Have Qi, Will Travel
Ralph Dehner's School of Tai Chi & Qi Gong
Workshops
Ralph Dehner offers workshops across the country to train and certify health and fitness professionals to teach tai chi in their communities and organizations.
As a Master Trainer in the Tai Chi for Health Institute, Ralph trains new instructors to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, Tai Chi for Rehabilitation, Tai Chi for Diabetes, and other specialized tai chi programs developed by Dr. Paul Lam to be safe and easy to teach, while maximizing the health benefits.
Ralph also offers intermediate and advanced skill-builder workshops for tai chi instructors and practitioners to deepen tai chi practice.
Review Ralph's workshop schedule below, and subscribe to his monthly Qi Mail to find out when Ralph will be in a city near you.
Upcoming Workshops & Retreats with Ralph Dehner
Tai Chi at the Beach
Just Announced!
Annual Beach Retreat on Edisto Island, SC
Yang 32 Sword
September 14 - 18, 2026
Join Master Trainer Ralph Dehner this September for a week-long exploration of Yang 32 Sword! Learn or deepen your practice of this beautiful form, while enjoying hiking, biking, and beach walking in this quiet resort island.
2-Day In-Person Workshop
Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention Instructor Training
In Person: Saturday, June 27 - 28, 2026
Athens, OH | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm both days
Become certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis, a valuable tai chi for health sequence recognized for its effectiveness by the CDC. Learn in person during this 2-day workshop with Master Trainer Ralph Dehner. Practice the movements along with teaching techniques that will allow you to share this highly beneficial program with participants of all abilities.
Get started practicing this valuable sequence either from online lessons or a Tai Chi for Arthritis class near you. The more comfortable you are with this set of movements before the workshop, the more confident you will be as you learn to teach others.
Contact: Kristin Dietsche kristindietsche@gmail.com
Deepen Your Practice with Special Skill Builder Workshops
Exploring Sun Style Tai Chi beyond Tai Chi for Arthritis
Contact Ralph to bring this workshop to your location
If you know Tai Chi for Arthritis Parts 1 and 2, you know quite a few of the most important Sun Style Tai Chi moves, but there are lots more Sun Style forms to learn and enjoy. In this workshop you can learn Shifu Ralph’s original set of 39 Sun Style Forms. This set builds on the Tai Chi for Arthritis forms you already know and acts as a bridge to learning or teaching the much longer Sun 73 Competition form.
In this two-day workshop, participants learn to perform the Sun 39 forms plus add depth to their knowledge about Sun Style, the newest of the major styles of Tai Chi, developed in 1912 by Sun Lu Tang. You will learn about the original movements of Sun Style and their origins in other tai chi traditions.
To participate you should know Tai Chi for Arthritis Parts 1 and 2.
