Our Story
Serkalem “Serki” Abdi born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia raised in the States has always had a passion for health and fitness. She first started her journey when she accepted a full-ride scholarship to George Mason University and majored Exercise Science and minored Psychology. After graduating Cum Laude from GMU, Serki perused Physical Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania. A few years later, Serki returned to Virginia and continued her therapy-focused education by completing a massage therapy program. She then became a licensed massage therapist and began practicing at a chiropractic office based in the DMV. After almost a year at the chiropractic office, Serki launched HighKey Balance to help individuals reach a new and ''heightened'' level of balance by promoting physical and massage therapy as viable options to increase performance and decrease stress and injuries. Serki’s client base include but not limited to bodybuilders, crossfitters, professional football and basketball players, college athletes and coaches and professional ballet dancers.
Serki specializes in Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Massage and Swedish Massage, Lymphatic Drainage and SportStretch Therapy. SportStretch Therapy is a floor-mat based routine that consists of both actively and passively stretching a client. It can be done as individual treatment or integrated into the end of a massage or workout. It consists of combinations of techniques: Thai Massage, Compression, Active Isolated Stretching (AIS), Ashiatsu, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) and Traction and various Myofascial techniques.
Serki continues to provide the most effective services by seeking continued education courses to further her knowledge and continue to mold her craft. Serki believes in providing a customized therapeutic work to each one of her clients according to their needs and goals of body maintenance, recovery, rejuvenation or simply for relaxation. Her clients very much appreciate her work and highly recommend it to their family and friends.