Posture and Balance Workshop Announced
"Posture 101 for Balance 911"
Presenters: Pam Holt, One-to-One Personal Training and Wellness Coaching
Kelly Holt, One-to-One Creative Movement
Date: April 29, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: One-to-One Studio, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana
Enrollment: e-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226
Limited class size.
Pre-Pay Deadline: April 22, 2010
Fee/Refund Policy: $35.00/No refunds will be given after April 22.
Make checks payable to: One-to-One.
Mail to: One-to-One, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana 46774
Who Should Attend: Any fitness level.
What To Wear: Form-fitting shirt and shorts or pants that come above the knee.
Workshop Description: Have you heard the expression "stand up straight"? Have you ever "lost your balance"? It is possible to stand up, sit up and move well with healthy posture and balance awareness for safe and efficient, low stress movement. Posture is quite simply the alignment of our skeleton, joints and muscles over our center of gravity. Simple perhaps but not always easy - until you attend this workshop. Learn why poor posture creates neck, shoulder, low back, knee, and foot pain/discomfort and how it even affects our metabolism and brain health. Learn a basic posture practice and participate in a technical posture analysis to improve overall function of your body, resulting in less inflammation, less pain, and greater ease of movement. You will also learn a moving posture practice to use as you travel through your days.
Posture in action requires good balance. Falls are a leading cause of injury-related deaths in older adults, as well as a significant cause of disability in this group. A fall, or even a near fall, can instill fear that can lead to a self-imposed decrease in activity which can contribute to a decline in health and an even greater risk of falling. Balance exercises are recommended for those with diagnosed bone loss, those who recognize a loss of confidence in activities that require balance, and for those with strong balance who wish to learn these exercises as a preventative tool now.
Learn to identify the factors linked to falling and learn balance-specific exercises to target the muscular system and the three major senses that affect balance.
You will leave this workshop with handouts that you can use to practice what you learned, and a healthy sense of where your body should be in space to feel great and be safe.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Trust In the Subtler Side of Life
I sit in my living room as the sun rises, sipping my Italian cream coffee and smelling the sweet aroma of my newly lit "early sunrise" candle. I am the only soul up and awake at this early hour. I hear the faint sound of the train whistle and see a dog walker trot past the yard. The only sound in the house is the hum of the heat vibrating through the old metal registers along the floor. I sense a calm and a stillness in the house. I sense a calm and a stillness in myself.
I am reminded that I hold all power in which to continue this feeling throughout my day, no matter what my external situation. I can do this by staying present and aware of each moment and by always choosing the subtler path.
The word subtle is often interchanged with words such as calm, gentle, restful, less stressful, kind, soft and simple. The definition of success in American is often about moving to the other extreme; in order to be successful, many believe that they must overwork, over achieve, and over exercise, pushing and struggling their way to the top; carrying much stress, burden, and unhappiness in the process. However, shifting your everyday definition of success and moving to this subtler, softer way can be the path to wondrous personal transformation.
By being aware of your words, actions, and reactions and non-reactions to the people and situations in your day, you can practice choosing the subtler path. When talking with friends and colleagues, do you gossip and speak negativley about others? Or do you take the subtle way and shift the converstaion to a positive subject? When another driver cuts in front of your car, do you get enraged and lay on your horn? Or do you breathe and remember that you, too, sometimes make poor driving choices? Do you control and direct the people and activities in your household? Or do you find the subtler side and play outside with your family, feeling the unconditional love and joy you have for each other?
Ask yourself if your daily practices and habits are of benefit to you and your health. Shift to the subtler side and see what happens. Do you feel a sense of accomplishment only when you are able to cross things off your list? Or do you move to the subtler side and allow and enjoy yourself to just 'be' without an agenda or timeline? Do you exercise or work harder than you should creating stress in your body? Or do you sometimes replace rigorous cardio activity for a gentle massage and replace working on the weekends with getting together with friends?
Trusting in and moving to the subtler side of life will open up space within you and around you, allowing for great transformation to take place in your life. Be calm, gentle, and still and live a happy, healthy, and fun life that you love to live!
Kelly
I am reminded that I hold all power in which to continue this feeling throughout my day, no matter what my external situation. I can do this by staying present and aware of each moment and by always choosing the subtler path.
The word subtle is often interchanged with words such as calm, gentle, restful, less stressful, kind, soft and simple. The definition of success in American is often about moving to the other extreme; in order to be successful, many believe that they must overwork, over achieve, and over exercise, pushing and struggling their way to the top; carrying much stress, burden, and unhappiness in the process. However, shifting your everyday definition of success and moving to this subtler, softer way can be the path to wondrous personal transformation.
By being aware of your words, actions, and reactions and non-reactions to the people and situations in your day, you can practice choosing the subtler path. When talking with friends and colleagues, do you gossip and speak negativley about others? Or do you take the subtle way and shift the converstaion to a positive subject? When another driver cuts in front of your car, do you get enraged and lay on your horn? Or do you breathe and remember that you, too, sometimes make poor driving choices? Do you control and direct the people and activities in your household? Or do you find the subtler side and play outside with your family, feeling the unconditional love and joy you have for each other?
