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The Feldenkrais Method is a remarkable, quick, and effective way to alleviate muscular tension and discomforts.
James Rice, M.D.
Essentials of Well Organized Movement
An Intensive Program
Whether you have stiffness, pain, or balance problems, or if you just want to increase your flexibility and strength, this program will help. Better organized movement will help you perform better in your chosen sports or activities and it will help you counter the effects of aging no matter how old you are.
Poorly organized movement has a multitude of causes - injury, stress, habitual action, a faulty exercise program - and results in lower mental and physical performance.
Well organized movement results in less stiffness and pain and better balance and performance.
Movement originates in the brain. The brain controls movement and so, to improve movement, changes must occur in the brain. Under the right conditions, the brain is capable of forming 1.8 million new connections per second. The facilitation of these conditions is at the heart of the Anat Baniel Method and is the basis of this program.
This is not an exercise program. You will not stretch or build muscles but you will experience the remarkable capacity of your brain to create new patterns and possibilities and reach new levels of well being, stamina and vitality.
Six movement lessons will be taught over a two week period. Although instruction will be given verbally, class size will be small to allow for some hands on guidance. Theoretical aspects will be discussed and materials will be included for use at home.
Enrollment will limited to four for each series.Cost is $130
The program will be run on two schedules:
Schedule A will be held at 8:00AM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, March 23rd through April 2nd.
Schedule B will be held at 5:00PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, March 23rd through April 2nd.
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Free Children's Clinic
A free clinic for children with special needs will be held in Black Mountain, NC on Saturday May 15th, 2010. Click here for more information. You may also wish to sign up for our newsletter on the left of this page in order to receive email notification of news and events.
Awareness Through Movement Classes
Easy and comfortable movement lessons that improve power, flexibility, balance, and energy. Eliminate pain, stiffness, mental sluggishness, and emotional rigidity. Ongoing, join anytime.
Thursdays 10:30AM at Cheshire Fitness Center, Black Mountain. Free to members, $12 for non members (includes use of club's facilities for the day).
Workshops
The following workshops have recently been held for the public and are now available for your work or social group. They can be held at your location or ours. Please call 828 423 3173 or email for further information.
Healthy Backs
Over 80% of Americans suffer from back pain at some point during their lives. 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.
In this three hour workshop participants will discover new, easy, safe and powerful ways to move their backs. Those participants suffering from back pain will discover the path to overcoming their pain and limitations.
Comfortable Necks & Shoulders
“It’s a pain in the neck” and “shouldering the burden” are just two of many expressions that may have found their way into our language because of the discomfort many people feel in these areas. Life does not have to be this way. You don’t have to continue to suffer with a stiff neck or a sore shoulder. This workshop is designed to teach you how to move more smoothly and easily in ways that promote comfort in your neck and shoulders. Afterwards you may well find that you have less of a burden to shoulder and that things are no longer a pain in the neck!
Easy Hands & Arms
Whatever you do with your hands - play an instrument, make things, or use a computer, this workshop is for you. We all use our hands all day, every day, and we can all learn to use them better.
This workshop consists of a selection of movement lessons designed to increase the mobility of your hands for smoother, easier and more comfortable dexterity. Great for anyone with discomfort in the hands, fingers or wrists. Perfect for anybody who wants to improve the use of their hands for work, art, music or other activities.
Upcoming Workshops
The following workshops are planned for the second half of the year. More details will be posted later or may email for more information:
1. For the improvement in function of hips and hamstrings.
2. Concentrating on posture, both when standing and when sitting.
3. Focusing on walking - how to walk more comfortably, with more balance and less effort.
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