W O R K S H O P
GYROKINESIS®
with Xenia Themeli, Pretrainer in Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis®

25., 26., 27. April 2008,
12.30-14.30 Uhr

This workshop will focus on the basic idea of GYROKINESIS® which was founded by Juliu Horvath who spent many years in self-exploration and study. He created a movement system that offers the same benefits offered by yoga, dance, gymnastics, swimming and tai chi, but is not derived from these other exercise modalities. Some of the hallmarks of GYROKINESIS® exercises are the fluidity of the movements and the ease with which one can perform them. GYROKINESIS® exercises allow one to work on the entire body through seven natural elements of spinal movement: forward, backward, left side, right side, left twist, right twist and circular, as well as all other joint articulation. Fluidity is the key. Postures are not held for long periods of time. Instead, postures are smoothly and harmoniously connected through the use of breath, making exercises appear and feel more like a dance and swimming than like traditional yoga. A typical GYROKINESIS® class begins with participants practicing self-massage and simple breathing patterns, something Juliu Horvath has named, “Awakening of the Senses.” Then the spine and pelvis are engaged through simple exercises: while seated on low stools, participants mobilize the spine through a series of arching, curling, bending, twisting and spiraling movements. These same movement patterns are expanded to release the hip, knee, hamstring, quadriceps and so on, in all possible directions: front, back, twisting and turning. The corresponding breathing patterns executed during every movement stimulate the nervous system, open up the energy pathways and oxygenate the blood. The more advanced classes offer endurance training to participants prepared for more strenous activities. All GYROKINESIS classes, from beginner to advanced, encompass not only sitting but also laying and standing positions.

# Price: 65 / 55 Euro (for students)
# Reservation: dock11@dock11-berlin.de / Fon: 030-4481222 (ab 15 Uhr)

# Information: mpaniera@hotmail.com