Suffolk AME is proud of the work our members do to help better the community both on and off the clock! Suffolk County Department of Health Services Public Health Educator and Certified Tai Chi Instructor, Linda Bohman is hard at work managing and organizing Tai Chi classes that a free and open to the community!

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View a list of all classes, dates, and locations by clicking here.

‍Planned in collaboration with Suffolk County's Office of Minority Health, classes have been scheduled at the Islip Town Senior Centers in Ronkonkoma, East Islip, West Islip, and Oakdale, as well as the Wyandanch Senior Center in the Town of Babylon. Classes will also be held at the Center Moriches Library.

• Ronkonkoma Senior Center | Monday: 10:30 - 11:30 AM | January 9, 23, 30 & Feb. 6 and 27

• East Islip Senior Center (Joyce Fitzpatrick Senior Center) | Tuesday: 9 - 10 AM | January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 & Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28• West Islip Senior Center | Tuesday: 10:30 - 11:30 AM | January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 & Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28

• Center Moriches Library | Tuesday and Thursday: 12:30 - 1:30 PM | March 2 – April 27

• Wyandanch Senior Nutrition Center | Thursday: 10:30 - 11:30 AM | January 5 – April 27

• Oakdale Senior Center | Thursday: 12:15 - 1:15 PM | January 5 – February 23

As part of a collaboration with Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Northwell Health's Peconic Bay Medical Center Hospital in Riverhead, classes have been set in to take place in Riverhead, Bayshore, and Central Islip.

• Riverhead Free Library | Tuesday and Thursday | 2 - 3 PM | February 2 – April 27

• Central Islip Public Library | Tuesday and Thursday: 4 - 5 PM | May 2 – June 29

• Central Islip Public Library | Friday: 2 - 3 PM | January 6, 13, 20, and 27

• Northwell’s South Shore University Hospital | Tuesday and Thursday | 4 - 5 PM | January 5 – March 23

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Virtual Offerings: Planned in partnership with Stony Brook Trauma Center, Virtual Zoom Tai Chi classes for Fall Prevention are open to anyone, programs are free but must be registered for in advance. Participants can also arrange a Zoom practice session to check their setup before the first day of class. Email Kristi.Ladowski@StonyBrookMedicine.edu to get connected to student support. All support is free, and no cost. To learn more and register for Zoom Tai Chi, click here.

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‍Suffolk AME offers our thanks to member Linda Bohman for helping our friends, neighbors, and loved ones throughout Suffolk County embrace Tai Chi and all of its many associated health benefits.