Join us on a journey to improved well-being and enhanced mobility through personalized, and comprehensive movement therapy. ISMA CORE-5 ℠ is a class for All Ages and Abilities.
Our instructors guide you through targeted sessions designed to address a range of conditions, including Arthritis, Low Back Pain, Sports Injuries, Neck Pain, Headaches, Migraines, Shoulder Pain, Anxiety, Stress, Autism, ADHD, and Behavioral issues.
After your movement specialist gains an understanding of your specific concerns, she uses techniques to treat, alleviate, and correct them.
The ISMA Core-5 Disciplines are gentle methods designed to be pain free, and help you to nurture and heal yourself. The ISMA disciplines include:
1. Breathing – Become Aware Of and Use Your Breath as a Tool. It is a “Constant” and the Key To Life.
2. Skeletal Awareness – Identify and Understand the Function of Your Bones. Our Skeleton is the Strong Framework which Supports the Body.
3. Balance – Learn to Find Your Center of Gravity/Center of Weight. There You Will Find Your Balance.
4. Energy Dynamics – Develop Your Ability to Control the Flow of Energy Through Your Body.
5. Labanotation – Learn to Read, Record and Analyze Movement using the Written Symbolic Language of Movement.
Our Private Classes for All Ages
ISMA Core-5℠ (a 60-minute private 1-on-1 class)
This is our foundational ISMA Class which incorporates our five core disciplines of breathing, skeletal awareness, balance, energy dynamics, and Labanotation. Depending on your needs, here is a list of techniques that may be part of your class regimen:
- Anatomy & Breath℠
Specifically designed to utilize the support of the breath while focusing on body mechanics and skeletal awareness.
- Energy Flow & Balance℠
Experience and embrace the flow of energy in your body, while also learning how to find your balance. Energy is the “enlivening” force of lightness in opposition to the downward pull of gravity. - Dynamic Walk℠
Designed to build endurance by using variations in walking patterns and the alternating use of muscles. - Labanotation Basics℠
Labanotation is the language of movement. The first symbol taught is the “Place” symbol, which represents no direction. In Labanotation, the idea of “Place” for the support is directly related to the center of gravity of the mover. The student will then learn the directions and levels from this starting point.