Open to people with all levels of experience
| Dates: |
Mar 18, 2012
Apr 22, 2012
May 13, 2012*
Jun 10, 2012 |
Jul 8, 2012
Sep 23, 2012
Oct 14, 2012
Nov 18, 2012
Dec 9, 2012 |
Myofascial Release for the Lower Body
- Sunday, March 18, 2012
- 12-2 pm
- All Levels Welcome
If you have any problems with your knees, hips, ankles or feet, this workshop is for you! Myofascial release (or self-administered massage) helps restore full function to the body by breaking up adhesions, improving blood circulation, and allowing the tissues to glide over each other more easily. Sue will share her best tricks for massaging the feet, legs, and hips to restore better joint function. We’ll use the foam roller, tennis balls, small superballs, and larger balls for variety. Sue’s continued exploration and study of this process ensures that you will learn new and fun ways to work. A detailed handout with photos is included.
Yoga Detox
- Sunday, April 22, 2012
- 12-2 pm
- All Levels Welcome
- $30 advance/$35 day of event
- Location: Pacific Northwest Pilates, 5201 SW Westgate Drive Suite 114
This highly effective quarterly workshop helps rid the body of toxins using a variety of yoga techniques. We begin with gentle stretches, then move to vinyasa flows to get the body warm and stimulate the flow of energy. We will progress to a few backbends to further prepare the body. Then comes a series of twisting poses to cleanse and purify the organs. Woven throughout, we will “pump” the abdomen using the yogic cleansing technique of uddiyana bandha. We finish with restorative yoga and meditation to allow the body to relax, the organs to gently stretch and open back up, and restore calmness and balance. The combination is a highly effective way to detoxify and renew the body. Please bring a blanket, snuggly clothes, and a large bottle of water. Definitely come with an empty stomach (minimum of 2 hours since last meal). Sue will also provide you with a detox handout which gives general information about detoxifying the body. It also includes two different detox sessions Sue put together so you can do them at home.
Stretching & Restorative Yoga: Mother’s Day Practice
- Sunday, May 13, 2012
- 12-2 pm
- All Levels Welcome
Talk about the perfect mother’s day present: a truly wonderful way to open the body and relax deeply! Join Sue for 2 hours of gentle stretching, meditation, and the tranquil practice of restorative yoga. The stretches will be long-ish holds, similar to yin-style yoga. Combined with restorative yoga (where you lay over blankets and allow the body to open, release, and renew), this practice will calm the nervous system and bring balance to our bodies and minds. You don’t have to be an experienced yoga practitioner for this workshop, it is beneficial for everyone. Please bring a blanket, snuggly clothes, and water.
Myofascial Release for the Upper Body: Pelvis to Head
- Sunday, June 10, 2012
- 12-2 pm
- All Levels Welcome
- $30 advance/$35 day of event
- $25 advance for previous participants: show me your handout, and I’ll give you the discount plus a new and improved handout!
- Location: Pacific Northwest Pilates, 5201 SW Westgate Drive Suite 114
Myofascial release (or self-administered massage) helps restore full function to the body by breaking up adhesions, improving blood circulation, and allowing the tissues to glide over each other more easily. Sue will share her best tricks for massaging the hips, waist, back, shoulders and neck. This workshop will be very helpful for anyone with pain in the mid to upper back, shoulders, neck, arms, elbows or wrists. We’ll use the foam roller, tennis balls, small superballs, and larger balls for variety. Sue’s continued exploration and study of this process ensures that you will learn new and fun ways to work.
Register with Sue directly: suebrantley@comcast.net or 503 407-9677.
Sue Brantley is a fully-certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor, as well as a certified Yoga Instructor. Sue has been trained in all Pilates equipment, and has taken many specialized therapeutic courses in both yoga and Pilates. Sue is also a certified Yoga for Scoliosis teacher, and has trained in myofascial release techniques.