2026 Fall Prevention trainings will take place between April and October. Registration opens three months before the training begins, and closes one month before.

Sun 73 Forms certification and recertification training will take place in 2026. Yang 24 certification is planned for 2027.

Skill Builders are free for certified instructors; Enrichment Workshop fees are usually covered by your affiliated Area Agency on Aging. If you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.

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Fall Prevention Tai Chi Level 1 certification ($350)

TRAINING FEES: The fee for the training is $350. A $50 registration fee is required with the registration. Instructors supported by one of the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) may be reimbursed for the registration fee and the agency will be billed the balance of $300. Please check with your agency for details. Independent instructors will need to pay the balance two weeks prior to the training date, if not paid with registration by clicking here. 

2026 Fall Prevention trainings will take place between April and October.Registration for each level opens three months before the training begins, and closes one month before.

When you register, training videos will be sent to you so that you can pre-learn the movements. The energy you put into your pre-learning will help you succeed in becoming a safe and effective instructor.

Add this item to your cart and complete your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which certification you are registering for.

DATE & TIME: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, April 10 & 17, 2026, with a required pre-training Zoom session on March 27, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: St. John’s Episcopal Church (15 Summer St.), Randolph

LEADERS: Laurie Knauer and TCV trainers-in-training

Registration for this certification closes on March 10

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Applying Standing Meditation to any Tai Chi Movement with Ellie and Bev--part 3 of 3, 3/19/26

DATE & TIME: Thursday, March 19, 10-11 a.m. (note that this is a new date)
LOCATION: Online only. A ZOOM link will be emailed to all registrants in advance; live ZOOM session attendees can opt to receive a recording of that session.
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Ellie Hayes and Beverly Blakeney

*NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Standing Meditation, called Zhan Zhuang in China where it originated, translates literally as “pole standing” or “standing like a tree.” Master Jim Scott-Behrends, lineage holder in the Nam Hoa Temple Qigong system, has this to say about it:

“Even though our bodies are filled with energy, its free flow is often blocked. Through muscular and mental tension we deprive ourselves of this precious resource and deplete our natural vitality. Zhan Zhuang is a unique exercise that reverses this process of degeneration.  By using dynamic stillness, it builds up an extraordinary flow of natural energy that is dormant inside of us, and this raises the body and mind to remarkably high levels of fitness.”

Sessions will be offered live online, 10-11 a.m. Adding this item to your cart will register you for the third (and final) session only—see the related items on the Tai Chi Vermont registration page to register for those sessions individually. You can attend just one of these sessions or plan to attend all three.

All three sessions will help you listen deeply and develop the patience and concentration that lead to grounding, strength and inner stability.

This 60-minute session is $10

Questions? Email Ellie dragondance60@gmail.com or Bev beverlyblakeney@gmail.com

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0.

Independent instructors or current or potential tai chi students can attend this workshop by adding this item to their cart and completing their online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

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$10.00
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Seated Tai Chi Skill Builder with Anne, 3/31/26

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 31, 1-4 p.m.
LOCATION: Online—a ZOOM link will be emailed to all registrants in advance. 
LEADER: Tai Chi Vermont trainer Anne Bower

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, Skill Builders are offered at no cost to you. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

During this three-hour ZOOM Skill Builder we will play with seated Fall Prevention Tai Chi, all 3 levels. Seated form has surprising power to engage the core and can help learners understand the weight shifts and energy within each movement.

Recordings will be available afterwards, for those who can’t attend live as well as those who want to review the session.

Skill Builders are free for Tai Chi Vermont instructors and $50 for others.

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor (sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging or independent) be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0. (Squarespace will let you enter more than one type of discount code upon checkout, so if you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.)

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to Anne Bower (PO Box 74, S. Pomfret VT 05067), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$50.00
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Step, Follow Step Skill Builder: Drills for Exploring, Teaching, and Inhabiting the Fall Prevention Tai Chi Form with Bev and Zhen, 4/23/26

DATE & TIME: Thursday, April 23, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Randolph, VT (15 Summer Street)
LEADER: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Beverly Blakeney and Zhen Wolffe

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, Skill Builders are offered at no cost to you. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

In this workshop we will explore movements and practices to enhance our awareness of the Fall Prevention form. Drills are repetitive movements that help create body memory. Tai Chi instructors can use them to support their students in learning the form. 

Bring your favorite drill to share--as well as your curiosity--and we’ll explore ways of feeling our way into the Fall Prevention form and inviting our students to do the same.

Skill Builders are free for Tai Chi Vermont instructors and $50 for others.

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor (sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging or independent) be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0. (Squarespace will let you enter more than one type of discount code upon checkout, so if you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.)

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check made out to Tai Chi Vermont (mail to Beverly Blakeney, 2023 Maple Street, Waltham, VT 05491), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$50.00
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Sun 73 Enrichment Workshop--part 1 of 4 (4/30/26)

DATE & TIME: Thursday, April 30, 9 a.m.-noon
LOCATION: St John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph (15 Summer Street)
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Ellie Hayes, Beverly Blakeney and Laurie Knauer

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Current Sun 73 instructors, please encourage your best-prepared Sun 73 students to consider becoming instructor certification candidates, and to take advantage of these extra pre-training Enrichment Workshops.

