Immersion into Inversions Workshop
February 12, 2012
Immersion into Inversions
with Emmett Schmelig
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Edwardsville Fitness Studio
Fee: $35.00 Early Registration
$40.00 after Feb. 17th
Pre-Registration REQUIRED
Inversion poses have numerous benefits:
- improve circulation
- increase mental awareness
- strengthen the core
- help rid the body of toxins
Explore the world from a different point-of-view in this Introduction to Inversions workshop.
Learn about headstands, forearm balance, handstand and more.
The workshop is designed to increase your understanding of the proper alignment of inversions and to strengthen the muscles needed for them.
Come and turn your fear upside down!
Some yoga experience is required.
Registration:Contact Sally Burgess at (618) 779- 5378 or email edwardsvillefs@gmail.com
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LETTING GO of the old habits: a free event at Edwardsville Fitness Studio
January 25, 2012
Make “Losing weight and getting in shape” a goal you
NEVER EVER EVER
have to make for the rest of your life!!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
That time of year – again
- Weight and Fitness Goals become a high priority (maybe a slight obsession)
- Will Power, denial, and ‘change’ become ‘The M.O.’ (motus operandi)
and
- Old Habits and your Inner Critic become an everyday opponent! (oh joy)
Are you tired of this?
- No matter how hard you try or ‘will’, you end up doing ‘what you always do’ with your food and caloric intake
- You maintain your exercise program for 3 days or 3 weeks, and then avoid the gym for 3 months (or more)
- Getting dressed for work or an event becomes a full scale attack on your self esteem and mood for the day
I can help you have this – always
- Complete control of your choices and actions around food (holidays, vacations, bring it on)
- Consistency with keeping your body active and in shape
- Being FREE of this ISSUE!! So you can pursue other more interesting goals and challenges in your life
How am I sure I can help you
First, I am living proof. Second, I don’t say I can or will do anything that I can’t! Third, it is easy….and easy is, well, easy!!
For 15 years I have lived FREE from obsessing (or even thinking about) my weight and my relationship with food. I lost my unwanted weight in the first year of this new approach and for the following 14 years have maintained it. Period!
What’s the secret….
Well, it’s not really a secret (but then, it kinda is). I discovered a method for finding the HABITUAL PATTERNS that put on – and kept on – my weight (no matter what I tried to do to change it) and a method for changing my bad habits to SOLID good habits, for good. The interesting thing is, you’ll be amazed at what habits are actually keeping your struggle going for you. (Trust me, not the one’s you’d think)
I TRULY CANNOT BELIEVE IT….
I cannot believe that nobody (meaning the big voices in the diet and exercise industry) have not found, or are NOT touching on this approach AT ALL!
I will share a little more with you on how I have done and continue to do this.
I will give you a few cool tips and strategies that WILL make an immediate and positive difference toward YOUR goals and change.
And, I will ask you to join me on LETTING GO of the old habits that keep you where you are now, and WELCOME new habits that will get you where you want to be.
Think this sounds ridiculous.
That’s okay. Come anyway and we can have a good laugh together. ;)
See you there,
Laura Burkey
Professional Life Coach
MELTing Nia Feet Workshop
January 13, 2012
MELTing Nia Feet
MELT Hand and Foot Treatment
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Edwardsville Fitness Studio
Instructor: Robin Bach, Nia Black Belt and MELT Instructor
Fee: $69, includes MELT mini treatment kit for you to take home
Registration:Contact Sally Burgess at (618) 779- 5378 or email Robin@RobinBachNia.com
Erase pain and tension in your hands, feet, neck, and low back brought on by everyday stress, overuse, and age. This simple self-treatment can make your whole body feel better and provide relief from neck and low back pain, arthritis, bunions, plantar fasciitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Join MELT Instructor Robin Bach for an introduction to the MELT Hand & Foot Treatment. Learn how the connective tissue in your hands and feet gets dehydrated, the common aches and pains it can cause, and how to rehydrate this essential system in our bodies for vibrant health and pain-free movement.
The MELT Method® is an innovative self-treatment program that’s being taught in some of the most prestigious health and fitness centers in Manhattan. Learn more about it at meltmethod.com
Treat yourself to a relaxing, healthful, and educational afternoon at the Edwardsville Fitness studio. Sign up today!
Awakening, Balancing, & Enlivening Ourselves
January 13, 2012
Awakening, Balancing, & Enlivening Ourselves
a Chakra Yoga Workshop Series in 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012 – 3rd Chakra / Navel Center
Sunday, April 15, 2012 – 4th Chakra / Heart Center
Participants are invited to sign up for all three, or any one or two they’d like to attend.
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Edwardsville Fitness Studio
Teacher: Rhonda Mills
Fee Request: $50 per class, $40 per class if prepaid 5 days prior to the workshop
Registration: Contact Sally Burgess at (618) 779- 5378 or edwardsvillefs@gmail.com.
The awakening of Kundalini Shakti is at the heart of Tantra
We suffer in grief, doubt, and fear only when Kundalini is asleep. The purpose of Kundalini
awakening is to come to understand ourselves, and know and rejoice in our essence; to dispel
confusion, fear, and doubt; to heal ourselves; to integrate and balance our thoughts, speech and
actions; to experience life as beauty, joy, and bliss: in other words, to empower ourselves to live
life fully both in a spiritual and worldly sense. At the workshop we will learn about, discuss and
practice Meditation, and Asanas (yoga poses), Pranayama (breathing, sensing, and working with
Pranic energy), and Relaxation to awaken, balance, and enliven particular Chakras, which are
intersection of nadis (energy pathways) in the body.
