WHAT IS THE NEW CREATION TAI CHI-QIGONG TEAM?

Vision: A world where everyone has an opportunity to heal and live a healthy, fulfilling life. 

Crippled becomes whole,

Crooked becomes straight,

Weak becomes strong,

Old becomes new,

Rough places become paths for the feet.

 The Bible and The Tao Te Ching, trans. By Addiss and Lombardo (adapted)

Mission: To spread the healing benefits of New Creation Tai Chi-Qigong to those who need them. This includes but is not limited to: seniors, those with disabilities and chronic illness, the elderly, and those recovering from injury, disease and trauma.

Team Participants: The NCTQ Team consists of individuals coming together to develop proficiency in basic Tai Chi-Qigong movements and principles in order to improve their own personal health and teach the skills to others.

The NCTQ Training program is open to all who want to learn and teach. NCTQ welcomes seniors and those who have disabilities, believing that their unique experience, insights and skills will enable them to share meaningfully with those who have similar needs.

NCTQ Training intends to empower trainees to make a difference in their own and other people’s lives and to become active agents of hope, healing, encouragement and inspiration.

Web Training: Those who purchase the DVD are welcome to become members of the Rising UP! website and enter into the conversation. Contact Anna York for more information: anna@annayork.com

Team Concept: The NCTQ Training Program is built around a team concept that considers the changing physical, medical and personal needs of the seniors and people with various abilities who will be at the core of the program. All have changing physical needs, medical appointments and personal commitments. While all are expected to commit to the program and do their best, the team concept offers flexibility so that the program can function realistically in people’s lives. A “team” will be large enough (6 or 7 people) so that members can schedule community assignments according to team-member needs.

Community Assignments and Projects would be expected to be 45-minute sessions that could be fulfilled by three members of a team. If an emergency arises for one individual, other team members will have the skills to “cover” and substitute in order to carry on the work. 

REQUIREMENTS: BADGE SYSTEM

Training will consist of earning a series of badges, each of which qualifies the trainee to teach certain Tai Chi-Qigong movements, skills and principles.

• Badges will be based on the New Creation Tai Chi-Qigong For All Abilities DVD, which has seven 15-minute segments.
• Badges will be issued every three months.
• All badges and proficiencies will be subject to final approval by Training Director, Anna York.  

BASIC TEAM MEMBER BADGE

Those who want to earn the Team Member Badge will be expected to meet the following requirements. The Basic Team Member badge is required in order to do outside community assignments.

Attendance:

• Minimum 6 months (24 classes) of attendance at regular weekly Tai Chi classes. (Can count previous classes before starting training program)
• Minimum of 12  1-hour training sessions in addition to regular weekly classes

Web Sharing:

• Join the Rising UP! Website and post a minimum of 2 practice notes per week. (http://www.annayork.com)
• Notes will answer the following four questions (but can include more): What did you practice? How long was the practice? What challenges/problems did you encounter and what will you do to address them? What benefits/insights did you receive from this practice? 

Proficiency in teaching the Core Set of Tai Chi-Qigong Movements as follows:

• DVD Creation Day “Beginnings”
• DVD Creation Day “Heaven”
• Part the Seas
• Move the mountain
• Calm the waves
• Touch the Earth
• Turtle
• Lion
• Eagle
• Chi Massage (Part of Rest & Rejuvenation Creation Day)

Demonstrate/explain seated and standing adaptions of movements for various abilities.

Describe benefits of movements.

Lead a 45-minute class with two other team members.

Describe what Tai Chi and Qigong are and their similarities and differences.  

ADDITIONAL CREATION DAY BADGES

Upon completion of Basic Team requirements, team members will have two Creation Day Badges, one for “Beginnings” and one for “Heaven.” (In addition to the other requirements)

Team members may earn additional badges for each of the other DVD Creation Days, with similar requirements for proficiencies, web sharing, etc. Other badges include:

• Solar System
• Earth
• Growing Things
• Birds & Animals
• Rest & Rejuvenation

TEAM LEADERS

Team leaders will be appointed by the Training Director, based on the following criteria:

• Length of time doing New Creation Tai Chi-Qigong
• Class attendance
• Experience teaching
• Leadership
• Proficiency in Tai Chi-Qigong skills
• Team Badges

Each Team Leader will do some/not all of the following:

• Assist the Training Director in administering the Training program
• Model and teach skills
• Lead classes
• Records and forms, sign-ins
• Phone calls
• Class and facility arrangements
• Drinks-snacks
• Scheduling of events and team members
• Facilitate/troubleshoot ways to help team members meet commitments