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Bodywork Basics & Finding Flow

  • The Movement Gallenweg 8 Pratteln, BL, 4133 Switzerland (map)

Bodywork Basics & Finding Flow

This is a mashup of the basics of massage and flow movement all in one day. Anyone who is interested in learning how to work on another body, and how to move on the floor in a smooth and get into more flow, this is for you.

Bodywork Basics incorporates elements of yoga, massage, martial arts, dance and play into a seamless journey of physicality, through which you will learn how to interact with another body.
By working with massage we can gain insight into the nature of touch and sensitivity and develop a deeper understanding into the process of healing.

Through the expression of our physicality we can develop our awareness and broaden the understanding we have of ourselves. By interacting with our emotions and challenging our limitations we embark on the journey of self-discovery and take the necessary steps towards embracing our true nature.

- Learn basic massage technique
- How to interact with another body
- How to use bodyweight and leverage
- How to do this while also taking care of yourself

The workshop 'Finding Flow' aims to give all participants a playful entry into the field of acrobatics. Elements from Capoeira, Tricking, Gymnastics and Contemporary Dance merge together into an overall picture.

The participants will be guided through a specific warm up that aims to prepare the body and the mind for the upcoming movements. Whole body coordination and balance is going to be 'tuned', joints will be warmed up. In the next step, single elements will be learned by deconstructing them and finding progressions for each participants' ability level and comfort zone. We will take a look at different cartwheel variations, rolling maneuvers, support techniques
and basic jumps. In the last part of the workshop, many elements will be sequenced and we will search for transitions from one
movement into the other. The goal is to find a state of 'flow'.

It offers whole body development and awareness. We will also play quite a few partner and group games. These playful methods can develop your ability to move freely and find more flow in movement.

- Learn how to roll and fall safely
- How to get up and down from the floor
- Beginner acrobatic elements
- Introduction to acrobatic strength and mobility
- Games and scenario based practice
- Free improvisation using these elements


Where: The Movement Spot
When: Sunday April 7th 11:00-18:00
Cost: 150chf or 120chf for students/250/200chf for both workshops that are on this weekend.
Contact: james@thisjamesbailey.com to register and prepay to secure your spot

Link to Handstands & Mobility

https://www.facebook.com/events/232757964340548/

About the teachers

James

"I’ve been fascinated by physicality since I can remember. Through spending many years training in different modalities, strength training, dance, Olympic weightlifting, sprinting, some martial arts, I learnt much about how the body works and how to change things in the body.

Through various injuries I delved deeper into rehab, physical therapy and this lead me to massage and bodywork practice. I trained in the UK in sports and clinical massage, also training in traditional Thai massage in Thailand and being exposed to many other modalities of bodywork.

I use many tools to achieve whatever result I’m looking for. Including shamanic rituals and practice within the context of therapy. I specialise in dealing with chronic pain, trauma, rehab, and generally making the body work better and feeling better in it.

I don’t believe there is only one way to do anything. I mix styles and traditions to create something that works for me and for my clients.

I want to feel good in my body, the vehicle through which I experience the world, and to facilitate this experience with others."

Nil

Currently living in Munich and making a living out of teaching people how to engage in a joyful, fulfilling and long-lasting movement practice. One of his biggest passions is to explore the endless shapes and sizes of the physical. Doing so, he studied Sports Science in Munich, learned from the best in their field and spent hours researching using all kinds of sources of information. I look at movement in a very general way and get inspired from many disciplines - among others: Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Acrobatics, Dance, Climbing, Parkour and other athletic fields.

The focus of his teachings is to find ways to make seemingly difficult movements accessible for all sorts of practitioners. When he teaches acrobatic-like elements to adults in my seminars, he makes sure to choose methods and modalities that allow understanding of each movement.

Earlier Event: April 6
Handstands & Mobility
Later Event: December 4
Strength & Flexibility