THE BREATHABLE BODY & ASTHMA FREE ARIZONA SCHEDULE 2010
TO REGISTER IN OUR CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Contact Robert Litman at 520.975.1502. You can also email robert@thebreathablebody.com for more information. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards through PayPal.
THE BUTEYKO INSTITUTE METHOD OF BREATHING RETRAINING
BREATH IS THE KEY TO GOOD HEALTH
Breathing is steeped in more mythology than any other psycho-physiological process. We draw breath 20,000 times a day. Yet most of us do not how to make the most of our breath—to use it as a vehicle for richer physical and emotional health. The breath is one of the most potent tools we have—its power to intervene and assist with the suffering and pain of everyday life has been known since ancient times. Some ailments can be signs of the body’s struggle to establish a coherent relationship with its breathing. Shortness of breath, shallow breathing, irregular breathing patterns, breath holding, anxiety, insomnia, allergies, snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, poor digestion, forgetfulness, depression, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia are all symptoms of incoherence between body and breath. The goal of The Breathable Body is to help people access the power to make their lives more nourishing, more comfortable, and more breathable.
FREE LECTURES AND CLASSES
FREE LECTURE SERIES
THE BREATHABLE BODY PRESENTS:
INTRODUCTION TO THE
THE BUTEYKO INSTITUTE METHOD OF BREATHING RETRAINING
Each free lecture will provide tips on how The Buteyko Method can help with breathing challenges like: allergies, asthma, shortness of breath, anxiety, panic attacks, snoring, sleep apnea, insomnia and digestive disorders.
Wednesday’s 6:30 – 8 pm
January 6 & 13, February 10 & 24, March 24, April 7 & 21, May 5 & 19
LOCATION: Lotus Massage & Wellness Center
2850 E. Grant Road, Tucson, Arizona 85716
COST: FREE
TO REGISTER: Contact The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
CLASSES
THE BUTEYKO INSTITUTE METHOD OF BREATHING RETRAINING
Tucson, Arizona
January 22, 23 & 24, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Tucson, Arizona
February 12, 13, 14, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 2:30 – 5:30 pm, Sunday noon – 3 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Oslo, Norway
March 3, 4, 5, & 8 2010
2 HOURS EACH DAY OR EVENING
For information on class times, location and costs, please contact
Tone Merethe Gilje at: tongi@online.no
Tucson, Arizona
March 19, 20, 21, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Tucson, Arizona
April 9, 10, 11, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans availabl
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Tucson, Arizona
April 23, 24, 25, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Tucson, Arizona
May 7, 8, 9, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
Tucson, Arizona
May 21, 22, 23, 2010
Friday evening 6 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon & 2 – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 2 pm
COST: $275 – Payment plans available
LOCATION: Central Tucson
CONTACT AND REGISTRATION: The Breathable Body at 520.975.1502 or
robert@thebreathablebody.com
For more information on The Buteyko Method, please visit:
www.asthmafreearizona.com or www.buteyko.info
San Antonio, Texas
October 25, 26 & 27, 2010
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening
Contact: Suzanne Wright Crain at: swcsprouts@aol.com for more information about cost, location, times and dates
MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
MEXICO CITY
Continuum Movement with Robert Litman and Gisela Hengl
January 15 – 24, 2010
Contact Gisela Hengl at: gisela@hengl.net or www.institutokuthumi.com for more information and registration
TUCSON, ARIZONA
A CONTINUUM MOVEMENT JOURNEY FOR THE NEW YEAR
IN A SECLUDED DESERT SETTING
with Robert Litman, Continuum Movement Faculty
JANUARY 16 and/or JANUARY 17, 2010
Noon - 5 PM each day.
This image of the “OURBOROS”, the snake swallowing its tail, is an ancient symbol signifying the process of renewal. In the human body, these movements of change birth new cycles of being, transforming the old into the new.
Resistance to this flow keeps our bodies on alert, which leads to discomfort, fatigue, anxiety and disease.
Being internally rested and settled frees our energy to sustain these inner currents and allows vitality and health to emerge.
Join me for either one or two days learning how to use breath, sounds and natural undulating movements of the body to quiet ourselves. In this state it is possible to meet our deepest desires and intentions for the coming year.
$75 per day or $125 for both days. Each day will stand alone as a teaching. The second day will allow participants from the first day to have an extend period of practice.
Contact Robert at robert@thebreathablebody.com or 520.975.1502 for registration and location details.
