All of our teachers have been trained by the Tai Chi Club and have a minimum of 5 years of training. Teachers must attend a minimum of 1 or 2 workshops per year that are organized by Tai Chi Club.

Helga was born in Germany and has spent most of her career working for various hotel services in Europe and Canada.  It is this career that not only brought her to Canada, but also allowed her to work with the public.  Helga wanted a way to get fit and healthy that was kind to the body. She heard about Tai Chi and how it conditions the body and the mind using flowing, mindful and precise movements. This interested her so she set out to learn more and in the late ‘90s began her search for a Tai Chi school in the Montreal area.  In 1997, she met Master Chui Lap Kan and his team, was impressed by his knowledge of the art, and decided to begin her Tai Chi with the master.  Master Chui and his daughter, now Master Grace, noticed Helga’s dedication early on, and helped her develop the skills she would need to succeed.
Since then, Helga has given many demonstrations of Tai Chi in Canada and China, and she has participated in numerous seminars and workshops given by Masters Dong Chen Zhen and Alex Dong.  She was a Tai Chi teacher’s assistant for a few years, and became a teacher in 2005.  A major highlight occurred in November 2006, when she attended the Tung Ying Kit International Gathering in Hong Kong.
Her primary goal as a teacher is to share her knowledge of Tai Chi Chuan, Yang style, to those who seek it, and to demonstrate the benefits of the art.  Helga learned from her lifelong work with the public that patience, simplicity and empathy are key to ensuring her students get the most from her lessons. Helga believes that it is important for practitioners to show respect for the traditional aspects of Tai Chi, as this more than anything, demonstrates appreciation to the masters who created this beautiful martial art.

Irene Ho started to learn the art of Tai Chi Yang style in 1983 in Hong Kong. After she moved to Montreal in 1991, she continued her training of Yang style and has learned other forms of Tai Chi and Qi Gong with several teachers.
In 2016, Irene completed a teacher training course for Ba Duan Jin at the Institut de Qi Gong du Québec, and she regularly attends seminars led by associations such as the International Health Qi Gong Federation.
In 2017, Irene joined the Tai Chi Club – Chui Lap Kan where she has learned Yang style taught by Sifu Grace Chui, under the lineage of Tung Ying Chieh and Chui Lap Kan. As she aims to deepen her practice, she regularly participates in Tai Chi workshops conducted by Master Alex Dong and Sifu Grace Chui.
In 2019, her passion motivated her to seek further teacher training for Tai Chi Yang style 24 form at Long Tou Shan school in Yangshuo, China where she also deepened her training of Tai Chi with fan.
In December 2023, Irene successfully fulfilled the necessary requirements and criteria to be granted the title of Certified Teacher at Tai Chi Club. In addition, it is always with great enthusiasm that she shares her passion when she teaches Tai Chi and Qi Gong.

Jacques Boutin was certified as a teacher for the Tai Chi Club in 2022 completing the requirements of the Club. He always follows improvement workshops with Sifu Grace Chui over the years.
More than 30 years ago, while looking for a way to know himself better and feel better in his body, Jacques experienced Tai Chi for the first time. Having had a rather sedentary job and participating in multiple activities and intense sports, the practice of Tai Chi and Qi Gong allowed him to recover his health, combined with appropriate professional treatments. It is for these reasons that he hopes to introduce this ancient martial art to his students.
Over the years, Jacques discovered the art of consciously directing his attention in his actions, as well as moving in a relaxed and balanced manner. In his search for well-being, he also followed several seminars and training in personal development and the mastery of subtle energy.

Born in Madagascar and moving to Canada in 1972 to pursue a professional career in aeronautics, Jacques Descarrega discovered the martial arts and more specifically the discipline of judo, where he obtained his black belt.
In 2016, he became interested in Tai Chi and joined the Tai Chi Club – Chui Lap Kan under the direction of Sifu Grace Chui. Jacques quickly understood the deeper meaning of Tai Chi, the mind guiding the Qi to generate action. For him, Tai Chi is the mastery of body and mind.
Jacques attended workshops with Masters Sifu Grace and Alex Dong to deepen his knowledge and understanding of Tai Chi. He is particularly interested in classes and workshops with weapons, including sabres, swords and sticks.
Successfully passing all criteria of Tai Chi Club, he becomes a certified teacher in December 2023, his greatest pleasure is to share his experience and passion for Tai Chi with students and friends so that they can reap its benefits.

Linda Chénard has always searched for inner peace and well-being. From a very young age, her relentless pursuit of inner harmony led her to practice a number of disciplines, including meditation, yoga, breathing exercises and various healing workshops.

In 2015, Linda discovered Tai Chi and Qi Gong, bringing a happy change in her life: She gained access to a new way of working with Chi, the Energy. This vibrant discovery led her to become more deeply rooted in herself, simultaneously bringing a new form of balance. Her personal journey led her to Sifu Grace Chui and the Tai Chi Club, and she became involved in the Club’s activities. In 2021 having completed the criteria required by Tai Chi Club, she successfully passed and was certified as Tai Chi Club teacher.

Linda took a Qi-gong class with Master Chen Lisheng at Mont Wudang, China. She has also regularily taken workshops with Masters Grace Chui and Alex Dong. As well as practicing with weapons such as sabres, swords and sticks, she has a keen interest in Push Hands. Her greatest desire is to share her wonderful experience of Tai Chi with her students and friends, so that they too can appreciate its great power and immeasurable benefits.

Lyne started learning Tai Chi in the fall of 2012 with Sifu Grace Chui and Sylvain Deschênes, co-founder of the club. From the first lessons she appreciated the discipline of this martial art. She believes that Tai Chi allows the refocusing and harmonizing of body and mind. Over the years the body becomes more flexible and the movements allow for the connection to and development of inner strength. Tai Chi is now a vital need in her life, her lifestyle.
She practices the Yang form, Hao form, push hands, FaJin, sword, saber, sticks and Qi Gong.
Lyne was certified as a Tai Chi teacher in 2023 fulfilling the requirements of the Tai Chi Club.

Nicole discovered Tai Chi in the early 1990s. She joined the Tai Chi Club in 2012. She practices several forms, including saber, sword, double sticks and Push Hands. She has taken several advanced classes with Sifu Grace and Master Alex Dong. In 2018, she travelled to Wudang in China to study Qi Gong with Master Chen Chen Lisheng.  

In May 2019, Nicole met the requirements and criteria to become a certified teacher at Tai Chi Club. Her deepest wish when she teaches, is to give back to the students all that she has received throughout her years of training.