Ann Arbor Ymca

 These classes emphasize the benefits of well organized movement and the importance of how we move so you can enjoy life with more comfort, ease, better posture, and more energy.   The workshops will teach different movement sequences that both relax and revive your whole body.  Maximize your benefit by attending all workshops!  Please bring a blanket and two towels to class.  Participants need to be able to get down to the floor (on mats) and return to standing unaided.  Age 15 and up

Relax, Restore, Reorganize Your Neck and Shoulders
Would you like to: relax your tense, overworked shoulders and remove those painful "knots"?  Restore freedom of movement to your head and neck and reduce your neck pain? Improve your flexibility "without stretching"?  Improve your posture without having to "pull you shoulders back"?

The following workshops can help with these problems.  You will learn gentle, restorative and reorganizng movements that will (1) help you reduce chronic tension in your neck and shoulders, (2) make your neck and shoulders more flexible, and (3) address teh underlying issues that lead to tension and inflexiblity.  You can choose the focus you like or maximize your benefit by attending all three sessions.

Schedule:

Feldenkrais 1 - Relax Your, Neck and Shoulders by Improving Posture: (Functional Posture) Sunday April 29, 1:00-3:30 p.m
Having better skeletal support for your head, neck and shoulders will make your head and neck free, and your shoulders and arms light and free of strain. Fee: $18 Members, $24 Community Members. For ages 15 and up.

Feldenkrais 2 - Free your Neck and Shoulders for Turning and Reaching: (Functional Turning & Reaching) Sunday, May 6 1:00-3:00 p.m.
We turn and reach many times every day.  When that turning is well-organized, your neck and shoulders will stay relaxed and you will feel a more effortless quality in your movements. Fee: Members $18, Community Members $24. For ages 15 and up

Feldenkrais 3 - Integrated Shoulders and Hips: (Functional Walking) Sunday May 20 1:00-3:00 p.m
When your shoulders are tight it can make your hips tight and vice versa.  Learn to relax your shoulders and move your hips and shoulders together for easier and more enjoyable walking. Fee: $18 Members, $24 Community Members. For ages 15 and up.

the movement sequences will be performed on the floor and in a chair.  Participants need to be able to get to the floor and rise without assistance.  Please bring a mat and three large towels to provide support for your head while lying on your back or side.