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We are happy to announce our new additions to our community programs. Most programs are available as part of your physical therapy or at a reduced private-pay rate. We offer this as an incentive to support your commitment to wellness.

PRACTICAL TIPS TO DE-STRESS YOUR LIFE!
with Allison Suran, PT, GCFP
Tuesday April 1st, 2008 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Held at: Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road, Bend
Register through Bend Park & Rec by calling 388-1133
Cost: $10 In District / $13 Outside District

In 2 hours, learn invaluable ways to bring moments of peace into your busy life. Discover simple techniques that can be used anytime of the day (or night) to help notch down the pace of your treadmill that keeps you from enjoying your life to the fullest. Research shows that the number one factor that negatively affects all aspects of health is STRESS. This is also one thing that you CAN control. Instructor Allison Suran, PT, GCFP. Registration deadline 3 days prior to class.

NEW! PHENOMENAL BACK AND SPINE
Classes can be taken in sequence or whichever interests you the most. Pre registration is requested and light snacks are provided. Cost is $20.OO per class.

Classes are held from 5:15 to 6:15 on the first 3 Thursdays OF EVERY MONTH
Held at Healing Bridge Physical Therapy

Week 1: Anatomy of the spine and mechanisms of back and neck pain or injury
Week 2: Functional training- Use Posture and Body Mechanics to minimize and prevent pain
Week 3: Pain management and prevention through awareness, Pacing activities, and relaxation

FELDENKRAIS® FOR HEALTH! evening class (for Adults 18+)
with Allison Suran, PT, GCFP
NEW DAY: Tuesdays: • 5:10 - 6:10 pm
Held at: Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road, Bend
Register through Bend Park & Rec by calling 388-1133
Cost: $36 In District / $48 Outside District

Session of 6 classes: April 8th through May 20th, 2008 (no class on May 6th)

Learn simple movements that can teach you to move with freedom and ease. Release tension, stress and pain and create positive changes in your body. Learn to focus your attention and expand your potential for improvement and enjoyment in many areas of life - from home and yard care to walking, jogging, skiing and MORE! Students please bring a pad for movement lessons on the floor and wear loose comfortable clothing. Instructor Allison Suran, PT, GCFP. Registration deadline 3 days prior to class.

Drop-Ins welcome, $7.00 per class (please notify the Senior Center AND Allison at Healing Bridge Physical Therapy if you plan to attend as a drop in 318-7041)

Central Oregon Health and Wellness Expo (www.lifea-z.org)

Come and hear Allison Suran's LIVE 25-minute presentation on "De-Stressing the Body Mind"
Friday April 11th at 4:00, and Saturday April 12th at 1:30

Allison will also offer a longer presentation: Practical Tips to De-stress the Body Mind
on Saturday April 12th at 2:00pm

NEW! SATURDAY WORKSHOP:
FEELING TIPSY? Get Into Balance!

Through the Feldenkrais Method®
with Allison Suran, PT, GCFP
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 PM(1/2 hour bring-your-own sack-lunch)
Held at: Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road, Bend
Register through Bend Park & Rec by calling 388-1133
Cost: $30 In District / $41 Outside District

The Feldenkrais Method® offers a gentle and unique approach to finding balance both physically and mentally. Easy movement lessons done on the floor, sitting or standing will help you use your body to be more present for improved balance in standing, walking, and everyday movement. Learning to bring awareness to your senses will also help you drop out of your mental chatter, and bring more peace to your fast paced life. By learning to connect through your feet, and improve movement in your pelvis and ribcage, you will begin to feel more grounded and flexible at the same time.

Students please bring a pad and wear loose comfortable clothing. Following this workshop, you can continue your journey with ongoing Awareness Through Movement® classes offered on Tuesdays at the Senior Center. Instructor Allison Suran, PT, GCFP.
Registration deadline 3 days prior to class.

TAI CHI: with Paul Benton LMT, DMD
Cost is $100 for 8 weeks. Sessions begin each January, September and March.
Mondays: January 7th to February 25th
at 7:45 - 9:00pm for beginners, and at 6:30-7:45 PM for intermediates

Held at Healing Bridge Physical Therapy, 404 NE Penn, Bend
REGISTER by calling Paul Benton LMT, DMD 771-4802.

We are pleased to announce Russell Delman's Workshops have Returned! Early registration discounts are available!

The Embodied Life
Weekend
Workshop:

May 3-4 2008

Location:
The Riverhouse
3075 N. Hwy 97, Bend
(in the main building
next to Crossing’s Restaurant)

Cost:
2 or more: $140 each
$150 before 4/1/06
or $160 thereafter

Our bodies live in the present moment, while sometimes our minds are elsewhere. True satisfaction only exists in our Presence, through being consciously alive in the present moment. The Embodied Life workshop inquires deeply into this basic, genuine and satisfying reality.

