WNC Tai Chi for Arthritis & Tai Chi for Health Provides competent, committed, certified Tai Chi for Health instructors to enhance your learning experience. Our programs engage participants in evidence based Tai Chi practices to promote and improve health and well-being.
Grace Episcopal Church is home for WNC Tai Chi for Health. We meet in the parish hall of Grace Episcopal Church on Wednesday afternoons.
FREE Tai Chi for Health Workshop
Experience is not a prerequisite. The first 40 to register may participate.Funds for space and publicity may be donated on site.
Explore the benefits of tai chi with Master Trainer Bill Pickett and Senior Trainer Linda Pickett of Dr. Paul Lam’s Tai Chi for Health Institute; hosted in conjuction with WNC Tai Chi for Health.
Friday, March 27th, 2026, from 2pm-4pm
Grace Episcopal Church ASHEVILLE
871 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
Click here to register and select “March Workshop”
REGISTER NOW for 16-week series of Tai Chi for Health Classes January 14, through April 29, 2026.
Classes will not meet if AB Tech cancels their classes due to inclement weather, we will cancel ours and add them at the end of the scheduled series.
BEGINNERS – 1:00-2:00 The Beginning Classes will focus on learning the principals and forms of Tai Chi for Arthritis 1and 2. There will be instruction in tai chi walking.
INTERMEDIATE – 2:15-3:00 The Intermediate Class will focus on playing with TCA 1 & 2 (prerequisite is completion of Beginners TCA 1 & 2) –We will practice some 24 Posture Qigong, Tai Chi for Memory and introduce the newest form: Tai Chi for Heart Conditions. Tai Chi walking will be practiced.
ADVANCED – 3:15-4:00 The Advanced Class is for those who would like to begin or continue learning the Yang 24 form while reviewing TCA 1 & 2 intermittently. We will practice some 24 Posture Qigong movements and tai chi walking.
A new evening program on Tuesdays beginning January 13, 2026 through April 28th,2026.
REGISTER NOW Tai Chi for Diabetes Tai Chi for Health is offering Tai Chi For Diabetes, a new option on Tuesday evenings, 5-5:45 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The Tai Chi for Diabetes program is designed to gradually increase physical activity and reduce stress. It is a safe and accessible program for various levels of fitness and experience. The class is also open to anyone with or without diabetes who is looking to practice a Tai Chi for Health program.
The Tai Chi for Diabetes (TCD) program was created by Dr. Paul Lam of the Tai Chi for Health Institute. Tai Chi is a gentle mind body exercise that builds internal and external strength or qi (energy). The Tai Chi for Diabetes program is designed to gradually increase physical activity and reduce stress. It is a safe and accessible program for various levels of fitness and experience (beginner to advanced). The class is also open to anyone without diabetes who is looking to practice a Tai Chi for Health program. We strive to create a welcoming, noncompetitive, and supportive community of people who seek to improve their health and wellness through Tai Chi!