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Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Classes
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® (ATM®) classes utilize gentle movements and mindful awareness to change habitual movement patterns that cause pain and tension. The teacher verbally guides you through a gentle, sophisticated movement sequences which teach the body/brain new options for ease. During class you are not expected to look like the instructor! ATMs meet you where you are and access your inherent ability to improve. The aim is improved function, reduced pain, and greater ease in one's body and life. Alison is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais practitioner. Online Course with Alchemical Alignment's virtual community, Maintain Alignment. For Practitioners and Advanced Clients of Somatic Work
The theme of this Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement series is "Melting Freeze". Freeze can show up in many ways; body, mind, and heart. Classes take students through sophisticated, gentle, Feldenkrais movement sequences designed to meet and transform habitual patterns of tension and freeze, bringing freedom to one's body and life.
When: Dates TBA, January - December, 2024, break during summer. Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, EST.
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Classes, In Person For Anyone
When: Dates TBA, January - May, 2023. Thursdays, 10:00-11:15 am, and Saturdays, 8:15-9:15 am, EST.
Where: Carderock Springs Clubhouse, 8200 Hamilton Spring Court, Bethesda, MD 20817
How to register: Send payment via Zelle, Venmo, or PayPal and email Alison, alison@truenorthhealing.com Price: $110 for the series, first class free. (Reduced rate of $80 for members of the Carderock Springs neighborhood) --Zelle is: Alison Babil, email alison@truenorthhealing.com. --Venmo name is: @Alison-Babil (last four digits of phone associated with Venmo are: 3636) --PayPal link is: https://paypal.me/alisonbabil?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Discounts available for those with financial need. Email Alison.
Sounder Sleep System® Course
The Sounder Sleep System teaches simple movements designed to bring the person from an alert, wakeful state to a state of deep mental and physical rest. Developed by Feldenkrais Practitioner Michael Krugman, the Sounder Sleep System draws upon the Feldenkrais Method and ancient Chinese medicine. These easy movements can bring profound change for sleep, stress management, and quieting one's body/mind/emotions.
The Seva Stress Release is an acupressure sequence designed to bring deep relaxation and support overall well-being. Easy to learn, easy to use. Deeply impactful for stress reduction, anxiety management, and sleep improvement.
Soul Lightening Acupressure: Seva Stress Release (Self Care & Others) In Person
The Seva Stress Release is an acupressure sequence designed to bring deep relaxation and support overall well-being. The Seva acupressure sequence was developed when 9/11 occurred and used with the workers at Ground Zero. Following 9/11, he Soul Lightening Acupressure faculty created a workshop format to teach people the Seva sequence for self care and others. It has been taught in countless settings around the globe. Alison is a certified Seva instructor through Soul Lightening Acupressure. Learn the Seva Acupressure sequence for Self-Care and for Others (family, friends, clients). Two versions: Daylong, In Person, Seva for Self-Care & Others. 6 CEUs available for massage therapists and nurses.
When: TBA
Where: In person is at Potomac Massage Training Institute, in Silver Spring, MD