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Ralph Dehner's School of Tai Chi & Qi Gong
Workshops
Ralph Dehner offers workshops across the country to train and certify health and fitness professionals to teach tai chi in their communities and organizations.
As a Master Trainer in the Tai Chi for Health Institute, Ralph trains new instructors to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, Tai Chi for Rehabilitation, Tai Chi for Diabetes, and other specialized tai chi programs developed by Dr. Paul Lam to be safe and easy to teach, while maximizing the health benefits.
Ralph also offers intermediate and advanced skill-builder workshops for tai chi instructors and practitioners to deepen tai chi practice.
Review Ralph's workshop schedule below, and subscribe to his monthly Qi Mail to find out when Ralph will be in a city near you.
Upcoming Workshops & Retreats with Ralph Dehner
Tai Chi at the Beach
Annual Beach Retreat on Edisto Island, SC
September 9 - 13, 2024
Join Master Trainer Ralph Dehner next Fall for a week-long exploration of the Sun 97 in the Traditional Sun Style. Learn and practice Tai Chi while enjoying hiking, biking, and beach walking in this quiet resort island. Subscribe to learn about next year's dates and topic.
2-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Waukegan, IL
Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention Instructor Training
In Person: March 9 - 10, 2024
Waukegan, IL | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Become certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, a valuable tai chi for health sequence recognized for its effectiveness by the CDC. Learn and practice teaching techniques that will allow you to share this highly beneficial program with participants of all abilities.
$300 ($275 before February 10)
Contact: Erica Heinrichs ericah2o@msn.com
2-STAGE SELF-PACED then IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Fairfield OH
Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention Instructor Training
In Person: March 23, 2024
Fairfield, OH | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Online Training Due March 18
Become certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, a valuable tai chi for health sequence recognized for its effectiveness by the CDC. Stage 1 is a self-paced virtual program created by Dr. Lam; Stage 2 is a 1-day in-person workshop with Master Trainer Ralph Dehner. Learn and practice teaching techniques that will allow you to share this highly beneficial program with participants of all abilities.
Register soon. Stage 1 takes 20 - 35 hours depending on participant familiarity with the sequence.
Registration closes March 10
$300
Contact: Kristin Dietsche kristindietsche@gmail.com
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Fairfield OH
Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 2
& Updates
March 24, 2024
Fairfield, OH | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Become board certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 2. Add to the movements you are qualified to teach, while you deepen your knowledge of the tai chi principles and how to share them with participants.
At the same time, renew your certification for TCA, TCA-FP, Seated TCA and Tai Chi for Rehabilitation.
This workshop is open to those who know TCA part 2 well, including those who have completed their certification for Tai Chi for Arthritis on March 23.
Registration closes March 18
Cost $150 plus $20 for each additional update.
Contact: Kristin Dietsche kristindietsche@gmail.com
Deepen Your Practice with Special Skill Builder Workshops
Exploring Sun Style Tai Chi beyond Tai Chi for Arthritis
Contact Ralph to bring this workshop to your location
If you know Tai Chi for Arthritis Parts 1 and 2, you know quite a few of the most important Sun Style Tai Chi moves, but there are lots more Sun Style forms to learn and enjoy. In this workshop you can learn Shifu Ralph’s original set of 39 Sun Style Forms. This set builds on the Tai Chi for Arthritis forms you already know and acts as a bridge to learning or teaching the much longer Sun 73 Competition form.
In this two-day workshop, participants learn to perform the Sun 39 forms plus add depth to their knowledge about Sun Style, the newest of the major styles of Tai Chi, developed in 1912 by Sun Lu Tang. You will learn about the original movements of Sun Style and their origins in other tai chi traditions.
To participate you should know Tai Chi for Arthritis Parts 1 and 2.
