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InBody Center is the home of Resonant Bodywork (Rachael Bouch D's private practice), as well as an educational venue dedicated to cultivating somatic awareness and embodiment through movement. We offer workshops for practitioners in professional development, and classes for all ages on various themes of embodiment. Our offerings include movement, awareness and self care classes to support greater ease in the body, and access more connectivity in the body-mind. We also offer educational workshops for professionals: healthcares practitioners, somatic practitioners, bodyworkers and therapists.
Ongoing Classes:GYROKINESIS® Group Class * Saturdays 10-11:30am
Instructor: Andrea McGinnis Gyrokinesis® an original, total-body conditioning method created by Juliu Horvath, the founder of the acclaimed Gyrotonic® Method, similar in movement fundamentals, but instead held without the use of specialized equipment. Through carefully crafted exercise sequences composed of wave-like, spiraling, movements flowing together seamlessly in rhythmic repetitions with specific corresponding breath, this holistic, mat-based class gently works the entire body, elongating the musculature, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems, strengthening deep-core connection, and increasing range of motion; resulting in a dynamic, yet relaxed, sense of functional, supple, and coordinated strength throughout the entire body. This circular, non-linear, ebb-and-flow quality of movement signature to both Gyrokinesis® and Gyrotonic® honors the natural, fluid, spiraled anatomy of the body. With roots in Yoga, Tai Chi, gymnastics, and dance, these unique, rejuvenating systems help to re-educate the body in developing a deeper overall sense of flexibility, power, ease and efficiency of movement. Unlike most conventional exercise where linear or isolated movement patterns are performed creating uncoordinated strength, the smooth shifting from contraction to expansion throughout the entire body is instead emphasized, decompressing joints, releasing and strengthening ligaments & bringing balance to the musculoskeletal structure. The Gyrokinesis® method is practiced under the instruction of a Certified Gyrokinesis® Trainer. "My personal approach as an instructor is to guide you into a deeper physical connection and sense of internal listening to the communication within your own system, with utmost respect, reverence and care." - Andrea McGinnis If you have any additional questions, or are currently recovering from an injury and are interested in attending, please contact me directly at fluidbodyhealingarts@gmail.com beforehand, so I may assess if the class will be suitable for you. Class Details: Date: Saturdays 10:00-11:30 am (please arrive 15 minutes to check-in & settle) Location: InBody Center, 1019 Solano Ave, Unit B Upstairs. Albany, CA Cost: $25 for single/drop-in & $100 for 5 class-pack This class will meet weekly each Saturday beginning Nov 16th. 2019 Class Dates: Nov 16th, 23rd, 30th / Dec 7th, 14th All levels and ages welcome (12+ years) Reservations are encouraged / drop-ins welcome |
Events & Workshops:Body Language Workshop * Saturday Dec 7th 12-4p
Instructor: Andrea McGinnis Explore un-patterned movement, biological breath, wave motion, serpentine consciousness, body intelligence More details forthcoming...stay tuned Workshop fee: $65 (advance registration encouraged) |
Andrea McGinnis is a certified Gyrokinesis® & Gyrotonic® trainer, practiced in these methodologies for over 13 years, she has studied with numerous master teachers, including Domini Anne, Adrianna Thompson, Nora Heiber, Debra Rose, Magali Messac, & Kathy Van Patten. She presently sees clients at several Bay Area Gyrotonic studios, including FitWise in Mill Valley, PhysioFlo in Oakland, & Urban Body in San Jose. Additionally, she is certified to teach on multiple pieces of specialized Gyrotonic equipment, including the Jump-Stretch Board, Gyrotoner, and Archway apparatuses.
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About the Instructor: Andrea McGinnisAs a professional dancer, bodywork practitioner, personal trainer & movement instructor, Andrea's masterful embodiment and expertise in the somatic arts comes firsthand through her lifelong dedication to creatively expressing & exploring the body. A former ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet for 4 years, she continues to dance ballet/modern professionally, currently performing with SoulSkin Dance & Metamorphosis Ballet.
Profoundly impacted by the work of Continuum Movement, which she first encountered over a decade ago, she has studied intensively with master teachers of this field, including the Emilie Conrad, Susan Harper, Mariane Karou, & Cass Phelps. At the core of her personal practice, and all her offerings, her depth with this practice has inspired her to share from within her own experience. She will be offering exploratory movement workshops born from the depth of this inquiry, and based on the principles of this practice. Andrea is also a licensed massage therapist (since 2012), and enjoys offering her dynamic bodywork sessions throughout the Bay Area. “I believe that one's own innate connection with the body and ability to freely express and engage through it, is one of the most precious joys and gifts of being alive. To inspire others to actively participate in the physical frontier of their own evolution, to which there is no upper limit of growth & intricacy, is my passion and purpose in sharing movement in all it's forms." ~Andrea |
