Force and Flow

Category: Stretching

  • Need some playful release? Get in on some Partner Stretching!

    Need some playful release? Get in on some Partner Stretching!

    [spacer height=”10px”]Partner Stretching

    [divider style=”medium”] [spacer height=”20px”]This holiday season, instead of new toys, invest in new ways to play…

    Learn how to partner with another body to push, pull and shake your tensions out and bring the good feelings in.

    In this two-hour workshop you’ll learn how to stretch, release tension, and encourage relaxation in your partner and yourself simultaneously.

    You can look forward to an invigorating and playful evening packed with pleasure and practical tools for releasing tension and improving your strength and alignment.

    Space is Limited! Register Now

    [spacer height=”10px”]Get the moves to keep your juices flowing

    Now that your days are getting short and cold, you need some good moves to ward off the inevitable winter stiffness and lethargy, and this workshop is here to give you just that. Come learn secrets to staying limber, toned and relaxed while hanging out on the floor at home… you may never even miss the great outdoors!

    [spacer height=”10px”]Feed your body and spirit a sweet dose of playful partnering and deep listening

    There’s nothing like the awareness that comes when you work in partnership with another body – you’ll learn to feel subtle pushes and pulls, resistance and release, and the dynamics of sharing your weight with another – all skills that are sure to make you an even more masterful communicator in every part of your life. And there’s no play quite as pleasurable and rewarding as using your own weight for resisting, sharing, and supporting another.

    Best of all, while you play with using your weight to resist, support and share, you’re also on the fast track to finding more balance, flexibility, strength, and most of all, *pleasure* in your own body. And with all that in your bag, you’re on your way to a winter full of healthy fun and vitality.

    [spacer height=”10px”]Come alone or with a partner – this is a gift to yourself and someone you love playing with that will keep giving.

    Space is very limited because this is a hands on and individualized workshop – if you’re tired of having generic moves thrown at you that you’re expected to perform no matter what your body actually feels good doing, make sure to reserve your spot lickety split. I’ll be treating every individual as just that and giving you both the attention and the expertise you need to make the most of every move and moment that we share.
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    Save Your Spots! Register Now

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    Wednesday, December 10
    7PM – 9PM

    SOLD OUT
    use the form below to request info about upcoming dates

    $75 before Dec 3 – use coupon EARLY BIRD @ checkout
    After 12/3: $99 for one/$177 for two
    $125 at the Door
    Register Now

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    Learn powerful and effective techniques for using walking to:

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    [list_item]Relax & Revitalize[/list_item]
    [list_item]Listen & Connect Deeply[/list_item]
    [list_item]Reduce Stress[/list_item]
    [list_item]Release Pain & Tension[/list_item]
    [list_item]Replenish Energy[/list_item]
    [list_item]Improve Alignment & Flexibility[/list_item]
    [list_item]Support Injuries[/list_item]
    [list_item]Reduce Chronic Pain[/list_item][/list]

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    Your Guide

    OphraOphra Wolf is a mind-body educator, healer and mover extraordinaire. She’s bringing together an incredible array of knowledge – from the mechanics and anatomy of dance, yoga, and pilates, to the energetics of qi gong and mindfulness of meditation and movement improvisation – to deliver a workshop packed with practical and accessible information to help improve your everyday life.

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    Enroll Now

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    [alert color=”white” background=”#FF7E00″ border_color=”#FF7E00″]Register and pay using a credit card or paypal account:
    [paupay_cart id=”14889″ trans_type=”variable_purchase” pretext=”Buy Now” text=”Buy Now”]To use the EARLY BIRD coupon code (until Nov 30), Select ‘One Spot’ and press the Edit button in the payment panel to enter your coupon code.[/alert]

    [alert color=”white” background=”#7E9254″ border_color=”#7E9254″]If you have questions or concerns, use the form below to leave us a note. Your spot is not reserved until we’ve received your payment.[pauf id=”workshop_registration” text=”Workshop Registration” width=”200px”][/alert]
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    [alert color=”white” background=”#3A1A45″ border_color=”#3A1A45″]POLICIES

    • Your spot in the workshop is not guaranteed until we’ve received your payment.
    • We will issue a full refund minus a $10 processing fee for all cancellations made within 7 days of the workshop.
    • We will issue a 50% refund for all cancellations made 2-6 days prior to the workshop.
    • Cancellations made 48 hours or less prior to the workshop are non-refundable.

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    [alert color=”white” background=”#7E9245″ border_color=”#7E9245″]WHAT TO BRING

    • Comfortable shoes and clothes to move in.
    • A bottle of water.
    • Optional: a notebook, drawing pad, camera… some kind of mneumonic aid.

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    [alert color=”white” background=”#3A1A45″ border_color=”#3A1A45″]To pay by check or cash, submit the form  above and leave a note in the message field indicating your payment option, then mail your payment to Force and Flow, 1102 Dean St. #4, Brooklyn 11216.[/alert]

     

  • Announcing the Spring Semi-Private Group Session!

