Schedule

Grace Sanchez’s Schedule

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DOMINICAN PEP WELLNESS CENTER
21340 East Cliff Drive (at the corner of 14th and East Cliff Dr.)
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/dominican/classes-and-events/exercise-and-fitness



TUESDAY

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING JULY/AUGUST CLASSES GRACE WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER INSTRUCTING TUESDAY CLASSES. TERRY CREWS A CERTIFIED TAI CHI FOR HEALTH INSTRUCTOR WILL BE TEACHING CLASSES. GRACE WILL PROBABLY BE PRESENT DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THURSDAY CLASSES WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER.

Tai Chi for Beginners
Class is 50 minutes
Class Time: 10:00-10:50 AM
Class fee: Pricing is set by PEP Program
Materials fee: 0

This class will include instruction targeted to beginning students interested in learning the foundational movements of the Yang 24 Form. Class includes qigong warm-ups, concentration practice-guided relaxation and introduction to tai chi movements. Modifications are incorporated as needed. This class is held indoors with an option for outdoor class weather permitting. Wear shoes that would be comfortable on a low pile carpet.

Tuesday 7/14/2026-8/18/2026 6 classes $90
Tuesday 9/01/2026-10/20/2026 7 classes $105 (No class 10/6/2026)
Tuesday 10/27/2026-12/15/2026 7 classes $105 (No class 11/24/2026)

TAI CHI/QIGONG: SUN 73
Class time: 11:00-12:20 – 1 hour and 20 minutes
Class Fee: Pricing is set by PEP Program
This class is being held outdoors in the back garden. Bring layers for fluctuations in temperature. We will meet indoors if it is raining or necessary for some other reason.

Tuesday 7/14/2026-8/18/2026 6 classes $120
Tuesday 9/01/2026-10/20/2026 7 classes $140 (no class 10/6/2026)
Tuesday 10/27/2026-12/15/2026 7 classes $140 (No class 11/24/2026)

This class includes Qi Gong Warm-ups with instruction in 24 Postures Therapeutic Qigong, Concentration Practice, and instruction in the Sun 73 Form. The Sun 73 Form will take a minimum of 18 months to learn. Prior knowledge of the Tai Chi for Health – Tai Chi for Arthritis Form is beneficial but not mandatory for registration. Students are at multiple levels of experience with this form. Recommend shoes that would be comfortable on a low pile carpet if weather does not allow for outdoor class.

THURSDAY

TAI CHI AND QIGONG: YANG 24 FORM
Class fee: Pricing is set by PEP Program
Class time: 10:00-11:20 – 1 hour and 20 minutes
Materials fee: 3.60 printed handout

Instruction includes Qigong Warm-up exercises, concentration practice and form practice for the Yang 24 Form. The Yang 24 Form is excellent for improving strength, physical balance, and for relieving stress. Most students take about a year to learn the foundation of the form. It is a wonderful lifelong practice. Class will take place in the Education Room or outdoors weather permitting.

Thursday 9/03/2026-10/22/2026 7 classes $140
Thursday 10/29/2026-12/17/2026 7 classes $140

If you have any questions about Grace’s classes or teaching schedule feel free to email her at bloominglotuschi@baymoon.com. Class fees are based on number of hours of classroom time and is set by PEP Wellness Center Administration.

Mary Mulligan’s Schedule

Private and semi-private lessons for all ages in Felton beginning January 2027.

No group classes at this time.

Call Mary at 831-246-2488 for more information and scheduling.

Master Jim Scott-Behrends’s Schedule

e-mail address: jsbehrends@aol.com

http://namhoa-internal-arts.com/

phone: (831) 728-9138

MASTER JIM’S SCHEDULE IS UPDATED AS OF JANUARY 2026, contact him directly by email or phone above to schedule lessons:

Private or semiprivate lessons are open with Master Jim:

Monday 9:30
Tuesday 1:30
Wednesday 9:30

Online Live Class

Saturday at 11:00

For all other classes fees are: $10 per class. $8 per class if you prepay for 10 or more classes. A donation of any amount will also be fine.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Paypal – send to email address jsbehrends@aol.com
Venmo – send to @Jim-Scott-Behrends
Checks – Jim Scott-Behrends
686 Amesti Rd
Watsonville, CA 95076

Contact Master Jim for more information (831) 728-9138

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Kevin Smith’s Schedule

contact Kevin: ckevinsmith64@gmail.com

Rodney Bartsch’s Schedule

As a certified instructor I teach at the following locations:

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Wellness Center, Salinas, California>
10:30 AM – 12:00 noon Tuesdays

Regency Court Senior Living Facility, Salinas, California
9:00 AM in the Community Room

May through September, Berwick Park, Pacific Grove, CA
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – drop in.

I am also available for private and small group instruction.

I can be reached at: 831-236-6819, or
robartsch@sbcglobal.net