Registration, Fees, Location of classes, Instructors
Registration
Students register for courses at the first class meeting. Students should plan to arrive at the first class a bit early in order to register.
Fees
The fee for each block is $60. Workshop and special fees are indicated in the program listings. The Center can accept only checks or cash for payment of course fees. Partial registration is by special arrangement only. Scholarships are available; interested students should check with their instructors.
Advanced students are not charged tuition; rather they donate to the Center regularly throughout the year as well as assume responsibility for maintenance tasks.
Location
All classes meet in the Merlino Arts Center, 6th and Fawcett, Loft 8 (Tacoma). Because this is a secure building, we ask that new students email us at bryan@tacomataichi.org with your phone number. We will call you with entry instructions.
Instructors
The Center offers the traditional Yang family Tai Chi pattern under the auspices of Master Lin Mogen, a fifth generation exponent of Yang family Tai Chi. Master Lin learned from Li Yaxuan who learned from Yang Chengfu who learned from Yang Jian Hou, who learned from Yang Lu Chan the founder of Yang style Tai Chi
Lily Qin, a disciple of Master Lin Mogen, founded the Center in 1993. She has studied extensively with Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong masters in China, and has taught both in China and in the United States, focusing on treating stress-related illness and promoting healthy life style changes through exercises and self care.
Bryan Smith, who is trained in Standard Chinese Tai Chi Chuan and in the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Pattern, has studied with Sifu Lily Qin for over ten years and was recently named the lead teacher of the Center.
Instructors Dianne Frothingham, Sid Olufs, and Carrie Washburn, have studied with Sifu Lily Qin for a number of years and are certified by her. They also are trained in Standard Chinese Tai Chi Chuan and in the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Pattern.
