Special Workshops for May
The Pain Relief Secret
Friday, May 15, 10:00am-11:30am
How awesome would it be to have the skills to lower your stress and get rid of your pain at a moment’s notice? No waiting. No prolonged suffering. And you can get rid of pain without subjecting yourself to more pain! Learn how to change your “muscle memory,” reducing pain, stiffness and stress. Safe, simple and down right amazing.
This class will be done seated in chairs and on the floor.
Space is limited. $20. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
How awesome would it be to have the skills to lower your stress and get rid of your pain at a moment’s notice? No waiting. No prolonged suffering. And you can get rid of pain without subjecting yourself to more pain! Learn how to change your “muscle memory,” reducing pain, stiffness and stress. Safe, simple and down right amazing.
This class will be done seated in chairs and on the floor.
Space is limited. $20. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
UNCLENCH:
Tuesday May 26 5:30-7:00pm
Too often women are just told to tighten their pelvic floor muscles to counter pain and incontinence. Yet there is more to your pelvic floor health than just your PF! How you breathe, stand, sit, and move all impact and are effected by your PF. This class will take a global perspective of how your entire body—PF and all— should work together.
Class will be done seated, standing and on the floor.
Space is limited. $20. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Too often women are just told to tighten their pelvic floor muscles to counter pain and incontinence. Yet there is more to your pelvic floor health than just your PF! How you breathe, stand, sit, and move all impact and are effected by your PF. This class will take a global perspective of how your entire body—PF and all— should work together.
Class will be done seated, standing and on the floor.
Space is limited. $20. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Mobility Training for Neurological Disorders (Parkinson’s, MS, etc)
Friday May 22 10:00-11:30am
Since somatic movement is based on neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to rewire at any stage of life, it can also benefit folks with neurodegenerative conditions (Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s, MS, etc). Those who practice this method report it helps them with tremors, balance, stiffness, mobility, brain fog and more.
Class will be done seated in chairs, with optional standing and walking explorations.
Space is limited. $37. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All classes will meet at Think Somatics Studio, Room A-10,
inside the Folkmoot Center, 112 Virginia Ave, Waynesville, NC
Since somatic movement is based on neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to rewire at any stage of life, it can also benefit folks with neurodegenerative conditions (Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s, MS, etc). Those who practice this method report it helps them with tremors, balance, stiffness, mobility, brain fog and more.
Class will be done seated in chairs, with optional standing and walking explorations.
Space is limited. $37. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All classes will meet at Think Somatics Studio, Room A-10,
inside the Folkmoot Center, 112 Virginia Ave, Waynesville, NC
Somatics
What is Somatics?
Somatic Movement Education (developed by Thomas Hanna PhD) is an effective method to reverse pain because it gets the root of all movement; your brain!
Every movement pattern you perform — from standing up and writing your name, to playing golf or the guitar — once learned, become engrained in your body. They become part of your habitual, "autopilot" patterns. Other patterns can also become engrained. Things like repetitive motions, stress responses, injuries, surgeries, all of which can lead to chronically contracted, stiff muscles called Sensory Motor Amnesia(SMA). That’s when your brain no longer has true control of how you move and sense your body.
Somatic Movement incorporates simple, safe movement technique called pandiculating.
Pandiculations retrain your whole body to function more freely and pain-free.
Beyond the pain relief, Somatics can improve sleep, decrease stress and improve mobility.
So you can get back to living the life you love!Somatic movement classes provide a gentle, safe way to release muscle tension and pain plus lower stress and anxiety.
Most classes are done lying on the floor, but many moves can be done while seated in a chair.
Every movement pattern you perform — from standing up and writing your name, to playing golf or the guitar — once learned, become engrained in your body. They become part of your habitual, "autopilot" patterns. Other patterns can also become engrained. Things like repetitive motions, stress responses, injuries, surgeries, all of which can lead to chronically contracted, stiff muscles called Sensory Motor Amnesia(SMA). That’s when your brain no longer has true control of how you move and sense your body.
Somatic Movement incorporates simple, safe movement technique called pandiculating.
Pandiculations retrain your whole body to function more freely and pain-free.
Beyond the pain relief, Somatics can improve sleep, decrease stress and improve mobility.
So you can get back to living the life you love!Somatic movement classes provide a gentle, safe way to release muscle tension and pain plus lower stress and anxiety.
Most classes are done lying on the floor, but many moves can be done while seated in a chair.
Who’s it For?
Whether pain holds you back from enjoying your life, you're an athlete wanting to up your game, or somewhere in between, everyone can learn more about their bodies and make them function with more ease and power.
What should I expect?
Some say it’s like getting a massage from the nervous system outward. Classes generally are done on the floor, and can be done in a chair.