
Engage in a gentle warm up with head rotations, shoulder circles, and upper body stretches, coordinating breath to rotate the torso, arms, and hips.
Perform a light cardio warm up focused on weight shifting and waist rotation, relaxing the body while guiding arm movements and a quick exhale to push energy outward.
Master tai chi basics as part of the instructor training certification course, part 1 of 3.
Learn tai chi qi gong fundamentals through preparatory feet alignment, body and breath coordination, and continuous shifting, turning, and brushing techniques combined with exhale and palm-to-palm flow.
Master tai chi stance and stepping with a relaxed body, hip tuck, and shoulder release, practicing weight shifts in a 70/30 front/back distribution for lunge stance.
As Tai Chi grows in popularity, teachers with professional training are in demand. This course is for people who would like to become a Tai Chi Instructor/Teacher. This course is also recommended for those wanting to enhance their personal Tai Chi practice.
This is the first part of a three part program.
To become a Tai Chi Instructor, you are required to take all three parts of this Home Study course. The training manual will guide you to complete the course. Once you have completed all three parts of the course, you will be eligible to take the test to become certified. The test can either be in Person at Dr. Kuhn's School in Sarasota, Florida, or you may schedule an appointment with Dr. Kuhn via Skype, or by sending a video of you performing the Tai Chi form, Tai Chi Basics, and 4 types of Tai Chi Walking, all learned from the course.
Dr. Kuhns Contact Information is included in the curriculum,
Part 1 of Training Manual
You will learn:
How Tai Chi training works
Importance of this training
Basics of Chinese Healing
Benefits of practicing Tai Chi
What is Tai Chi
What is involved in Tai Chi Practice
Videos:
Warm Up Exercise 1
Warm Up Exercise 2
Tai Chi Basics
Tai Chi Qi Gong
Tai Chi Stance and Steps
Book:
Therapeutic Qi Gong for Healing and Prevention