Schedule of classes

For any inquiries, to register and pay for a course online, or to stay informed of schedule updates, please click on this contact link to send us an email with your request.  You may also reach us by phone at 212-502-4112.

For a more detailed description of our full curriculum, visit our curriculum page.

Qigong live-streamed Saturdays from noon to 1 pm!

** You are invited to try your first class for free! Continuing Qigong students choose a payment option that fits their budget.

Click HERE to register for our Saturday live-stream Qigong classes taught by senior NY School of Tai Chi Chuan instructors, 12-1 pm ET.

Our Qigong is highly recommended for all levels, from brand-new students to experienced practitioners. These classes teach the essence of tai chi through basic tai chi principles, including relaxed movement, balance, and energy flow, in an accessible format that does not require memorizing a long series of postures.

Our QiGong, Roots & Branches 5 Element QiGong™, is based on the Cheng Man Ch’ing Style T’ai Chi form (also known as Yang Style short form) and is unique in the world of qigong.

For Qigong live-stream on other days, visit these pages on the Tai Chi Foundation website:
Tuesday and Thursday Qigong
Sunday Qigong

Testimonial for our Saturday Qigong classes: “This is just to thank you for such enlightening and enjoyable classes. I appreciate how the teaching simplifies (instead of complicates) basic tai chi principles, helping us to understand, enact, and practice them. Through these classes, I am learning for the first time how to actually relax and feel what’s happening, things I’ve been told to do from my first class, but have only begun to experience through these classes. Basic tai chi principles remain the same, but every week they are put in a different light, revealing another facet of the diamond that is tai chi. Thanks again.”

Beginner courses

Our beginner tai chi courses are sequential – we accept new students within the first three sessions. See below for information on our next new beginner classes.

If you are unsure about tai chi or about studying with us, you are invited to be our guest for the first class of any new beginner tai chi course (B1). Pay for the full 12 sessions, including free make-up sessions as needed, only if you decide to continue with us!

Choose a beginner class from the list below. Or choose a Qigong class (see above). For information on Beginning Level Tai Chi course structure and tuition costs, visit this page.

Midtown
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue, 16th floor, between 36th and 37th streets 

New beginner course, B1 (first third of the tai chi form)
Mondays, 7:30-8:30, meeting for 12 sessions
Starting September 14th

Upper West Side
All Angels’ Episcopal Church
251 West 80th Street, between Broadway and West End Avenue

B1 (first third of the tai chi form)
Thursdays, 6:15-7:15 pm, meeting for 12 sessions
Starting September 24th

B2 (2nd third of the tai chi form)
Mondays, 7:30-8:30 pm, meeting for 12 sessions
Starting September 28th

B3 (3rd third of the tai chi form)
Mondays, 6:15-7:15 pm, meeting for 12 sessions
Starting September 24th

Washington Heights
OAS Lutheran Church basement gym or the volleyball courts in the southeast corner of Ft Tryon Park
** Contact us by phone or email to confirm
the weather-dependent location! **
Thursdays, 9-10 am, B1 (first third of the tai chi form)
14 sessions including some tai chi form-related supportive Qigong
Starting September 10th

Lower East Side Parks
Free drop-in intro classes!

Corlears Hook Park
397 FDR Dr, New York, NY 10002
Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm, September 14th
Luther Gulick Park
Columbia St, Delancy St, and Bialystocker PL

Request to be notified of the next free drop-in classes in either of the above locations.


Use the link below to let us know you are interested in classes in any of the above locations. In August, we will post start dates and times of beginning-level classes starting after Labor Day.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER for any of the NYC classes or locations listed above, please call 212-502-4112 or Click Here to fill out the linked contact form to let us know what class and location you are inquiring about.

Upstate: Chatham, NY
For information about Fall 2026 Chatham classes, please use this link to email us.

For current and returning students

We offer a range of live-streamed T’ai Chi classes at different levels. All of our offerings are listed on our Weekly/Monthly Calendar.

Use this contact link, or call us at 212-502-4112, to request more information or for help finding the most appropriate classes for your level of study.

Private lessons

Private lessons with senior teachers are available via Zoom or in person.

NYSTCC has set a price of $80 for a 45-minute live-stream Zoom session with one of our senior teachers. The base fee for in-person sessions normally starts at $100 per hour and may vary depending on the instructor and location. If you would like to set up a session or discuss how this might work for you, please call us at 212-502-4112 or use our contact link to let us know how to reach you, and that you would like to set up a session with one of our senior teachers.

Weekly/Monthly Calendar:

(click on the class for more info)