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Advanced Foundation Taoist Tai-Chi Teacher Trainer (F3T) THE LIGHT BEING INTENSIVE 2
At the Rainbow T’ai-Chi Chi Kung School [address] Bearing the fruits of creative action in the students’ own daily life are important ways we measure the success of their training. The F3T Course starts as a Residential One Month Intensive in June 2006 and follows on with 8 Weekend Teaching Intensives This is an advanced training programme, designed to teach individuals who have already become certified as a Foundation T‘ai-Chi Teacher. This programme is held over a 1 year academic period. Graduates of the Foundation T‘ai-Chi Teacher Trainer (FT3) upon completion of the course and successfully passing the F3T Examinations will assist in conducting Foundation T‘ai-Chi Teacher (FTT) Courses and will receive remuneration for their professional services. F3T course subjects This is an organic evolving and structured process. The syllabus will include both the FTT Group subjects as well as the F3T Group topics. The FTT syllabus includes		The F3T is a personal apprenticeship training process 1998-99 ‘ I appreciated the segmented approach to the way you teach the Tai-Chi Form. It is like learning, as a child, to read a book first of all we must learn to recognise the letters before the words, then we learn simple words, then sentences before we attempt to read the whole novel.’ Su ‘The feeling of a deep emotion, almost tearful result was most evident watching Choy perform his Tai-Chi Form movements.’ D Trager ‘A true feeling of awareness of myself, my body movements…I enjoyed all aspects of Tai-Chi. The exercises are very good. The meditation side is teaching me how to be peaceful. I want to go on with it very much’ Valerie D ‘I came to the workshop feeling like DEATH. After several hours with Choy, I left feeling like a MILLION DOLLARS. I hope to come back again soon. Valerie W ‘To be able to float like a butterfly, but without the sting of a bee. To wave my hands and arms about, not unlike a tree. I now believe that Tai-Chi is definitely for me.’ Ann M ‘I was able to feel the Chi Energy (like a band of light) stretching from the centre out to the hand. I experienced a ‘ball’ of ‘pins and needles’ just to the left of my neck that gave me a lot of joy’ Nora
	The study of Practice, Benefit and Philosophy of the 15 Fundamental Tai-Chi and Chi Kung basic exercises and Principles
	The Therapeutic value of Tai-Chi and the Tao of Humour
	Yin/Yang/Tao systems of health (Thanking, Trilogue Process, Option Process)
	CSC (Conserve/ Spend/ Conserve) principles and Small Circulation of Chi Energy
F3T syllabus includes
	A through understanding of the Heart/ Body/ Mind/Spirit education system
	Mastering the 37 Steps Yang Style and learning how to teach this Art of Relaxation and Rejuvenation.
	In-depth study of the Tai-Chi Chuan Classics
	How to use Tai-Chi partner exercises as a supportive individual-group dynamic for self-discovery and self understanding.
	Study of appropriate Chi Energy Meridians such as the Triple Burner and Heart Meridians connected to the 15 Tai-Chi and Chi Kung Exercises and Principles
	Study and Practice of the SPONTANEOUS CHI COMBUSTION ENERGIES and its connections to the Science of Effortless Chi Healing. The F3T will be conducted on the spot training in the art of teaching FTT participants, focusing on the 15 FTC and CK and the Tai-Chi Form.
	F3T Fieldwork includes working with a minimum 20 different persons in the Tai-Chi Form as well as act as mentor to FTT students on a weekly and monthly basis.
F3T Fieldwork
This will include a balanced study between F3T Weekend work and a localised group study format. You will be asked to start a Donation basis or Small Fee Paying group (Donations are to be made to the F3T Bursary Fund) for the Tai-Chi Form. You will emphasize that you are an F3T Trainee giving these classes. To graduate, you need also to manifest at least 5 students to attend the Summer Workshop to demonstrate firstly, their mastery of the 37 Steps Yang Style and to take responsibility for beginning to envisage the dynamics of starting your own Tai-Chi Workshop Intensives. You will need to attend at least two weekly classes on the Tai-Chi Form until you complete learning the Part 1-4 Tai-Chi Form (at least one of the classes will be from the founder, Peter Choy); as this will also enable you to learn directly how to teach the Tai-Chi Form. You will need to have a one to one tutorial weekly session with an F3T Graduate or with Choy. You are expected to put in a minimum of 20 hours per week in the daytime to study the subjects of the F3T. Out of this 20 hours, you will need to spend at least 3 hours per week performing service at the Rainbow Tai-Chi Chi Kung School, such as chi healing, gardening, maintenance or office work. This helps you to ground your chi energy and keep the Tan-tien connection to the school.
Additional Direct Chi Healer (DCH) Qualification
There will be an opportunity to learn about Group Spontaneous Chi Healing (SCH) and Direct Chi Healing (DCH). To qualify for working as a Chi Healer for your Tai-Chi Students, you must successfully show by testimonial that you have healed 100 students (who will make a donation to the Chi Healing Centre Fund for the chi healing service) by the end of the course (or at least 80 persons by the end of the course, and the rest to be finished within one year of ending the F3T Course). This qualification is an option. You can still qualify as an F3T Graduate, teach the Tai- Chi Forms Parts 1-4 without any need to have a DCH qualification. The SCH experience is a natural by product of a strong Chi Energy focus in a Tai-Chi Group class without directly focusing on it as a healing session.
Course duration
The course is held at the Rainbow T’ai-Chi Chi Kung Chi Healing Fountain Centre near Ashburton in Devon, England. The student is required to put aside a full year and an additional Summer the following year to complete this course. Generally, he/she is required to spend at least 16 hours per week studying F3T subjects. Students from abroad as well as those without previous experience of Rainbow Tai-Chi Chi Kung will be required to do the 2 years Course. In the 1 year’s Course, you are required to be at the School at least three hours per week on a Friday to learn how to generate and ground creative chi energy. In addition, the student is required to attend a monthly weekend intensive, weekly classes, one to one monthly tutorials and the 20 Days Summer Intensives 2005/06). The Course Venue is located at The Rainbow Tai-Chi Chi Kung School, Creek Farm, Woodland, Ashburton, Devon. Fees for the F3T One Year Personal Development Course is Ł3,670. For those training to be Teachers, the One or Two Year Course is Ł5,257.50 which includes weekly classes and one to on tuition and TV recorded class reviews. The Two Year Personal Development Course is Ł4,920. All fees are to be paid by 1 October 2005. Late payments will be subjected to bank interest charges. Monthly instalments are to be paid within the first year of the training. The Course runs on a monthly weekend rhythms. A deposit of Ł500 before 1st September will be required to secure you a place on the FTT Course. ( Fees are non-refundable after 1st September 2005). The FTT Course begins on 14-16 October 2005.