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Instructor's
Tools
 A
list of things to do after the workshopASAP:
- Practice regularly
- Start
a class
- Subscribe
Dr Lam's monthly Tai Chi, Health and Lifestyle Newsletter, and ask your friends
to do so as well.
- Email
Tai Chi Productions (Dr Lam's
production company) if you wish to buy DVDs, books and music CD with bulk discount.
Internet:
Your
contributions - Share
your knowledge by teaching as many people as possible
- Tell
your friend about the program.
Your
participation - Come
back for update workshops.
- Consider
coming Dr Lam's
other workshop, especially the 1-week Tai Chi workshop in Sydney held every
second week of January and in USA held mid year.
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Tai
Chi for Diabetes: suggested sample brochure A
brochure is very usefulto promote a tai chi class. You can do this easily with
Microsoft Word. Make it a three fold one page document, you can use the
suggested text, but do check everything and modify to suit your needs. To
make a 3-fold document in MS word: Step
1 – go to file/page setup, and then set it so that for paper size, do letter size
for USA and other countries A4, and also click landscape. Click ok Step
2 - go to format,/column and select 3 columns. Then adjust the width to suit you.
I usually make it about 7cms Step
3 - put the text in. Always
try printing out, read everything before finalised. It is a good idea to ask as
many friends to read them for you as possible. Most
important: Ask a question as though you were the student - What benefit can I
gain from your class? Answer this question convincingly in your brochure will
bring you success. On
the front: A
simple picture such as:
 Certified
Instructor: (YOUR NAME) This
program is composed by Dr Paul Lam especially for people with Diabetes. It is
designed to prevent and improve the control of diabetes. It is supported by Diabetes
Australia.
On
first page when you open up the brochure: What
is Tai Chi?
The creation of tai chi was based on nature and harmony.
The gentle flowing movements contain inner power that can strengthen the body,
improve mental balance and bring better health and harmony to people's lives.
Nowadays tai
chi is practised mostly for health improvement. There are many forms of tai chi.
It is important for beginners to find a form they find interesting and enjoy learning.
Why
Do Tai Chi?
Tai Chi is fun, can be easy to learn and improves your
health and quality of life.
Comments from Participants ... (please fill
in)
On
the back pages How
Does Tai Chi Works?
Gentle exercises and diet have been shown by
many scientific studies to prevent Diabetes. Tai Chi is a gentle exercise with
strong emphasis on mental relaxation, it will help to prevent diabetes, improve
cellular uptakes and glucose metabolism. Tai
chi improves relaxation which has been shown to improve the control of diabetes
and many other chronic conditions. Tai Chi is enjoyable to many; people tend to
continue doing it for years. The
major problems of diabetes are complications such as hypertension, heart disease,
visual impairment and vascular problem. Tai Chi improves cardiorespiratory function,
hypertension, muscular strength, flexibility and cholesterol level, these in turn
minimise complication of diabetes. Tai
Chi for Diabetes - the Program
Dr Paul Lam, a family physician and
tai chi master, led a team of tai chi and medical specialists to create this unique
program. The special feature of Tai Chi for Diabetes that it is easy to learn,
designed to prevent and improve the control of diabetes. The programs will help
minimise the risk of complications of diabetes by improving heart/lung function,
muscular strength, flexibility, balance, and stress reduction. Diabetes Australia
gave its support to this program because of its efficacy and safety. The
Tai Chi for Diabetes program is based on Sun and Yang style tai chi. Besides the
fundamental 11 movement tai chi, it contains an advanced 9 movement set, warm-up,
wind-down, and Qigong breathing exercises. For
more information contact your local diabetes foundation or visit Dr Lam's website.
(www.taichifordiabetes.com) Your
Instructor
(YOUR NAME) Introduction
of yourself…. Be
brief and focus on what you can do to help your potential students.
DATES AND TIME
COST
CLOTHING
Participants should
wear loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes suitable for exercise.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.taichifordiabetes.com
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Greeting
As
we discussed in your instructor's workshop, Tai Chi for Diabete program adapts
the official greeting of the International Wushu (Chinese martial art, pronounced
as woo-shoo) community. This is to express mutual respect between students and
instructors, and to the origin of Tai Chi. If you find other forms of greeting
more appropriate in your situation, use it. The important point is to have respect
for each other. Do remember this greeting does not in any way imply that Tai Chi
for Diabetes program is any form of martial art training. Greet
each other before the start and the finish of each class. Explain the meaning
of the greeting gesture. -
Right fist clenches to denote strength
- Left
thumb bends to denote humility; right index, middle, ring and little fingers together
and extended means friendship
- Two
hands together with right fist on the left palm = Wushu (Chinese Martial Art)
greeting.
If
students arrive late or have to leave early, ask them to go to the door while
facing the stage, do the greeting quietly and join in or leave without saying
anything to disturb the class. back
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