Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training*

Sponsored by Health Action Inc and the
Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi

Bethesda, Maryland

Event Rescheduled to March 2013

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PURPOSE OF TRAINING: Teach nurses and other healthcare providers simple medical Qigong techniques and easy Tai Chi movements that can be shared with others, particularly wounded and ill military service members, 1:1 and in small groups. These practices can be done in bed, while seated, in a stationary standing position, or combined with Tai Chi Walking.

HELP YOUR CLIENTS: Manage stress and pain, reduce anxiety, improve mood, improve balance, and increase stamina.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Nurses, mental health providers, mind-body practitioners, support group facilitators, wellness program staff, researchers, teachers, and enthusiastic citizens who want to share Tai Chi Easy™ with people in their lives and communities. No previous Tai Chi experience is necessary.

LOCATION:

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
America Bldg (Bldg 19) 2nd floor
Internal Medicine, Multi-Purpose Rooms B & C
8901 Rockville Pike
Bethesda MD, 20889

About the Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training

In Chinese, the phrase Tai Chi means the “balance and harmony” of natural forces within our world and ourselves. It also means “supreme ultimate,” pointing to the nature of all life and our own lives within the universe. Tai Chi, both moving meditation and martial art, is a widely practiced form of the ancient Chinese self-care practices known as Qigong. Qigong means to cultivate (gong) healing life energies and resources (Qi).

Tai Chi Easy™ is a mind-body practice that combines gentle exercise and meditation to activate self-healing properties that ancient Chinese texts call the “healer within” and the “elixir of life.” The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader training is a step-by-step program detailing how to share simple Qigong and Tai Chi in our communities, schools, faith institutions, hospitals, community centers, and social service agencies. Participants learn to lead others in simple Qigong and Tai Chi practices that improve health, enhance longevity, and promote inner peace. Anyone interested in empowerment based health care can learn to share Tai Chi Easy with others.

No previous Tai Chi experience is necessary.

Registration for Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training

Registration Fees Include:

• Tuition


• Training Manual


• Instructional DVD


• Half-day follow-up workshop [View Follow Up Schedule]


• Nursing CE Credits

For registration questions and workshop information, call Nancy Saum at 703-297-1749, email tce-registration@healthaction.net.

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	Payment Option	Registration Fee
	Early Registration, by August 1, 2012	$595
	Late Registration August 2 - 10, 2012	$645
	Full Price Registration At The Door Cash or Check Only	$695

Continuing Education Contact Hours Available for Registered Nurses

This activity has been submitted to the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) for approval to award contact hours. AHNA is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

DECLARATION OF NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Planners and presenters declare no conflict of interest.

Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific product or modality in the care of clients.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: Participants will have successfully completed this educational activity when they fully attend (daily attendance will be kept) and when they complete an evaluation form (CE certificate will be given to participants as they hand in the evaluation form).

Cancellation and Refund Policy

All cancellations must be made in writing to email refunds@healthaction.net.Cancellations made by August 5, 2012 will qualify for a full refund less a 10% administration fee plus credit card charges if applicable. No refunds for cancellations made August 6, 2012 or later, but you will receive credit towards any IIQTC course or workshop within one year. If you should withdraw a second time, there is no further refund or credit. If you do not attend, or leave once the training begins, there is no refund or credit. If we need to cancel this training, your deposit will be refunded in full.

Recommended Hotel

Best Western
1251 W. Montgomery Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
800-568-8520

The Best Western is 7 miles from Walter Reed but by far has the most advantages:

1. The Best Western Rockville is within walking distance of the Rockville Metro Station (redline}; the redline metro stops at Walter Reed.
2. Free parking.
3. Complimentary breakfast buffet.
4. A safe neighborhood.

Walter Reed Area Map Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

* NOTE: The Tai Chi Easy™ practice and the 3-day Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training program are derived from the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi training programs and include copyrighted materials belonging to Dr. Roger Jahnke, O.M.D. and the Health Action Inc family of companies.

This training is not a Qigong or Tai Chi teacher certification, which requires a minimum of 200 hours training. Also note the Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training was formerly called the Tai Chi Easy™ Facilitator Training.

Wellness Applications for Tai Chi Easy™

"The regular practice of Tai Chi Easy provides significant health benefits for people of all ages. Tai Chi Easy helped me to recover rapidly from my own recent heart surgery." - James Firman, President & CEO, National Council on Aging, Washington, DC

“The wellness practices of traditional Chinese medicine -- Tai Chi and Qigong -- are among the best forms of physical activity for diverse populations since they are low cost, group based, low impact and relatively easy to learn”. - The National Expert Meeting on Qi Gong and Tai Chi Consensus Report in Collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

“Tai Chi Easy™ is perfect package of mind-body wellness skills for the health and social service agencies in my area. I am so enthusiastic to have solidified my Tai Chi and Qigong teaching skills at this level of simplified community practice.” - Valerie L. Fagan, LCSW, Complementary Therapies Facilitator, Regional Medical Center, Athens,

Some Proven Benefits of Tai Chi Easy™

Tai Chi Easy™ promotes health self-reliance and chronic disease self-managed care with a wide array of benefits, including:

About the Trainers

Nancy Saum is a certified holistic nurse who completed the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi 200-hour teacher training in 2004 and has been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™ since 2005. Nancy is also a retired Army Reserve Nurse, with combat experience during Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991). During a 2005 mobilization to Walter Reed Army Medical Center Nancy taught Qigong to both staff and wounded warriors. Nancy brings 20 years' experience and enthusiasm as a hospital Nursing Staff Development Instructor to this training event.

Linda Archinaco completed the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi 200-hour teacher training in 2005 and has been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™ since 2006. During her 10 year experience as a management consultant, Linda trained hundreds of in-house trainers and facilitators. This year, she successfully planned and conducted this same Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training in Hilton Head, SC. Currently, Linda trains Hilton Head Island practitioners to lead free Tai Chi Easy™ community practice sessions which she organized and now coordinates.

Jill Dorosz is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, who completed the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi 200-hour teacher training in 2009 and has been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™ since then. Jill will be a teaching assistant a this event and will conduct the follow-up workshop for those who wish to become certified Practice Leaders.