Zoom: Tai Chi for Life Workshop with Betty Scanlon

What is Tai Chi for Life?

Tai Chi for Life is an innovative and easy to learn program incorporating dancing and fun, designed for beginners and seniors to improve balance and strength. Tai Chi for Life incorporates Dr Lam’s forty years' experience in tai chi, medicine and positive psychology into an easy and fun program that almost anyone can learn.

Reasons to come

• To enjoy working with Doctor Lam's authorised Master Trainer
• To learn how to gently encourage and empower even the most debilitated participants
• To deepen your understanding of tai chi principles
• To meet like-minded colleagues and share their enthusiasm
• To learn an easy and fun program to share with your participants
• This can be a useful tool for physical therapists and their clients

Who can Attend?

Anyone is welcome to attend, but in order to be eligible to be certified as an instructor preparation is required and you must have a current CPR certificate before you begin teaching this program.

Preparation

Prepare by working with the Tai Chi for Life DVD or online lessons as much as possible. It will enable you to gain the maximum benefits and enjoyment from this workshop. Materials are available from www.taichiproduction.com

Study Dr Lam's Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book.

Registered participants are entitled to a 20% discount on materials.

A discount code will be sent with your confirmation email.

About the Creator of Tai Chi for Life

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 health and best-selling instructional tai chi DVDs. Over five million people worldwide practise 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 Master Trainer authorised by Dr Lam to conduct this workshop is named on this workshop page.

Board Certification

Following successful completion of this course you will be required to register to become a Tai Chi for Health Institute Board-certified instructor before teaching the program, if you are not already a member. One two-year membership fee of AUD 99 covers Board Certification for all your Tai Chi for Health qualifications, and you will then be listed with your certifications on the TCHI website. To learn more about membership benefits, see How to become a certified instructor.

Clothing

Wear loose comfortable clothes and closed flat shoes suitable for exercise.

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.

Continuing education credits

The Tai Chi for Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing education with the American College of Sports Medicine and other professional bodies in the USA, Australia and Korea. See Partnerships and accrediting organisations for the current list and the credits available for this program.

This instructor qualification training will be held over 2 days - Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2026.  The hours will be 9.00 am - 1:00 pm each day (Eastern time).  

This is a 2-day instructor qualification training.  Prior to this workshop, you must complete the Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package for Tai Chi for Life (SIPP-TCL).  A link to the SIPP lessons and a discount code will be provided after registration.  Forward a copy of your completion certificate to Betty:  TaiChi@comcast.net.

Once you register and make payment, you will receive a link to the SIPP course.  This comprehensive package contains essential material to be a safe and effective tai chi instructor for the Tai Chi for Life program.  Additional webinar videos are included to enhance your tai chi development.  You will have access to these lessons for a year.  

Additional required training material is the "Teaching Tai Chi Effectively" book, which is available through www.TaiChiProductions.com (a discount code is available), or through Amazon.com.  If preferred, these books are available as Glassboxx ebooks from www.TaiChiProductions.com.

During the 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 included video lessons.  Your preparation helps assure that you become certified at the end of the training.  I make every effort to ensure that everyone is certified. Those who are not well-prepared may require additional practice and an additional Zoom meeting to meet the certification standard.  

Following the training, those meeting the standard for Instructor Qualification will be invited to join the Tai Chi for Health Institute.  Membership is required for certification.

This course has been approved for 14 CE Hours through:

• Florida Board of Nursing
• Florida Board of Occupational 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, does not include the SIPP lessons

Payment information provided after registrarion

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Betty Scanlon:  TaiChi@comcast.net

Call or Text:  239-738-6058