For more information on Continuum Movement please go to:
www.continuummovement.com
BOZEMAN, MONTANA
An Evening of Continuum Movement
Your Path To Wellness
Thursday, February 4, 2010
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Health In Motion Office, 1822 W. Lincoln, Suite 1, Bozeman
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh
As we hibernate in the winter months, it is a great time to explore another transformative evening of Continuum with Robert Litman. The way we breathe and the way we move informs our every interaction with the world. By using hands, breath, sound and micro-movements we will explore ways to soften the belly and enliven the spine. Breathe and move your way through stressful situations with emphasis on engaging the fluidity of the core muscle groups and decreasing stress on the superficial muscles. Access the enteric nervous system to engage and nurture an intuitive response to circumstances.
Join Robert Litman, noted movement professional, for this revelatory workshop. Dissolve your old constraints and create an internal environment conducive to nurturing your health through the fluid, free flow of movement and breath. For more information visit Robert's website: www.thebreathablebody.com.
Space is limited so please register and pay in advance. Next class, April 29th, 2010
Date and Time: Thursday, February 4th, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Health In Motion Physical Therapy Office, 1822 W. Lincoln, Suite 1, (off of 19th,) Bozeman, Montana
Rate: $35 for class,
To secure your space: please make your check payable to Robert Litman and send to me: Anne Sexton Bryan / 18 Gardner Park Drive, Bozeman, MT 59715
For more information: aesexton@aol.com or 406.539.1721.
TUCSON, ARIZONA
The Breathable Body –
The Art and Science of Breath
Cortiva Institute Massage School
February 13, 2010, Sat 9:00 pm - 1:00 pm - $80
Continuing Education credits available - class is open to everyone
The workshop will cover:
• Experiential physiology of how and why the breath works
• Movement education skills to enhance the body’s ability to accommodate breath.
• Replacing old breathing patterns for a lifetime of greater well being
• How to use this new knowledge to benefit you and your client’s everyday life
• Specific breathing tools to be used with your clients that will increase their tissue receptivity and the benefits of massage
• Breathing exercises that are easy to learn and can be passed along to your clients, especially those that have breathing challenges, like asthma, allergies, anxiety and sleep disorders.
• Hands-on skills to improve breathing function through touch.
This workshop will benefit anyone who:
- Wants improvement in their health
- Desires to know more about breathing
- Practices the healing arts
- Suffers from respiratory illness such as asthma, allergies, sinusitis, and bronchial infections
- Suffers from fatigue, fibromyalgia, or panic attacks
- Wants to have more skills to offer as a massage therapist
Register now at : https://www.cortiva.com/programs/advanced/courses/reg/Reg.aspx?id=1323
For more information about the class contact:
Robert Litman 520.326.9775 robert@thebreathablebody.com
Tucson, Arizona
Heart of Grief into Breath with Susan Harper and Robert Litman
February 19, 22, 2010
Unexpressed grief weights the heart and constrains the breath. Inside grief lies loss – of a beloved, longing, shattered dreams and paradoxically passionate praise for what we have dearly loved, are missing and remembering with joy. We create a communal container where we can feel and express what lives in our belly, and with the strength of hear that comes from speaking the truth. Through heart-borne expression, we resonate more deeply with each other.
Workshop Logistics
Location: Center for Expressive Arts Therapy 3838 E. Ft. Lowell Rd Suite 2 Tucson, AZ 85716
Tuition: $425 To register send a $100 non-refundable registration fee, payable to Robert Litman
2101 N. Treat Av Tucson, Arizona 85716 Final non-refundable payments are due Jan. 19, 2010
Workshop times: Fri 1-6:30 PM , Sat 10-5 PM, Sun 1-9 PM, Mon 1-5 PM
What to Bring: Yoga-sized mat and blanket. We’ll be working on a sprung wood floor. Wear comfortable
clothing, easy to move in. Bring layers so you’ll be comfortable. Room temperature is generally constant however more or less activity may affect your warmth level. The workshop site has an ample supply of cushions.
Contact: Robert Litman 520.326.9775 (office) 520.975.1502 (mobile) robert@thebreathablebody.com
www.thebreathablebody.com or www.ContinuumMontage.com
Berkeley, California
Continuum Movement with Emilie Conrad and Robert Litman
FLUID ANATOMY – RADIANT HEALTH
February 26, 27, 28, 2010
For costs and registration please contact the
Continuum Movement office at: fluidmovment@mac.com or 310. 453.4402
OSLO, NORWAY
HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS!
CONTINUUM MOVEMENT MEN’S WORKSHOP
With Robert Litman, Continuum Movement Faculty
March 5, Friday evening 6 – 9 pm, March 6, Saturday, noon – 6 pm
We are more than our bodily components and consciousness. As we advance into adulthood, there is more to be reclaimed of youthfulness than muscle or the lithe, limber body. And there is more to be known of what we have live through. Deep knowing - understanding in primal, instinctual ways - is joy.
