
TEACHER TRAINING 2024
200 Hrs Taichi & Qigong Certification Course
at Atres Sari Luxury Resort
Teacher Training PART ONE Foundation Course
100 Hours 21 Day Mountain Retreat USD2750
Teacher Training PART TWO Certification Course
100 Hours 21 Day Mountain Retreat USD2750
With British instructor Dave West in the peaceful mountains of Munduk North Bali – daily classes AM & PM – 4 star luxury accommodation – transport service – forest walks to waterfalls lakes & hot springs – max.8 people – see dates below.
10% discount when you pay for both PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time.
Teacher Training Part One & Part Two
Teaching Taichi & Qigong is a great way to help make a difference in other people’s lives while keeping yourself healthy & relaxed. Our Teacher Training Certification Courses are held in small groups max.8 students. PART ONE Foundation Course is for Beginners & Intermediates. PART TWO Certification Course is for Advanced students only and those who have completed PART ONE. Together they offer an in-depth study of Yang Style Taichi Chuan, Health Qigong and Spiritual Qigong. Training focuses on safe and effective teaching methods based on Taoist Healing Arts and Traditional Chinese Medicine. These are high quality courses for new instructors wanting to develop their Tai Chi and Qi Gong teaching skills and for seasoned teachers wanting to deepen their craft.
We highly recommend you take PART ONE first and then return 6 to 12 months later to take PART TWO to complete your certification. This will give time for your practice to mature before you start teaching.You can also send us an email with your preferred dates if you would like a Private Teacher Training Course 1-to-1 with instructor Dave West.
Upcoming Teacher Training Courses in Bali 2023-24
2023
16 APRIL to 06 MAY 2023 PART ONE Qigong & Taichi Teacher Training Course 100 Hrs of 200 Hrs Course ~ 21 Day Mountain Retreat max.8 people – includes 4 star luxury accommodation with breakfast USD2750
03 AUG to 20 AUG 2023 PART TWO Qigong & Taichi Teacher Training Course ~ 3 Weeks Advanced Certification ~ max.8 people – includes 4 star luxury accommodation with breakfast USD2750
09 OCT to 29 OCT 2023 PART ONE Qigong & Taichi Teacher Training Course 100 Hrs of 200 Hrs Course (Advanced Training) ~ 21 Day Mountain Retreat max.8 people – includes 4 star luxury accommodation with breakfast USD2750
2024
10 MARCH to 30 MARCH 2024 PART ONE Qigong & Taichi Teacher Training Course 100 Hrs of 200 Hrs Course (Advanced Training) ~ 21 Day Mountain Retreat max.8 people – includes 4 star luxury accommodation with breakfast USD2750
07 OCT TO 27 OCT 2024 PART TWO Qigong & Taichi Teacher Training Course 100 Hrs of 200 Hrs Course (Advanced Training) ~ 21 Day Mountain Retreat max.8 people – includes 4 star luxury accommodation with breakfast USD2750
* All Mountain Retreats include daily Forest Walks to waterfalls, lakes and hot springs.
* On completion of both PART ONE and PART TWO successful students will be awarded the Qi Gong and Tai Chi 200 Hours Teacher Training Certificate.
It is recommended to take PART ONE Foundation Course first and then return to Bali 6-12 months later to take PART TWO to complete your certification. This will give time for your practice to mature before you start teaching.
* 10% discount when you pay for PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time.



21 Day Mountain Retreat
TEACHER TRAINING PART ONE
FOUNDATION COURSE
1 person private room USD2750
2 person sharing room USD4800
- Anyone can join this course including Beginner & Intermediate Students
- Taichi & Qigong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
- 100 Hours Teacher Training PART ONE Foundation Course
- Counts as 50% of the 200 Hours Taichi & Qigong Teacher Training Course
- 40 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
- Small group only max. 8 people on Retreat
- Includes Forest Walks in the Mountains
- To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
- 21 days/20 nights 4 star luxury Accommodation w/Breakfast
- Lunch & Dinner not included
- Advanced payment required
- 10% discount when you pay for PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time
- For Private Course please Email your preferred dates Contact us
See Terms & Conditions/Payment Option
21 Day Mountain Retreat
TEACHER TRAINING PART TWO
CERTIFICATION COURSE
1 person private room USD2750
2 person sharing room USD4800
- For Advanced Students only and those who have completed PART ONE
- Taichi & Qigong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
- 100 Hours Teacher Training PART TWO Certification Course
- Counts as 50% of the 200 Hours Taichi & Qigong Teacher Training Course
- 40 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
- Small group only max. 8 people on Retreat
- Includes Forest Walks in the Mountains
- To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
- 21 days/20 nights 4 star luxury Accommodation w/Breakfast
- Lunch & Dinner not included
- Advanced payment required
- 10% discount when you pay for PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time
- For Private Course please Email your preferred dates Contact us
See Terms & Conditions/Payment Option
Course Details
Teacher Training Courses are held at our Mountain Retreat location in Munduk North Bali. Here we offer 21 day courses in two parts designed for short term students who can not stay in Bali for the full 200 hours 6 weeks course. It is recommended to take PART ONE Foundation Course first and then return to Bali 6-12 months later to take PART TWO to complete your certification. This will allow time for your practice to mature before you start teaching. The purpose of certification is to ensure that all students have attained the virtue, skill and knowledge necessary to practice all course elements safely and effectively, and carry forward the great traditions of Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong with modesty and respect.
* Please note: There is no certificate for PART ONE only. On completion of both Teacher Training Courses PART ONE and PART TWO successful students will be awarded the 200 Hours Taichi & Qigong Teacher Training Certificate.
Course Schedule
- Classes are Monday to Friday
- No classes on Saturdays & Sundays
- 6am Sunrise Meditation (optional)
- 7.30am Breakfast
- 8.30 – 11.30am Morning Class
- 12pm Lunch Break
- 2 – 4pm Solo Practice & Written Assignment
- 4.30 – 6.30pm Afternoon Class
- 7 pm Dinner
Course Requirements for Certification
- All students are required to behave in a professional manor
- Attend all classes on time
- Monday to Friday 8.30 to 11.30am & 4.30 to 6.30pm
- Practice 1 hour solo training per day
- Complete the written assignment on time
- Teach one class per week (30 mins)
- Phones are not permitted during classes
- Smoking and alcohol are not permitted during classes
- Please read https://taichibali.com/terms-conditions/




