Posturing for Good Health!

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Are you 30? (40? 50?) but feel like you're 80?

Do you remember when you had greater flexibility, more energy, and freedom from chronic pain?

Can you imagine what you'd be doing differently with your life if you felt that way again? Have you given up hope of ever regaining your vitality?

Have you resigned yourself to a possible future of pain-killers, medications or surgery? Or a life of 'never-again-being-quite-the-same' after a procedure that was supposed to solve your problem?

Are you the kind of person that would follow a consistent exercise routine if you have regular support?

Do you want greater control over your own health, and understanding of your own body?

Are you willing to explore a different perspective from which to view your health, in a fun and informative setting?

Conventional approaches to chronic pain conditions, usually involving pain-killers or invasive procedures, are not always effective as they often overlook the root cause of the problem.

Many common issues - tension headaches; neck, back and shoulder pain; hip, knee and foot pain; even internal discomforts such as digestive or menstrual issues - are a result of how we habitually move our bodies and physically carry our stress patterns.

Over time, these patterns or postures, become injuries with compensating patterns laid over them.

In addition to this, what is almost always overlooked is the role that fascia (connective tissue) plays in these injuries, reinforcing these patterns, and affecting the body as a whole.

What is needed is a means of undoing the patterns - directly addressing the fascia, not only as structural support tissue, but as a medium of communication through the entire body...

.... a form of exercise that goes beyond the motions, into a deeper awareness of how we move, allowing for long-standing issues to be released, and greater flexibility to be achieved.

We're William Bryan and Gina Loree Marks and we're bodyworkers (massage therapy and shiatsu, respectively). We have been teaching our clients how to care for themselves with the Eight Pieces of Brocade... a style of Qigong, which is an ancient form of Chinese exercise developed to increase longevity, while promoting health and vitality well into old age.

This September, we will be offering a ten-week series, "Posturing for Health"  ... a hands-on presentation of the Eight Pieces of Brocade, translated through our understanding of Western anatomy in a relaxed and informative way.

You will learn both a standing and sitting set of exercises, through the use of powerpoint presentations, hand-outs and discussion, as well as a copy of Dr Yang, Jwing-Ming's book, "Eight Simple Qigong Exercises for Health", which is included in the class price.

Enough time is given in each class to discuss insights, challenges and questions you may have, as well as encouragement to track your progress throughout the series.
 

We are offering this class in two locations:

**Tuesday evenings, from 7 - 8:30 pm, beginning September 20th, at Creative Healing Arts in West Chester**

**Wednesday evenings, from 7 - 8:30 pm, beginning September 21st, at Lionville Holistic Health Center in Exton**

The class investment is $175, prepaid, and includes the book, "Eight Simple Qigong Exercises for Health", and a spiffy folder of hand-outs and support materials.

For Frequently Asked Questions about Qigong, or our class, click here.

=>To register online, click here<=

For more questions, or to register with either Bill or Gina personally:

Gina: gina@embodygrace.com 610-304-5120

Bill: triscale@verizon.net 484-798-8029

Comments

[Blaine]

I missed it. I hope you can post another schedule for this month. I have back pain since 2 months ago. And right now I want to try a new treatment or exercise that can help reduce the pain on my back.

by, Blaine