Through Continuum Movement, an inquiry into the creative flux of human life, we will explore this state. Intrinsic movement engages us with the underlying health and sensuality of the body. This allows us to enter into deep listening and silent knowing. Breath, sound and subtle and dynamic movements increase our internal awareness, challenging our ideas of who we are and what is possible.
The movements of Continuum have helped me to heal my concepts of relationships beginning with myself. Beliefs I'd held about being a man has stratified in my tissues. Pulses of movement melted my defenses. Under all the posturing, fear and defenses, there was nothing real except love. As receptivity to this increased, so did compassion and patience - for others and myself.
This workshop is intended to spark the inner journey using Continuum Movement, conversation, and individual exploration. Holding such communion with other men can allow fluidity and truth that "gender politics" often inhibits. No prior experience is required, just willingness to participate deeply with yourself.
For information on costs, location and registration, please contact Tone Gilje at: tongi@online.no
OSLO, NORWAY
Continuum Movement Workshop with
Robert Litman, Continuum Movement Faculty
Developing a Multi-Dimensional Consciousness
Sunday, March 7th, 2010, noon – 6 pm
Open to all levels of experience
When the future feels in doubt, the impulse arises to cling to what we know and what we have. We feel ourselves cut off from alternative possibilities and essential resources. Within the body the breath becomes restricted, literally confined to particular zones. Our breathing tells us immediately when we are feeling isolation, private ownership or private loss. It also inform us when we are tuned in to our own feelings and opening to connection with others.
Breathing connects the inner and outer realms of our experience. Through its length, depth, and texture, the quality of our breathing serves as a messenger of, and medicine for, our state of being. The question is, Are we listening? Are we receptive? Are we responsive? What would it be like to be attuned to the multiple levels of our existence and to be able to flow among them? Learning to listen is essential. Through whole-body listening -- attending to sound, sensation, and shifting responses of the breath -- we become aware of change, flow, and movement within and between the tissue layers. Access to this kind of awareness broadens our ability to meet any circumstance, to calm anxiety in the moment and to shift into a fluid, resonant state of being.
In this workshop, we will:
- Learn how to follow the wave of the breath and, with sound and undulating movement, to develop a dialogue with body tissues, increasing the vital responsiveness of our organism.
- Explore, by gently opening the myofascial network and lighting up subtleties of physical experience, how to place breath in areas of discomfort, creating a nurturing experience that soothes what has been previously identified as painful.
- Enhance the ability to regulate response to distress triggers and to increase overall energy and vitality, by increasing oxygenation to the cells and tissues.
- Through this practice, we come to trust our physical being and know ourselves as fluid processes exchanging and connecting within the biosphere and the universe. We become multi-dimensional in our capacities to adapt to change and respond to our circumstances.
- To experience oneself whole is to live a connected life, undivided and intimately linked to a larger world of resources and opportunities.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS!
CONTINUUM MOVEMENT MEN’S WORKSHOP
With Robert Litman,
Continuum Movement Faculty
March 11, 2010 – 10 am – 4:30 pm
We are more than our bodily components and consciousness. As we advance into adulthood, there is more to be reclaimed of youthfulness than muscle or the lithe, limber body. And there is more to be known of what we have live through. Deep knowing - understanding in primal, instinctual ways - is joy.
Through Continuum Movement, an inquiry into the creative flux of human life, we will explore this state. Intrinsic movement engages us with the underlying health and sensuality of the body.
This allows us to enter into deep listening and silent knowing. Breath, sound and subtle and dynamic movements increase our internal awareness, challenging our ideas of who we are and what is possible.
The movements of Continuum have helped me to heal my concepts of relationships beginning with myself. Beliefs I'd held about being a man has stratified in my tissues. Pulses of movement melted my defenses. Under all the posturing, fear and defenses, there was nothing real except love. As receptivity to this increased, so did compassion and patience - for others and myself. This workshop is intended to spark the inner journey using Continuum Movement, conversation, and individual exploration. Holding such communion with other men can allow fluidity and truth that "gender politics" often inhibits. No prior experience is required, just willingness to participate deeply with yourself.
For information on cost, location and registration, please contact Jeanne Jensen at:
jeannejensen@mail.dk
Copenhagen, Denmark
Continuum Movement - THE BREATHABLE BODY
With Robert Litman, Continuum Faculty
March 12, 13 & 14, 2010 –
Friday evening 6 pm – 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday, noon – 6 pm
From distant spiraling galaxies, through our multi-layered organism to our cellular DNA, our breath carries messages to and from the universe.
