Our Classes

"Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step." Lao Tse

1. Take the first step

Come learn why The T'ai Chi Project has been successful in its mission of teaching T'ai Chi to so many. Come try a class and/or schedule a private class. Participation allows you to learn the most ancient part of the preparation for T'ai Chi with a session of active learning. Experience for yourself why T'ai Chi is the world's most popular form of organized physical activity. See our schedule for the times and locations of weekly classes, special workshops. Then call 303.744.7676 and let us know when you are coming.

2. Continue the adventure & Sign up for a trial membership

Learn one of the original T'ai Chi forms - "Long River Boxing." A fun, motivational set of three simple sequences that date to the 13th century. This short form sets the stage for more advanced forms, while providing a complete short form by itself. Learn T'ai Chi principles and skills for avoiding injury. Make a commitment to your health.

3. Expanding your knowledge & Take the T'ai Chi Skills Challenge

Learn the Long Form (180 movements) and the five elements of human performance. Set personalized fitness goals with easy suggestions for daily practice. Our program combines the fascinating history of this ancient art with the most up to-date research on mind and body exercise and its effect on the activities of daily life. We teach you how to do a movement ... and why!!!

4. Continue the legacy & Take the Road to Mastery

With our practical scientific approach, time less wisdom comes to life. To achieve a healthy longevity, you need active experiences to last a lifetime. Advanced students master their skills with scientific updates, special events, practice at exotic locations, seminars with visiting instructors... and you even have an opportunity to show off your skills by joining one of our demonstration teams!

Find out for yourself why T'ai Chi is the world's most popular form of organized physical activity. Be warned! With over 2000 exercises for mind and body, it is going to take you a while to experience it all!

5. Join the Oxford Study

Health issues will be less of a concern with this program, but anyone living a full, active life can still experience "some bumps in the Road to Mastery." The Oxford Study was established to help those who are interested in promoting their health through Eastern approaches, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM.)

Your participation in the study allows you to receive a free evaluation and treatment in exchange for filling out a VERY short questionnaire.





Registration & Fees

By Mail
Send to:“Living Younger Longer”
1770 Jasmine St.
Denver, CO 80220-1539

By Phone
303-744-7676
Leave your name, phone # and class choice(s).
We will call you back and you may bring registration form & fees to your first class.

Registration Fee
New Member $25
Returning Member $12

Tuition
Community T’ai Chi / Qi-gong Classes

 12-week sessions  Member  Non-member
 Once a week  $90  $110
 Twice a week  $135  $170
 Unlimited classes  $150  $60 (1 month)
 Drop-in class fee  $10  $15
 Workshops/Clinical Appointments  $40  $60


For rates on: Special classes & workshops, see LYL brochure
descriptions. College classes - see college website.

We charge on a 3-month session rate - 12 weeks of classes This covers 8 hours of instruction in 10 - 12 classes, your registration and materials. You are always welcome to observe at no charge. Rates vary at colleges and Aurora SC.

Private instruction and TCM treatment available beginning as low as $50 per 1/2 hour.

First-Timers - Please call 24 hours in advance and let us know you are coming. Beginning opportunities are ongoing, since we like to schedule a private session as you begin.

Class Make-up Policy

Those enrolled in the program are welcome to make up missed classes by attending one of our other locations. Class length is 45 - 60 minutes. Fees cover 12 weeks of instruction and your registration and materials.


Schedule

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Schedule By Area
(see by day underneath)

T’ai Chi Class Times and Locations
ALL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO BEGINNERS unless marked "Skilled Level"

Aurora
Aurora Center for Active Adults - 30 Del Mar Circle at 6th Ave.

