The Oriental Healing Arts Association, (OHAA), is a non-profit, 501(c) (3) corporation

located at 298 Main Street in Plaistow, New Hampshire formed in 2006. The primary mission is the

advancement of education and science through high quality teaching of the wellness activities of Tai Chi

to seniors at Senior Centers and other group settings in the Northeast. By doing these

activities, we address the physical, mental and social needs of this growing demographic

and therefore improve their quality of life and reduce their health care costs thereby

reducing government burden. Funding thru grants enables OHAA to deliver this service

at low cost or no cost to our clients and pay high quality instructors a fair wage.

An OHAA pilot program back in 2002 has evolved to our trademake program called "Senior Friendly Tai

Chi™ & Senior Safe Tai Chi™. OHAA insures high quality and safety to their clients by providing

extensive training of our instructors. All instructors must serve a minimum of 100 hours as an assistant

instructor under the supervision of a master instructor before they are allowed to teach on their own.

All instructors are First Aid & CPR trained and some are certified to use AED’s. These

facts set OHAA apart from typical independent contractors for which there are no

standards.