Studies show that balance, flexibility, and strength training not only improve mobility; they also reduce the risk of falling. Most older adults to not exercise regularly, and 35 percent of people over the age of 65 do not participate in any physical activity. This lack of appropriate movement and exercise only makes it more difficult for individuals to recover after a fall. Many people are afraid of falling again and reduce their physical activity even more.

The Power Balance Program is a multi-dimensional customized program that keeps your head up and your feet on the ground. We utilize tried and true fundamental balance and relaxation principles from Eastern and Western modalities and movement arts such as chi-gong, tai-chi, yoga, strength training, Bagua Kung Fu and dance, and Pilates. The goal is to improve balance and whole body movement so that every movement and step creates balance and integration. We teach adults mindful balanced coherent movement based on real life activites in daily life. As one senior put it, quality of life is "being able to do what I want to do when I want to do it." The Power Balance Program helps make that possible.

The History of Chi-Hab

In 2005, Dr. Ann Cotter of the Mind Body Institute at the Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, hired Chi-Hab co-founder Keith Thomas to implement a tai-chi/chi-gong program for patients in a rehab environment--five days a week and one hour per session. With partner Rebecca, Keith observed 80 patients over a period of about a year. In the beginning, patients presented with problems including joint replacement, severe trauma, stroke, and some cancers.

Over time, patients reported better sleep, enhanced mood, better pain management, and faster healing, while relying less on medications.These remarkable results were the inspiration for Chi-Hab, a name that comes from the word "chi," which means energy, and "hab," or the rehabilitative potential that these methods can bring.

Like other practices involving "chi," Chi-Hab focuses on opening the energy pathways of the body through simple movement. This process of opening blockages and reviving stagnant energy improves circulation and blood flow to the areas that need to heal.