Tai Chi Vermont-Certifying & Mentoring Instructors

09/17/2026

Fall Prevention Awareness Week is coming! Check out this well-stocked panel (including our own Anne Bower) to learn how to stay safe in your home and on your feet.

We're hosting a Falls Prevention Panel next week! Tuesday, September 22 at 1:30, learn from local specialists on how to keep yourself safe from fall risks. In this discussion, you will hear from:
Dena Wilkie – home modifications specialist
Linda Harvey – Certified SAIL instructor
Katie Williams – Hartford Community Nurse, who will discuss lifeline options
Anne Bower – Tai Chi for Falls Prevention instructor
No registration needed, bring your questions!

04/26/2026

Happy World Tai Chi and Qigong Day! Tai Chi Vermont instructors from around the state joined players in 80+ nations around the world in leading practices today. Folks gathered in Springfield--and online--to join teachers Sue Rubel, Jo Bregnard and Priscilla Lambert for some qigong warmups, followed by Fall Prevention and Sun 73 tai chi form practice.

Did your celebrate where you are? Share your stories and photos with us!

04/03/2026

There's a new way for you to help older Vermonters!

Tai Chi Vermont, Inc. is looking for people with exercise and healthcare-related experience who would like to become instructors of Bafa Wubu, a simplified tai chi form recently created in China but making headlines here. During two one-day trainings we can help you build on your prior experience (yoga, other tai chi forms, dance, etc.) and learn safe and effective ways to teach this intriguing form.

Perhaps you’ve heard about Bafa Wubu—it translates as eight methods/five directions or eight energies/five directions. There are lots of Bafa Wubu videos on YouTube.

Like other tai chi forms, Bafa Wubu has multiple benefits--especially for older folks--including improved balance, fall prevention and coordination; greater focus and memory; better posture and alignment, and a reduction in both mental and physical stress.

Certification training for the first half of Bafa Wubu takes place May 15. A follow-up training for the second half will occur on July 24. Both take place at St. John’s Church in Randolph, VT. Follow the link in the comments for additional details--register quickly to reserve your space. Support for training fees may be available. Training leaders: Ellie Hayes and Zhen Wolffe.