SUSAN CADY, M.M., C.T.C.I.  - TAI CHI for HEALTH 

3402 E. Scarborough Rd., Cleveland Hts., Ohio  44118   -   216.932.7717  -  216.408.7962  cell    -    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Training:

Tai Chi Instructor Certification, Qigong Academy - Richard Leirer, Founder Qigong
Human Life Research Foundation - Prof. Tianyou Hao, CWRU
Living Tao Foundation, Urbana, Illinois - Chungliang Al Huang
Tao Vivant, Montreal - Lise Poirier, Executive Director
Omega Institute, NY – Tai Chi Seminars

Professional Accreditation:

National Qigong Association
Qigong Academy

Degrees:

Beloit College, Wisconsin - B.A. – Comparative Literature, Voice
Cleveland Institute of Music - M.M. Voice, Valedictory Award
American Holistic Psychology Institute – Certified Trainer
College Teaching Experience: Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH – Assoc. Prof. of Music, 7 yrs

Current Teaching Assignments:

Cleveland Clinic Tai Chi Classes –

Healthwise Connection (formerly Senior Circle) – 2000 to present - for Euclid Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, South Pointe Hospital, Huron Hospital

            Cleveland Clinic Community Relations Free Classes

Main Campus - co-sponsored by American Cancer Society (105th & Euclid)

Windermere Methodist Church Sponsored by Huron Hospital (140th & Euclid)

Cleveland Clinic Rehab Assignments (patients only):

Chronic Pain Rehab Dept. - Walker Bldg.
Pulmonary Rehab -  South Pointe, Euclid Hospitals

Other Sites: – Concordia Care   -    Holden Arboretum Wellness Program

              Senior Outreach Services (79th & Quincy)    -   Beachwood Recreation Dept.

Berea Children’s Home  -  The Gathering Place (for lives touched by cancer)                      

Past Hospital Assignments:

Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative Medicine – 3 years
Euclid Hospital, In-Patient Rehabilitation – 3 years
Pain Management, S. Pointe Hosp. – Wellness Center, Chagrin Falls – 2yrs

Medical Staff Conferences & Presentations:

Cleveland Clinic Clinical Conferences- Euclid Hospital - (evaluations avail.), Spine Center - Walker Building
Metro Health Hospital - Residents in Family Medicine
University Hospitals - Residents in Family Medicine
Minority Health Month - Natural History Museum, HealthSpace
Cleveland Clinic - Universal Sisters Conference, Intercontinental Hotel
University Hospitals - Integrative Medicine Health Fair
CASE Medical School - Complementary Medicine classes w. Dr. Tanya Edwards
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Physical Therapists Training Seminars
Cleveland Clinic, Hillcrest Hospital - Women to Women Conference
Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus - Psyche Residents, Neo-Natal Nurses
NE District Ohio Physical Therapy Association - CEU credits
Dayton V.A. Hosp., Mental Health Services - Grand Rounds presenter
Health Care Professionals, Philadelphia - “Tai Chi for Older Adults"
Hillcrest Hospital – Lunch and Learn, Euclid & South Pointe - OT & PT CEU Sessions
Southwest General Hospital - Nursing Staff Lunch & Learn
Ursuline College Nursing Students

Conferences – National, International and Statewide:

National Independent Living Association, (adults & teens) Kansas City, MO
Advocacy Action: Empowering Youth to Lead (adults & teens) Durham, NC
Urania Foundation Conference, Moscow, Russia
State of Ohio Training Association, SOTA Columbus
LIFE Group – Ohio Women’s Prison at Marysville

In-service Workshops:

Stress Reduction Seminar for Legal Professionals, Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Probation Officers Training Program, Justice Center
Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation:  Staff In-services
Holistic Healing for the 21st Century, Cleveland
Whole Life Expo, IX Center, Cleveland
Library Staff In-services – Shaker Hts., Lyndhurst, Orange Village
Cleveland Sight Center – staff retreat, teens
United Church of Christ, Headquarters & class at Trinity Church, W. 25th St.
Foster Parents Training – Lorain County, Beacon Agency, Cuyahoga County
Child-Care & Social Workers Inservice – Mahoning County, OH

Community, College & Senior Services, Tai Chi Class Sites (former):

Lake County Council on Aging – 4 yrs.
Geauga County Senior Center – 3 yrs.
Springhill Villa Apts. – Seniors w/Disabilities, Western Reserve Agency on Aging
Ohio Dept. of Health – Frank J. Lausche State Office Building, Cleveland
South Euclid, Warrensville Heights, Shaker Heights, Bedford Heights
Senior Resources & Estabrook Recreation, Cleveland
Shaker Heights., Euclid, Orange Village, Mayfield Village
Helen S. Brown, E. Cleveland
Glenville Library, R.S.V.P. volunteers programs
Chagrin Falls Park, Concord Community Center (Lake County)
Notre Dame College and Motherhouse Ursuline College – class for staff & students
Cleveland YMCAs

Teens & Children:

I-Care Project w. Groundworks Dance Company – Benjamin Franklin Elem School
Cleveland Sight Center, Sickle Cell Enemia, Rap Arts Center, Clev. Hts.
Beaumont High School, “Project Love” for Kindness – Madurafest, (Gen Xers)
Cleveland Institute of Music, Young Artists & Student Forum
Collinwood High School – Creative Writing (English), Health Classes (Tai Chi)
Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation, Beachwood
MOTEP – Kidney Foundation Summer program

Business Stress Reduction @ Work:

Cleveland City Hall, Cleveland Health Dept. – Cleveland employees
Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation – staff and driver training
Galleria – sponsored by Emerald Health, Hahn, Duvin & Kahn, Erieview Tower
Nela Park GE Lighting Plant – West Law – stress reduction at work training
Anthem Blue Cross – Lunch & Learn
Qual Choice Headquarters, Beachwood
Law Firms - Jones, Day / Benesh Friedlander / Hahn, Loeser & Parks, Westlaw 

Support Groups:

Diabetes, Multiple Myeloma, Coronary, Stroke, Sicke Cell, Prostate Man to Man, Better Breathers
Pulmonary, Parkinson’s, Fibromyalgia, M.S., Colostomy, Sickle Cell Teens & Children

Soprano Soloist:

Cleveland Orchestra soloist, Severance & Blossom,
Akron & Toledo Symphonies, Fort Wayne Philharmonic,
Inauguration Mayor Campbell, 2000 w. Olivet Institutional Baptist Choir

Television Appearances:

“Everybody Can Tai Chi” – “City Lights,” Cablevision, Media One
Fox CBS Chan. 8 & WOIO Chan. 19 - AM Shows

Video/DVD:  “Every Body Can Tai Chi”

Wellness Reproductions, national distributor
Broadcast on cable TV outlets, Cleveland area