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 a 16-week series of Tai Chi for Health classes beginning Wednesdays, August 19 through December 9, 2026. We will not meet the first Wednesday of October.
We will cancel our classes if AB Tech cancels theirs because of severe weather or a disaster. We’ll reschedule them at the end of the series.
We work to foster a supportive, inclusive group dedicated to enhancing health and well-being with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a gentle mind-body exercise that builds internal and external strength, or qi (energy).
BEGINNERS – 1:00-2:00 The Beginning Classes will focus on learning the principals and forms of Tai Chi for Arthritis 1 and 2. There will be instruction in tai chi walking.
INTERMEDIATE – Tai Chi class (2:15-3:00) builds on Beginners TCA 1 & 2. It may include 24 Posture Qigong and introductions to specialized Tai Chi movements in Tai Chi (TC) for Diabetes, TC for Memory, TC for Rehabilitation, and TC for Heart Conditions. Students will practice Tai Chi walking.
ADVANCED – 3:15-4:00 The Advanced Class is for those who want 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 August 18th. and continues through December1, 2026.
REGISTER NOW for Tai Chi for Diabetes an option on Tuesday evenings, 5-5:45 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Tai Chi for Diabetes, developed by Dr. Paul Lam and other health experts at the Tai Chi for Health Institute, helps boost physical activity and lower stress. The program welcomes all fitness levels, from beginners to advanced participants. The class is open to anyone with or without diabetes who is looking to practice a Tai Chi for Health program.