Tai Chi Festival Information - 2026
Workshop Block Schedule
These workshop leaders volunteer their time to share their skills and talents with you, so please let them know how much we appreciate their help and support.
Here is the block schedule. Click on the date you wish to see. You can also print each day as a PDF and download to your phone or computer.
You can also see the individual workshop leaders with the descriptions of the workshops and their times on the Workshop Details page.
Grid Schedule
Fri June 5
| Time | Pavilion | Lodge Dining Room | Community Room | Lodge Ground Floor | Lodge Lounge | Online | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 - 8:00 PM | Friday evening Dinner (extra cost, at Hunan Garden in Warwick) | ||||||
| 8:00 - 8:35 PM | Sunset Qigong by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Pavilion) | ||||||
| 8:35 - 10:30 PM | Friday evening Push Hands (Pavilion) | ||||||
All or Administrative (White)
Taiji/Qigong for Health (Light Green)
Forms (Light Lavender)
Push Hands (Lavender)
Weapons (Tan)
Academic/Other (Light Blue)
Meditative/Spiritual (Blue)
Self Defense/Competition (Green)
Sat June 6
| Time | Pavilion | Lodge Dining Room | Community Room | Lodge Ground Floor | Lodge Lounge | Online | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15 - 6:00 AM | Sunrise Qigong by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Pavilion) | ||||||
| 6:00 - 7:15 AM | Tai Chi Principles Q&A by Laoshi Marc Sabin | ||||||
| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | Breakfast (Lodge Dining Room) | ||||||
| 8:00 AM-6:00 PM | Registration table (Community Room) | ||||||
| 8:15 AM-9:00 AM | Saturday Morning Welcome by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Lodge Dining Room) | ||||||
| 9:00 - 9:45 AM | The Magic of Bagua Qigong Applying Circles to San Jiao by Laoshi Mark Gallagher | Expanding Your Qi Awareness by Laoshi David Ritchie | |||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM | The Way of Harmony: Peaceful Push Hands Workshop by Laoshi Marc Sabin | Cultivating Chi in the Cheng Man Ch'ing form by Laoshi Jano Cohen | |||||
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Expanding and Contracting: Finding the Yin and Yang in Qigong, Tai Chi, and Pushing Hands by Ramsey Yunan | Yang Style Applications in William Chen’s Tradition by Laoshi Bruce McCarter | |||||
| 12:00 - 1:45 PM | Saturday Lunch (Lodge Dining Room) | ||||||
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM | Healing Chi by Laoshi Isse Elston | The SpiralPath: Legacy, Geometry & Power in Silk-Reeling by Laoshi Simone Kraus | Fascia and Leverage: Using Sensitivity and Biomechanics for Push Hands by Laoshi Jill L. Basso | ||||
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM | Tai Chi and Autonomic nervous system balance – a key to happiness and health by Laoshi Alan Remde (Community Room) | Tai Chi Walking x10 by Laoshi David Vanadia | |||||
| 4:00 - 4:45 PM | Beginning Fan Form by Laoshi CJ Rhoads | Awakening Your Qi with Meridian Massage and Acupressure by Jennifer Steffener | |||||
| 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm | Gather for group picture. (Lodge Lounge) | ||||||
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Saturday Dinner (Lodge Dining Room) | ||||||
| 8:00 to 8:45 PM | Sunset Qigong by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Pavilion) | ||||||
| 9:00 to 10:30 PM | Demonstrations (Lodge Lounge) | ||||||
All or Administrative (White)
Taiji/Qigong for Health (Light Green)
Forms (Light Lavender)
Push Hands (Lavender)
Weapons (Tan)
Academic/Other (Light Blue)
Meditative/Spiritual (Blue)
Self Defense/Competition (Green)
Sun June 7
| Time | Pavilion | Lodge Dining Room | Community Room | Lodge Ground Floor | Lodge Lounge | Online | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15 - 6:00 AM | Sunrise Qigong by Laoshi CJ Rhoads | ||||||
| 6:00 - 7:15 AM | Tai Chi Principles Q&A by Laoshi Marc Sabin | ||||||
| 7:15 - 8:00 AM | Walk Around the Lake by Laoshi CJ Rhoads | ||||||
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Group closing ceremonies (Pavilion) | ||||||
| 9:00 - 11:00 AM | Breakfast | ||||||
All or Administrative (White)
Taiji/Qigong for Health (Light Green)
Forms (Light Lavender)
Push Hands (Lavender)
Weapons (Tan)
Academic/Other (Light Blue)
Meditative/Spiritual (Blue)
Self Defense/Competition (Green)
Sat June 13
| Time | Pavilion | Lodge Dining Room | Community Room | Lodge Ground Floor | Lodge Lounge | Online | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Awakening the Internal Engine: Drills for Contraction, Expansion, and Spirals by Laoshi Harry Legg | ||||||
| 9:35 - 10:05 AM | State of the Evidence: Research into TCQ by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Online) | ||||||
| 10:10 - 10:40 AM | Maggie Newman Legacy Panel by Laoshi CJ Rhoads (Online) | ||||||
| 10:45 - 11:15 AM | Tai Chi Walk by Laoshi Violet Li | ||||||
| 11:20 - 11:50 AM | Fluidity in Tai Chi forms by Laoshi Bob Klein | ||||||
| 11:55 - 12:25 PM | On-Line Lunch gathering (Online) | ||||||
| 12:30 - 12:45 PM | Gather for group picture. (Online) | ||||||
| 12:50 - 1:20 PM | Your Tai Chi Knees: How to Protect Them and Use Them to Your Best Tai Chi Advantage by Laoshi John Loupos | ||||||
| 1:25 - 1:55 PM | Sun Style Comparison by Laoshi Betsy Chapman | ||||||
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Opening Our Upper, Middle, & Lower Dan Tiens and Changing the World by Laoshi Bill Douglas | ||||||
| 2:35 - 3:05 PM | Pain Freeing Qigong by Laoshi CJ Rhoads | ||||||
| 3:10 - 3:40 PM | Energy flow through the joints by Laoshi Bob Klein | ||||||
| 3:45 - 4:15 PM | Discover the Soft Way of Zen Work by Laoshi Stephen Watson | ||||||
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | Group closing online (Online) | ||||||
All or Administrative (White)
Taiji/Qigong for Health (Light Green)
Forms (Light Lavender)
Push Hands (Lavender)
Weapons (Tan)
Academic/Other (Light Blue)
Meditative/Spiritual (Blue)
Self Defense/Competition (Green)