Sunday, July 1, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Deadline for sign-ups: Wed, June 27
Aware, Flexible & Balanced ~ Back by popular demand, an enriched program for new and returning students!
Who should take this class?
Recreational riders who are adept at riding at a trot
Performance riders who are adept at riding at a trot
Any woman with a stiff lower back
Any woman with tight, inflexible hips
As a woman, your pelvis is the cradle for your creative energy – literally and figuratively the seat of your power!
Horse are a perfect way for women to engage with the Divine Feminine in deep relationship with the Natural World. Energetically, horses represent a unique combination of the intuitive and earthy feminine and masculine power and drive. The horse is a perfect mirror for our human strengths and challenges. A horse’s pelvis moves in exact response to the rider’s pelvis.
Riders:
If your hips are restricted, your horse is restricted!
Non-riders:
If your hips are restricted, your entire back is restricted!
The movement and awareness exercises in this workshop are designed to allow you to access the mysterious and magical power of your pelvis.
- You will learn how your pelvis is meant to move and how to use that movement to allow your hips and lower back more freedom and flexibility.
- You will learn to move with more balance and harmony on a horse or on your own two feet.
- Riders will find yourselves sitting deeper in the saddle than ever before.
- Non-riders will feel your legs swinging more freely and your back more flexible.
In a safe, engaging environment, you will be asked to report on what you notice happening in your body and to reflect on how that new knowledge affects your movement upon a horse and throughout your daily life.
Invite a friend to share this amazing experience with you!
AM session:
Allison Benner, Rolfer & Posture Expert: Pelvic Awareness and Movement ~ Education, awareness, activities and exercises bring an embodied understanding of how your pelvis can and should move!
PM Session: Two alternating small groups
Cindy Jones, Balanced Riding Instructor: Application and practice ~ Apply your pelvic awareness and move with the horse like never before! You are led at a walk so your focus is on your body.
Allison Benner: Awareness coaching and practice. Leave with a personalized plan for deepening your pelvic awareness, flexibility and balance.
INCLUDED IN THE $190 LEVEL: For riders, one pelvis-focused Balanced Riding lesson to be scheduled with Cindy
ARE YOU A NON-RIDER? OR A RIDER NOT CURRENTLY COMPETENT AT THE TROT?
At the $160 level, you will benefit from a huge download of information and practical application without riding.
Participate fully in AM & PM pelvic awareness sessions with Allison.
In the PM riding session with Cindy, participate *from the ground only* by walking alongside a rider as you practice your new movements, coached by Cindy on your own movements and privy to Cindy’s coaching conversations with the rider.
If you are not currently a student of Cindy Jones, you can put your new knowledge and awareness into practice after this workshop in an individual riding lesson arranged with Cindy for an additional fee.
DEADLINE for sign-ups: Wed, June 27
Allison Benner – Certified Rolfer, Posture Specialist & Yoga Instructor www.rolfingsolutions.com https://www.embracingthefeminine.org
Allison draws her body-centered approach to healing from her career as a Rolfer, yoga therapist, and posture and breath coach. She is a renowned instructor and founder of Embracing the Feminine retreats. Allison utilizes hands-on manipulation, movement education, and an interactive relationship to support her clients on their path towards ease and integration in their bodies.
Cindy Jones – Balanced Riding Instructor, Rider Aware Founder cjoneskizkaz@aol.com
Cindy has been teaching riding for the past 25 years. She has studied with Sally Swift, founder of Centered RidingⓇ, and several of Sally’s senior Centered RidingⓇ instructors. Cindy emphasizes developing harmony and effectiveness through body awareness and riding posture. She is co-founder of Rider Aware Club, a monthly social and educational gathering which benefits Happy Dog Ranch.
Qamar & Kathleen
Kathleen June, Facilitator, Horse Hungry Founder https://www.horsehungry.com
Kathleen pairs her passion for horses with over 30 years of teaching, training and facilitating humans. She is a Senior Volunteer at Happy Dog Ranch, helping other volunteers to build their horsemanship skills via breath, intention and awareness. She facilitates and hosts Horse Hungry workshops for horse-crazy women to meet like-minded friends and claim their passion for horses.