With each inhale, we are first receiver, then messenger as the exhale transmits the tone of our internal landscape. In a society fraught with tension and anxiety, our most useful contribution may be a breath sending signals into the world that peace and possibility still exist. Learning to transform and recycle negative patterns, we enhance the message of greater good. Movement, whether of breath or tissue, takes us to the fulcrum of our existence, restoring health and energy as part of our daily cycle of living.
• BREATH becomes a vehicle for exploration through the layers of our tissue. As we become practiced at "riding" the breath, worlds of presence and meaning, open to us.
• SOUND stimulates vibration, opening interstitial space and allowing breath and fluid to
penetrate. Sound shifts tissue structure, waking inner rhythms that multiply the possibilities of bodily sensation and our human experience.
• MOVEMENT goes to inner spaces — the distinction blurs between “outer” and “inner”, giving rise to a sense of expansiveness and connection.
• OPEN ATTENTION allows time to absorb and track these changes and to follow the undulating movements already present, conveying intelligence and information throughout the entire body. As our awareness merges with newly revealed inner territories, structural and emotional limitations begin to drop away; breath and movement arise with organic integrity and unexpected freedom.
For information on cost, location and registration, please contact Jeanne Jensen at:
jeannejensen@mail.dk
BOZEMAN, MONTANA
An Evening of Continuum Movement
Your Path To Wellness
Thursday, April 29, 2010,
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Health in Motion Office, 1822 W. Lincoln, Suite 1, Bozeman
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh
As we burst into spring, it is a great time to explore another transformative evening of Continuum with Robert Litman. The way we breathe and the way we move informs our every interaction with the world. By using hands, breath, sound and micro-movements we will explore ways to soften the belly and enliven the spine. Breathe and move your way through stressful situations with emphasis on engaging the fluidity of the core muscle groups and decreasing stress on the superficial muscles. Access the enteric nervous system to engage and nurture an intuitive response to circumstances.
Join Robert Litman, noted movement professional, for this revelatory workshop. Dissolve your old constraints and create an internal environment conducive to nurturing your health through the fluid, free flow of movement and breath. For more information visit Robert's website: www.thebreathablebody.com.
Space is limited so please register and pay in advance.
Date and Time: Thursday, April 29th, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Health In Motion Physical Therapy Office, 1822 W. Lincoln, Suite 1, (off of 19th,) Bozeman, Montana
Rate: $35 for class,
To secure your space: please make your check payable to Robert Litman and send to me: Anne Sexton Bryan / 18 Gardner Park Drive, Bozeman, MT 59715
For more information: aesexton@aol.com or 406.539.1721.
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Wellsprings Training for Practitioners
(go to www.continuummovement.com for more information on this program. Emilie Conrad & Robert Litman
June 7 - 23, 2010
At the Continuum Studio in Santa Monica, CA
Early enrollment recommended - Limited to 22 people
Download 2010 application and information.
For local housing, check Accommodations page.
List of Certified Wellsprings Practitioners.
Continuum 1629 18th Street Studio 7, Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-593-4651 theField@ContinuumMovement.com
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Continuum Movement
with Emilie Conrad and Robert Litman
FLUID ANATOMY –THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
September 24, 25, 26, 2010
For costs and registration please contact the
Continuum Movement office at: fluidmovment@mac.com or 310. 453.4402
San Antonio, Texas
Private Breathing Coaching sessions with
Robert Litman.
Studio A Pilates Studio – San Antonio
One-hour sessions geared to your personal needs.
Cost $120
Thursday, October 21, 2010 all day
Friday, October 22, 2010, 7 am – noon
Monday October 25, 2010, all day
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 all day
Wednesday. Oct 27, 2010, all day
Contact to schedule appointment:
Studio A (210.828.5900) info@studioa-pilates.com
The Breathable Body – The Art and Science of Breathing
Friday, October 22, 2010
1 pm – 5 pm - $125
• Anatomy & Physiology of Breath
• Exploring Different Types of Breath
• Examining Different Movements that Facilitate Different Types of Breath: How to Help Yourself
Studio A: Pilates, 5310 Broadway
Contact Studio A, 210.828.5900 for more information on date, time and cost.
Registration and details: Studio A (210.828.5900) info@studioa-pilates.com
THE BREATHABLE BODY AND STUDIO A
Presents:
Fletcher Pilates & Percussive Breathing
Saturday, October 23. 2010
1 pm – 5 pm - $125
$200 if you attend if you attend both Friday and Saturday’s classes.
Registration and details: Studio A (210.828.5900) info@studioa-pilates.com
San Antonio, Texas
CONTINUUM MOVEMENT WITH ROBERT LITMAN
AND SUZANNE WRITE CRAIN
One-day class on Sunday, October 24, 2010
Contact: Suzanne Wright Crain at: swcsprouts@aol.com for more information about cost, location, times and dates