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Essentrics™ is a full-body rebalancing program that works all 650 muscles by simultaneously lengthening and strengthening them. This style of movement is mindful of the tiny muscles we don’t always know to engage. Think of it as the love child of Pilates, yoga, Tai Chi…
Given how fast we move each day and the pervasive feeling of needing to “get it all done,” many of us find ourselves stressed, anxious and feeling constantly overwhelmed. By making the effort to be mindful, we can focus on what matters most.
Want to Jump Start Your Health? Mindful Essentrics stemmed from my own need for better health. Joint pain hit me early in life, but grew worse after fifteen years of sitting for a living. The absence of movement took a toll, as did other lifestyle…
When we’re young, we don’t give our bodies much thought. They do as we wish and all is well. The awareness of how amazing our self-healing, living machine of a body is comes later in life, often with pain and stiffness waddling close behind.
My name is Kerry and vibrant health is my passion. Sharing ways to age with strength and grace is what lights me up. For thirty years, I’ve helped people feel better in their mind and body. I’ve been a Thai yoga therapist, raw food chef, organic gardener, and Pilates instructor. For fifteen years, I was a licensed therapist in private practice.
The key to feeling embodied is to use our body. We’re designed to move, yet modern life demands that we sit far more than is good for us. As adults, it’s our job to maintain range of motion, flexibility, strength and mobility. If we don’t, it will go away. It’s that simple.
Essentrics™ was created to help maintain flexibility and strength. It’s a nonstop workout that incorporates the strength of ballet, flowing movement of Tai chi and the healing mechanisms of physiotherapy. We flow slowly, from one movement to the next, never holding a pose. This allows us to work deep into the connective tissue.
This is a one-size-fits-all fitness program, where each individual is in charge of their own experience under the guidance of an instructor. Some people want to firm and tone their body. Others seek healing and rehabilitation, while another wants to age with strength and grace. Essentrics™ is truly for every age and every body!
Mindful Essentrics is a distillation of what I’ve learned about wellness tucked into a 75-minute, semi-private movement class. Though, it’s more than that. Mindful Essentrics is a mind/body experience that will leave you feeling stronger yet more relaxed. You’ll walk out taller and more open. At the same time, your mind will be peaceful and at ease.
This website is full of articles on what has influenced me over the years. I hope they’re helpful for you, too.
Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can. The following passage is an extract from Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention by Johann Hari. It’s an important read. “I…
Technology was suppose to make our lives easier, but all it’s really done is make our lives busier. We’re in the midst of a giant social experiment that our nervous system wasn’t designed to handle.
Twenty minutes a day isn’t much effort to be rewarded with a strong, balanced body that uses energy efficiently and allows us to continue doing the things we love to do without pain or injury.
Our muscles are encased in a web of tissue that weaves in and around our body called fascia. Like a silk stocking, it holds us together. We must move our bodies every day to maintain elasticity and range of motion. The good news is it doesn’t take long. You can access all the muscles and joints in the body in about 20 minutes.
This life force is known by many names. The yogis call it prana and activate it through breath and postures. Acupuncturist call it qi and balance its movement through a network of pathways.