Health & Fitness
Looking for some help in leading a healthier lifestyle? A little excercise and knowledge can go a long way, and so will a good massage. Put our fitness and health programs to work for you. Come alone or bring a friend and discover how much fun you can have getting healthier or easing those daily aches and pains. Click on the following links for more information.
Fitness
405 - 406 - 407 – Zumba Programs
Zumba is a mix of body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps like the merengue, salsa, cumbia, mambo, samba, and flamenco as well as other dances from around the world including hip hop and belly dance. The dances are set to toe tapping, hip swiveling, arm swinging, high energy Latin music that just makes you want to get up and move.
Each program meets once a week on Mondays, from 6 - 7p, for 6 weeks.
407-F12 begins Jan 14, $42
406-S13 begins Mar 11, $42
407-S13 begins May 6, $42
412 - 413 - 414 Kripalu Yoga - the Yoga of Compassion
For health and well-being for your body and spirit, this is the class for you. Classes begin with warm-up movements and breath awareness to prepare you for yoga postures. The heart of each class is a sequence of postures that stretch, strengthen, and balance your body. Each class ends with deep relaxation and meditation. Class levels for this session range from gentle to moderate. Bring bottled water and a yoga mat to class. Visit www.kripalu.org for more information on this style of yoga.
Instructor, Lisa Cohen, has been practicing yoga for more than 12 years and was recently awarded a 200-hour yoga teacher certification from Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Mass. Lisa has a special interest in working with diverse populations, guiding the yoga experience for people that might not think of themselves as "traditional yogic practitioners". Kripalu Yoga is a conscious practice of physical yoga postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques for integrating body, mind, and spirit. The 200-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher training, which conforms to the national standards of the Yoga Alliance, provides Lisa with a solid foundation in the technical skills needed to teach yoga safely and effectively.
Devarshi Steven Hartman, Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, says, “Graduates of the program are in great demand for their in-depth knowledge, clear instruction, intuitive insights into each student’s needs, and ability to guide students to the experience of knowing the Self, which is the true essence of yoga.” Kripalu, a nonprofit educational organization, is the largest yoga and holistic health retreat center in North America.
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Each program meets once a week on Wednesdays, from 7 - 8:30p, for 6 weeks.
412 begins Feb 6, $60
413 begins Mar 27, $60
414--PLEASE NOTE: 5 Wednesdays only begins May 15, $50
Dance Programs
442 Beginners' Ballroom Dancing Follow this link for details
444 Latin Rythms - Beginner Salsa and Cha Cha Follow this link for details
446 Bellydance for Beginners Follow this link for details
Health
427 and 428 – Relaxation Foot Reflexology Workshops
Reflexology is a form of therapeutic bodywork practiced for centuries by the Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian cultures. Reflexology is founded on the principle that there are points on the feet that affect every organ, gland, and tissue of the body. Stimulating these points or reflexes properly can help to relieve many health problems. This 5-hour hands-on course provides an understanding of the principles of reflexology and foot reflexology application techniques that effectively can relieve stress, calm the stomach, eliminate constipation, and provide relief from sinuses and respiratory congestion. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to give a mini-reflexology session to babies, children, and adults. Please wear comfortable clothing, have very short fingernails (no nail showing above the finger lines), and bring a pillow and sheet. Expect to practice hands-on techniques with a partner.
Instructor, Helen Chin Lui, is a certified Reflexologist and certified Energy Medicine Practitioner. She is the founder and owner of the Healing Place in Medfield. She specializes in helping clients find relief from digestive disorders. For more information about her services, please visit www.healingplacemedfield.com.
2 Sessions, Mon and Tue, 6:30-9:00, $100
427 - Gastrointestinal and Relaxation Foot Reflexology Workshop - Mar 18 and 19
428 – Respiratory and Sinuses Relief Foot Reflexology Workshop - Mar 11 and 12
430 – 431 - Massage
Come and learn some simple yet effective techniques to relieve sore shoulders and back or hands and feet that have worked all day or that ache from chronic pain. Timeless and universal, massage therapy offers numerous health and therapeutic benefits. Relaxation massage, tension relief, and some pain reducing techniques are included. Wear comfortable clothing. Bring a yoga matt or blanket and a twin size pillow for floor work for back and shoulders. For the hands and feet class, please bring 3 hand towels. Each one night workshop is taught by Karleen Kenney, a 2004 Bancroft School of Massage Therapy Graduate.
