AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT ® classes
Come experience these remarkable mind-body classes that tap into the inner intelligence of your brain and nervous system. Challenge he myths that "getting tighter over time is just part of life" and "it's just the way I am". Reduce pain related to chronic tightness. Create lasting change for yourself. Find out how you too can be stronger, have more ease, be more fluid, and just plain do the things you want and love better and with more enjoyment!
Sound good??
Each Awareness Through Movement class helps you notive how you habitually move (and get stuck), and offers you ways to explore new options for movement that give you more freedom, strength and ease. Feldenkrais develops a foundation of learning and experience that makes your other activities (e.g. yoga, sports, running, martial arts, singing, playing with your kids, getting up and down and all around, etc.) easier and more effective. These classes are for everyone - athletes, actors, musicians, gardeners, hurtin' folks, and anyone who simply wants more ease and enjoyment in their daily life.
Wear comfortable clothes that you can move freely in, and c'mon out.
HAPPY HIPS, LOWER BACK, KNEES AND FEET
Mondays from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
April 15, 22, 29, and May 6, 2013
Loosen up. Find out how to be better support - through the bones - so that your muscles can ease off and work better, without strain. Got tight hips, or a sore/tight lower back? Do your knees or feet hurt when you stand or walk or do your favourite things? These classes will help you find more comfort and strength for your feet, legs and back.
RUN LIGHTLY AND FREELY - RELEASE YOUR INNER GAZELLE!
Tuesdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.
April 15, 23, 30 and May 7, 2013.
Would you like to feel lighter when you run - like a trotting horse or gazelle? Find out how to run more efficiently and effectively. Use your skeleton to let the bones do what bones do best, to give your body light, comfortable power and endurance.
LOCATION: White Swan Sanctuary (403 Lowe Street, which is the street across from the High Country Inn)
COST: $48 for each series of 4 classes
PRE-REGISTRATION is required. Maximum of 6 people per class, so sign up soon and grab a spot!
To register, phone Violet at 633-3154, or e-mail violetvanhees@fastmail.fm THANKS!
A NEW LINEUP of Feldenkrais workshops is coming soon, for October/November 2012!
If you want to be notified of the details for these workshops, e-mail me at violetvanhees@fastmail.fm and I will put you on my newsletter distribution list. Then you will get the full scoop, as soon as the info is ready to share!
In the meantime, at the bottom of this page is a list of the workshops I have offered, to give you an idea of what they might feature. If you have a special request for a particular kind of workshop, let me know! I bet you are not the only one interested in "that", and perhaps a workshop on your topic is in order!!
CUSTOMIZED WORKSHOPS
I offer a variety of Feldenkrais workshops, either at White Swan Studio (403 Lowe Street, across from the High Country Inn), or at a custom-arranged location if someone has a special request. If you would like to talke with me about setting up a workshop for a group of 4 or more people, give me at call at 633-3154 or e-mail me at violetvanhees@fastmail.fm and we can design something specific to your interests!
Below are some examples of workshops I have offered in the past, along with some comments from people about their experience working with me.
HAPPY BACKS! Find more ease, strength and support
Does your back feel tight, with less
movement than you would like for yourself and the activities you like
to do? Learn how to reduce such chronic muscular tightness, and
experience greater freedom of movement. Learn more about how to harness
your core strength effectively and without using muscles that get in
your own way, and experience for yourself what works better and provide
you with greater strength and support.
"I
really enjoyed working with you with horses and Feldenkrais. I was so
excited and relieved to finally feel comfortable that my spine is a
support and is flexible. Since being diagnosed 10 years ago with a
herniated disc between L4-L5, I have guarded my spine quite a bit. And
that guarding has affected my horseback riding in a negative way. Now,
since you worked with me doing introductory Feldenkrais, I have had a
chance to experience my spine as good support, not an injured thing. So,
it is helping me feel more comfortable riding young and inexperienced
horses. It helped a great deal when a couple of horses did U-turns on
me. I feel that my spine is my friend, not my enemy."
Linda Eddy, Nurse Practitioner, and Instructor of Nurse Practitioners at Washington State University.
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POWER UP YOUR POWERHOUSE! Discover clearer strength and power through your legs, pelvic and lower back.