Friday
8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled Level
9:15 - 10:00 am Beginner

East Denver
Park Hill
Park Hill United Methodist Church - Montview Blvd @ Glencoe/Forest St.
Outside: Forest Blvd. @ Montview Blvd

Tuesday
7:45 - 8:30 am Beginner (Sept- May)
8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled level
Note: Most students attend all sessions and pay for 2 classes

Wednesday
5:30 - 6:15 pm Beginner
6:15 - 7:00 pm Skilled level
Note: Most students attend all sessions and pay for 2 classes
7:00 - 8:30 pm Drumming Call for directions

Thursday
7:45 - 8:30 am Beginner
8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled Level
Note: Most students attend all sessions and pay for 2 classes

Saturday
8:30 - 9:15 am Beginner
9:15 - 10:00 am Advanced
10:00 - 10:30 am Fan and Sword Forms
Drumming with Friends of Red Rocks 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Last Saturday in April & October

Tai Chi in the Park(formerly held at Denver Botanic Gardens)
City Park - Denver

17th & Steele (by Pavilions) AND West side of DMNS
sponsored by Denver Parks and Recreation

Tuesday
7:00 - 7:45 am
June - August

Downtown
T'ai Chi in the Park Skyline & Civic Center
Check calendar for summer dates

South Denver/Englewood
Porter Hospital, Seventh Day Adventist Church - E. Yale & S. Downing
Outside: Harvard Gulch Park - E. Wesley & S. Emerson

Monday and Wednesday
8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled Level
9:15 - 10:00 am Beginner

Malley Senior Center, Englewood

Monday and Wednesday
8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled Level
9:15 - 10:00 am Beginner
http://www.englewoodrec.org

Northwest Denver
Highland Recreation Center
W. 29th & Osceola

Monday
3:15 - 4:00 pm Skilled Level
4:00 - 4:45 pm Beginner
5:30 - 6:45 pm Beginner/Skilled

Wheat Ridge Senior/Recreation Center
6363 W. 35th & Harlan

Saturday
10:00 -10:45 am Beginner
10:45 -11:30 am Beginner/Skilled

Southeast Denver
Rising Star Fitness Center
1500 S. Dayton St. at E. Florida Ave.
Tuesday
7:00 - 8:00 am Beginner

Golden
First United Methodist Church
1500 Ford St. Golden, CO 80401

Wednesday
9:00 - 10:00 am, Free (Donations welcome)
7:00 - 8:30 pm, $10/class

Saturday
8:00 - 10:00 am, $10/class

For $40 a month you are welcome to join any of the 3 classes listed above, for Golden. Call Sam for details about class times, locations/directions, or any other questions you may have regarding the Golden classes, (720)300-8419.

Schedule By Day
(see by area above)

T'ai Chi Class Times and Locations - *Indicates classes not recommended for beginners. Class locations which are not open to the public are not listed.

Monday

8:30 - 9:15 , 9:15 - 10:00 am
Porter Hospital Seventh Day Adventist Church, Yale & Downing
Outside: Harvard Gulch Park, E. Wesley & S. Emerson

8:30 - 9:15 , 9:15 - 10:00 am
Malley Senior Center, Englewood
http://www.englewoodrec.org

3:15 - 4:00 pm Skilled Level,
4:00 - 4:45 pm Beginner
5:30 - 6:45 pm Beginner/Skilled
Highland Recreation Center, W. 29th & Osceola

Tuesday

7:00 - 8:00 am Beginner
Rising Star Fitness Center - 1500 S. Dayton St. at E. Florida Ave.

7:45 - 8:30 am, *8:30 - 9:15 am
Park Hill United Methodist Church - Montview Blvd @ Glencoe/Forest St.
Outside: Forest Blvd. @ Montview Blvd

11:00 am - 12:40 pm
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood Campus

11:00 am - 12:55 pm (Sept - May)
Arapahoe Community College Fitness Center, Santa Fe & Bowles

Wednesday

*8:30 - 9:15, 9:15 - 10:00 am
Porter Hospital Seventh Day Adventist Church, Yale & Downing
Outside: Harvard Gulch Park, E. Wesley & S. Emerson

5:30 - 6:15, 6:15 - 7:00 pm
Park Hill United Methodist, Montview Blvd @ Glencoe & Forest St.
Outside: Forest Parkway @ Montview Blvd.

