Have Qi, Will Travel
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
Intro to Tai Chi Sword & Rod
September 8 - 12, 2025
Join Master Trainer Ralph Dehner this September for a week-long exploration of basic tai chi weapons designed for tai chi players with at least one year of experience. Learn and practice Yang 16 Sword Forms and Tai Chi Rod 24 Forms while enjoying hiking, biking, and beach walking in this quiet resort island.
2-STAGE SELF-PACED then IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Fairfield OH
Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention Instructor Training
In Person: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Fairfield, OH | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Online Training Due March 30
Become certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, a valuable tai chi for health sequence recognized for its effectiveness by the CDC. Begin with SIPP a self-paced virtual program created by Dr. Lam. Then take 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.
Learn more about the process.
Register soon to get started on the SIPP which takes 20 - 35 hours depending on participant familiarity with tai chi and the TCA sequence.
Workshop $380
Total Certification expenses approximately $490
Contact: Kristin Dietsche kristindietsche@gmail.com
Fairfield OH
Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 2
and Updates
In Person: Sunday, April 6, 2025
Fairfield, OH | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Become certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 2. Enjoy teaching your students the second part of the TCA sequence, including Leisurely Tying the Coat and Repulse the Monkeys. If it has been almost 2 years since you became certified to teach TCA, this is the perfect way to renew your certification and add to it!
If you are already certified to teach TCA this is a great opportunity to update your certifications and refresh your teaching and tai chi skills.
You should know TCA 2 before the workshop.
Workshop: $250
Add this workshop to TCA FP on 4/5 for $100
Updates only $150
Just for fun (no certifications): $75
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.
