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Week 4 — Complete Your Home Routine

This final week is about turning separate movements into one sustainable routine you can continue after the course ends.
Aim for 15-20 minutes a day, but keep the same gentle pace you used in earlier weeks.

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Course Overview

Goal for Week 4: complete a full routine with calm pacing, flexible range, and enough confidence to keep going on your own.

Track Your Place in the Course

You are in the final week of the program. Use it to make the routine sustainable, not perfect.

You are in Week 4 of 4.

100% complete

Week 1 — Foundation, Breathing & Opening Form
Completed
Return here whenever you want a calm restart.
Review Week 1
Week 2 — First Flowing Movements
Completed
Revisit these movements if the middle of your routine feels uncertain.
Review Week 2
Week 3 — Building Flow and Coordination
Completed
Return here if the full sequence still feels too mentally busy.
Review Week 3
Week 4 — Complete Your Home Routine
Current
Keep refining the full routine until it feels natural enough to continue beyond the course.
Current week

What You Will Learn This Week

Week 4 is not about adding more and more movements. It is about assembling what you already know into a routine that feels simple enough to repeat after the course is over.

A Complete 15-20 Minute Routine

Practice your movements in a full sequence with a beginning, middle, and calm closing.

Pacing for Real Life

Learn how to shorten, lengthen, or simplify the routine based on energy, mobility, and time available.

Independent Practice

Build enough familiarity that you can keep practicing without needing the course page open every day.

Your Next Month of Chair Tai Chi

Finish the course with a realistic plan for what to repeat, what to review, and how to continue growing.

Week 4 Practice Plan

Think of this week as practice for life after the course, not as a final exam.

1

Days 1-2 — Run a Short Routine

Practice breathing, Opening Form, Cloud Hands, Wild Horse's Mane, and one Week 3 movement in a short sequence.

2

Days 3-4 — Expand the Sequence

Add Brush Knee and Grasp the Peacock's Tail, but slow down whenever transitions feel hurried.

3

Day 5 — Practice Your Full Routine

Move through the entire sequence with a gentle closing breath at the end.

4

Day 6 — Create a Short Version

Choose the 3-4 movements you want for busy days so your practice can continue even when time is tight.

5

Day 7 — Choose Your Ongoing Plan

Decide whether you will repeat Week 4, restart the course, or use the exercise library for continued practice.

Week 4 Technique Notes

These final reminders help turn a course into an ongoing habit.

A complete routine is still a slow routine. If you start rushing because you know the sequence, return to the pace that keeps breathing easy.

Resources for Week 4 and Beyond

These are the most useful pages to keep nearby once you finish the guided course and start practicing more independently.

Exercise Library
Keep reviewing movement details whenever a part of the sequence starts to feel uncertain again.
Browse Exercises
Free Resources Hub
Use the free resources page for printable cards, weekly routines, and additional site resources.
Open Free Resources
Free PDF Guide
Keep the printable PDF nearby if you want to continue practicing without always opening the site.
Open PDF Guide

Week 4 FAQ

Questions people often ask when finishing the course.