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 ANNOUNCING...
The Synergy Studio has NiaWear for purchase in the lobby. NiaWear, from Portland, Oregon, is made with fabulous material that moves with you, and doesn't wear out! Perfect for any movement class, as well as a night on the town. In addition, music from Nia... Dream Walker, Sanjana, Clarity, Opal, Earthsong, Amethyst, Canta, Zensation, Sexi, Ochun, Passion, Velvet, Aya, Alive, Butterfly, R1, Cadence, Vibe, Birth and Beyond... are available for $17/CD. (includes tax) We are also carrying Nia DVD's... "Nia Unplugged", Global Unity, Opal, and Sanjana. Pick one up for home practice as well as travel! Qigong with Fred Chavez
Qi is the body's life force energy which is responsible for our vitality. Gong means skill, work or foundation. Qigong (sometimes written as Chi Kung) then is the practice of accumulating and cultivating vital life force energy (qi) in the body. This is achieved through the coordination of physical exercises, meditation and visualization, and breathing exercises. Qigong developed into a systematic healing art that integrates body, mind and spirit and is a main branch of traditional Chinese medicine.The effects of qigong practice include prevention and healing of disease, relief from stress, improved physical strength, improved mental focus, improved sexual function, spiritual enrichment and a slowing of the aging process. Tai Chi and Qigong are taught by Fred Chavez who has been a tai chi (taiji) and qigong practitioner since 1992. During that time he has studied the Chen, Yang and Sun styles of tai chi and numerous forms of qigong. He has been a Certified Tai Chi for Arthritis (TCA) Instructor with the Arthritis Foundation since January 2007. In December 2008, he became a Certified Instructor of Evidence-Based Taiji and Qigong (EBT) with the Center for Taiji and Qigong Studies. (www.centerfortaiji.com) Zumba!
Kundalini Yoga!
YOGA FOR LUNCH
Saturday, February 4 3:00-5:00pm Yoga for Stress Relief with Meg Stecher! Please join us on Saturday afternoon for a 2 hour workshop on stress relief that will unleash your natural flow of energy and intuition. There will be about one hour of gentle Hatha Yoga practice that will focus mainly on spinal flexibility and alignment, with information on how the spine stores energy and how to MOVE THAT ENERGY along. Stress and tension result when energy is BLOCKED. We are going to practice simple, gentle movements to restore freedom to the body, mind, and spirit. ALL are welcome! No previous yoga experience is required to benefit from this class. You do not have to be strong or flexible to join in this practice. Enjoy the feeling of returning to your natural state of "being". There will be a lengthy guided relaxation at the end of class to help you rediscover that place within you. Saturday, February 4 Time: 3:00-5:00pm Cost: $20.00 Please wear comfortable clothing and do not eat one hour prior to class. Any further questions: please contact Meg Stecher at mstecher@mindspring.com **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or email info@thesynergystudio.com Sunday, January 5 A FREE Nia Class with Adelle, Joanie and Charlotte! Have you had questions rolling around in your head... What is Nia? What is the White Belt Intensive? What are the benefits for my body, mind, spirit? Join Adelle, Joanie and Charlotte for a FREE Nia class on Sunday, February 5th at 4:00 pm. Afterwards, we will discuss Nia, the upcoming Nia White Belt in March, and the many benefits of taking the White Belt to enhance your on-going Nia practice. Bring family, friends, and those who might have some quandary around the question, WHAT IS NIA??? It will be a fun-filled day of movement... what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than in a Nia class! See you on the dance floor!
Sunday, February 4, 2012 Sunday, February 12 Nia Routine Immersion Playshop... 'Birth' ! Learn the Moves! New Nia Routine Birth! A Playshop for everyBody! Join Adelle and Joanie for a fun hour as we learn the moves of the new Nia routine 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. Birth features choreography that supports both rhythmic isolation and systemic integration of the base, core and upper extremities. Learn to sense and cultivate flexibility, agility, mobility, strength and stability as you move to great rhythms, practice sounding, and blend form and freedom. This Playshop is for everyBody and includes the playshop, a Birth Nia music CD and the 4:00 pm Nia class that follows that brings the moves to life!!
Sunday, February 12 Register for the Birth Playshop online, and get your Birth routine music early!! **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or email info@thesynergystudio.com Friday, February 17. 7-9:00pm San Antonio Ecstatic Dance ! San Antonio Ecstatic Dance invites you to join in the formation of a new dance community. The process is evolving and exciting. This dance is created by the community, in the community, to serve the community. Contribute your presence. Dance from your essence. The time is now to express whatever it is you want, to be whoever you are, and take your place on the dance floor! Movement, rhythm, and music have been used by cultures throughout the world for millennia to induce healing and ecstatic states of being. Gathering together in community on the dance floor, in movement, music, and breath activates potent life force energy for creation and transformation. Ecstatic dance may be used as a form of active meditation or prayer where music from around the world combined with free-form self-guided movement and breath are used to shift brain wave patterns from the day-to-day busyness to the more meditative and insightful alpha state. In this state, you may more easily access creative and expanded visions of your life and purpose. At the very least, you will exercise, release tension, and have fun!
**No need to pre-register... just bring your body and your love of dance! Sunday, February 19 Priniciple-Based Partner Yoga! Workshops with creator Elysabeth Williamson Thai Yoga Massage & Partner Backbends 10:00am-12:30pm This workshop prepares the body for deeply supported, nourishing back bends through easy to follow Thai Yoga Massage sequences for both front and back body. These flows are deeply relaxing on their own or excellent warm-up for Partner Yoga practice. Take home hand-outs of Thai Flows included. Building a Bridge Between Individual & Partner Practice 2:30-5:00pm invites us to experience the power and diversity of Partner practices. Included in this experience will be Partner Vinyasa, Assisting and Adjusting, Inverted and Group postures. Both workshops are open to everyone, with or without a partner, with or without prior experience!
** The online sign-up is available for one or both workshops. 'Schedule' page under the 'workshops' tab. Sign up to hold your spot! Sunday, February 26 Sound Journey with Jodi Roberts ! Jodi Roberts with the Tibetan bowls and Gongs Bring mats, pillows and blankets for extreme floor comfort. Chairs are available if needed
De-stress! Breathe! Relax! Think about your personal and/or global intention before the sound journey. Jodi Roberts –Sacred Sound Shaman and Spiritual Teacher. Jodi combines Tibetan bowl and gong sacred sound with coaching and spiritual teaching derived from years of indigenous healing and sacred studies . She has 24 years experience in mindfulness and meditation techniques for stress reduction, transformational energy work, psychodrama, accountability training, cross-cultural shamanism and trauma recovery work. She was the first sound healing/meditation specialist for the military at Ft. Hood Army Warrior Combat Stress RESET Program. Date: Sunday, February 26 **You may register for the Sound Journey online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or email info@thesynergystudio.com More Yoga Classes added for February More Yoga Classes added ... a total of 28 weekly offerings! Early Morning! Yoga for Breakfast Monday 6:45-7:45 am, Friday 6:45-7:45 am Morning! Yoga-Vinyasa Flow Monday 9:00-10:00 am, Wednesday 9:00-10:00 am, Friday 9:00-10:00 am... NEW this month! Sunday 8:45-9:45 am... NEW this month! Late Morning! Peace Through Presence- Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation Thursday 10:00-11:15 am Afternoon! Yoga-Vinyasa Flow Tuesday 5:00-6:00 pm Evening! Kundalini Yoga Tuesday 6:00-7:15 pm ... all added for 2012... 28 Weekly Yoga classes!!! |
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300 E. Grayson, St. 100 •San Antonio, Texas 78215
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