BODYVITA® PRESENTS: PILATES EVENT “MAT & PROPS MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION DAY” 

SUNDAY MARCH 12th at “Chassé Dance Studio” in Amsterdam

“I AM STILL LEARNING”  – Michelangelo at age of 87

In this Masterclass you will work with a prop that you surely already own: a towel. Turid will show you how this simple prop can add complexity as well as ease to your mat practice. The towel can slide, support, facilitate and challenge. The support and stability of the towel invites core activation, and can help improve range of motion and movement control. Turid will give you new ideas and an enhanced understanding of how a seemingly mundane prop can open a world of opportunities when it is used with the Pilates principles. 

Are any bones or muscles in your Body straight? So why should our movement be? Spinal rotation or movement in the transverse plane occurs in almost every sport and also in our daily activities. However, in the classical mat practice, we easily get a little too stuck in the sagittal plane, or single plane movements. In this Masterclass, Devon will take you through a repertoire of continuous rotational movements that support activities of daily living as well as therapeutic- and athletic training. You will swirl, swivel, spiral, dive, dip, bend, rotate, revolve, slide, circle, arc, tilt, tip and explore how many movements are available and achievable if you give yourself permission to be curious and playful in your practice.

In this workshop, Tatjana will show you how to use a simple broomstick to add creativity and challenges to your Pilates practice. She will teach variations of classical as well as innovative new exercises aimed at enhancing mobility, flexibility and strength. In this Masterclass, time will also be devoted to specific work to enhance kinesthetic control – something that becomes more and more important as the life of the general public becomes more sedentary. Expect to work in multiple planes and unexpected ways while you discover what a great prop the broomstick really is

In this Masterclass you will work with the perhaps greatest “prop” you’ll ever own: your body. With no other reference points than your body, mind, breath and your connection to the surface beneath you, you will experience how separate movements can be strung together into a seamless energizing flow. Turid will show how this way of movement helps your overall feeling of wellbeing by stimulating blood circulation, oxygen turnover and lymphatic flow. Just as you might be experiencing the Post-lunch energy dip, this Masterclass will get you flowing back to your feet reenergized for the rest of the day. 

You’ve surely heard that sitting is bad for you. But! the average adult in the Netherlands spends between 6 and 12 hours sitting on a daily basis; yet only about half of us reach the recommended target of 150 minutes of weekly movement.  If that is so, how about we take the chair and use it for good? Using a regular dining chair, Devon will give you inspiration and ideas for a wide range of exercises targeting stability, balance, feedback, proprioception, balance and inversions. This Masterclass will add an hour on and with a chair to your day, but don’t expect to be sitting down very much. 

Lunch for the masterclass day
Sign up for free, pay at Chassé when you pick up lunch.

Menu:
Salad and smoothie € 18.00
Smoothie Detox Energy (spinach, celery, apple, ginger and cucumber)
Salad:
Sweet potato from the oven with spring onion, bell pepper, figs and feta.

To receive an invoice and to pay via bank transfer, email us at office@bodyvita.nl The spot can be reserved only after payment.
*All prices are excl. Credit card fees.
*NOT REFUNDABLE / NOT EXCHANEBLE FOR ANY CREDITS