Ask yourself if your daily practices and habits are of benefit to you and your health. Shift to the subtler side and see what happens. Do you feel a sense of accomplishment only when you are able to cross things off your list? Or do you move to the subtler side and allow and enjoy yourself to just 'be' without an agenda or timeline? Do you exercise or work harder than you should creating stress in your body? Or do you sometimes replace rigorous cardio activity for a gentle massage and replace working on the weekends with getting together with friends?
Trusting in and moving to the subtler side of life will open up space within you and around you, allowing for great transformation to take place in your life. Be calm, gentle, and still and live a happy, healthy, and fun life that you love to live!
Kelly
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Self-Massage for Myofascial Release Workshop A Success!
The Self-Massage for Myofascial Release Workshop is available now for individual, small and large groups and businesses at the One-to-One studio or on-site. This workshop may also be combined with additional complimentary workshops and customized for the individual or group.
E-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226 for more information.
Coming this week, look for details about our April 29, 2010 workshop, Posture 101 for Balance 911. Learn to find your "center of gravity" with posture, how posture affects your ability to balance, and take home a posture and balance program to keep you healthy, happy and safe as you travel through all the spaces in your days.
The Self-Massage for Myofascial Release Workshop is available now for individual, small and large groups and businesses at the One-to-One studio or on-site. This workshop may also be combined with additional complimentary workshops and customized for the individual or group.
E-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226 for more information.
Coming this week, look for details about our April 29, 2010 workshop, Posture 101 for Balance 911. Learn to find your "center of gravity" with posture, how posture affects your ability to balance, and take home a posture and balance program to keep you healthy, happy and safe as you travel through all the spaces in your days.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Self Myofascial Release Workshop Announced
"Self-Massage for Myofascial Release"
Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Enrollment: e-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226
Fee/Pre-Pay Deadline: March 18/$35
Limited class size. No refunds will be given after March 18.
Make checks payable to One-to-One.
Mail to One-to-One, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana 46774
Location: One-to-One Studio
5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana
Who Should Attend: Any fitness level and all ages.
What to Wear: Comfortable clothing that allows your body to move freely.
Workshop Description: Have you ever wished for a daily massage to get rid of those knots and sore muscles? It is possible with self myofascial release techniques. Fascia is a seamless web of connective tissue that covers and connects the muscles, organs and skeletal structures in our body. When there is stress, injury, fatigue, poor posture or faulty movement patterns there can be restriction in a person's fascia leading to tissue overload or pain/discomfort in the muscles, fatigue, more stress and faulty movement patterns or poor posture. Learn the science behind myofascial release and practice the techniques with three different tools to reduce pain and injury, improve posture, flexibility, function of muscles and internal organs, reduce stress, and promote the relaxation response.
Don't miss this fun, informative workshop - you will leave feeling better than when you arrived!
*Tools used in workshop may be ordered at end of workshop if desired
"Self-Massage for Myofascial Release"
Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Enrollment: e-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226
Fee/Pre-Pay Deadline: March 18/$35
Limited class size. No refunds will be given after March 18.
Make checks payable to One-to-One.
Mail to One-to-One, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana 46774
Location: One-to-One Studio
5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana
Who Should Attend: Any fitness level and all ages.
What to Wear: Comfortable clothing that allows your body to move freely.
Workshop Description: Have you ever wished for a daily massage to get rid of those knots and sore muscles? It is possible with self myofascial release techniques. Fascia is a seamless web of connective tissue that covers and connects the muscles, organs and skeletal structures in our body. When there is stress, injury, fatigue, poor posture or faulty movement patterns there can be restriction in a person's fascia leading to tissue overload or pain/discomfort in the muscles, fatigue, more stress and faulty movement patterns or poor posture. Learn the science behind myofascial release and practice the techniques with three different tools to reduce pain and injury, improve posture, flexibility, function of muscles and internal organs, reduce stress, and promote the relaxation response.
Don't miss this fun, informative workshop - you will leave feeling better than when you arrived!
*Tools used in workshop may be ordered at end of workshop if desired
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Life Is The Best Teacher; Practiced Presence in Difficult Times
What are we to do when a situation upsets us but we have no control over it. No matter what we do, whether we try to fix it, run and hide from it, or confront it square in the face, it rears its ugly head, and whole body for that matter! When we see someone hurting, we try to give advice. We dig deep in our brains for some useful anecdote, or reach into our back pockets for a magic cure.
We try to help. Acknowledge the difficulties and frustrations. Do anything to take their pain away. Stumble over our words as we try to give some words of encouragement, all the while regretting what is coming out of our mouth.
We want to fix everything, all the time. If we are uncomfortable with an emotion, or see someone that we care about upset or in pain, we immediately feel the urge to change the situation; we want to make it a happier, more pleasant experience for all involved. We do it out of love, concern, and care. Nobody WANTS to suffer!