8:00 - 10:00 am, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
First United Methodist Church
1500 Ford St. Golden, CO

7:00 - 8:30 pm Drumming, Call for directions

Thursday

7:45 - 8:30 am, *8:30 - 9:15 am
Park Hill United Methodist, Montview Blvd @ Glencoe & Forest St.
Outside: Forest Parkway @ Montview Blvd.

11:00 am - 12:40 pm
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood Campus

11:00 am - 12:55 pm (Sept - May)
Arapahoe Community College Fitness Center, Santa Fe & Bowles

Friday

*8:30 - 9:15 am Skilled Level
9:15 - 10:00 am Beginner
Aurora Center for Active Adults, 30 Del Mar Circle at 6th Ave.

Saturday

8:30 - 9:15 am Beginner
9:15 - 10:00 am Advanced
10:00 - 10:30 Fan and Sword Forms
Park Hill United Methodist, Montview Blvd @ Glencoe & Forest St.
Outside: Forest Parkway @ Montview Blvd.
Note: Most students attend all sessions and pay for 2 classes

10:00 -10:45 am Beginner
10:45 -11:30 am Beginner/Skilled
Wheat Ridge Senior/Recreation Center, 6363 W. 35th & Harlan

8:00 - 10:00 am
First United Methodist Church
1500 Ford St. Golden, CO

Drumming with Friends of Red Rocks 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Last Saturday in April & October

T'ai Chi in the Park, Skyline & Civic Center
Check calendar for summer dates

Sunday

Afternoons in City Park or Joe's Garage (listen for the drums)

A LIMITED CLASS SCHEDULE OCCURS during certain times of the year FIRST-TIMERS - ALWAYS CALL 24 hours in advance to confirm the class schedule NO CLASSES HELD ON Almost ALL National Monday Holidays Thanksgiving Weekend - 4 days Winter Holiday - 2 weeks (Dec. 19th - Jan 1st) Spring Break - 1 week: mid March/early April July 4th Summer Break - 3 weeks in August

College Credit Classes Metropolitan State College of Denver, Arapahoe Community College, Red Rocks Community College, Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Retirement Communities (some year round - others seasonal): Cathedral Plaza Gardens at St. Elizabeth Heritage Club Lakewood Meridian Oakhurst Towers Park Place Westland Meridian

Click here for a Map of locations

Class Make-Ups

$90 fees cover 12 weeks of instruction and your registration and materials. Individual classes are $15.00. Please call ahead and let us know you are coming. Those enrolled in the program are welcome to make up missed classes by attending one of our other locations.

Session dates for beginning students vary at locations, but sessions are generally held four times throughout the year.


Winter: January, February, March

Spring: April, May, June

Summer: July, August, September

Fall: October, November, December

Class locations are spread throughout the Denver metropolitan area:

Before attending a class, call us to confirm the schedule: 303-744-7676




T'ai Chi Project Options

The T'ai Chi Project offers all of the following options:

Meditational and Martial Arts Instruction

Clinical Acupuncture and Full Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment

College credit T'ai Chi courses - Exercise therapy Meditational movement

Keynote addresses and speeches

Demonstrations

Personal instruction

Workshops and retreats




What do I need to begin?

Before attending a class, call us to confirm class availability. Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. Arrive a few minutes early.

Warm up with the class. Follow along as you like. Learning T'ai Chi is exercise for long term health, so you have plenty of time to learn.Taijiquan consists of a mixture of both simple and complex movements. It is an exercise that is intended to be easy to imitate as you learn, but challenging to master. Relax. Follow the leader. In time you will understand why this physical activity has lasted over the centuries and is embraced by so many.

If you would like to book a presentation or join one of our community classes, call 303.744.7676