an offer from our colleagues to the north – enjoy a short trip to Boston before the holidays
*Olena Nitefor*
When: December 7-9 Saturday-Monday Where: The Arlington Center, Arlington, MA arlingtoncenter.org
The Thoracic Assembly
Massachusetts
*Olena Nitefor*
When: December 7-9 Saturday-Monday Where: The Arlington Center, Arlington, MA arlingtoncenter.org
The Thoracic Assembly
Three days of Olena Nitefor in Boston area>
The Thoracic Assembly: Its role and relation to the power and agility of the pelvis and the carriage of the head, biomechanics, and anatomy. While the hip joints and the organization of the knees, ankles, and feet are necessary components for standing up, they themselves are not sufficient. The thoracic spine plays a highly significant role in placing the mass of the head over the pelvis. If the chest is “stiff,” one has to bring the head far forward in order to lift the pelvis from its sitting surface.
But, when the thoracic spine is sufficiently differentiated, it contributes to keeping the mass of the head axis close in any activity. In coming to stand, the head can go upward and forward only as much as is needed to bring it directly over the legs.
When: December 7-9 Saturday-Monday Where: The Arlington Center, Arlington, MA arlingtoncenter.org
Cost: EARLY FEE for New England Guild members – professional practitioners and trainees: $225 to Nov 18. Regular Fee for New England Guild Member professional and trainees after Nov 18: $270.
New England Associate Member Fee: $240 until Nov 18, after Nov 18, $270.
New England Certified and/or Public (PTs with permission): $325.
Out-of-Region Guild or Trainee Members: $280.
Out-of-Region Certified: $350.
Payment: Pay by check to New England Feldenkrais Guild
Mail to:
Misha Forrester
3 Quiet Knoll Road
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Jane Cutting Smart Johnston, B.S.
Jane Johnston has been teaching group fitness classes on land and in the water since 1977. Jane has a particular interest in working with aging clients, those in a post-rehab situation, those with joint replacements, those with special needs and preschoolers. She would like to work with you to determine your wellness and fitness goals and to develop program that will benefit you and enhance your life. She is available for private sessions for those in need of individual attention and she teaches fitness classes for seniors, aquatic classes, Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement classes, gentle yoga classes, and Tai Chi for Health classes.
Jane began teaching land and aquatic fitness classes in 1977, Yoga classes in 1995, doing Personal Fitness Training in 1997 and Feldenkrais Method® Awareness Through Movement® classes in 2003. She is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®, a Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist, an Aquatic Therapy & Rehab Specialist, a Registered and Certified Yoga Teacher, an Adapted Swim Instructor, a Walk for Life® Teacher, a Bones for Life® Teacher, and a Balanced Walking coach and a Tai Chi for Arthritis Instructor. Jane holds many nationally recognized land and water fitness certifications in Group Exercise and Personal Training as well as the advanced certifications listed above. .
She has had extensive training in aquatic rehab and is able to draw on many modalities in her work in the water. She is one of the few practitioners worldwide to take Feldenkrais to the water.
Jane is continuing her studies in the Feldenkrais Method, will test for her Medical Exercise Specialist this year and hopes to refine her yoga studies in the yoga therapy area. She has a Level 4 ranking in Yang Family Style Tai Chi Chuan and is applying for to be a Yang Family Certified Instructor. She continues to study Yang Family Tai Chi Chaun and has studied other forms of Taiji and Qi Gong. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Physiological Psychology. She is interested in working with her clients to help them maximize their fitness and fulfill their potential.
contact: Jane at fitoverforty@jesed.com or text or call 703-203-2264
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