Pat Griffith's Biography:

- Tai Chi Chuan certified instructor since 1997

- American Therapeutic Recreation Assocation (ATRA) 2023 Individual Citation Award

- American Tai Chi and Qigong Association - Certified Tai Chi Instructor (Level III)

- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Senior Fitness Specialist 

- Golden Heart Senior Fitness

- Working With Older Adults: Health Challenges That Can Help

- Reiki 1

- CPR & First Aid Certified

- Southern California Association of Activity Professionals (SCAAP) presenter and vendor

- Have taught at over 50 senior living facilities (55 and over, independent, retirement, assisted, dementia, skilled nursing, convalescent, home health care, adult day care and post acute rehab)

- Have worked with 10 national senior living corporations

- New Jersey Activity Professionals Association (NJAPA) presenter

- National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) presenter

- Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA) presenter

- Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) presenter

- Colorado Health Care Association (CHCA) presenter

- American Society on Aging (ASA) presenter

- Ohio Health Care Association/Ohio Centers for Assisted Living (OHCA/OCAL) presenter

- Therapeutic Recreation Association of Suffolk County (TRASC) presenter

- Bay Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (BATRA) presenter

- California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS) presenter

- Activity Directors of Missouri (ADAM) - presenter

- Leisure Practitioners Association of British Columbia (LPABC) presenter

- Therapeutic Recreation in Motion presenter

- Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) presenter

- Ohio Recreational Therapy Association (ORTA) presenter

- VA Northern Indiana Health Care System presenter

- American Therapeutic Recreation Association presenter (ATRA)

- International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) presenter

- New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association presenter (NJEPA-TRA)

- Georgia Therapeutic Recreation Association (GTRA) presenter

- Southeast Recreational Therapy Symposium (SRTS) presenter

- Newfoundland and Labrador Therapeutic Recreation Association (NLTRA) presenter

- Recreational Therapist of Indiana (RTI) presenter

- North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association (NCRTA) presenter

- Nova Scotia Therapeutic Recreation Association (NSTRA) presenter

- Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation presenter

- Utah Recreation Therapy Association (URTA) presenter

- Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association (IITRA) presenter

- Washington State Association of Activity Professionals (WSAAP) presenter

- Therapeutic Recreation Symposium for the Southwest (TRSSW) presenter 

- Oklahoma Recreational Therapy Association (ORTA) presenter 

- Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) Therapeutic Recreation Institute presenter

- Northeast Dupage Special Recreation Association (NEDSRA) presenter

To purchase a DVD or tee shirt, schedule a class, or Instructor Certification, please contact Pat Griffith:

Phone: (760) 390-8019

Email: chairchi@gmail.com