"Whatever your resolutions for 2009, classes and lessons in the Feldenkrais Method can help you to be clear and efficient in the actions you choose to take. When you improve movement, you also improve your thinking, feeling, and sensing. It's hard to imagine something that's not included under that short list." Somaquest
Want to know more about Feldenkrais and its benefits? We have lots of ways for you to learn more:
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Stretch Your Life Workshops
Pelvic Power and Low Back
This workshop is gear toward pelvic floor and low back concerns.
Create more awareness, strength and movement in the pelvic floor and back
You will learn
• why you have some concerns .
• how to change those patterns that create your concerns
• how to work your core muscles
•This will improve golf, tennis, running or other sport
• Bring empowering awareness to your life
• Moving with confidence and ease
• You will take these skills away with you
• You will learn how very slow, small movements gets the brains attention.
Join Karen and through movement learn or re-learn how to think, move and feel like your authentic self
Cost $20 May 27, 2009 from 8:30-10pm
A Leg To Stand On:
Find Your Perfect Posture
Some of us need a strong standing leg professionally, all of us need the confidence and ease that comes from standing well. Learn how to create new ways to stand by accessing the neuroplasticity of the brain as we discover the freedom and power available when our legs are truly underneath us.
Cost $20 May 27, 2009, 6:45 - 8:15pm
Better Bones
If you suffer from 'Osteoporosis', learn how moving through your bones will help create a lightness in your step and strength in a way that makes movement very easy and eloquent. We will be exploring movements from the Bones for Life training that you can do at home or on the road to increase the way you use yourself and your skeleton. These movements will increase blood flow, which is one of the missing ingredients in creating bone density!
Cost $20 June 3, 2009 from 7-8:30
Stretch Your Life Healthy Neck
and Shoulder Workshop
Neck and shoulder pain, strain and limitation are the most common disorders after back pain. Repetitive motion injury is common among computer users, musicians, athletes and others.Almost all adults experience stiffness and limitation in the movement of their neck and shoulders.Neck pain can easily be chronic, is often slow to diminish, can return with the smallest of exertions.
Cost $20 May 6, 2009 from 7-8:30
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement ® Now available in Kitchener!
The Canadian Alpine ski team and the Ontario Womens ski team are now doing Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons to improve their sport. Watch this 10 minute clip for more information! Learn how Feldenkreis helps you clarify your mind and your movements.
Stretch Your Life
Pelvic Power and Low Back Workshop
Watch for our next date soon.
Back pain is often slow to diminish and can return with the smallest of exertions. In addition, most people have great limitations in the way they move and use their back, even when free of pain. Through innovative movement lessons, this workshop will quickly and easily improve your quality of life.
Exercise: Improve Balance and strengthen the pelvic floor muschles.
Stand with your heels together, toes apart. Keep the heels together as you come up on your toes. Think of a string from your heels to your head.
Slowly bend your knees while you keep the length in your spine.
Lower your heels to the floor then straighten the legs. Heels remain together the whole time. Repeat 3 x.
Reverse: Start with your heels together and on the floor, toes apart. Bend the knees and lift the heels off the floor, keeping the heels together. Straighten the legs then place the heels back on the floor. Remember to keep the spine long and shoulders soft. Repeat 3 x.
Our Goals: To make a positive difference in the lives of people who choose to live a healthier lifestyle. To provide convenient, quality products and service. To assist with vitality in life, with less pain and strain and to see others develop self awareness. To teach others to achieve their mind, body and spirit connection.
Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, Awareness Through Movement®, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner(cm), and Friends of Feldenkrais(sm) are service marks of the FELDENKRAIS GUILD® of North America.
