BODY WISDOM

Glossary

ACUPRESSURE is an ancient Healing art that uses the fingers to press points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural self-curative abilities. Effective in helping relieving headaches, eye strain, sinus, neck, back pain, arthritis, and other common ailments.

CHAIR MASSAGE is a seated massage, provided to the fully clothes client. A variety of techniques (Tui Na, An Mo, Acupressure, Thai, Sports, CTS, Reiki...) is used to relieve the upper body (head, neck, shoulders, back, arms/hands). Ideal for an express work/study breaktime to relax and revitalize. (5 to 30mn)

THAI-YOGA facilitates and promotes a harmonious state of being. It involves gentle rocking, deep stretching & rhythmic compression to create a singular healing experience. Practiced on a mat, through clothing. Great for posture and very meditative. (90mn to 2h, please bring preferably cotton, comfortable, long sleeves, long pants, socks for your session)

REIKI is the combining of universal energy with individual energy to open pathways of healing. It involves placing the hands on or just above the body to align Chakras and bring healing energy to organs and glands. The practitioner serves as a channel for the life energy, using passive touch that some receiver experience as a warmth and tingling.

SWEDISH is a vigorous system of treatment to energize the body by stimulating circulation. The strokes are all flowing towards the heart. The disrobed client is covered by a sheet, with only the area being worked on exposed.

All modalities facilitate healing by regulating circulation of blood. Asian Techniques focus on balancing Qi in the body (Qi is a vital energy which controls body function and enhances resistance to disease) and creating wholeness of mind, body and spirit for the receiver and giver. They are soothing & invigorating and can be highly beneficial for chronic pain.

In Contact Improvisation, dancers move in and out of contact, uniting their bodies to create a mutually supportive and dynamic interplay of weight. The primary developmental patterns of rolling, crawling, falling, walking, and running form the basis of the movement vocabulary. Through studying these patterns in-depth, we will develop an understanding of the body's structure and the movement forces acting upon this structure. We do not strive to achieve results, but rather to participate openly in a constant changing physical reality. Focus on solos, duets, trios and scores will be integrated as skills are developed.

Laban Movement Analysis (LMA),
developed by Rudolph Laban, focuses on experiencing and perceiving changes in Body, Effort, Shape, and Space—basic elemental building blocks to all our movement. Students learn to use a clear language for speaking about movement in movement terms (as opposed to psychological or sociological terms), and will be encouraged to personally claim their own context for meaning making, i.e. interpretation.

(Source: Moving on Center)

The Alexander Technique is an educational method of body-mind reorganization that aims to promote ease in everything we do. By freeing ourselves from unconscious physical habits, we can create effortlessness in the way we live and move. Applications to voice, movement, walking, sitting, and talking.

Bartenieff Fundamentals works with Patterns of Total Body Connectivity (related to a developmental progression) that facilitate the lively interplay of connective kinetic chains inside the body with expression into the outer world. Basic issues of efficiency and coordination are dealt with in relation to Breath and Core Support, clarity of proximal joint articulation (including gradated rotation), weight shift, propulsion and level change, and full three-dimensional movement. Students are encouraged to locate the sensations and feelings that are brought up by the movement, and form these in some way that is personally meaningful.