Clinical Somatics Education Classes and Workshops
What does one learn in a Somatics class/workshop?
Somatic education classes focus on your experience of your bodily senses. For example, “What do feel when you move that part of your body?” During each movement, you will bring attention to what it feels like to relax a muscle as well as which muscles are used in the movement. Keeping your attention on the sensations involved in the movement is a key component in gaining voluntary control over the sensory-motor system to more effectively engage and relax the muscles as necessary.
You will be coached to make all movements slow, engaging their complete attention in the movement. To help maintain focus, most movements are done lying on the floor to take out the need to use one’s attention to balance freeing the mind to focus its attention solely on the movement. This makes the class accessible for most levels of physical ability. If you have further questions whether this class is appropriate for your needs, please contact the instructor.
Class sessions and workshops may vary in theme, but are designed to be part of a well-rounded curriculum when practiced on a regular basis.
Class Locations and Times
Free Somatics Education Introductory Class
1 Wednesday, June 3rd: 4:30-5:30pm
1 Thursday, July 9th: 4:30-5:30pm
Bring to class: yoga mat, blanket, or pad to lie on and an open mind for learning.
Note: Instructor has 1 table that can be reserved for someone who is unable to get down to the floor.
Instructor: Kim Kies, MA, MPH, cWC, Certified Personal Trainer and Somatic Educator
Location: Spooner Elementary School Rm 101 (Note: Please register as space is limited.)
Somatic Education offers a way to freedom from stiffness, weakness, or pain that is the result of chronic tension. It is based on neuroscience and how the brain and muscles work together and offers gentle and easy exercises that are appropriate for all fitness levels and results in greater ease in movement.
From this Introductory class you will learn:
1. The origins of Somatics Education.
2. The basic principles of how somatic education works.
3. Some simple exercises to experience what somatics education feels like and how it works.
This introductory class will combine lecture and experiential ways of learning.
Appropriate for:
*Seniors with arthritis or chronic tension or stiffness
*Athletes/dancers/fitness enthusiasts that depend on fine-tuned physical movements
*Yoga or other mind-body movement practitioners/instructors
*Those interested in medication-free ways to prevent and alleviate pain, chronic tension, and stiffness.
Somatics Education 101: Learning to Move More Freely
Session 1: 6 Wednesdays, June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15: 4:30-5:30pm
Session 2: 6 Thursdays, July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27: 4:30-5:30pm
Fee: $40
Bring to class: yoga mat, blanket, or pad to lie on and an open mind for learning.
Note: Instructor has 1 table that can be reserved for someone who is unable to get down to the floor.
Instructor: Kim Kies, MA, MPH, cWC, Certified Personal Trainer and Somatic Educator
Location: Spooner Elementary School Rm 101 (Note: Please register as space is limited.)
Somatic Education offers a way to freedom from stiffness, weakness, or pain that is the result of chronic tension. It is based on neuroscience and how the brain and musles work together and offers gentle and easy eerises that are appropriate for all fitness leels and results in greater ease in moement.
From this 6 week series, you will learn:
1. How the brain and the musles are integrated and experience the integration of the mind and movement.
2. How to reprogram your mind to lengthen chronically contracted muscles.
3. A set of gentle exercises that you can do on your own to help create more ease in movement throughout your body.
Appropriate for:
*Seniors with arthritis or chronic tension or stiffness
*Athletes/dancers/fitness enthusiasts that depend on fine-tuned physical movements.
*Yoga or other mind-body movement practitioners/instructors
*Those interested in medication-free ways to prevent and alleviate pain, chronic tension, and stiffness.
Moving the Hips More Freely
Using very simple and gentle movements that anyone (from seniors to athletes) can do, the student learns how to focus his/her attention on how the hip moves and functions with the rest of the self and release chronic holding patterns that affect the integration of all his/her movement. The benefits of the use of these somatic education techniques are numerous including more skillful release into yoga poses or other movements, increased strength, less pain and tension, and improved posture.
Location: (Spooner)Northwest Sports Complex: 2nd Floor yoga room [Please come 15 minutes early so we can start on time. The doors will be locked once we begin, so come through the Cafe if you are late.]
Date/Time: Saturday, June 13,2009: 10:30am-2:30pm
Bring to class:
*Yoga mat, blanket, or a pad to lie on and an open mind for learning.
*We will have a short break one-half way for a snack and a drink if you wish to bring it.
From this seminar you will learn:
1. How the brain and the muscles are integrated and experience the integration of the mind and movement.
2. How to reprogram your mind to lengthen chronically contracted muscles.
3. Gentle exercises that you can do on your own to help create more ease in movement through the hips.
Letting Go of Shoulder and Upper Back Tension Seminar
When: Saturday, July 11th; 9:30am-12:30am
Fee: $40
Instructor: Kim Kies, MA, MPH, cWC, Certified Personal Trainer and Somatic Educator
Location: Spooner Elementary School Rm 101: (Note: Please register as space is limited)
Somatics Education offers a way to freedom from stiffness, weakness, or pain that is the result of chronic tension. It is based on neuro-science and how the brain and muscles work together. It offers gentle, easy exercises that are appropriate for all fitness levels and results in geater ease in movement.
From this 3 hour seminar you will learn:
1. How the brain and the muscles are integrated and experience the integration of the mind and movement.
2. How to reprogram your mind to lengthen chronically contracted muscles.
3. Gentle exercises that you can do on your own to help create more ease in movement through your shoulders and upper back.
Appropriate for:
*Seniors with arthritis or chronic tension or stiffness
*Athletes/dancers/fitness enthusiasts that depend on fine-tuned physical movements.
*Yoga or other mind-body movement practitioners/instructors.
*Those interested in medication-free ways to prevent and alleviate pain, chronic tension, and stiffness in the shoulders and upper back.
Bring:
*yoga mat, blanket, or pa to lie on and an open mind for learning.
*Please be on time as it is important to understand the concepts and instructions that are given in the beginning of the seminar.
*We will have a short break 1/2 way through the seminar.
Somatics Education Seminar for Active People and Athletes
When: Saturday, August 8th: 9:30am-12:30pm.
Fee: $40
Location: NEW Spooner High School Auditorium (Note: Please register prior to the event.)
Instructor: Kim Kies, MA, MPH, cWC, Certified Personal Trainer and Somatic Educator
Somatic Education offers a way to freedom from stiffness, weakness, or pain that is the result of chronic tension. It is based on basic neuro-science and how the brain and muscles work together. It offers gentle, easy exercises that prepares the muscles for more rigorous movement and greater ease in movement and lengthens the muscles so they can be fully utilized in movement.
From this seminar you will learn:
1. How the brain and the muscles are integrated and experience the integration of the mind and movement.
2. How to reprogram your mind to lengthen chronically contracted muscles.
3. A series of gentle exercises that you can do on your own that prepare your body for activity and prevent injuries related to tight and ineffient use of the body.
Appropriate for:
*Athletes/dancers/fitness enthusiasts that depend on fine-tuned physical movements.
*Yoga or other mind-body movement practitioners/instructors.
*Those interested in medication-free ways to prevent and alleviate pain, chronic tension, and stiffness.
Bring:
*Yoga mat, blanket, or pad to lie on and an open mind for learning.
*Please be on time as it is important to understand the concepts and instructions that are given in the beginning of the seminar.
*We will have a short break 1/2 way through the seminar.
Contact Information:
Somatic Well-Being
Kim Kies, MA, MPH, cPT, cWC
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
Phone: 715-403-5241
E-mail: somaticwellbeing@gmail.com
