Boost Your Well-Being Movement Tip: Change Your Age

Feldenkrais Centre Vancouver

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Change Your Age

How old we feel is often dictated more by our movement habits and our ability to move with ease than by our chronological age. We can unlearn many of these restrictive habits and create new ones to help our bodies and minds feel younger, stronger and more agile and flexible.

We are pleased to announce that our Change Your Age® workshop scheduled for Saturday January 28 was so well received that we decided to move it into a larger space. So there is still room for new participants. Please email us today if you are interested.

In this workshop you will learn a series of short movement sequences that will help your joints, muscles and brain feel more mobile, alive and younger. The movements are not stressful, do not involve repetitive routines and do not place demands on your muscular strength and flexibility. We will do movements while lying on our backs and sides, sitting in chairs and in standing. This workshop is suitable for people of all ages and abilities. No specialized equipment or clothing is required.

Here is a sample movement sequence from the Change Your Age program:

Stand behind and to the left of a chair with your right hand holding onto the back of the chair.
Bend your right knee only enough to lift your right heel off the floor and then return it. Repeat a few times, keep your left leg stable.
Then lift the ball of your foot and feel the weight shifting to your right heel. Continue to breathe easily as you do these movements.
Rock back and forth from the heel of your right foot to the ball of your foot. Do not press on the chair. You might feel your right hip moving forward and backward slightly.
Walk around the room for a moment and notice any differences in your legs and feet.
Return to the chair and stand to the right of the chair with your left hand holding the back of the chair. Repeat the movements with your left foot.

Change Your Age
Saturday January 28, 1-4 pm

Pre registration required. For more details and to register please click here.

We invite you to join our weekly Awareness Through Movement® classes. See our detailed schedule.

We will be starting a new class based on the Change Your Age program. Tuesdays at 12 noon, Feb 7-March 13. Complete details available on our website.

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