NEW Session: Registration Starts 01/03, Must Register by: 01/27

Tai Chi for Seniors Mansfield CT (all levels)

“More than any other preventable cause, falls cause more older adults in Connecticut to lose their independence and be placed in nursing homes.”

For Additional Information: Cindy Dainton, Director, Mansfield Senior Center: 860 429 0262, or Laddie Sacharko,Program Director/Instructor, Starfarm Tai Chi: 860 455 0353

This evidence based, therapeutic tai chi fall prevention program is recommended by the CDC. It was proven through years of scientific research to reduce the rate of falls among older adults by 55%! In its first update of the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society’s guidelines on preventing falls in older persons since 2001, this year AGS/BGS recommended “multifactorial interventions which include exercise for balance, gait and strength training, such as Tai Chi or physical therapy.”

The Mansfield Senior Center sponsored Tai Chi Fall Prevention Classes will be offered 3 times weekly for 16 weeks, the recommended protocol for achieving results. You may register for twice weekly for 16 weeks, the minimum required as program protocol, and you may register for 1 class weekly, “tai chi a la cart”, or wellness program (does not meet requirements as “fall prevention program”; instead tai chi for seniors mansfield ct).

Part of the program protocol is functional balance testing before and after training; participants will know exactly what their efforts have achieved, and can document for their Primary Care Provider the results of a formal fall prevention program.  Current plan calls for physical therapy students completing their academic preparation at the University of Connecticut to conduct these measurements. The data will be reviewed with a statistical analysis and the results published as a study as a part of these students’ training completion requirements.

Registration is limited, enroll early.

Contact Laddie Sacharko Phone: 860 455 0353 Location: Chaplin, Connecticut

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New Session begins Jan 30,2012
Monday Evenings, 8 Weeks Sessions. 6:30-8:00 PM

Beginner thru Intermediate, any or no, previous experience,(mixed ability training).

Yang Style, based on Cheng’s 37 Form Simplified Tai Chi Ch’uan. Reduce the effects of stress, learn mind and body relaxation techniques; use your mind; improve circulation and breathing; burn calories; quiet your mind; loosen tight joints. Relax, feel the “chee”, and learn the moves, while having fun with like minded people!

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Starfarm (Laddie Sacharko) offers Tai chi  class in  Connecticut. Some of these tai chi  classes have been continuous in CT, some have been offered periodically. If you would like to see a class started in your town, why not enter a reply below…let me know about your interest, town/time etc. Share the page with your friends and family in the community who might also be interested. It could be the start of something good!

Starfarm Tai Chi Class in CT:

Beginner’s Tai Chi based upon CMC 37 Simplified, Tai Chi for Seniors;a wellness program, Tai Chi Fall Prevention:  CDC recommended-evidence based (AGS-BGS specifies Tai Chi as the exercise for fall prevention (PT is listed second)), Hidden Immortal Lineage Taiji Qigong-The Mother Form.

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Eight sessions are geared towards the senior, beginners of all ages will benefit from an hour of relaxation, breathing, and moving. Warm-up exercises gently work the body while relaxing the mind.

Deep, diaphramtic breathing oxygenates the blood and stimulates a pleasant feeling of well-being.

Ten simple tai chi movements are practiced for their ability to train balance.

Program: One hour class is held weekly, Mondays 11-12:00 at Creamery Brook Retirement Community (open to the public!) 8 Weeks

via World Tai Chi & Qigong Day in Connecticut / Find a Class Near You.