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    Photo by Marielise Gouléne
    Photo by Marielise Gouléne

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    EXPERIENCE THE AWARD WINNING FORCE & FLOW APPROACH TO CORE STRENGTH

    Connecting to Core

    April 14 – July 13

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    90-Day Semi-Private Group Session
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    Dynamic Core Strength and Fluid Breath Connection

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    Spring is here and your body wants to come out of hibernation mode and bloom into it’s full potential for pleasure and productivity – what better time to commit to your wellbeing and transform your pain and discomfort into renewed strength and energy?![spacer height=”10px”]
    • Are you working hard at living a healthy, mindful life, but not seeing and feeling the results you’re spending so much energy on?
    • Are you aching to get strong but find yourself tied up dealing with fatigue and aches that only get exacerbated when you try to “work out”?
    • Do overcrowded and under-informed yoga, pilates and movement classes leave you feeling more tense and brittle than supple and centered?
    • Are you ready for the kind of detailed information and personalized attention that can catapult you to the next level of comfort, energy, flexibility and strength?
    • Do you love to learn and are you committed to opening your awareness, aligning with your highest potential and moving consciously through life?

    Then this is your invitation to join a small group of brilliant, creative, and perceptive folks like yourself to experience the Force and Flow approach to holistic mind-body movement.

    Our focus this session will be on finding the strength and flexibility that come from a dynamic and mindful connection to your core – there’s nothing as frustrating as watching your hard work make things even harder, but that’s often what happens when we “work out” without understanding the underlying connections of our body. CONNECTING TO CORE is about experiencing strength and alignment with ease and efficiency by learning how to connect and move from your center.

    I’ve gathered a number of incredibly potent exercises from the worlds of Pilates, Yoga, Qi Gong and beyond, and cohered them in a systematic flow focused on helping you cultivate a connection to your core which will serve you in every single thing you do, from sitting in a chair to climbing personal, professional and natural mountains.

    Take a moment to imagine what it would mean to you to have the energy, strength, flexibility and awareness to get the most out of the opportunities in your life? Who would you be if you could let go of held postures and tense positions and instead find ease in movement and organic strength? What kind of energy and awareness could you bring to the things you love?

    Regardless of your background in movement, whether it be on a mat, in the gym, on the grass or even if it’s none at all, this upcoming session at Force and Flow is an incredible opportunity to develop the awareness and acquire potent tools for stepping into a healthier, stronger, more vibrant body. And with a maximum of five people in a group, you’re sure to get the personal attention that is so indispensable to your development and without which you’re likely spend a lot more time repeating the same mistakes and fighting off or giving into burn out.

    Here are just a few of the benefits that you are sure to gain when you show up for yourself through this 90-Day CONNECTING TO CORE session:

    • Learn to attune to your movement, avoid injury and cultivate pleasure and ease in your body.
    • Have powerfully effective and simple tools for strengthening, centering, balancing, energizing and releasing tension.
    • Have improved breath awareness and breath capacity, as well as the improved focus, presence and resiliency that follows.
    • Experience dynamic alignment and tangible improvements in your posture, both in your body and in life.
    • Feel more connected to your intuitive, reflexive mind and experience greater ease and confidence with others as you come to know it in your own body.
    • Embody more strength, flexibility and agility as you navigate the challenges and opportunities in your life.
    • And most importantly, cultivate a healthy, strong and sustainable long-term relationship with your body.

    Here is what the thoughtfully crafted FALLING INTO BALANCE package includes:

    • 10-weekly 75-minute semi-private sessions which encourage a steady, incremental development of your strength, flexibility and awareness.

    April 14 – June 22
    Choose a group
    Tuesdays 6:45PM, Wednesdays 7:15PM, Sundays 11:00AM

    • A private 60-minute session in which we will hone in on your specific questions and accelerate your development.
    • An invitation to one of three Sound Baths, our acclaimed sonic meditation series.
    • A 3-hour Walking Workshop in late June and/or early July
    • PLUS: a gift for a friend to join you at the workshop for free!
    • 30% discount and priority booking on additional private or bodywork sessions throughout the 90-days
    • Personalized tips and assignments to keep you engaged in a sustainable, pleasurable way throughout the week
    • Audio recordings of all group sessions

    The cost for all this is only $840 or $280 a month! And according to my long time students, the benefits are priceless. A payment plan is available to break up the cost, and spots are extremely limited at this point – if you think you are a good fit for this program, fill out the application form below and we’ll get back to you ASAP with registration information.

    [spacer height=”10px”] [divider style=”medium”] [spacer height=”15px”] Pre-Registration for CONNECTING TO CORE: [spacer height=”15px”] [contact-form-7 id=”13869″ title=”Connecting_to_Core”]