Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (Advanced)
Deepen your Tai Ji Quan practice while continuing to improve balance, strength, mobility, and confidence.
Class Track
Location
In-person/Remote
Sessions
24
About the Class
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (Advanced) is designed for participants who have successfully completed the Beginner class and want to continue developing their skills. This 12-week class meets two or three times per week for one hour and builds on the knowledge and experience gained in the Beginner program.
Participants continue working with the eight Tai Ji Quan forms, Mini-Therapeutic Movements®, and advanced variations that provide additional challenges while further developing strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and postural control.
Benefits of the class
The Advanced class provides opportunities to further refine movement skills while continuing to build strength and confidence.
- Build strength and improve postural control
- Increase flexibility and range of motion
- Improve balance and stability
- Increase awareness of body positioning
- Learn to control your center of gravity to help prevent falls
- Maintain functional abilities needed for independent living
- Continue developing Tai Ji Quan skills in a supportive environment
- Build meaningful social connections
Why it works
The Advanced class builds on the evidence-based foundation of the Beginner program while introducing additional movement complexity and challenges.
- Reinforces evidence-based fall prevention strategies
- Expands practice using advanced movement variations
- Continues development of balance, coordination, and body awareness
- Strengthens movement patterns that support daily activities
- Encourages long-term participation and maintenance of gains
Caregivers meets high-level evidence criteria.
Evidence Snapshot
- Community-based studies reported fall reductions of up to 50%
- Research demonstrated improvements in postural stability and functional mobility
- Studies found benefits for individuals with Parkinson’s disease
- Published analyses found the program to be more cost-effective than resistance training or stretching
Stay Connected
"The class made me aware of the importance of mindfulness in all activities and slowing down and breathing correctly and knowing my comfort zone."
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance participant
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Participants must complete Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (Beginner) before enrolling in the Advanced class.
The Advanced class builds on the forms and skills learned in Beginner and introduces additional challenges, variations, and movement practice.
The class meets two or three times per week for one hour over a 12-week period.
Yes. The program continues to emphasize balance, postural control, mobility, and fall prevention while expanding participants’ skills.
Participants who completed the Beginner class and want to continue improving strength, mobility, balance, and confidence.
For Clinicians
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (Advanced) is appropriate for patients who have completed the Beginner program and wish to continue progressing their balance, mobility, strength, and postural control training.
The class reinforces evidence-based fall prevention principles while providing additional movement challenges and continued practice opportunities that support long-term maintenance of functional gains.
Helpful referral language
Recommend Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (Advanced) for patients who have successfully completed the Beginner class and would benefit from continued evidence-based balance training, fall prevention support, and structured physical activity.
Key outcomes
- Improved balance and postural control
- Increased lower body strength
- Better mobility and walking confidence
- Reduced fall risk
- Improved functional independence
- Continued development of Tai Ji Quan skills
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