Your legs, pelvic and lower back are your powerhouse: this area of your body has the biggest bones and muscles, and is designed to do the heavy work and be your foundation. Efficient use of your self transmits work through the body to your powerhouse, and back out again. Effective use of and movement in this area is the fundamental aspect of agility, coordination, strength, and power. Learn more about the biomechanics of how this works, and explore how to use your powerhouse well!
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FELDENKRAIS FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS: Release your Inner Horse!
Our bodies are built to roll forward with ease and efficiency as we walk and run. Sometimes the way you use your self gets in the way of that flow – resulting in strain and too much effort. Learn about some of the biomechanics involved, and experience for your self some greater freedom and ease of movement to help you run and walk with greater capacity and enjoyment.
"With Violet's coaching I managed to improve my uphill running technique. Now when I run uphill it is easier for each given speed, as I am straining less and thinking more. I also have been driven by the ideas of Feldenkrais to search for more movement options in my running technique. I feel that my running has become more fluid, less muscle driven, and more skeletal driven."
Louise Oram, cross country runner and member of the Canadian National Orienteering Team; represented Canada at the 2005, 2006, 2008 , 2011, 2012 World Orienteering Championships; female champion of the gruelling 2011 North Shore Knee Knackering 30 mile mountain run.
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See list of workshops that Violet offers, at the bottom of this page.
LIST OF VIOLET'S WORKSHOPS (available from time to time, or by request for a group of 4 or more people):
INTRO TO THE FELDENKRAIS® APPROACH: Feldenwhat? Feldenkrais – it rhymes with rice. Come find out and experience what this intelligent, effective approach to greater ease and improved movement is all about. (1.5 hour mini-workshop)
TIGHT HIPS? Find greater length, comfort and range of motion. Has conventional stretching still left you with tight hips? Come learn how your movement patterns affect your hips, and how you can find greater length and ease without strain. Workshop includes ideas for how to warm-up effectively without strain. (3 hours)
TIGHT NECK AND SHOULDERS? Find sweet release, and more strength! Are your neck and shoulders often tight and/or sore? Experience movements that open up this area without strain, and learn how to tap into your upper body strength more comfortably and effectively. (3 hours)
TIGHT BACK? Find more ease, strength and support. Does your back feel tight, with less movement than you would like for yourself and the activities you like to do? Learn how to reduce such chronic muscular tightness, and experience greater freedom of movement. Learn more about how to harness your core strength effectively and without using muscles that get in your own way, and experience for yourself what works better and provide you with greater strength and support. (3 hours)
CLEARER POWER AND STRENGTH - Explore what you’ve got biomechanically, and how to apply it well. Learn about and experience your base of support through your skeleton, and how that helps your muscles to be free and ready to work (rather than braced and tight). Who knew that a squat, lifting or pushing something, and striding forward with power, could feel this strong and easy! This workshop is great for athletes, people who work out, and anyone who wants good strength and power for the things you do in life. (3 hours)
POWER UP YOUR POWERHOUSE! Discover clearer strength and power through your legs, pelvis and lower back. Your legs, pelvis and lower back are your powerhouse: this area of your body has the biggest bones and muscles, and is designed to do the heavy work and be your foundation. Efficient use of your self transmits work through the body to your powerhouse, and back out again. Effective use of and movement in this area is a fundamental aspect of agility, coordination, strength and power. Learn more about the biomechanics of how this works, and explore how to use your powerhouse well! (3 hours)
FELDENKRAIS FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS: Release your Inner Gazelle!
Our bodies are built to roll forward with ease and efficiency as we walk and run. Sometimes the way you use your self gets in the way of that flow – resulting in strain and too much effort. Learn about some of the biomechanics involved, and experience for your self some greater freedom and ease of movement to help you run and walk with greater capacity and enjoyment! (3 hours)
TIGHT HAMSTRINGS? Lengthen and Learn – Lessons for Hamstring Health
My hamstrings are tight, my hamstrings get sore a lot! Sound familiar? These notoriously tight muscles can become long and mobile again - without strain! Discover easier movement, less strain, bigger range of motion - for your hamstrings, and all of you! (3 hours)
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