The workshop will include several gentle Awareness Through Movemenlessons, in-depth discussions of awareness and Q & A offered by Russell, as well as short meditations.

Awareness Through Movement® lessons are ingenious sensory/motor explorations designed
by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, to improve movement, expand attentional capacities and develop mental clarity. As we reduce unnecessary habitual tension, our breathing and posture become more skeletal, thus easier, more natural and satisfying. Surprisingly, people at all levels of health can benefit
from the same lessons.

Meditation We will explore a simple, non-sectarian approach to the study of ourselves, through
direct, personal experience of the ‘living truth’. Settling comfortably into the moment, ‘just as it is,’ without manipulation, becomes the basis for living a deeper, more connected life.

Please bring a blanket, mat, or pad to lie on for the ATM movement lessons, alternately there is the option to sit on a chair.

 

Donna Hoitsma is happy to answer any questions about the Embodied Life workshops. Call her at 541-385-5721, or click here to send her an email.


If you are experienced with meditation and are looking for a more in-depth experience, consider our week-long workshop at Breitenbush:


The Embodied Life
Week-long
Meditation/Feldenkrais®
Retreat

May 5-9, 2008

Breitenbush, Oregon
www.breitenbush.com

Schedule:
Monday-Thursday :
Silent Meditation: 7:00-8:00
Silent Breakfast: 8:00
Morning Workshop: 9:15 - 11 or 12:00
Break: 11 - 3:00 or 12:00 - 4:00 ish
Lunch: 12:00
Afternoon Workshop: 3 or 4:00 - dinner
Dinner: 6:00
After Dinner Workshop: 7:15

Friday: Morning schedule the same, but we'll end before lunch to give you time to check out by noon.

While participants are expected to attend each session, mid-day breaks are provided so participants can enjoy the beautiful Breitenbush hot tubs, paths and hikes in the old growth forests.

Cost:
$554 through 3/31/2008 or $584 thereafter
(includes room and wonderful vegetarian meals!)

Click here for the registration form
and more information.

The meditation we practice is a bare-bones approach to experiencing the present moment as it is; this is the basis for being at home in ourselves. Beyond ideology, it addresses the question: unless we learn to be at ease within our body/mind, can we ever be deeply at peace? This workshop is of interest to anyone who is already on the path towards awakening in this lifetime. You will experience meaningful and joyful time through a combination of meditations, Feldenkrais® movements, and awareness practices and conversation.

The Feldenkrais Method of Awareness Through Movement® is recognized as a brilliant sensory/motor approach to re-educating the nervous system and for developing clear self awareness. This method is used throughout this workshop. Our physicality can be a great ally in this process.

About the Instructor: Russell began his study of body/mind perspectives and human potential in 1969 as an undergraduate student in psychology. At this time he consciously began his commitment toward awareness and freedom along with his practice of meditation. Russell is able to help guide people away from self-defeating habits into happier, more successful and engaging lives.

In 1984 Russell became one of the first people in the world authorized to lead Feldenkrais® Professional training programs. He has helped in the training of more than 2000 Feldenkrais teachers in 10 different countries. Russell's teaching has been strongly influenced by more than thirty years of meditation, predominately in the Zen tradition. Perhaps the strongest influences on Russell's life are his almost 30 years of relationship with Linda and the journey of fathering his daughter, Lily.

For more information about Russell go to RussellDelman.com

We now have ample space for you to receive treatments, an area for exercise, stretching, Feldenkrais, and other movement classes, and an in-ground exercise pool!


Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement Classes®
For detailed information about the focus of the following classes, please contact the individuals providing the class. Drop-Ins Welcome, but please call first. Wear comfortable loose fitting clothing you can move in, we provide mats, pillows and bolsters.

Tuesdays:

5:00-6:00 PM (on-going)
Bend Feldenkrais Center
500 SW Bond, Suite 202, Bend
Dwight Pargee, MS, GCFP
$10.00 per class
email: spigee@aol.com
788-9232


6:00-7:15 PM
Three 5-week series for Equestrians
Series 1: Nov 13 - Dec 18 Pelvis/Hips
Series 2: Jan 8 - Feb 5 Shoulders/Neck
Series 3: Feb 12 - March 12 Arms/Legs
TUMALO - Stellar Designs
Michele Morseth, MA, GCFP
$60 per series. Class limited to 10
email:m.morseth@att.net
504-0494

Wednesdays:

12:05 - 1:05 PM (on-going)
SISTERS - Cascade Fitness, 172 E. Main
Michele Morseth, MA, GCFP
$12.00 per class, 6 for $60
email: m.morseth@att.net
504-0494

Thursdays:

10:30 - 1130 PM,
The Peaceful Heart
29 NW Greeley Ave, Bend
Anita Elsey, GCFP
$10.00 per class
email: Danitainc@coinet.com
408-3731

 


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