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Prime Somatic Workshops in Boulder, CO
January 8 - 11, 2009
The Shambhala Center · Boulder, CO
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"Somatic Exercises can change how we live our lives, how we
believe that our minds and bodies interrelate, how powerful we think we
are in controlling our lives, and how responsible we should be in
taking care of our total being."
--Thomas Hanna
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!!
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A Special Series of Somatic Exercise Workshops in Boulder, CO at The Shambhala Center The Somatics teachings of Thomas Hanna PhDwith 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. |
Thursday January 8, 4 - 7 PM
Principles, Foundations, and Techniques of Somatic Education
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Course for Bodyworkers, PT's, Chiropractors, Nurses, Trainers, Somatic
Therapists, Yogis, Movement Educators and those very interested in
health care and movement. Friday January 9, 4 - 7 PMSomatic Exercises for Athletes, Dancers Runners (and regular people too!)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 static stretching. Improve natural breathing, muscular
coordination, efficiency, and useable strength. Get over some of the
limitations that you may have by working smarter, not harder. Create a
solid foundation on which to build on. Also great for "non" athletes! Saturday January 10, 9 - 11 AMSomaYoga: the Easy, Elegant, Accessible "Yoga of the West"A blend of gentle restorative Hatha yoga , Prime Somatics, meditation and quiet spirituality. COME AND NOURISH BODY AND SOUL.
Saturday January 10, 11:30 - 12:45 PM
Somatics: The Warmup for LifeThis class will teach a basic daily
routine that can be practiced everyday. Based on Hanna's Cat Stretch,
what we call Daily Somatic essentials, this routine begins at the
center of the body and moves out towards the periphery . No
stretching, no pain, just results, relaxation, flexibility, and
bodily-intelligence. Saturday January 10, 2 - 5 PMThe Myth of Aging: Parts 1-4Learn
the most simple, profound, and efficient way to manage back pain,
general tension, aches, pains, injuries, and repetitive stress. Also
learn greater body awareness, gracefulness, coordination, moving from
center, and improve breathing and stress management. A
great class for beginners as well as Yogis, meditators, athletes,
dancers, martial artists, and body-workers. This class deals primarily
with gaining greater awareness, intelligence, relaxation, and
efficiency of the musculature of the torso: back, abdomen and chest,
waist and ribs, and twisting of the spine. Sunday January 11, 1 - 4 PMSomatic Exercises for Freedom of the Neck, Shoulders, Chest and Back
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. Great
for those with pain, limited range of motion, postural changes or those
who wish to feel greater awareness, increase breathing, and enhance
wellness. The movements are done at your own pace with respect for
your own limits and therefore can be applied to all levels of
experience. These classes are both relaxing and invigorating! Participants
will leave with skills that they can apply anytime, anywhere to help
with pain, for daily maintenance, and to warm up for exercise/dance.
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Please visit the website for more information on each class and for registration information.
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As seen on national television programs including Women's Entertainment Television (WE tv), Somatics helps you...
- Move More Comfortably
- Increase Flexibility
- Enjoy More Energy
- Manage Stress
- Increase Awareness
- Improve Athletic Abilities, Yoga, Dance, Martial Arts
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movements are slow, gentle, and appropriate for all ages and skill
levels. Somatics can help people recovering from injury, as well as
athletes interested in learning how to better care for their bodies and
minimize injury. |
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somatics.org
To Register:
or email
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Somatics Helps:
Pain Relief
Flexibility
Wellness
Athletics
Dance
Yoga
Martial Arts
Meditation
Posture
Kinesiology
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Somatic Systems Institute32 Masonic StNorthampton, MA 01060413-586-2555877-586-2555[email protected]
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