Thursday A.M. Tai Chi: The 24 form-Plus Qigong

Discover the 24 form with the TQSpirit

The 24-Form Tai Chi, also known as the Simplified Form, is a gem with all tai chi practitioners. It is the most widely practiced Tai Chi routine in the world. Rooted in the flowing, meditative movements of the Yang style, it was designed to be accessible to all while preserving the essence of traditional Tai Chi.

Ideal for beginners and deeply rewarding for long-time practitioners, this form develops balance, coordination, inner calm, and Qi awareness. Its simplicity invites ease of learning, while its depth reveals itself over time—offering endless refinement for body, breath, and spirit. In this class, we go beyond choreography. You’ll learn not only how to move, but why—through embodied principles, breath integration, and mindful transitions, your experienced Instructor brings decades of Tai Chi experience and a deep healing perspective rooted in Qigong and traditional Chinese wisdom, making each posture a journey into vitality, peace, and self-connection.
Have you already learned the 24 form? Return to it and Experience "New" Every Time

Re-learning the 24-Form isn’t about repeating something old — it’s about returning to the heart of Tai Chi with fresh perspective. Each time you step into the form, you bring something new: your current physical condition, emotional state, patience (or the lack of it), and a deeper awareness shaped by your life experience.

You never step into the same form twice. The 24-Form becomes a mirror — reflecting where you are now, not where you were. A movement that once felt purely physical may now reveal calmness, challenge, or clarity. What was once choreography becomes a quiet conversation with your breath, balance, and intention.

Practicing within our welcoming Tai Chi community adds another layer of richness. Together, we share rhythm, encouragement, and insight — reminding each other that returning to the basics is not a sign of going back, but of going deeper.

This classic form offers lifelong lessons. For beginners, it lays a strong, clear foundation. For long-time practitioners, it becomes a well-worn path through which new understanding quietly emerges.

The beauty of Tai Chi is that it grows with you — and the 24-Form, simple on the surface and profound at its core, is always ready to meet you exactly where you are.

CLASS DETAILS
  • Dates: Thursdays, September 4th to December 4th, 2025. 14 classes. 
  • Time: 9:00am-10:30am. Everyone usually signs in by 8:45am to join in the walk-around the Auditorium to up-tempo music. The Warm-Up and Tai chi starts at 9:00am. This 1.5 hour class is split into 1 hour of Tai Chi, a short chit chat/water break, then relaxing Health Qigong Form and a Qigong-style cool-down. The combination is rejuvenating and extremely popular format with our TQSpirit participants. 
  • Status of Class: This class is open to all levels, from Newbies to Beginners, those who have completed more than one Tai Chi form, to Intermediates and Experienced long-timers. Are you a Newbie? Are you a Newbie? Someone who has never practiced Tai Chi or Qigong before? Check out these FAQS
  • Type of Class: In-Person Only. No Zoom. 
  • In-Person Location: North Lonsdale United Church in Upper Lonsdale. 3380 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, V7N 3K2 (above the Highway) and right across the street from a Bus Stop (On Osborne).
  • Ample free parking available. See below for map & parking options
CLASS FEES
  • Fees: $256.00 for 14 (1.5 hour) classes, including tax. Each class has a great warm-up, which regularly includes stretch and strengthening exercises, balance work and tai chi practice. 
  • UPDATE on Drop-In availability- 2025-08-23 - Normally, a drop-in is $20.00. However, at this time, due to high interest, drop-ins are no longer available. You can get on the Waitlist for Drop-ins. Please: Email Instructor
  • UPDATE ON 4-PACK availability - 2025-08-23 - At this time, due to high interest, the 4-packs are no longer available. You can get on the Waitlist Email Instructor  Normally, a 4-pack (1.5 hour) classes: $80.00 (1.5 hour), including tax. After your one 4 pack, you can choose the pro-rated option if you would like to continue. The 4-pack is a special opportunity designed to give you a really good idea of "what is" Tai Chi and Qigong. We hope you'll love it! 
  • Video Options: Video will be available for fully-registered students. $40.00. Should you initially sign up for a drop-in or a 4-pack, then decide to sign up for the balance of classes, pro-rated, you may purchase the videos at that time. Read about the Value Of Weekly Practice Videos
CLASS INFORMATION - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
This 1.5 hour TQ Spirit class at North Lonsdale United Church is perfect for Newbies and Long-Timers alike. The 24 form is a classic. 
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Why the 24-Form Is So Valuable for Newbies, Beginners or Long-time Practitioners

For Beginners: The form’s clear, manageable sequence makes it a perfect introduction to Tai Chi’s foundational postures, movements, and principles. You’ll be gently guided through the foundational movements of the 24-Form, focusing on simple, clear instruction that helps you:

  • Build confidence in the basic postures and flow of the form.
  • Develop the essential skills of balance, better coordination, and body awareness.
  • Practice your cultivation of calm and focus, with relaxed, natural breathing that supports and enhances both.
  • Learn the skill of how to move mindfully with intention, not tension, and without feeling overwhelmed or rushed.
  • Build a Bridge to More Complex Forms: The 24 form serves as a springboard toward more advanced sequences (such as the 48-Form or 42 form, the 108 etc.), creating continuity in your Tai Chi journey.
  • These early steps create a strong, solid base, making the practice approachable and enjoyable from day one.

