How do we use Movement and Meditation to restore balance and heal deep-seated wounds or illness?
How do we re-envision exercise and mental focus to understand its profound implications on mind-body health?
Experience an inspired series of earth-based practices that transform movement and meditation into a form of medicine. Merrill and Shana, each with a lifetime of expertise in mind-body disciplines, bring creativity, understanding, and deep insight into every session.
Embark on your journey towards holistic health with Merrill and Shana as they guide you through the transformative power of movement and meditation, rooted in the cycles of the natural world. This gentle and fluid movement practice blends teachings from diverse schools including qigong, yoga, dance, authentic movement, polarity therapy and touch for health.
Class Objectives:
Explore the relationship between seasonal patterns and their impact on the nervous system, mental, and physical health.
Focus on the interconnectedness of muscles, organs, and energy systems.
Address root issues through simple yet effective movement and mental directives.
Align themes with energetic patterns, providing intentional guidance to help you navigate daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly health goals.
Philosophical Foundations:
Drawing from ancient systems of wellness such as Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine, we integrate insights from spiritual practices into mental, emotional, and physical realms. Our classes reflect these rich traditions and emphasize the dynamic aspects of wellness that are most pronounced or vulnerable at any given time. Participants will learn how to support their health using mindful movement and meditation grounded in the rhythms of nature.
Participating in these classes will not only enhance your well-being but also empower you to reclaim health and wellness in all aspects of your life.
Themes for Every Month:
Each class will summarize key themes related to the energetic patterns of the month, designed to help you cultivate and maintain balance, health, and awareness in your life.
January: Reset/ Rebalance (The Water Element) - Movement to support Kidney health, as well as Psoas, Upper Trapezius, Iliacus.. Meditation to warm and calm. Focus on grounding through the root chakra.
February: Refocus (The Water Element) Stinson - Movement to support Bladder/ Sacrospinalis, Anterior & Posterior Tibialis, Peroneals. Meditation to focus the mind and soothe the emotional body via the second chakra.
March: Rebirth (The Wood Element) - Movement to support Liver/ Pectoralis Major Sternal, Rhomboids. Meditation to bring energy from internal to external expression and clear the solar plexus.
April: Lift (The Wood Element) - Movement to support Gallbladder/ Anterior Deltiod, Popliteus .Meditation to bring energy up and clear the throat area, creativity and communication.
May: Completion (The Fire Element) - Movement to support Pericardium (Circulation Sex)/ Gluteus Medius, Adductors, Piriformis, Gluteus Maximus. Meditation to open the yin meridians including 1, 2, 3 chakras.
June: Launch (The Fire Element) - Movement to support Heart, Small Intestine/ Subscapularis, Quadricepts, Abdominals. Meditation to clear, cleanse and connect with the heart or 4th chakra, your true compass.
July: Nest/Pause/Integrate (The Fire Element) - Movement to support Triple Warmer (3 Heats)/ Teres Minor, Sartorius, Gracilis, Soleus, Gastrocnemius. Meditation to balance the heart and deep the connection to intuitive intelligence.
August: Burn Out/ Slow Down (The Earth Element) - Movement to support Stomach/ Pectoralis Major Clavicular, Levator Scapulae, Neck Muscles, Brachioradialis . Meditation to cool, clam and clear the third eye, chakra 5.
September: Anchor (The Earth Element) - Movement to support Spleen/ Latissimus Dorsi, Mid/ Low Trapezius, Opponens Pollicis Longus, Triceps . Meditation to ground. Focus on first 3 chakras and tools for grounding.
October: Surrender (The Earth/Metal Element) - Movement to support Lung/ Anterior Serratus, Coracoid Brachialis, Deltoids, Diaphragm. Meditation to open the crown chakra and connect spiritual aspirations to physical inclinations or intentions.
November: Power/ Shadow Work (The Metal/Air Element) - Movement to support Large Intestine/ Fascia Lata, Hamstrings, Quadratus Lumborum. Meditation to release mental limitations and connect with instinctual impulse and unconscious, pre-verbal patterns.
December: Dark/ Light, Holy Union (The Metal/Air Element) - Movement to support Bladder/ Peroneus, Sacrospinalis,Tibials. Meditation to quiet the soul and expand the sense of inner peace into the limbs and emotional body. Crown chakra.
Schedule:
In-Person at Metta Yoga Studios in Corte Madera 11:30 - 12:45: Every second Sunday of the month: 1/12, 2/9, 3/9, 4/13, 5/11, 6/8, 7/13, 8/10, 9/14, 10/12, 11/9, 12/14
Zoom (and recording) 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm: Once a month on the Thursday following the live class: 1/16, 2/13, 3/13, 4/17, 5/15, 6/12, 7/17, 8/14, 9/18, 10/16, 11/13, 12/18
Class format:
Movement: 15 minutes circle, introductions, orientation and teachings to themes of class. Includes a handout and diagrams re: energetic and structure of the month. 60 minutes somatic movement with instruction. This gentle and fluid movement practice blends teachings from diverse schools including qigong, yoga, dance, authentic movement, polarity therapy and touch for health.
Meditation: Zoom Welcome. 5- 10 minutes teaching/orientation. 20-25 minute meditation to the theme of the month. 10- 15 minutes questions and answers. Meditations are inspired by Merrill's recent book and rooted in traditions including taoism, qigong + five element theory, craniosacral therapy, and Intuition Medicine.
Cost Options:
Sunday Movement: $35 per class
Thursday Meditation: $25 per class
Both classes for the month: $55
Three month commitment: $165 (movement & Meditation)
Entire series: $600 for 24 classes (movement & mediation)
TO BOOK:
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About the instructors:
Merrill Page, expert in Mindbody Medicine, practitioner of Cranioscral and Polarity therapies, author of two EARTH MEDICINE books, and mother of four boys welcomes you into a space sure to inspire your spirit, soothe your heart and soften you back into the sanctuary of your own body.
Her decades of experience and study in meditation, nutrition, energy medicine, bodywork, herbs, and movement creates a unique offering across a broad spectrum of disciplines that merge modern minds with ancient wisdom.
Shana Walt, mother, dancer, and master bodyworker, is certified in Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular work and Prenatal Birth skills.
She holds a field for deep nervous system regulation and calming and uses her two decades of experience in integrative practices to move us all towards embodiment and wholeness on all levels: physical, mental, spiritual and emotional. She is inspired by the movement and rhythms of nature and possesses a deep searching and understanding that freedom comes from the inside out.