FORM FITNESS & FUNCTION
Westport, County Mayo Sessions:
2 August - 6 August 2015!
Taught by Monika Gross of Form Fitness & Function
a Senior Teacher of the Alexander Technique
Monika will be in Westport & Castlebar from 2 August - 6 August 2015!
WORKSHOPS LISTED BELOW!
If you would like to book a Workshop or Private Lessons with her
contact her directly formfitnessfunction@gmail.com
or on her local cell phone 083 1307805
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Exercise in Poise, Not Pain: Human Ergonomics Workshop
Westport Leisure Centre Meeting Room
Sunday, 2 August, Noon-1:30pm.
All ages and abilities are invited to learn to move stronger, smarter and injury free, making any exercise flowing and strain free, and thinking about alignment in a completely new and novel way. Hands on guidance will be given to apply this new thinking to a chosen exercise.
Participants are encouraged but not required to bring exercise props they would like to practice with, such as Therabands, hand weights, yoga mats, and so forth.
Cost €25.
Do Less, Run Longer, Run Lighter
Monday, 3 August, 6-8pm: Castlebar, Lough Lannagh Centre
Tuesday, 4 August, 6-8pm: Westport, Skatepark
Run with the natural ease, satisfaction and buoyancy of a child by improving your form with attention to one simple principle of poise and balanced efficiency. Especially useful for those recovering from injury or with chronic issues, all ages and all levels are welcome, including both beginning runners and walkers.
Cost €45 for one workshop, €75 for both or €95 for Workshop plus a private 50-minute coaching session.
A distance runner for over 15 years, guest instructor Monika Gross has completed 11 marathons, including three NYC marathons (with a PR of 3:21 as a Master), two Boston Marathons, the Chicago Marathon, and three Empire State Building climbs (with a PR of 17:12).
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Magic Makes Me Move! The Amazing Science of Balance + Motion
Westport Leisure Centre Meeting Room
Sunday, 2 August
AGES 5-8 from 2:00-3:15PM
AGES 9-12 from 3:15-4:30PM
Age appropriate games, stories, activities & fun facts for kids - and their adults! Kids will learn about their Sixth & Seventh Senses, their amazing Anti-Gravity Reflex Superpower, and their 500-million-year-old Alligator Brain. Learn to become the First Person Expert of You!
Cost: €12 per participant. Adults must accompany children, up to three kids per adult.
"Stop Telling Me to Sit Up Straight!” A Better Way to Help Kids Preserve Natural Poise
Westport Leisure Centre Meeting Room
Sunday, 2 August: 4:30pm-6:00pm.
This is a workshop for parents who want to learn how to help children preserve postural dynamics and natural graceful movement, and maintain physical and emotional ease as they grow and develop. Learn how to adjust chairs to make them more child-friendly. Rediscover your own natural poise, too!
Cost €25, and €15 for additional family members.
Monika Gross is a certified teacher of the Alexander technique since 1985, and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator. She has taught children, parents and teachers how to preserve natural postural dynamics and poise in the US in pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, high schools and colleges, summer camps, dance classes, and in teacher training programs and subsidized training programs for day care providers. Monika is visiting Ireland to give a presentation at the 10th International Alexander Technique Congress that is bringing 700 Alexander professionals from all over the world to Limerick from 9-15 August.
MONIKA ALSO OFFERS ONE-TO-ONE LESSONS VIA SKYPE FROM THE U.S.
ENJOY YOUR LESSONS IN YOUR HOME, YOUR OFFICE, OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
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