Workshops

The next workshop is: Couples Therapeutic Massage Workshop

Time & Location:
Saturday, April 18, 2009
from 2 - 5 pm
Peak Fitness, 6118-F Farrington Road, Chapel Hill NC 27514

This class is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about taking better care of themselves and others through touch. Certified Advanced Rolfers, Bethany Ward and Larry Koliha, share a variety of techniques from their classes and private practices. This experiential workshop provides hands-on instruction for beginners. You'll learn a step-by-step process for working with the entire body. When you leave class, you will be able to give a full-body massage — or, simply use a section of techniques to address a problem area. Registration is in pairs, so if you don't have a soulmate handy, call a friend or family member and come anyway!

Tuition includes a massage booklet with instructions and photos for each pair. Because most people don't have therapy tables at home, you will learn how to perform techniques on a padded surface on the floor. 

Reservations & Tuition:
To reserve your space, call Larry at 919.943.0128. After you sign up, you will receive a list of what to wear and things to bring.

Tuition is $100 per couple. Due to space limitations and current demand, we need to receive your check to hold your spot. Make checks out to "ActionPotential" with Couples Workshop in the memo line. Mail your check to: ActionPotential, 5612 Frenchmans Creek Drive, Durham, NC 27713. 

Refunds (minus a $25 processing fee) are available until a week before class. You must notify us of cancellation by April 11, 2009.

Bios: Certified Advanced Rolfers and Rolf Movement Practitioners, Larry Koliha and Bethany Ward split their time between working one-on-one with clients in private practice and teaching massage and bodywork to students. Both teach for Advanced-Trainings.com, a continuing education provider of advanced myofascial techniques, and the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration, the body that certifies Rolfing practitioners.  

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ActionPotential workshops are a great way for people to learn about their bodies and develop skills to stay healthy over the long-term. Workshops are customized to the audience. People love body-focused workshops because everything we talk about has to do with them. And whenever possible, training is interactive, participatory, and hands-on.

If you’re looking for a meaningful addition to a company retreat, club function, wellness seminar, or other personal development gathering, call ActionPotential at 919.451.6253.

A list of workshops is provided below. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, contact ActionPotential and describe your needs.

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People seem to experience the most discomfort in sitting and standing. Learn postures that save wear-and-tear on the body and reduce soreness. Discover stretches you can use to quickly relieve tension in the lower back, shoulder blades, and neck.

Improved Structure Through Stretching
Limited range of motion paves the way for structural compensations. Find out why this happens, how this makes us vulnerable to injury and reduced health. Learn stretches you can use to increase range of motion and recover alignment.

How Stress Affects Structure
Learn how stress affects your body. Find out what’s good about stress and how it can be used to your advantage. Discover body awareness, movement, and breathing techniques, which will help you manage stress more effectively.

Using Meditation to Relieve Stress
The only time we’re alive is right now. Stress comes from worrying about what happened in the past or what might happen in the future. Meditation helps us develop skills we need to live in the present. As we practice staying in the moment, concentration improves and stress is reduced.