BODY & MIND SESSIONS
Previously offered as Embodiment Sessions, our new Body & Mind Sessions offer a 1-on-1 experience to help you connect with your body on a deeper level to handle aches and pains, and improve your performance! While Caelia is certified in Level 1 Neurokinetic Therapy (she is only one of two registered NKT Practitioners in Saskatoon!), this is only one of the modalities used in the process of helping dancers, athletes, and anyone else who moves their body to better understand their whole selves.
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What is the Body & Mind Program?
This class is a part of our Body & Mind Program at Dance Alive, where we take special care to stretch, strengthen, and connect with both our bodies and our minds. Our Body & Mind services teach you how to develop an empowered mindset by building the knowledge and confidence necessary to make your own decisions about health and wellness instead of simply following outside influences. When you learn to listen to your body cues and respond to what it needs, you become an unstoppable force in your pursuit of dance, athletics, or just general life!
We have two weekly Body & Mind classes scheduled based on interest:
Body Break
Active flexibility, strength, cardio & stamina
Embodied Mind
Energy work, meditation & group discussion
Both classes are also offered in hybrid style: both in-person at the studio, or by joining live remotely via Zoom. Check out our Weekly Schedule for more information on how and when to join the classes!
Why Body & Mind Sessions?
Our weekly Body & Mind Classes mentioned above are intended to provide a consistent and convenient way for you to engage and connect with your body. If you have a particular issue you want focused attention on, then a private Body & Mind Session is for you!
This service is a perfect add-on to the existing Body & Mind Classes, but it is also accessible to anyone in our other classes or outside of the studio who is interested in learning more about their body. Here are just a few of the ways people have found value in Body & Mind Sessions:
- Diving deeper into a concept explored in Body Break or Embodied Mind class
- Adressing a nagging ache or pain in the body that doesn’t seem to respond to other treatments (e.g. plantar fasciitis, low back, neck pain, clicking hips, etc.)
- Focusing on an area of the body to improve range and quality of motion (e.g. getting the leg higher in extensions, developing more strength for jumps, more fluidity of motion in a movement sequence)
- Exploring why a certain muscle or muscle groups don’t fire when they need to (e.g. difficulty holding abdominals engaged, or squeezing the glutes in a bridge)
- Deeper discussion about emotional concepts explored in Embodied Mind, and more focused coaching on energy movement, emotional regulation, sharing vulnerable truths etc. (not a replacement to therapy sessions with a health practitioner, but excellent supplementation)
- Help in body mapping physical illnesses & injuries to emotional experiences and energy centres of the body (i.e. understanding why chronic physiological conditions may be related to psychological issues)
Body & Mind Sessions can be booked as single sessions whenever required, or can be regularly scheduled for a more long term goal. The process is highly customizable and Caelia will help you decide what is the best approach to meet your goals and achieve your desired outcome! If you have more questions or you are interested in booking a session, please scroll down to the bottom and find the link to Contact Us.
What is NKT?
NeuroKinetic Therapy is just one of the tools that Caelia can use in the context of a Body & Mind Session. It is a treatment protocol that uses a combination of movement-based assessments and manual muscle tests in order to identify dysfunctional muscle relationships in the body. Every time we perform any movement, our brain and nervous system need to fire our muscles in a specific pattern to produce efficient easy results. If that pattern is disrupted by an injury, imbalance, limited mobility, or anything else, our brains will establish a compensation pattern to help us reach our goals anyway. If these compensation patterns are dysfunctional, they can cause pain, headaches, dizziness, poor balance, stiffness, overuse injuries, and more. NKT gives us a practical treatment method that is based in the brain but implemented in the muscles to quickly, comfortably, and easily address dysfunctional movement patterns.
If this protocol is used as a part of your session, you’ll be assessed with an explanation of your injury history, some movement, and manual muscle testing. Once a pattern is identified, gentle stretch and release techniques are used to help relax and overworking muscle(s). Then, you will be given activation exercises to “wake up” the underworking muscle(s), which are quick and easy to do and do not require any equipment! After this simple reset, many clients report feeling immediate results. The homework is simple and easy, and the progress should happen quickly. It can transform your dancing (or other movement practices) within weeks!
Prices
All Body & Mind Sessions are 1 hour in length. Commit to your own progress and get a Body & Mind Session 4-Pack for a reduced rate!
| Single Session | Session 4-Pack |
| $110.00 + GST | $400.00 + GST |
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We’d love to help you move better!