Goals of Practice
Medical research supporting the health benefits of Taichi and Qigong has greatly fanned it’s popularity. A new generation of instructors, armed with both practical and professional skills, is needed to teach this art to an increasingly diverse population. High quality courses are required for new instructors wanting to develop their Taichi and Qigong teaching skills and for seasoned teachers wanting to deepen their craft. Mastering Taichi and Qigong takes many years of training, patience and effort, leading to profound wisdom and spiritual growth, and what the masters refer to as ‘Te’ – virtues attained by living in harmony with the Tao.
- To teach beginners to open their heart and minds to the beauty and healing power of nature
Sickness is the disruption in the flow of energy between humans and nature. As you strengthen your connection with the natural world, your sense of beauty, wonder, awe and curiosity is restored and your brain and nervous system are calmed. Stress levels are lowered and the immune system is boosted. The medicine of nature is the antidote to our modern stressful lifestyles.
- To teach beginners to feel their qi
Beginners usually do not have even the slightest concept of qi. Our courses gradually give you an understanding of qi through feeling and experience. This kind of knowledge is necessary for any kind of advancement in Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan. For this reason, beginners are usually taught some of the many simple Wai Dan forms.
- To teach beginners to regulate the body, breathing, and mind
Once you have grasped the idea of qi, you then start to learn to regulate your body. This includes how to relax the body from the skin to as deep as the internal organs and bone marrow. Through this relaxation you are able to feel and sense your center, balance, and root. You must also learn to regulate your breathing—normal abdominal breathing for relaxation and reverse abdominal breathing for qi expansion and condensation. Most important of all, you must learn to regulate your mind until it can be calm and concentrated without disturbance. All of these criteria are the critical keys to the correct practice of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan. If you start learning the sequence without having already done this basic training, you will be preoccupied with the complicated movements and will only be able to perform them in a superficial way.
- To teach beginners to use their mind to lead the qi efficiently
Once you have regulated your body, breathing, and mind, you will then be able to use your concentrated mind to lead the qi to circulate smoothly and effectively.
- To teach practitioners to circulate qi in the twelve primary qi channels and fill up the two main qi vessels
If you are able to use your mind to lead the qi efficiently, you have completed the basic training. This is then the time for forms or sequence training. In addition, you should continue your Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan training and learn to build up your concentration to a higher level and, consequently, build your qi to a higher level. In addition, you should also learn to increase the qi in the two main vessels—the yin conception vessel and the yang governing vessel. Still meditation is normally used for this.
- To teach practitioners to expand their qi to the surface of the skin and to condense the qi to the bone marrow
When the body’s qi has been built to a higher level, you then start learning to lead the qi to the skin to increase the skin’s sensitivity and into the bones to nourish the marrow.
- To teach practitioners to use the qi to energize the muscles for maximum jin manifestation
When you are able to lead the qi to the skin and condense it to the marrow efficiently, you can then use this qi to energize the muscles to a high level. This is the secret to internal jin. Internal jin is the foundation and root of external jin.
- To lead advanced practitioners into the domain of spiritual cultivation
The ultimate goal of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan practice is to lead you into the domain of emptiness, where your whole being is in the no-extremity (wuji) state. When you have reached this goal, the qi in your body and the qi in nature will unite and become one, and all human desires will gradually disappear.

Instructor – Dave West
Experienced instructor and long time resident in Bali Dave West has been teaching Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Health Qi Gong for over 15 years, and Sivananda Yoga for over 25 years. Since 2010 Dave has been teaching at Tai Chi Bali Taoist Healing Arts Centre, specializing in sitting, standing and moving meditation, focusing the mind and breath to lead the Qi, relaxing and balancing the body and spirit. His teaching methods cut straight to the science with simplicity, clarity and practical skills, while maintaining fundamental principles and effectiveness.