Restoring the Dancing Body: Heal, Re-align, and Strengthen
Workshop by DJinza Thayer at Tofte Lake Center
August 8-14, 2022
Tired of managing your injuries? Does it take you longer to recover from physical exertion? Do you just ache? Perhaps it is time to re-orient your training practices. In this workshop, we will introduce an alternative training system that leads to less pain and more ease, more strength and mobility, so that you can keep dancing. The complexity of dancer’s movement requires a multi-faceted and more enlightened approach. This workshop will help unwind the body from specific movement patterns and introduce new ones by re-patterning the muscular, fascial, bone, and nervous systems.
In this five-day workshop, you will learn how to:
•Unwind your compensation patterns
•Use strength and flexibility training to promote alignment and override imbalances
•Build a new foundation of support (it’s not strengthening your core) by stimulating the nervous system to make better choices, find specific alliances of muscular support to weave it into the fascial lines
•Activate fullness of organs, boney clarity, and fluid support in your personal movement signature
Your week will entail a balance of physical training, and optional yoga, nature activities, and group gatherings. TLC’s staff Liz Engelman and Thea Sheldon will offer elective life/career coaching sessions as there is interest. Kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, and a sauna are available for exploring and enjoying the lake. There will be plenty of free time to explore the lake and property, or simply relax, sitting on the dock and taking in the peace and calm nature has to offer.
“Jinza has a deeply comprehensive, intuitive understanding of each part of the body and how they are all connected… She is able to teach us how to feel those connections in our own bodies (even through Zoom!!) so that we build stability and strength that serves us in every aspect of living.” – Student Testimonial, Online Classes Winter 2020
Learn more about DJinza Thayer.