Tai Chi Course for Beginners

What you'll learn

Find calm, clarity, and gentle strength through Tai Chi with our sport & fitness short courses in Sydney!

Step away from the demands of everyday life and discover a practice that supports both body and mind. Often described as "meditation in motion", Tai Chi combines slow, flowing movements with mindful breathing to improve balance, coordination, flexibility, and overall wellbeing while helping you feel calmer and more centred.

In this beginners course, you'll learn the foundations of Chen-style Tai Chi in a supportive and welcoming environment. Guided by an experienced instructor, you'll gradually develop greater body awareness, improve your posture, release unnecessary tension, and move with increased confidence and ease through gentle, low-impact practice.

With roots in both healing and martial traditions, Tai Chi offers far more than gentle exercise. Whether you're looking to reduce stress, improve your balance and mobility, support healthy ageing, or simply discover a mindful new way to stay active, this course provides a practical foundation for a lifelong practice.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Tai Chi for Beginners course, you will have explored concepts and techniques such as:

Performing foundational Chen-style Tai Chi movements with greater confidence
Improving balance, coordination, posture, and body awareness
Using breathing techniques to encourage relaxation and reduce physical tension
Understanding the principles of efficient, mindful movement
Appreciating the foundations of Tai Chi as both a healing and martial art
Incorporating simple Tai Chi exercises into everyday life

Course content

What will be covered in this Tai Chi for Beginners course?

During the course, participants will work with techniques and ideas such as:

Grounding and centring the body
Weight shifting and balance control
Gentle joint-opening exercises to improve mobility
Chen-style silk-reeling principles
Yin and yang concepts in movement
Mindful breathing and relaxation
Soft focus and body awareness
Introductory partner exercises (where appropriate)
Learning the opening movements of the Chen-style form

As your confidence grows, you'll begin linking movements into flowing sequences while developing greater balance, coordination, and ease of movement.

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.

Intended audience

Who is this Tai Chi for Beginners course for?

This course is ideal for complete beginners and anyone looking for a gentle, low-impact way to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

Tai Chi is suitable for a wide range of ages and fitness levels, making it an excellent choice for those wishing to improve balance, flexibility, posture, mobility, and relaxation through mindful movement. No previous experience is required.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

What to bring to class

Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing suitable for movement
A bottle of water
A small towel (optional)

Course testimonials

Stephen said: Excellent teacher! Spent the time to get the finer details right before moving on. This is important. I have been to dance classes where I couldn't keep up and ended up hating it, now I avoid dance classes. I will definitely continue on Tai Chi.
Carolyn said: The course is well designed for beginners, like me, who know nothing about Tai Chi.
Carmelan said: Instructor made the class very interesting.
Michael said: An excellent introduction to Tai Chi run by a wonderful, skilled and humorous tutor.
Robyn said: I really enjoyed the classes and understand we needed to learn the basics. I would like a follow up class which involves more of the moves as they were so meditative and calming. Thanks

Course tutors

Alison Anderson

Alison has been practising and teaching Chen Tai Chi for more than 13 years, having trained with a range of respected Chinese Chen Tai Chi practitioners. Her studies include traditional Chen...

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Classes Online Courses

Tai Chi Course for Beginners

Wed 22 Jul 2026 - Wed 9 Sep 2026

8 sessions, 8 hours total

10am - 11am (UTC+10:00) (first session)

2A Gordon St, Rozelle

Alison Anderson

When	Time	Where
Wed 22 Jul 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 29 Jul 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 5 Aug 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 12 Aug 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 19 Aug 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 26 Aug 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 2 Sep 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle
Wed 9 Sep 2026	10am - 11am	C1-1: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle

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