MOVEWELL AGEWELL
Build a body that lasts a lifetime
“One of the myths of ageing is that we can not do all the things that we once could do, but the actual fact about ageing is we cease to do all things that we once did.” Thomas Hanna
As a dancer, I've been involved all of my life in learning the systems of moving to generate safety, agility and strength. More recently I have enjoyed studying & practising yoga & body-mind-centreing. The reflective nature of Yoga and its health benefits especially as we age are well known. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, there was a drawback because both disciplines place a high value on and emphasise flexibility. I could often come out of classes feeling pushed to the limit, my body pulled apart, raw & unstable in my joints. The game changed when I came across a style of movement training for yoga that focuses on actively maintaining stability & strength with two primary outcomes - Skilful movement & high-performance ageing.
For me learning this technique has bridged a gap between yoga just being a stretching practice for over-flexible people to a training system for something really valuable - that is maintaining my physical capability in my sixties & beyond. Like good dance training, it offers a structured movement practice that begins with finding stability in basic human postures like standing upright to more challenging positions & dynamic movements. Thankfully it uses simple poses, is user-friendly & builds an understanding of your body because you practice feeling with easy experiential exercises & gradually build up to more complex skills & challenges when you are ready.
I mix this class with my background knowledge of alternative movement systems from contemporary dance & body-mind centreing, and okido yoga which focuses on Chinese Medicine & stimulating the meridian systems. I believe this creates a wholesome class for all abilities and ages. It has made positive changes in my own body and I am stronger than I have been for decades.
What You Will Learn
• How the quality of your entire life is dictated by your "Movement Circle of Safety" - the activities your body feels safe doing. This circle will naturally shrink over time unless you know how to maintain and expand it!
• Why a practice that focuses on softening, relaxing & letting go doesn't create a strong, injury-proof body that ensures you can keep doing the things you love.
• A movement system which can be applied to all physical activities you do, (from gardening to walking, running & playing) to ensure maximum safety & strength over a lifetime.
By understanding the biological laws of the body, you will be learning the same rigorously tested movement principles used by top athletes & dancers who want to perform at their best. These are rules that apply to us all, especially as we age & want to get rid of knee pain & continue to enjoy our independence.
Who is it for?
It is for people who want to feel good in their bodies no matter what age.
These classes are perfect for people with inquisitive minds who want a simple movement class with excellent results. If practised regularly by using the "best practices" from the world of Movement Science it will take you to the next level. It is for people who want to feel good in their bodies & want their bodies to last a lifetime.
Please join me in classes at Many Worlds Studio, Bega.
MOVEWELL AGEWELL classes are for people who want to feel good in their bodies.
As a dancer, I've been involved all of my life in learning the systems of moving to generate safety, agility and strength. More recently I have enjoyed studying & practising yoga & body-mind-centreing. The reflective nature of Yoga and its health benefits especially as we age are well known. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, there was a drawback because both disciplines place a high value on and emphasise flexibility. I could often come out of classes feeling pushed to the limit, my body pulled apart, raw & unstable in my joints. The game changed when I came across a style of movement training for yoga that focuses on actively maintaining stability & strength with two primary outcomes - Skilful movement & high-performance ageing.
For me learning this technique has bridged a gap between yoga just being a stretching practice for over-flexible people to a training system for something really valuable - that is maintaining my physical capability in my sixties & beyond. Like good dance training, it offers a structured movement practice that begins with finding stability in basic human postures like standing upright to more challenging positions & dynamic movements. Thankfully it uses simple poses, is user-friendly & builds an understanding of your body because you practice feeling with easy experiential exercises & gradually build up to more complex skills & challenges when you are ready.
I mix this class with my background knowledge of alternative movement systems from contemporary dance & body-mind centreing, and okido yoga which focuses on Chinese Medicine & stimulating the meridian systems. I believe this creates a wholesome class for all abilities and ages. It has made positive changes in my own body and I am stronger than I have been for decades.
What You Will Learn
• How the quality of your entire life is dictated by your "Movement Circle of Safety" - the activities your body feels safe doing. This circle will naturally shrink over time unless you know how to maintain and expand it!
• Why a practice that focuses on softening, relaxing & letting go doesn't create a strong, injury-proof body that ensures you can keep doing the things you love.
• A movement system which can be applied to all physical activities you do, (from gardening to walking, running & playing) to ensure maximum safety & strength over a lifetime.
By understanding the biological laws of the body, you will be learning the same rigorously tested movement principles used by top athletes & dancers who want to perform at their best. These are rules that apply to us all, especially as we age & want to get rid of knee pain & continue to enjoy our independence.
Who is it for?
It is for people who want to feel good in their bodies no matter what age.
These classes are perfect for people with inquisitive minds who want a simple movement class with excellent results. If practised regularly by using the "best practices" from the world of Movement Science it will take you to the next level. It is for people who want to feel good in their bodies & want their bodies to last a lifetime.
Please join me in classes at Many Worlds Studio, Bega.
MOVEWELL AGEWELL classes are for people who want to feel good in their bodies.
