On May 5th and 6th 2012, we have Morton Dithmer here at Core Movement Center. He is co-teacher with Eric franklin in The Franklin Method, a method of working with imagery to facilitate better alignment and greater ease in movement. He will be offering 4 workshops, Happy feet, The Mighty Psoas, Dynamic Abs. and Natural Breathing to Decrease Stress and Increase Energy. He is amazing as is The methods you will experience. More info to follow but please save the date. You will not want to miss this.
Three Special Events with France-Laude Gohard
Nia Teacher Trainer and Black Belt from Marin County
Nia Class :
Presenting the New Routine: Birth
Friday Feb 24
8:30 – 9:30 am
$15 drop-in or class card
Click here to register for BIRTH.
The focus of Birth is the Three Planes of Movement (high, middle and low) with an emphasis on using the hands. The intent is to help you create a connection between your upper and lower body while achieving your desired level of conditioning.
Beginner Welcome ~ no experience necessary
Nia Playshop: The Five Stages and Beyond
Presenting the new Routine: Beyond
Saturday Feb 25
9:00 – 10:30 am
$20 register by Feb 15/ $25
Click here to register for 5 Stages and Beyond
Learn and warm up with the Nia 5 stages: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing, and Walking. Move the new routine Beyond. The focus of Beyond is balance. The intent is to help you gain an awareness of your body in space to ultimately achieve vertical alignment, using systemic movement in all directions. Learn to use gravity to develop coordination and grace, and play with different patterns of motion and speeds.
Beginner Welcome ~ no experience necessary
Plearn: Learn the routine Beyond
Feb 26 & 27
Sat: 11:30–4:00 &Sun 9:00– 2:00 $60 register by Feb 15/ $80 Click here to register for Plearn Beyond pre-requisite: completion of the white belt intensive Plearning=Play+Learning! This workshop is for Nia belts who would like to learn a new the new routine Beyond.
Embodying Partnership Feb 11 & 12 Sat & Sun: 1–4 PM both days $175 per couple (before Jan 15th)/$200 after Register: movingfromthecenter@gmail.com or (415) 671‑9716 In a strong and safely held container, we’ll move, dance, express, strip away the extra, and create lots of Space for Truth. Explore your body’s capacity for connection and expression. Get to know yourself and your partner in new ways. Feel the difference between needs, wants, and desires in your body. Add greater vulnerability and, thus, intimacy to your relationship. Practice bringing your strength and power in both wild and refined ways. Build a shared understanding of how body position, shape, and proximity, pacing, breath, and sound play a crucial role in creating and maintaining actual communication. Come PLAY. Come GET REAL. Come Practice LOVE.
Enlivening Spirit Qigong
Six week series: February 20 – March 26
Thursdays ~ 4:00–5:00 PM
$60 series/ $15 drop-in
This six week series offers the opportunity to deepen your experience of qigong.
5 Stages of Neuro Muscular Intergration Workshop
Through Mindful Movement & Trance Dance March 17th Sat 2–4 PM $20 early/ $25 Register: 530.559‑0806 or mindfulmovement@hotmail.com
Movement…whether it is slow and mindful or a wildly ecstatic dance, can live intuitively in us, especially when we find our connection to our own inner impulses, letting our movements be inspired by something other than thought. It’s important to distinguish movements, based on ideas about what we think we should look like, from body inspired movements, based on listening and feeling, having your movement unfold in the moment rather than coming from an already knowing mind. There are no “shoulds” when you come from a free flowing universal mind, there is only the present moment. Only in that “present moment” can you find the miraculous in what is offten preceived as mundane, where the slowest smallest movement can be magnificent and a deep connection too the universal presence is felt. Come and explore in a safe fun environment and let your heart sing a universal song.
Nia White Belt Intensive –Teacher Training & Certification
–Personal Growth
Register Now!: Please contact us for intensive details before registering! linda@lindaburquez.com No Experience is necessary to attend.
April 13, 14, 15 : all day April 22,21,22 : all day
- A deeper understanding of self: knowing your body, mind, emotions and spirit.
- Techniques to sustain and increase pleasurable sensation in your body.
- Ways to integrate Nia’s nine movement forms: Jazz Dance, Duncan Dance, Modern Dance; Aikido, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do; The Alexander Technique, The Work of Moshe Feldenkrais® and Yoga.
- The 52 Moves of Nia: the language of conditioning and self-healing.
- and much more!
About the Instructor:
France-Laude Gohard was born and raised in Paris, France. At the age of 23, she moved to the U.S. In 1989 she discovered Nia and it was a life-changing experience. Feeling deeply connected to the work of Debbie and Carlos Rosas, Nia has become her life’s work and passion. France-Laude received one of the first black belts in Nia, and became one of the first teacher trainers. She has been leading white belt intensives since 1990.
