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.
REGISTER NOW for 8-week series of Tai Chi for Health Classes Wednesdays, June 24, through August 12, 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 1. 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, We may introduce some movements from Tai Chi for Memory, Tai Chi for Heart Conditions, or Tai Chi for Diabetes. 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.
Our Tuesday evening program of Tai Chi for Diabetes begins June 23, 2026 through August 11th,2026.
REGISTER NOW for Tai Chi for Diabetes Tai Chi for Health is offering Tai Chi For Diabetes, an 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!