Back for our fourth winter at Balance Fitness! For the last 3 seasons, we have been filled to capacity.

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Thank you to those that attended in the past, as well as new students for your interest! 

This is a series of classes being taught LIVE and in person at Balance Fitness in Wellington, FL. There are a total of 18 spots.

Join us @ BALANCE FITNESS

3220 Fairlane Farms Road Suite 5 Wellington, Florida

7-8 pm

Wednesdays

January 28 - March 4

6 consecutive weeks.  

WHEN:

Classes are at 7-8pm, on Wednesdays starting January 28. 6 consecutive weeks. 

WHERE: Balance Fitness

3220 Fairlane Farms Rd. Suite 5, Wellington, FL

Improved biomechanics, mobility, suppleness and renewed habits. Expect many benefits, learn self-care and injury prevention + expect better riding. And we are not only talking about "position". 

This from Beth Baumert who attended last year:

"What if you could move your body exactly as intended by nature—with economy and ease as well as with mental awareness and clarity?

That’s what the Feldenkrais Method is all about. Feldenkrais said that the purpose of his method was to "make the impossible possible, the hard easy and the easy elegant.”
The Dave Thind Method (DTM) is all about that same Feldenkrais journey, but Dave, an international-level dressage rider, invites the participant to imagine applying those micro awarenesses to riding a horse. The ideal equestrian result is maximum effectiveness with minimal aids. Harmony grows from the economy and ease of movement, awareness and clarity that is learned while lying, sitting or standing quietly on a mat in class. The Feldenkreis journey—with Dave’s group classes or individual work—is enlightening and delightful. Try it. Your horse will thank you."

- Beth Baumert, Trainer and author of when Two Spines Align

From a previous class, photos and article by Carmen Franco for Eurodressage: https://www.eurodressage.com/2024/02/11/little-effort-great-turn-around-less-more-feldenkrais-awareness-through-movementr-series

These DTM Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons will be sure to leave you feeling supple and enthusiastic about your body's ability to move in an easy and supple way, without extra-effort and certainly not bracing against you. 

No prior experience with the Feldenkrais Method required, and riders of all ages and fitness levels are welcome. An important thing to remember is that Feldenkrais is not exercise, we are after improving your biomechanics and movement patterns through gentle movement.

- Please be able to to get up and down off the ground, we will be exploring most lessons on the ground. 

More about the The Feldenkrais Method®

FM is a way of using movement to improve the function of the nervous system and the brain. We're not just working on the body, we're working on the brain-body connection.

These classes will help you reach your riding goals, develop your "feel", and move more efficiently, more easily, with less effort. 

These lessons will help with 

- supplness

- subtlety of aids

- a more clear understanding of your aids, therefore more clarity for your horse 

- tools to help with anxiety and show nerves 

- tools to help with common rider hip/back discomfort 

- tools to prevent long term issues 

Hope to see you soon!

Dave

BECOME MORE SUPPLE AND EFFECTIVE
Power and grace in your seat. A kind of strength that is very different from core strength.

Ever wondered if there was something besides core strength, or even general fitness that could help you ride your best? 

Or maybe you're just looking to keep yourself supple, and absorb riding in a simple way. Perhaps even benefit from "hard" training rides? No matter your starting point, this course will help.