OUR DAILY BREATH or THE BREATHING WORKSHOP: It’s what you AIR that matters
Breath is essential for life and all fitness forms, but it seems we never teach people how to do this most essential of tasks. Empower your classes and training sessions with the ability to manipulate the body's energy level, focus, and state of relaxation through a better understanding of the breath and its purpose. Learn and practice at least 9 different breathing techniques you can fuse immediately with classes and clients. (Equipment: none) |
BEAMING™ SOULFUL, SOLE-FUL SYNERGY
Join Lawrence for a fusion approach to the mind-body melding of Yoga, T'ai Chi, Chi Gong, Feldenkrais and other inspirations atop a specially designed, pliable, low grounded beam. The tactile properties of the beam accentuate the benefits of stability, mobility and core training while performing these age-old disciplines, both standing and on the floor. The sensory input from barefoot activity, conjoined with the heart response, fluid movement and breath awareness has the potential to deeply impact a person on a more heartfelt level. Learn both group and personal training mindful Beaming™ applications! (Equipment: open mind, open heart, and 1 BEAM per participant). |
P3: PARTNER PILATES PRACTICE
Reap double the benefits from your Pilates practice with the exciting dynamics of another person. Practicing with another can deepen your kinesthetic awareness, improve your stability & mobility, and allow you to reap more benefits from partner assistance. Using both standing and floor-based Pilates progressions, learn how to use both "congruous" (doing the same movements simultaneously) and "unique" (each doing a different Pilates movement) progressions together with minimal other equipment. (Equipment: mats). |
BUDDHA-CAMP: AGGRESSIVE MIND-BODY
If you know Lawrence, you know he’s a lover and not a fighter, so “boot camp” isn’t in his repertoire. Seen at Equinox clubs, this is his mindful answer to the boot-camp craze, with an aggressive fusion of effective and intense series that all flow from Yoga to Pilates to T'ai Chi. Most uniquely, the only equipment used is bodyweight and an open mind and heart! (Equipment: mats). |
PURPOSEFIT BENDER BALL BLENDS
Join Lawrence for a non-traditional approach of fusion of mindful disciplines using the hot new Bender Ball, from yoga to Pilates, T'ai Chi, dance therapy conditioning, gyrating disciplines, and other influences. This innovative experience commences with standing movements with the Bender Ball and then includes many unique movement series on the floor in a variety of positions. You will mindfully squeeze, roll, lift, and balance! (Equipment: one Bender Ball per participant). |
TOTAL BODY ROLLING
Based on one of Lawrence's latest dvds, this program shares the ultimate self-care techniques for self myofascial release using different portable, soft balls. Join Lawrence as you learn the proper techniques for releasing stress in muscles to reach ultimate relaxation, improved flexibility, and better overall mobility. (Equipment: tennis balls, and optional Power Systems Myo-Release Balls or Myo-Therapy Balls or Myo-Therapy Balls Plus). |
THE BUDDHA AND THE SAMURAI: A MIND-BODY BENTO
 Fuse yoga and Pilates principles from the basis of stability and mobility. We will find the calm stability of yoga like a Barefoot Buddha and then add mindful mobility from Pilates with the precision of a Seasoned Samurai. (Equipment: sticky mats if possible; Gliding disks requested but not required) |
BUDDHA MEETS THE MERMAID: POSTURES AND PROGRESSIONS
Join 2 IDEA Instructors of the Year and Best-Selling Authors June Kahn and Lawrence Biscontini, MA, for a fresh combination of Yoga, and Pilates disciplines. Embarking on a journey with the premise that evolved movement yields an evolved experience, they invite you to a hybrid program capturing the best of mindful stability and mobility. You will hold postures, move postures, and link postures and progressions with refreshing combinations. (Equipment: yoga “sticky” mats) |
SPA FOR THE SOUL: INSTRUCTOR SELF-CARE
This is a workshop for instructors that discusses SELF CARE. Instead of learning choreography or ideas to take back for THEM, these are ideas on self-preservation for YOU. Embark on an indepth experience in self-care from the fusion of mind-body applications, spa approaches, nourishment of the five senses, and internal healing and regeneration. This workshop shares with you several proven "M.A.P.S." to guide you towards this purpose: a proven format of M.editation, A.ffirmations & A.sana, P.ranayama, and S.ensorial Bombardment. Most amazingly, this experience addresses all of your senses and requires NO equipment to be effective. (Equipment: none) |
BEACH PILATES
On the beaches of Mykonos, Greece, Lawrence leads a group of locals and tourists in late-afternoon Pilates progressions suitable for all levels. Now Lawrence shares this fresh take on older moves with you. (Equipment: yoga sticky mat requested but not required) |