Registrants will receive a video before each workshop, covering the upcoming section of the Sun 73 form we will be focusing on at the in-person session. The earlier you register, the more time you will have to practice with the instructional videos.

Adding this item to your cart will register you for the first session only—see the related items on the Tai Chi Vermont registration page to register for those sessions individually as they become available for signups. You can attend just one of these sessions, two or more.

This three-hour session is $30.

Questions? Email Ellie dragondance60@gmail.com

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can check out for $0. Squarespace only lets you enter one code per shopping trip—please sign up for Enrichment Workshops separate from Skill Builders so can use the appropriate code for each.

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$30.00
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Sun 73 Enrichment Workshop--part 2 of 4 (5/28/26)

DATE & TIME: Thursday, May 28, 9 a.m.-noon
LOCATION: St John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph (15 Summer Street)
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Ellie Hayes, Beverly Blakeney and Laurie Knauer

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Current Sun 73 instructors, please encourage your best-prepared Sun 73 students to consider becoming instructor certification candidates, and to take advantage of these extra pre-training Enrichment Workshops.

Registrants will receive a video before each workshop, covering the upcoming section of the Sun 73 form we will be focusing on at the in-person session. The earlier you register, the more time you will have to practice with the instructional videos.

Adding this item to your cart will register you for the second session only—see the related items on the Tai Chi Vermont registration page to register for those sessions individually as they become available for signups. You can attend just one of these sessions, two or more.

This three-hour session is $30.

Questions? Email Ellie dragondance60@gmail.com

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can check out for $0. Squarespace only lets you enter one code per shopping trip—please sign up for Enrichment Workshops separate from Skill Builders so can use the appropriate code for each.

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$30.00
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Moving From the Inside Out: Level 1 with Zhen and Jo, 6/5/26

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Come explore our practice at the intersection of structure and energy. Together we’ll play with what animates our movements, and how enhancing our awareness can truly enrich our practice. You can expect some juicy conversation on meridians, anatomy, and more! We'll meet quarterly to dive into the Fall Prevention Tai Chi practice. This session, our second will cover Level 1.

Come to one, two or more. All sessions will be offered live and in-person from the Springfield UU Meetinghouse, as well as online. Recordings will be available for each afterwards, for those who can’t attend live as well as those who want to review the session.

This 90-minute session is $15.

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0. (Squarespace will let you enter more than one type of discount code upon checkout, so if you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.)

Independent instructors or current or potential tai chi students can attend this workshop by adding this item to their cart and completing their online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

DATE & TIME: Friday, June 5 (NOTE NEW DATE), 1:30-3 p.m.
LOCATION: Online and in-person from the Springfield Vermont UU Meetinghouse (21 Fairground Road). A ZOOM link will be emailed to all registrants in advance. 
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont instructors (and trainers-in-training) Zhen Wolffe and Jo Bregnard

$15.00
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Sun 73 Enrichment Workshop--part 3 of 4 (6/25/26)

DATE & TIME: Thursday, June 25, 9 a.m.-noon
LOCATION: St John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph (15 Summer Street)
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Ellie Hayes, Beverly Blakeney and Laurie Knauer

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Current Sun 73 instructors, please encourage your best-prepared Sun 73 students to consider becoming instructor certification candidates, and to take advantage of these extra pre-training Enrichment Workshops.

Registrants will receive a video before each workshop, covering the upcoming section of the Sun 73 form we will be focusing on at the in-person session. The earlier you register, the more time you will have to practice with the instructional videos.

Adding this item to your cart will register you for the third session only—see the related items on the Tai Chi Vermont registration page to register for those sessions individually as they become available for signups. You can attend just one of these sessions, two or more.

This three-hour session is $30.

Questions? Email Ellie dragondance60@gmail.com

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can check out for $0. Squarespace only lets you enter one code per shopping trip—please sign up for Enrichment Workshops separate from Skill Builders so can use the appropriate code for each.

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$30.00
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Sun 73 Enrichment Workshop--part 4 of 4 (8/6/26)

DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 6, 9 a.m.-noon
LOCATION: St John’s Episcopal Church in Randolph (15 Summer Street)
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainers Ellie Hayes, Beverly Blakeney and Laurie Knauer

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Current Sun 73 instructors, please encourage your best-prepared Sun 73 students to consider becoming instructor certification candidates, and to take advantage of these extra pre-training Enrichment Workshops.

Registrants will receive a video before each workshop, covering the upcoming section of the Sun 73 form we will be focusing on at the in-person session. The earlier you register, the more time you will have to practice with the instructional videos.

Adding this item to your cart will register you for the fourth session only—see the related items on the Tai Chi Vermont registration page to register for those sessions individually as they become available for signups. You can attend just one of these sessions, two or more.

This three-hour session is $30.

Questions? Email Ellie dragondance60@gmail.com

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can check out for $0. Squarespace only lets you enter one code per shopping trip—please sign up for Enrichment Workshops separate from Skill Builders so can use the appropriate code for each.

