Classes

ORGANIC STRETCHINGSM CLASSES

The process of teaching and learning Organic StretchingSM is quite different from any other form of stretching, workout, fitness or therapy.  It is totally improvisational; therefore students do not attempt to emulate the moves of the instructor.  They create their own moves in response to signals from the body.  But this is not a mental process.

To teach the body instead of the mind takes time.  It begins as a partnership of mind and body as the information is translated from ideas to movements, and eventually becomes almost only movement, as the student becomes an observer of his own body at work.

We begin by studying the principles that guide the movements.  These principles grew from those used by practitioners of the Wallace Method™.  I studied under Heather Wallace and was certified by her but decided to teach instead of practicing as a therapist.

Through a variety of approaches each student develops at her own pace in accordance with the capabilities and needs of her body.  I coach each person as I observe ways to enhance the moves and implement the principles more effectively.  To build body memory for the maximum understanding of the practice in movement, I lead one portion of the class, but still each student learns to listen to his own body to find its limits…not my limits.

Weekly classes are held at my studio, Pat Henry Studio, in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, a small fishing village 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta airport.

Classes are offered on Monday and Thursday every week at the Pat Henry Studio in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. The current schedule is 10 – 11am. Those interested should come once to experience the work and then decide whether to sign up. Please register by contacting me. A trial class is 100 pesos, to be applied to the 500 peso monthly fee (8 – 9 classes). There is a one-time inscription fee of 360 pesos at sign-up which includes the Organic Stretching™ DVD. Get a FREE CLASS at the end of the first month by attending a minimum of 6 classes. For those here only a short time (less than a month) a reasonable fee will be worked out. Private and semi-private classes are available…500 pesos at the studio or 600-700 pesos at your location. From time-to-time local workshops may be available. A weekend workshop can be offered in your area, as well…contact for more information.

A New Organic Stretching® Class for Special Needs

Gentle Organic Stretching® presents a modified approach to this improvisational range of motion program.  While the standard Organic Stretching® classes are as gentle as the individual students want them to be…each student shapes the work to fit her body’s capability and needs, some students need more assistance to experience the range of potential that OS offers and to work with more extreme limitations.  Sensing the real limits of one’s body is a learned skill as is responding to the messages of the body.

After years of living with limitations, it can be difficult to trust oneself to explore just a tiny margin farther to find the actual edge of the limit and to move in ways the body hasn’t experienced since early childhood.  This new class will offer that possibility with limited class size (4 students only), more demonstrations and individually guided work.  All Organic Stretching classes are built on individual progress and mutual support without competition, but in the Gentle classes we will especially focus on sharing each others breakthroughs, no matter how small.

Gentle Organic Stretching® classes are on hold for the summer months. If you are interested in this class, contact me.   The cost is 650 pesos per month.

Class and workshop schedules are available at http://www.pat-henry.com/organicstretching/calendar/

Contact me for directions…there are road signs and a Google map, but you may want more specifics!

See the calendar for current class schedules and write or call (in Mexico 01-329-295-5289 or call my US number 210-399-7214) for additional information.