Tai Chi for Arthritis, TCA for Fall Prevention, Seated TCA with Kate McKee

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 specialised 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.

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

About the Creator of Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

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.

Registration and Preparation

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, the 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 the SIPP online, in your own time, at Online Tai Chi Lessons (onlinetaichilessons.com).

The SIPP must be completed before the live interactive training. Allow 25 to 70 hours or more, on your own schedule, then forward your Certificate of Completion to the trainer to qualify 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.

In addition to completing the SIPP course, reading the Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book and the Arthritis and Fall Prevention Handbook before the workshop is required. Depending on the workshop, these materials are either included in the workshop fee or offered to you at a 20% discount. The Details section of the workshop page explains how the cost of preparatory material is handled.

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 workshop offers a program to become certified as an instructor in Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention (two certifications: TCA and TCAFP) and Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis (STCA). The program includes the Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP) for TCA & TCAFP in preparation for a two-day IN-PERSON workshop, which will collectively provide the skills and knowledge to be an effective and safe teacher of this program. Qualified participants who successfully complete the course will be accredited by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach this program.

Currently, certified TCA instructors who want to gain certification in the Seated TCA form can do so by registering and attending the second day of the Workshop. If you register only for Seated TCA, you are also welcome to attend the first day of the in-person workshop without payment.

The Self-paced online training component must be successfully completed before attending the 2-day in-person training.  Please read the details below before registering.

Self-Paced Instructor Preparation Package (SIPP):  is a self-paced virtual program containing essential material to train effective and safe instructors. Participants follow Dr Lam’s video guides for every step to learn the basic tai chi movements and critical knowledge about this program and teaching tai chi safely and effectively.  The SIPP is available as a resource for 3 years after purchase. After finalizing registration for this workshop, each participant will receive a code for 30% off the retail price of $80 (reducing the fee to about $56) to purchase the SIPP separately at:
www.onlinetaichilessons.com/sipp-tai-chi-for-arthritis

Make sure that you have received the code before purchasing your SIPP.

After completing the SIPP Online package, you will be ready for the two-day in-person training workshop to be eligible to become a Tai Chi for Health Institute (TCHI) Board Certified instructor.  Suitable participants include health and fitness professionals, those with similar qualifications, and experienced tai chi students.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP                                                                                                                                       

When you register for this in-person workshop, you will receive instructions and a discount code to purchase the SIPP (the online preparation package that you can complete in your own time). Enrol ASAP because you must complete it before the in-person workshop. Depending on your experience, completing the SIPP may take anywhere from 20 to 40+ hours.

The second part of the instructor training will be in person and will include practicing tai chi, discussing topics essential to this program and practicing safe and effective teaching methods. 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, Senior Trainers and offer ongoing support.

Tai Chi for Health Program Updates

At this workshop, instructors can update their other Tai Chi for Health certifications. 

For more information, please contact Master Trainer Kate McKee at taichikatemc@gmail.com

Details

Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (Day 1 in person) is a prerequisite for Day 2 (Currently, certified instructors may attend either both days of the in-person workshop or only Day 2.)

September 27 - Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention (includes Dr. Lam's Self-paced Instructor Preparation Package)

September 28 - Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis 

Deadline to register: September 15, 2026

The SIPP must be completed by September 20 2026, and the Certificate of Completion emailed to taichikatemc@gmail.com by that date.

Required texts by Dr. Paul Lam:  Teaching Tai Chi Effectively, available at Amazon or discounted 20%

Cost: 

Workshop fee is $400 for the two day in person training

Certified Instructors seeking STCA certification - $75

TCAFP Recertifications are $200; additional recertifications are $60 

Note: Newly certified instructors must pay the Tai Chi for Health Institute Board Fee to be licensed to teach TCA 

Asian Arts Tai Chi Center

28 Essex St.

Albany, NY 12206

MT Kate McKee.   Taichikatemc@gmail.com