MUDRAS, MUSIC AND MEDITATION: M3
In our busy lives, we oftentimes don't have time to take long stretches of time to stretch for long. Yoga is great, but requires setup and time. Mudras are yoga postures done with the hands to increase stamina, promote success, and increase healing with specific finger placements. You already know some popular and effective mudras! Join Lawrence as we learn simple hand and eye mudras you can begin using immediately in your life. We will use music and meditation to complement the efficacy of the mudras! |
YOGA + TAI CHI = YO-CHI®
Also see aqua: "Hydro-Yo-Ch®" or stability ball "Yo-Chi-Ball®")
 From "Regis and Kelly" to CNN Headline News, this is fusion at its best! Unlock the chi potential of your body by fusing T'ai-Chi Yang Short Form and adapted HATHA yoga asanas. Reap the benefits of both isometric and isotonic muscular contractions, balance betterment, and improved relaxation through moving meditation colored with visualization. Our music - specially created for the class - changes from New Age to Chi in five minute segments. (Equipment: yoga "sticky" mats if possible)
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"YO-CHI-GLOW"
From "Regis and Kelly" to CNN Headline News, this is fusion at its best! This thrilling millennium workshop/masterclass teaches you how to glean the best parts of mind-body venues and incorporate them into a truly glowing mind-body workout. Faithful to our principles of both functional alignment and core stability, we fuse our Yoga and T'ai Chi in the first half of the class, learning movement colored with visualization. Then, we extinguish the lights, light up our glow sticks, and move through the yogic asanas and T'ai Chi forms, glowing together. The response has been overwhelming from the experience of glowing chi. (Equipment: yoga "sticky" mats; glow sticks, but you must guarantee a DARK-able space. Outside areas or spaces with large windows without opaque blinds are not appropriate)
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SHAKTI 2010: THE EXPERIENCE ®
SHAKTI is the Sanskrit word for the energy released throughout the body when one practices particular hatha yogic asanas. This is a non-purist mind-body approach: fuse fitness choreographed applications of yoga, Feldenkrais, NIA, T'ai Chi, and Pilates, all with inspiring--yet non-traditional--mind-body music. This workshop will teach you the power of nonverbal cueing skills (taught in silence) and choreographed mind-body flow so you can feel energized from a fusion blend of mind-body disciplines. The blends justify the means! (Equipment: yoga mats if possible) |
RESIST-A-BALL® T'AI CHI
Unblock, direct, and channel the flowing chi (energy) in your body by adding the dynamic nature of the Resist-A-Ball® into the Yang Short Form of T'ai Chi. Examine the principles, benefits, and practice of T'ai Chi with the proprioceptive, functional benefits of stability ball training for a core stability & mind-body kinesthetic journey.
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"YO-CHI-BALL®"
This thrilling millennium workshop/masterclass teaches you how to glean the best parts of mind-body venues and incorporate them into a stability ball workout. Faithful to our principles of both functional alignment and core stability, we incorporate breathing techniques, yoga, T'ai Chi, Pilates-inspired movement, and Feldenkrais techniques. You'll even get a fitness version of the yogic Sun Salutation adapted for the stability ball! The theoretical segment of the workshop/masterclass examines the mind-body principles in theory that apply to the class. Take your stability-ball class to the next dimension of mind-body fitness! (Equipment: inflated stability balls 1 per participant) |
"THE FORGOTTEN SALUTATIONS"
You've either heard about or practice the popular "Sun" Salutation. Join Lawrence in the practice of two other ancient salutations, the "Moon" and "Earth" Salutations, manipulating both mobility and stability. The "Earth" Salutation incorporates more floorwork, and the "Moon" Salutation incorporates more standing postures. Learn how to incorporate these vinyasas into your yogic practice! (Equipment: yoga mats if possible)
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IT TAKES TWO TO YOGA: PARTNER YOGIC PRACTICE
Reap double the benefits from your yogic practice with the exciting dynamics of another person. Practicing with another can deepen your kinesthetic awareness, improve your stability & mobility, and allow you to reap more benefits from partner assistance. Using both standing and floor-based asana, learn how to use both "congruous" and "unique" postures together, even practicing a partner version of the Sun Salutation, Surya Namaskar. (Equipment: yoga mats). |
THE OLDEST GROUP FITNESS CLASS: TAI-CHI-c!
also called "Chi-Gung for Ener-Chi!"