Sometime, though, could we choose to sit with that sadness, fear, concern, worry, anger, and frustration and not try to change it? Just feel it in our bodies and minds. Watch the words swirl wildly in your head. Feel how these thoughts physically manifest in your body. Listen to the words that leave your mouth. Listen to all the sounds around you. Feel your heart, your breath, your muscles. And not change a thing. Become mindful. And sit.
Look at yourself as if a mirror sat before you. Look forward and look into this mirror, noticing all sensations. Go a little further now and bring your gaze inward, as if you are noticing yourself for the first time. Notice your blinking, feel your jaw loosen its grip, and feel the belly expand and flatten. Breathe. Take notice of the room in which you are sitting. Notice a lightness replace the heaviness in your chest.
Being mindful of your surroundings, your body, your thoughts, and your breath places you in the present moment, which is the only true reality that there is. When we find ourselves traveling down the rocky roads of life, instead of flying off the handle, we think about ways in which we can help the situation within our means, and we simply help. We feel what we feel, but we recognize the inevitability of the situation at hand and relax as it is. We lend our time, love, and compassion to the situation and realize that this is all we can do. We choose peace and quiet in our hearts and minds, and bask in the glory of what the present moment has to offer. We trust in acceptance, relaxation, our breath, and let it go…
Kelly
We try to help. Acknowledge the difficulties and frustrations. Do anything to take their pain away. Stumble over our words as we try to give some words of encouragement, all the while regretting what is coming out of our mouth.
We want to fix everything, all the time. If we are uncomfortable with an emotion, or see someone that we care about upset or in pain, we immediately feel the urge to change the situation; we want to make it a happier, more pleasant experience for all involved. We do it out of love, concern, and care. Nobody WANTS to suffer!
Sometime, though, could we choose to sit with that sadness, fear, concern, worry, anger, and frustration and not try to change it? Just feel it in our bodies and minds. Watch the words swirl wildly in your head. Feel how these thoughts physically manifest in your body. Listen to the words that leave your mouth. Listen to all the sounds around you. Feel your heart, your breath, your muscles. And not change a thing. Become mindful. And sit.
Look at yourself as if a mirror sat before you. Look forward and look into this mirror, noticing all sensations. Go a little further now and bring your gaze inward, as if you are noticing yourself for the first time. Notice your blinking, feel your jaw loosen its grip, and feel the belly expand and flatten. Breathe. Take notice of the room in which you are sitting. Notice a lightness replace the heaviness in your chest.
Being mindful of your surroundings, your body, your thoughts, and your breath places you in the present moment, which is the only true reality that there is. When we find ourselves traveling down the rocky roads of life, instead of flying off the handle, we think about ways in which we can help the situation within our means, and we simply help. We feel what we feel, but we recognize the inevitability of the situation at hand and relax as it is. We lend our time, love, and compassion to the situation and realize that this is all we can do. We choose peace and quiet in our hearts and minds, and bask in the glory of what the present moment has to offer. We trust in acceptance, relaxation, our breath, and let it go…
Kelly
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Relaxation Workshop a Success!
Our workshop, Relaxation Techniques -Breathwork and Beyond..., is available now for individuals, small and large groups, and businesses.
Email workshop@pamholtonetoone.com
or call 260-749-7226 for more information.
Coming this week, look for details about our March 25, 2010 workshop, Self Myofascial Release. Learn how to give yourself a daily massage to reduce pain and promote the relaxation response.
Email workshop@pamholtonetoone.com
or call 260-749-7226 for more information.
Coming this week, look for details about our March 25, 2010 workshop, Self Myofascial Release. Learn how to give yourself a daily massage to reduce pain and promote the relaxation response.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Relaxation Workshop Announced
"Relaxation Techniques —
Breathwork and Beyond"
Date: February 25, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Enrollment/Pre-Pay Deadline: February 18/$25
No refunds will be given after February 18.
Make checks payable to One-to-One and
mail to One-to-One, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana 46774
Enroll: e-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226
Location: One-to-One Studio, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana
Who Should Attend: Any fitness level
Workshop Description: Reduce stress and improve your sense of wellbeing. These techniques are an approach to training the mind/body and are beneficial in managing health issues such as anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, chronic pain, excessive body fat and many more. Learn the science and practice the techniques that can profoundly influence your quality of life.
Breathwork and Beyond"
Date: February 25, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Enrollment/Pre-Pay Deadline: February 18/$25
No refunds will be given after February 18.
Make checks payable to One-to-One and
mail to One-to-One, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana 46774
Enroll: e-mail workshop@pamholtonetoone.com or call 260/749-7226
Location: One-to-One Studio, 5430 Green Road, New Haven, Indiana
Who Should Attend: Any fitness level
Workshop Description: Reduce stress and improve your sense of wellbeing. These techniques are an approach to training the mind/body and are beneficial in managing health issues such as anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, chronic pain, excessive body fat and many more. Learn the science and practice the techniques that can profoundly influence your quality of life.
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