. The program may improve health and wellness.

At the conclusion of the workshop

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

Who is eligible to attend this training? Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists, Certified Allied Health Assistants, Diversional Therapists, Lifestyle Coordinators, Health Practitioners, Nurses, Tai Chi teachers and advanced Tai Chi students.

Your trainer, Rani Hughes, is a Master Trainer for the Tai Chi for Health Institute and an Occupational Therapist. She has devoted 25 years to learning Tai Chi and Qi Gong from world-leading Tai Chi and Qi Gong Masters, including Professor Lun Wong, Dr Paul Lam, Master Liu Deming, and Madam Chen. She has trained hundreds of people around the world to both practice and teach tai chi and qi gong. 

Preparation: The self-paced Instructor Learning Package (SIPP) needs to be completed before attending the in-person workshop and is available from Rani once you are registered and payment is received. Each participant needs to be familiar with the movements of Tai Chi for Arthritis and falls prevention programme (included in the SIPP, DVD available for purchase too) and the textbook "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively" by Dr Paul Lam ($21.95 or as an e-book from Amazon $9.95) before coming to the workshop. These products are available directly from Tai Chi Productions in Sydney, Ph 02 9533 6511 or 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 (if not already a member). The annual fee is $99 (Standard Membership) or $169 (Premier Membership), covering Board Certification for a 2-year cycle and all your Tai Chi for Health qualifications. You will then be listed on the TCHI website.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Course Fees: $450 (includes SIPP pre-requisite self-paced learning package); early bird $430 if paid in full by 6 December 2025. 

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention update, $230 (or any first update).

Additional Updates (with assignments): TCA2 and Seated TCA Bundle, Osteoporosis, Rehabilitation, Heart Conditions, Memory, Qi Gong $50 each.

A Tax Invoice with payment details will be prepared once registered, or please contact Rani to discuss. 

Cancellation fee: $140 received prior to 30 January. No refund after this date. 

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Instructor Certificate includes SIPP and one-day workshop $450 (early bird $430 paid in full by 6 December 2025).

Tai Chi for Arthritis & Falls Prevention Update $230; Extra updates TCA 2, Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Rehabilitation, Memory, Heart Conditions $50 each.

Attendance without Instructor qualification: $100.

Cancellation fee: $140 receive prior to 30 January. No refund after this date. 

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Rani Hughes 

ranihughes@hotmail.com 

Ph 0409 164 396