Instructor:  Patricia Culotti or Rachel Sandretto

Prerequisites: Previous experience in Tai Chi Fundamentals® or Yang Style Cheng Man-Ch’ing Lineage Form.

WPTA CEU-Approved for 6 Contact hours.

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Intensive Description: Ideal for Tai Chi Fundamentals® (TCF) certification preparation and for keeping certification current in both the TCF Adapted Program and Original TCF Program. Great training for class instructors, for health professionals applying TCF therapeutically in their practice and for enriching your personal Tai Chi practice.

Focus: Review and refine TCF Basic Moves and Form for either TCF Adapted or Original TCF Programs. Includes teaching skills development, movement analysis, functional applications, Mind/Body Skills training in breathing, relaxation, sensing qi (vital energy) and visualization, plus coaching in constructive feedback and helping students improve their postural alignment.  Also includes preparation to teach Qigong Essence: a seated qigong routine for calming, uplifting and balancing energy. Licensed health professionals can document all program elements for reimbursement.  Basic Moves, Original TCF Form and sensing qi exercises are included in the Tai Chi Fundamentals^® Patient Handout Software database available at Visual Health Information: http://www.vhikits.com/products/collections/TaiChi/TaiChi.aspx