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YOGA BIOGRAPHY
"Movement is my life & I take my movement life seriously because I want to enjoy moving into my old age. My love for yoga is a natural progression of my preoccupation with human movement & interest in human development. I mix this in with somatic movement and body-mind-centering practices. I teach this modern system of movement because this is what has taken my body to a new level of strength & agility despite age, past injury & two hip replacements. My own progress & ability continue to surprise, delight & elevate me.. It is a system that works & I am passionate about sharing it with you." Lee |
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TESTIMONIALS
"I'm very grateful for stumbling upon your course. As you've no doubt noticed, the standing balances are hugely challenging for me, after a lifetime of knee dislocations & instability. I've been alarmed at how precarious my balance is, but I'm hopeful that this approach might be the right direction for me, just in time. So thank you...not just for the content, but also for the serious & dedicated yet light way in which you share it. See you next week, Jen"
" I am very grateful to have found Lee’s “Move Well – Age Well” classes and I feel I am really benefitting in various aspects of my health and mobility. I think my joint flexibility, posture, breathing, strength and balance have all improved – and this is with coming from a history of joint surgery, bone fractures, muscle and tendon injuries, osteoarthritis, borderline osteoporosis, and long-term chronic sciatic pain. Still a “work in progress”, but I feel I’m doing just that – making progress, and being now in my seventies, that gives me confidence that I can continue to age well as I move well. Huge thanks to Lee for running these classes and sharing her incredible wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm". Barbara
"Thanks so much Lee! I do appreciate your analysis of my posture and the suggestions to work towards improvement. It’s good to know improvement is a possibility. Looking forward to next week’s class. You are an excellent Teacher. I like all the explanations. I have learnt so much". Jean
" Thank you, Lee. And my body felt soooo much better after yesterday's class. Namaste Helen"
"Hi Lee, thanks again for the wonderful classes, I feel I'm carrying lots of new awareness within my body every day, and today I kept reflecting on the morning pilates class in horror......... Anyway, definitely in the next round." Nadia 50
"With a fascination of how the body works Lee's recent research has discovered new insights into how the body/mind operates offering older people a chance for enhanced mobility. This is breakthrough stuff, get on board." Dave 70+
"I have had another back/sciatica episode and had a whole day when I could barely move at all – woke up in the morning with no strength at all in my lower back and legs and excruciating sciatic pain. Then another day able to walk (painfully) with a walking stick…However, I did stretches and movements, traction etc and I actually must’ve freed something up, because I can move again!! I was very happy I could do things and they worked!! – eg not panicking and tensing up with the pain, breathing into the movements etc – what you are doing is so wonderful. I have so many issues with my spine and joints and bones that I will possibly always have episodes like this happen, but if I can cope with them and work through it, and get moving again, then I have hope!! J
Talk soon,
Barbara xx"
"I'm very grateful for stumbling upon your course. As you've no doubt noticed, the standing balances are hugely challenging for me, after a lifetime of knee dislocations & instability. I've been alarmed at how precarious my balance is, but I'm hopeful that this approach might be the right direction for me, just in time. So thank you...not just for the content, but also for the serious & dedicated yet light way in which you share it. See you next week, Jen"
" I am very grateful to have found Lee’s “Move Well – Age Well” classes and I feel I am really benefitting in various aspects of my health and mobility. I think my joint flexibility, posture, breathing, strength and balance have all improved – and this is with coming from a history of joint surgery, bone fractures, muscle and tendon injuries, osteoarthritis, borderline osteoporosis, and long-term chronic sciatic pain. Still a “work in progress”, but I feel I’m doing just that – making progress, and being now in my seventies, that gives me confidence that I can continue to age well as I move well. Huge thanks to Lee for running these classes and sharing her incredible wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm". Barbara
"Thanks so much Lee! I do appreciate your analysis of my posture and the suggestions to work towards improvement. It’s good to know improvement is a possibility. Looking forward to next week’s class. You are an excellent Teacher. I like all the explanations. I have learnt so much". Jean
" Thank you, Lee. And my body felt soooo much better after yesterday's class. Namaste Helen"
"Hi Lee, thanks again for the wonderful classes, I feel I'm carrying lots of new awareness within my body every day, and today I kept reflecting on the morning pilates class in horror......... Anyway, definitely in the next round." Nadia 50
"With a fascination of how the body works Lee's recent research has discovered new insights into how the body/mind operates offering older people a chance for enhanced mobility. This is breakthrough stuff, get on board." Dave 70+
"I have had another back/sciatica episode and had a whole day when I could barely move at all – woke up in the morning with no strength at all in my lower back and legs and excruciating sciatic pain. Then another day able to walk (painfully) with a walking stick…However, I did stretches and movements, traction etc and I actually must’ve freed something up, because I can move again!! I was very happy I could do things and they worked!! – eg not panicking and tensing up with the pain, breathing into the movements etc – what you are doing is so wonderful. I have so many issues with my spine and joints and bones that I will possibly always have episodes like this happen, but if I can cope with them and work through it, and get moving again, then I have hope!! J
Talk soon,
Barbara xx"