Chi Gung and T'ai Chi are definitely the raging chic exercise forms of the millennium. Experience energy work by learning the tenets backing the Eastern mind-body disciplines of both T'ai Chi and Chi-Gung. You will learn movements and forms that release physical chi within the body via free-flowing, yet controlled, muscular movement. Lawrence will share with both Group Exercise Instructors and PTs some T'ai Chi and Chi-Gung forms that can be incorporated into any warm-up, cool-down, class, and personal training session. (Equipment: none, outside if possible)
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Mini Body Bar/Smart Bells – T’ai Chi/Qi Gong Fusion
Our journey holds three parts. We begin by learning ancient T’ai Chi and Qi Gong forms of standing movement, emphasizing form and purpose. Second, we use additional resistance to challenge and train mobility and stability of those same movements. Third, we return to our movement without equipment, to experience a deeper sense of weightlessness. This workshop is the next progression of T’ai Chi training. (Equipment: SMART Bells and/or Mini Body Bars, 1 or 2 per participant).
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"YOGA FOR CHAKRA BALANCING"
This workshop explores how yoga affects the seven major chakras, the principal energy centers of the body that run along the spine. After general awareness exercises in the warm-up for a rehearsal effect, we then use specially-chosen hatha yogic asanas to balance the chakras, moving up the spine first, and then back down. (Equipment: yoga mats if possible)
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YOGA FUNDAMENTALS
In this comprehensive Yoga workshop, Lawrence leads you through a practical approach to different Hatha yoga postures for hands-on application to the fitness environment. Understand the latest research, learn basic yoga postures, and apply complete program designs while learning cueing techniques and class implementation to lead a successful yoga class or yoga-inspired cool-down. (Equipment: yoga mats if possible)
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DOSHA YOGA
The old Indian Ayurvedic practice of balancing one's constitution (called "doshas") through yogic practice helps balance the body and soul. We will learn how to determine your dosha and how to complement this with specific asanas. |
CHANGING SEE-ZENS: A MIND-BODY CIRCUIT
Embark on a mind-body circuit journey: Let Lawrence act as tour guide as we explore and fuse specific techniques from Feldenkrais, yoga, T’ai Chi, and Pilates. You will gain specific techniques for implementing mind-body elements into your classes as well as class possibilities themselves. Join this session in the year of mind-body! (Equipment: yoga mats and foam rollers) |
MIND-BODY WALK REEBOK
Turn your walking programs into mindful experiences in kinesthetic awareness and proprioception as we explore mobility and stability, the Reebok way! Learn how to incorporate some cutting-edge techniques of mainstream mind-body fitness forms such as Pilates, Feldenkrais, yoga, and T'ai Chi into your existing Walk Reebok® program. (Equipment: none) |
Gliding:™ ENTER THE ZEN DEN
Fuse one of the hottest new pieces of fitness equipment on the market today, the Gliding™ disks, with ancient mind-body disciplines of yoga, T’ai Chi, Feldenkrais, and Pilates. You will learn at least 5 applications for each discipline applicable to both personal trainers and group fitness. Lawrence will show you how these discs both train and enhance stability and mobility through a plethora of flowing floor and standing exercises. (Equipment: 2 gliding disks per participant, foam rollers optional)
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Gliding: ™ HARD CORE, PEACE CORE™
Learn how to fuse Core Training with one of the hottest new pieces of fitness equipment on the market today, the Gliding ™ disks. Lawrence will address at least 5 personal training and 5 group fitness applications you can weave immediately into your programs. Be prepared for the contagious energy that these simple, yet outrageously versatile disks will create!
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JUST B.E.: BALANCED EQUILIBRIUM with the BOSU!
Experience with Lawrence innovative ways to fuse yoga, Pilates, T'ai Chi, and Feldenkrais in one flowing workout while barefoot on the BOSU Balance Trainer. All exercises come with progressions of difficulty so that students of all abilities can attend and benefit! (Equipment: BOSU and yoga mats)
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BOSU: HARD CORE, PEACE CORE™
Drawing on the theme of stability and mobility, we fuse the BOSU Balance Trainer with bodyweight to create an intense core training experience in two parts, in two ways. In the first half, we wear our fitness shoes to produce a more traditional strength-training application of bodyweight and balance. In the second half, we go barefoot, exploring with our “soles” a fusion of mind-body applications. We incorporate the five senses into making distinct differences between the “hard” core and “peace” core sections. (Equipment: BOSU Balance Trainer and yoga mats)
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