Attend this workshop by adding this item to your cart and completing your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

$30.00
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Moving From the Inside Out: Level 2 with Zhen and Jo, 9/4/26

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Come explore our practice at the intersection of structure and energy. Together we’ll play with what animates our movements, and how enhancing our awareness can truly enrich our practice. You can expect some juicy conversation on meridians, anatomy, and more! We'll meet quarterly to dive into the Fall Prevention Tai Chi practice. This session, our third, will cover Level 2.

Come to one, two or more. All sessions will be offered live and in-person from the Springfield UU Meetinghouse, as well as online. Recordings will be available for each afterwards, for those who can’t attend live as well as those who want to review the session.

This 90-minute session is $15.

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0. (Squarespace will let you enter more than one type of discount code upon checkout, so if you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.)

Independent instructors or current or potential tai chi students can attend this workshop by adding this item to their cart and completing their online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

DATE & TIME: Friday, September 4 (NOTE NEW DATE), 1:30-3 p.m.
LOCATION: Online and in-person from the Springfield Vermont UU Meetinghouse (21 Fairground Road). A ZOOM link will be emailed to all registrants in advance. 
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont instructors (and trainers-in-training) Zhen Wolffe and Jo Bregnard

$15.00
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Sun 73 certification/recertification/audit

DATE & TIME: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 25 (8:45 arrival/check-in each day)

LOCATION: Fellowship Hall at Charlotte Congregational Church (403 Church Hill Road)

LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont trainer Ellie Hayes

FIRST-TIME SUN 73 INSTRUCTOR CERTIFIERS: Candidates should ideally be certified Fall Prevention Tai Chi instructors, having had one or two years of Sun 73 form practice with another Tai Chi Vermont instructor, and should be ready to demonstrate teaching any Sun 73 movement effectively.

SUN 73 INSTRUCTOR RECERTIFIERS: All Sun 73 instructors who certified or recertified in 2024 are due to recertify this fall.

Certifying (or recertifying) in Sun 73 will also recertify Fall Prevention Tai Chi instructors in that form as well.

AUDITORS: Students who are familiar with the Sun 73 form but are not interested in teaching it may use this training simply to enjoy a day or two of intensive training.

The fee for certification is $350; recertification is $175; auditors pay $50/day. A $50 fee is required for all registrations. Instructors supported by one of the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) may be reimbursed for the registration fee and the agency will be billed the balance ($300 for a certification and $125 for a recertification). Please check with your agency for details. Independent instructors will need to pay the balance two weeks prior to the training date, if not paid with registration (see the “Pay Your Training Balance Here” product on the registration page).

Add this item to your cart and complete your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which certification you are registering for.

Please consider registering for the series of four in-person Sun 73 Enrichment Workshops scheduled for this spring and summer on the TCV registration page, so you have plenty of time to practice the movements before the fall certification dates.

Feel free to reach out to Ellie with any questions: dragondance60@gmail.com.

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Moving From the Inside Out: Level 3 with Zhen and Jo, 12/11/26

NOTE: If you are a volunteer instructor through Tai Chi Vermont, enrichment workshops are supported by your sponsoring Area Agency on Aging. Enter the special code that’s been shared with you previously at checkout so you can register for this event for FREE!

Come explore our practice at the intersection of structure and energy. Together we’ll play with what animates our movements, and how enhancing our awareness can truly enrich our practice. You can expect some juicy conversation on meridians, anatomy, and more! We'll meet quarterly to dive into the Fall Prevention Tai Chi practice. This session, our last, will cover Level 3.

Come to one, two or more. All sessions will be offered live and in-person from the Springfield UU Meetinghouse, as well as online. Recordings will be available for each afterwards, for those who can’t attend live as well as those who want to review the session.

This 90-minute session is $15.

*Remember, if you’re a Tai Chi Vermont volunteer instructor sponsored by an Area Agency on Aging, be sure to enter the code you received so you can checkout for $0. (Squarespace will let you enter more than one type of discount code upon checkout, so if you’re eligible for a free workshop please remember to enter all applicable codes before completing your transaction.)

Independent instructors or current or potential tai chi students can attend this workshop by adding this item to their cart and completing their online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which workshop you are registering for.

DATE & TIME: Friday, December 11, 1:30-3 p.m.
LOCATION: Online and in-person from the Springfield Vermont UU Meetinghouse (21 Fairground Road). A ZOOM link will be emailed to all registrants in advance. 
LEADERS: Tai Chi Vermont instructors (and trainers-in-training) Zhen Wolffe and Jo Bregnard

$15.00
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Pay your training balance here (for independent teachers not affiliated with an AAA)

TRAINING FEES: The fee for certifications is $350; re-certifications are $175. A $50 registration fee is required with all registrations. Area Agencies on Aging pay the balance for their affiliated teachers ($300 for certifications and $125 for recertifications). Independent teachers can pay the balance due on their training here, no later than two weeks prior to the training date, if not paid with registration. 

Add this item to your cart and complete your online purchase with a credit card. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Treasurer (mailing address at bottom of page), noting which certification (or re-certification) you are settling up.

Remember to visit the Registration page to register for your training!

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