sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðeɪ ˈæskt ðæt ʃiː tˈiːtʃ ɐ klˈæs æt ðə kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi kˈoːɹt ɐpˈɑːɹtmənts, ænd ɪt wʌz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz klˈæsᵻz ðæt ʃiː nˈoʊɾɪst hɜː stˈuːdənts, ˈeɪdʒd sˈɛvənti tə nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, wɜː hˌævɪŋ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wɪð bˈæləns, koʊˈɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd fɐtˈiːɡ, ænd ʃiː bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐdˈæpt ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm baɪ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ ðə tʃˈɛɹ.
Soon after they asked that she teach a class at the Canterbury Court apartments, and it was during these classes that she noticed her students, aged 70 to 95, were having difficulties with balance, coordination and fatigue, and she began to adapt the program by introducing the chair.