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New Somatics Drop-In Class Starting July 22, 2009 7-8PM

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This class is a great way to take your practice deeper. Customize your routines. Learn new movements for different areas of the body that can be done sitting, standing, and on the floor. Bring in your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns. Class will be held every Thursday from 7-8PM starting July 22, 2009.

Listen to Somatic Systems Institute on Antidote Radio 103.3FM on May 19!

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Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM, Steven Aronstein of Somatic Systems Institute will be interviewed about Somatics and the upcoming Somatics training program. This informal dialogue is a must listen for anyone interested in Somatics! If you are in the Western Massachusetts area then tune into 103.3 FM at 7:30PM for a live broadcast. If you are further away then please go to http://antidoteradio.com to listen to it streaming over the web.

Somatic Exercises For Runners, Dancers, Athletes Part 2: June 13, 2009 (12:00 - 2:30PM)

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Due to the success of the last Athlete workshop we had here at the Institute, we felt the need for another one! This is a perfect follow up to the last workshop in April. More sport specific exercises will be taught and the entire 15 minute warm up sequence will be the focus. Didn't come last time? Don't worry! We will still be working with beginning Somatic exercises that do not need the foundation of the first workshop. Come stop in and learn how to improve your game, reduce injury and become more aware of your body. $25 pre-paid, June 13, 2009 (12:00 - 2:30PM). Register here: http://somatics.org/events/classes/SE_Runners_Dancers_Athletes_2009_6_13

Shoulders - Somatic Drop In Class Focus for May 7, 2009

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Shoulders are the focus for this night's Somatic Exercise Drop-in Class. The class will help with shoulder issued and flexibility for students of all levels of experience. Click here to register.

Waist and Legs - Somatic Drop In Class Focus for April 30, 2009

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Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/dropin_class_2009

The Whole Back - Somatic Drop In Class Focus for April 23, 2009

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Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. This is a great way to: take your practice deeper, customize your routines, learn new movements for different areas of the body that can be done sitting, standing, and on the floor bring in your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns.

SSI's Next Professional Training Program Starts in June! Become Certified Today!

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Somatic Systems Institute is excited to announce the dates for the next Clinical Somatic Education Professional Training Program in Northampton, MA! This three-semester, 500-hour class will follow a nine-day, modular schedule. Class will meet twice per semester for nine days at a time.  The dates for the first semester are Saturday, June 20 - Sunday, June 28, 2009, and Saturday, September 19 - Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Somatics Weekly Drop-In Class (Starts April 23, 7-8PM)

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Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. Pre-register with your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/dropin_class_2009 .

Somatic Exercises For Runners, Dancers, Athletes: May 3, 2009 (10:30-1PM)

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Learn to free up your whole body for more efficient and graceful movement. Learn to find and use your body's natural shock absorbing systems in order to prevent knee, foot, hip, and back injury. Get a whole new way to approach warm-up and stretching that is safer and more effective than traditional stretching. Improve natural breathing and muscular coordination. $25 pre-paid, $30 day of. May 3, 2009 (10:30AM - 1PM)

Somatics 101 - 8 Classes Starting 3/25/09

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8 Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-7:30 PM. This series is comprised of 8 individual lessons, teaching you to release unconsciously held muscles beginning at the core of the body out to the periphery. You will also learn the "Daily Somatic Essentials", a sequence of exercises that can be done anytime, anywhere, in as little as 5 minutes, in order to maintain better flexibility, coordination, and balance, resulting in a decrease of the aches and pains commonly attributed to injury and aging. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/somatics_101_SPRINGSES2009

Whole Health Expo 2009 · March 7 & 8

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Somatic Systems Institute is proud to announce their sponsorship and participation in this years Whole Health Expo 2009, March 7 & 8, 2009, in downtown Northampton, MA. The ever-popular Whole Health Expo is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary show.

Clinical Somatics Free Clinic

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Free Somatics clinic available to the public, one day only, Saturday, January 31, 2009. If you have wanted to try Clinical Somatics or have any chronic pain, postural issues, or discomfort that you would like to try to approach from a different way, now is a good chance! This is also very helpful for dancers, athletes, or those engaged in other wellness practices to enhance those experiences.

Prime Somatic Workshops in Boulder, CO January 8 - 11, 2009

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A Special Series of Somatic Exercise Workshops in Boulder, CO at The Shambhala Center The Somatics teachings of Thomas Hanna PhD with guest teachers Jon Aronstein from Somatic Systems Institute and Mary Ann Voorhies These classes are appropriate for beginners to advanced practitioners, dancers as well as those who can barely move. The challenge of the movements is internal, so a simple movement can be approached in different ways by different people. Somatic exercises are slow, gentle and pain-free. They bring about great improvements in flexibility, coordination, bodily awareness, athletic performance, posture, chronic pain, injury, stress-management, and embodiment.

Somatic Systems Institute Graduates Somatics Professional Training Class of 2008

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Somatic Systems Institute is proud to announce the graduation and certification of the Clinical Somatic Education Professional Training Program Class of 2008 at 4:00 PM today. Graduation ceremonies are being held at the main campus in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Somatics 101 Exercise Class Starts Thursday October 23, 2008, Northampton, MA

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Come see why Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, Chiropractors, Meditators, Dancers, Doctors, Athletes, Alexander Practitioners, Yoga Teachers and laypeople alike often call Somatics the most effective, efficient, and enjoyable way to take care of themselves!!

Somatic Exercise Workshops, April 2008

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Learn to free up your whole body for more efficient and graceful movement.  Learn to find and use your body's natural shock absorbing systems in order to prevent knee, foot, hip, and back injury.  Get a whole new way to approach warm-up and stretching that is safer and more effective than treaditional stretching.  Improve natural breathing and muscular coordination.

Clinical Somatics Free Clinic

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Its that time again!! We have a limited number of slots available in our Student Clinic on Saturday March 8, 2008. If you have wanted to try Clinical Somatics or have any chronic pain, postural issues, or discomfort that you would like to try to approach from a different way, now is a good chance!

Somatics Exercise Classes Spring 2008 Schedule

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This series is comprised of 8 individual lessons, teaching you to release unconsciously held muscles beginning at the core of the body out to the periphery.  You will also learn the "Daily Somatic Essentials", a sequence of exercises that can be done anytime, anywhere, in as little as 5 minutes, in order to maintain better flexibility, coordination, and balance, resulting in a decrease of the aches and pains commonly attributed to injury and aging.

Somatic Exercises for the Shoulders, Neck, & Chest

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In this class we will learn and practice movements that target the shoulders, upper back, chest, abdomen, and neck.  As always the movements are designed to give greater relaxation, intelligence, coordination, flexibility and awareness of muscles and movement.

The Myth of Aging One-Day Workshop in Cohasset, MA

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Are you tired, achy, & inflexible even though you exercise? Do you have pesky or lingering body issues even though you do good things for your body? Learn the exercises that will help you exercise. Undo the effects of Sensory-Motor Amnesia (SMA) by restoring voluntary control to your body's neuromuscular system. This series of simple exercise patterns will change the way you live. You'll learn how to enjoy freedom from pain & enjoy more comfortable movement for the rest of your life. If you suffer from headaches, neck or shoulder pain, low back pain or sciatica, insomnia, or from discomforts often (mis)associated with the aging process Clinical Somatics can help. Don't live your life according to the Myth of Aging. Resume control of your life with Somatics.