Body Awareness School

Dear Fitness Friends,

A summer smile to you. We’re excited to welcome you to Body Awareness school this Saturday.

Below are all the details for the day. We invite you to firmly anchor your feet, smile and enjoy your breathing as you read through them.

Dates & Times

This training runs over two Saturdays, June 21 and June 28
Time: Saturday 9:30am to 3pm

Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to settle in so we can start on time. Because of the smaller group, we’ll likely cover the materials fairly quickly and may finish a bit early each day.

Location

At light filled fitness studio in the east end of Kingston called Kopifit. 812A John Marks Avenue, Kingston, Ontario. The studio is right beside the Lovell Drugs Store. Breathe easy with loads of free parking on weekends in the KOPI campus.

Kindly park around the other side to get the main entrance - turn right after you pass Lovell Drugs.

What to Bring

Please bring along your lovely smile and a beginner’s heart.
We’ll be sitting on the floor on a yoga mat and blocks for the lecture parts of the training. The studio will have plenty of yoga mats and blocks for us to use. Bring along anything else you think you might need to help you feel comfy. There are several chairs in the studio for you to use as well, if sitting on the floor isn’t comfortable.
A notebook and pens. We'll provide handouts.
Nut-free lunch and snacks. There’s a medium-sized frigde at the studio if you need to refrigerate your food. Or, purchase your own lunch nearby. There are a handful of shops just minutes away, including a Food Basics, Maki Sushi, Domino’s Pizza, Pita Pit, Tim Hortons.
Water bottle. The studio has Brita filtered water.
Please wear comfortable exercise attire as we’ll be moving around quite a bit. We may go down to the pond for our morning practice, weather permitting. Bring comfortable walking shoes, mosquito repellant, hat/cap, sunscreen, sunnies etc.
A thermos for tea/coffee. We’ll have a kettle and plenty of herbal tea to keep you hydrated.
Indoors runners or slippers. The studio has a no outdoor shoes policy. The rubber flooring makes it hard to keep the floor 100% clean so we don’t recommend wearing your only socks.

Schedule

Saturday, June 21, 9:30am - 3pm

Welcome Circle
Gentle Qi Gong practice to warm up the body
Break (15 minutes)
Lecture - understand the body from a TCM and biomechanic perspective
Lunch (60 minutes)
Balance, Mobility and Strength (Self) Assessments
Practice Lab - workshop, Q&A,
Afternoon break (15 minutes)
Practice Lab - workshop, Q&A - workshop includes learning how to fall safely and walk up and down stairs with little knee pain
Homework for next week

Saturday, June 28, 9:30am - 3pm
Gentle Qi Gong practice to warm up the body
Break (15 minutes)
Review assessments and apply corrective exercises
Lunch (60 minutes)
Practice Lab - workshop, Q&A,

Scent-Free

In consideration of others who have allergies, including Hang, please attend the training scent-free: no perfume/fragrance/cologne/scented products/essential oils. Thank you.

Photography

We respect your privacy and would like to ask for your permission to take photos during the training for social media to help promote the healing practice. We usually take photos from afar and avoid headshots where your face is completely visible. Please privately talk to us at the training if you do not wish to be in the photos.