Each one night workshop meets on Monday, from 6 - 8p
430 - Massage for Back and Shoulders, Mar 4, $35
431 - Massage for Hands and Feet, Mar 11, $35
432- Body Magical: A Practical Guide to Energy Medicine and Energetic Self Care
According to Dr. Oz, energy medicine is the future of medicine. It is also very much the “past and the present," as people in countless cultures around the world have known for centuries. Each one of us is so much more than the physical body we can see, feel, and touch. We each exist within a magnificent web of energy systems that we can move, manage, and balance to optimize our wellness. This class identifies the major systems of your “energy body,” their functions, and how to manage them for better health. You will learn simple steps to boost your immune system and your metabolism every day. You will learn how and why stress impacts our bodies and how to counteract it at the root-cause level using simple techniques. You will take away tips for managing such issues as pain, headaches, and gastro-intestinal distress before running to your medicine cabinet. Most importantly, you will learn a daily routine that can be done in less than 5 minutes and that will change your health from the inside out. You are your one and only best partner for getting to your best state of true wellness. Taking care of your physical body is only half of the story. Come learn about the other half. Bring water to class.
Instructor, Pam Aronson is the founder and owner of "Body Magical" Energy Coaching says, "You can fish for them, or you can teach them to fish." Pam enjoys teaching people to fish. She loves to empower people to "create their own true wellness from the inside out." Pam's entry into the world of energy coaching was serendipitous. When the global economic collapse hit in force, Pam--who was then a project manager in a local corporation--was asked to manage the first general layoff the company had ever faced. It was a sad and stressful time for everyone involved, and the work was complex. People close to her kept asking: "How are you staying so calm in the face of so much stress? Why aren't you getting sick like the rest of us"? She shared that it was due to a 5-minute energy balancing routine called the "Eden Daily Routine" she did every day. Pam immediately had a target audience for teaching the routine, without ever having looked for it. She began to get amazing, unsolicited testimonials from stressed-out, wired-and-tired employees. As her passion for this work grew, Pam registered for the Eden Energy Medicine Certification Program, from which she graduated after two years of study. The name "Body Magical" came to Pam based on the response she often gets when she begins to do this work with people. Invariably, at some point early on, they claim "It's like magic!" Pam's response is always the same: "It's not magic, but it IS magical. And it's ALL about energy." And, by the way, it is SO MUCH FUN.
3 Sessions, Tue., 6:30-9, DELAYED Call 508-528-5400 for start date, $125
433 – Becoming a Reiki Practitioner - USUI Level 1
Do you feel you’ve had a “calling” to start your healing and/or spiritual journey, but have no idea how or where to start? People everywhere are searching for well-being, meaning, purpose, peace, fulfillment, abundance, health, and happiness. In this workshop you will receive a Reiki I attunement, explore various aspects of spirituality, and develop your own innate intuitive skills.
Reiki Level I is a simple yet profound healing technique that can be learned by anyone who has been called to the path of healing. Reiki Level One requires no special invocation or alteration of your thinking process to “turn on the flow” of Reiki. By simply placing your hands and opening your heart to love, you will automatically turn on the healing energy. In addition to the Reiki One attunement, this 3 session program will cover the history, theory, and practice of Reiki. Other topics include hand placements, what to do when you are being "called, guided meditations, the power of proper breathing, and the use of the power of intention. You will practice using the power of "being in the moment", eliminating and clearing negative energy, keeping yourself grounded and your spirits uplifted, amplifying positive energy, tapping into universal wisdom (spirit guides and angels, and connecting to the wisdom within yourself. Discussions, guided meditations, and group exercises will help develop your healing, intuitive, and spiritual abilities. Participants will walk away with skills to help heal their own and others’ physical pain.
Instructor: Helen Chin Lui, Usui Reiki Master, Certified Reflexologist and Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner. Helen Chin Lui is the owner of the Healing Place in Medfield. She offers Reflexology, Reiki, Energy Medicine, Chakra Balancing, Massage, and Holistic Skin Care Services. For more information about the Healing Place visit http://www.healingplacemedfield.com/
3 Sessions Mon, Tue, Wed, Apr 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 6:30-9:00p, $195
Instructor – Robyn Patrick-Mayer, CHt., CI.
This 2 session training includes - 2 full length hypnosis sessions, a CD for reinforcement and class materials. The instruction will help you understand what hypnosis is and why it works so well in changing and adjusting patterns. This class is for people who are ready to take back the responsibility and control for their lives. Learning how to access this “knowing” part of the mind, the subconscious, will aid in focus, weight loss, and sports performance. Once you develop this skill, you'll able to delete habits and increase your ability to relax and calm the analytic, conscious mind. And ther's more. Where the conscious mind is linear, the subconscious is unlimited and expansive. In hypnosis, you are always in control! YOU have the power to change your mind! Bring in 2012 with new skills for a more relaxed, more focused YOU.
2 Sessions, Tue, 6:30-9:00, Mar 7 and Mar 14, $125
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