For More Experience Practioners:

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    For Experienced Practitioners the 24-Form offers ongoing opportunities to deepen internal awareness, explore breath integration, and refine the subtle energies of Tai Chi. The more you practice a tai chi form you know, the more you learn about the intricacies of your own slow “dancing” through life. 

  • Re-learning the 24-Form isn’t a step back — it’s a return to the heart of Tai Chi. This classic form offers lifelong lessons. As our bodies change and our awareness deepens, so does the meaning within each movement. In community, this shared revisiting becomes a practice of renewal, reflection, and personal discovery.
  • Remember: You never step into the same form twice. Each time you move through the 24, let alone any form, it reveals something new — because you are new. What you bring to it today — your breath, your balance, your life experience — makes the familiar path feel alive and full of quiet surprises.

No matter your experience level, this class invites you to move beyond memorizing steps to feeling into the form—welcoming each moment as part of your unique Tai Chi journey.

SPECIFICATIONS

Our new TQSpirit Practice Hall in Upper Lonsdale

North Lonsdale United Church and TQSpirit's New Practice Hall

Location

Parking is really easy. In the Church parking lot, or on the cross street of Osborne.

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    Refund Policies – Video Policies – In-Person Covid Policies – On-Zoom Policies – Waiver 2022

    REFUND POLICIES
    1) Requests must be submitted in writing by email and is effective the date of the email.
    2) Refunds will not be given after the 3rd class unless it is for medical reasons.
    3) If you must stop class because you have contracted Covid 19 please contact us immediately.
    4) Refunds provided will be calculated in the following manner – Classes already taken will be converted to a Drop-In Rate of $15.00/class, plus an added administration fee of $10.00. The balance will be refunded and sent to you by Interac or by mail.
    5) Please note that if locations close due to Covid restrictions then all classes will continue on Zoom.
    6) Some In-Person locations have special event days where all classes will either be On-Zoom or In-Person at an alternate location. No credit for class missed will be provided.

    VIDEO POLICIES
    Whether On-Zoom or In-Person the registered student understands that the North Shore Tai Chi Spirit & Chinese Health Qigong organization has a strict no-video-of-the-Instructor or the Assistants without express written consent. Additionally, all students agree that any videos sent to them by the Instructor are for “your eyes only” and should never be shared with any other person or posted, in full or in part, on the Internet.

    IN-PERSON COVID POLICIES (as of April 2022)
    North Shore Tai-Chi Spirit & Chinese Health Qigong wants to create a safe place for indoor tai chi and qigong group practice. Many of our classes are both In-Person and On-Zoom at the same time.

    In accordance with the Provincial Health Authority wearing a mask will be a personal choice at this time. However, we will continue to require that all In-Person students practice social distancing.

    If a shut-down to all In-Person classes is mandated by the Provincial Health Authority, then all classes will continue on Zoom. No credit will be given to students unless they do not have adequate access to the Internet.

    ON-ZOOM POLICIES

    IN-PERSON OPTIONS FOR ZOOM
    Anyone signing up for In-Person classes will always have the option to be on Zoom where that option is available at that location. Some classes do not have the Zoom option.

    Any In-Person registration means that you are guaranteed a spot in the class. When and if the need arises: if you are not feeling well , if you are out-of-town, or if you are running late; On-Zoom is an option for you.

    WAIVER FOR ALL STUDENTS
    Thank you for your registration.
    In registering for this class our Instructor assumes you have talked to your doctor before starting this health and fitness regime. If you have any medical conditions or physical concerns please participate at your own pace and also let your Instructor know by emailing taichispirit@shaw.ca.

    Agreement of Release and Waiver of Liability:
    I (referring to the student, the undersigned) voluntarily supply my contact information so that representatives of the North Shore Tai-Chi Spirit (& Chinese Health Qigong) can contact me regarding class changes, cancellations, course updates, and tuition reminders, and special event updates. Participation in tai chi & qigong classes involves exercise. Exercise can result in accidents or injuries. I assume the risk connected with participation in tai chi & qigong classes and represent that I am insufficiently good health and condition and do not suffer from any physical or mental impairment which would put me or anyone at risk of injury while receiving tai chi & qigong instruction from representatives of the North Shore Tai-Chi Spirit. I understand that North Shore Tai-Chi Spirit is a management company only. All Instructors represent themselves. I specifically agree that the North Shore Tai-Chi Spirit, the general manager, volunteers, and instructor(s) of any In-Person or Zoom classes I am participating in, and/or his associates, shall not be held liable for any claim, demand, cause of action of any kind, resulting from or related to my use of the facilities or instruction.

    I have read the above release and waiver of liability, as well as the refund policies, On-Zoom policies, In-Person policies, Covid policies, and fully understand their contents. I voluntarily agree to the terms and conditions stated above. I verify that all answers in my Registration are true.