View/print the entire flyer with additional information about Rhonda and each individual class.
Opening the Heart and Cultivating Compassion with Kristen Coyle
November 6, 2011
When: Sunday November 13th, 2011
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Edwardsville Fitness Studio
What: In this workshop, we will go deeper into cultivating an open heart to release blockages in the body and mind, with the intention of deepening your yoga practice and cultivating compassion within yourself. You will explore the back-bending postures in a supportive and fun environment, using alignment and props to awaken your true potential within your yoga practice. We will also discuss the energetic effects of heart openers, and how they can play a role in becoming more compassionate. Workshop will be conducted by Kristen Coyle, a Certified Vinyasa and Dharma Yoga Instructor at the 500hr level.
How much: $25 at pre-registration. Please pre-register early, space is limited.
Registration: Contact Sally at (618) 779-5378 or edwardsvillefs@gmail.com
Body Centered Learning Playshop with Rhonda Mills
October 31, 2011
Rhonda Mills
When: Saturday November 19th, 2011
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
The Playshop will be followed by a potluck gathering. Details shared at registration.
Where: Edwardsville Fitness Studio
What: Learn and practice body-centered awareness and expression techniques to enhance your life and relationships. This will be a playful way to explore our individual capacities for pleasure in life and learn how to expand them!
How much: $35 per person, or $30 if received by 11/11/11.
Registration: Contact Sally at (618) 779-5378 or edwardsvillefs@gmail.com
Wear comfortable clothing, bring something to take notes with, and bring yourself with an openness to learn in the easiest, friendliest way, to laugh and to play.
Learn more about Rhonda at www.RhondaMills.com
Universal Cycles of Change with Laura Burkey
September 8, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 11:30 to 12:30 with a discussion to follow.
The Universal Cycles of Change – How to Navigate Life’s Changes with Confidence and Ease
A tree is a tree, the ocean, the ocean, and you and I, are, well, you and I. We are all complex living systems that have a particular experience in common: Change.
Change is essential to living a productive and vibrant life. Even so, many of us humans actually aim to resist this, finding it uncomfortable, scary, challenging, or too disruptive to our own agendas.
Nature, on the other hand, never resists change. Nature is born with a wisdom and knowing that enables and empowers it to keep producing, keep thriving and keep evolving. It has been said that nature is our greatest teacher. And when it comes to change, we humans can learn so much about how to grow successfully from simply observing and allowing the naturally occurring system and cycles of Change.
There are seven cycles of Change that occur in all living systems; from plants, trees, and the seasons, to our relationships, career, health, and family. When you become aware of these seven distinct cycles you can begin to consciously respond and create the kind of life experiences that you want (vs. react unconsciously or feel lost or controlled by your circumstances).
When you notice a person who does very well in his or her life, who demonstrates healthy balance, a kind of effortlessness and ease in life, a flexibility in mind and body and a genuine humility, you can bet that this person is attuned to these seven cycles of change.
Please come learn more about how to navigate your self through change with greater ease and more confidence. Join Personal Life Coach Laura Burkey at Edwardsville Fitness Studio in downtown Edwardsville to learn this simple and transforming model.
$13 in advance. $15 at the door. Email edwardsvillefs@gmail.com to save your space!
Nia and Edwardsville Fitness Studio in the News!
June 20, 2011
A new magazine rolled off the shelves last week and Edwardsville Fitness Studio and our three Nia Instructors are featured in one of the articles! New You magazine is published by Karen Hawkins and the current issue offers support for women dealing with breast cancer, suggestions for food choices that enhance your mood and your well-being AND Nia as the “new” fitness. Here is a link to the article:
http://gatewaynia.com/documents/newyou-7-2011.pdf
Enjoy!
Nourish~Move~Heal
June 19, 2011
Since June 6th, I’ve been participating in a 28-Day Transition to Raw food and it has been fascinating! I’ve been medium to high raw for a few years now and decided that June would be a great month to attempt 100%. No chocolate, (but carob is a fine substitute!), no coffee (well…almost no coffee), no dairy (except I am drinking milk from my goat), and no alcohol. I’ve discovered Kelp noodles, raw Tahini and macadamia based cream cheese.
There have been days when my ego just wanted to rebel against the whole thing and that little voice in my head egged me on toward cheese and crackers, cookies and pasta. I dealt with it by staying with raw choices, though on the heavy end of the spectrum–a big spoonful of cashew butter and a slice of Manna bread for instance. And surprisingly, even though my diet was darned healthy before this effort I have still experienced symptoms of detox!
My interest in raw is simple; I want to give my body every possible chance to thrive in a world full of toxins and stress. I have no intentions of permanently adopting a 100% raw lifestyle–I LOVE trout, salmon and an occasional piece of red meat, (grass fed and finished), as well as coffee and chocolate! Hopefully by the end of this program though I will shed some stubborn and unwanted pounds, learn how to be more creative with preparing raw food and will have broken some bad habits that keep me from my highest level of health.
Today marks the halfway point and I’m confident I’ll make it through the entire program! I look forward to sharing some great tasting and very simple recipes with you in the coming days and some ideas for introducing more raw food into your diet. Stay tuned for the rest of this excellent food adventure…