The Art of Movement ~ Rewilding Our Bodies

10-week video course starting July 9th

Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m PDT (plus Q&A at the end)

Yay! I’m excited to be teaching this class with my awesome husband, Nate Summers!! Free, natural, rewilding movement is something we are both passionate about, and between the 2 of us, we have 40 years of teaching experience in this field. We actually began our relationship with several play dates to share our various natural movement practices! (So fun!!) This is going to be a fulfilling, revitalizing, inspiring and FUN class and I’m excited to share it with you all!

Here are the details:

The Art of Movement: Rewilding Our Bodies
10 Week Video Class
Thursdays 11a.m. PDT, July 9 – September 10
Classes are 75 mins + extra time for Q&A
Register Today!

About the class:

In this 10-week video-based series, we will go on a deep journey together into reconnecting and rewilding our bodies. You’ll learn to unwind core tension, stress, and holding patterns by remembering your wild and animal self. (YAY!!) Drawing on movement traditions from around the world including Animal Forms, Internal Martial Arts, Qigong, Earthgym, and Flow Arts, Nate Summers and I will teach you/help you remember to be wild and free in your own body! (Double YAY!!) Rediscover your own primal vitality.

As I mentioned, between the two of us, we have over 40 years combined movement teaching experience, and we are excited to lead you in a diversity of training each week!!

Each 75+minute class will include lecture, discussion, philosophy, as well as at least 45 minutes of physical training to rewild your body and enliven your vitality. (There will be ample time to answer questions during and at the end of class as needed).

Classes will be taught in such a way that people of any fitness level can participate (and of course consult your doctor if you have any serious health issues).

We will learn to use our bodies in new ways and strengthen and tone through the use of sticks, stones, flow, and animal embodiment. Feel comfortable moving through diverse landscapes and deepen your connection to the inner and outer wild!

Tentative Schedule:

Week 1: Effortless Movement-Mobility and Spiral Flow

Week 2: Way of the Stick – Earthgym 1

Week 3: Way of the Stick 2 – Earthgym 2 (Mobility and Flow)

Week 4: Toning with Stone 1 – Earthgym 3 (Fluid Strength Training)

Week 5: Animal Embodiment 1 – Animal Play

Week 6: Toning with Stone 2 – Earthgym 4 – Primal Strength (Big Stones!)

Week 7: Qigong Intro – Energy and Flow

Week 8: Animal Embodiment 2 – Becoming Animal (Ground-training)

Week 9: Special Class – Guest Instructors

Week 10: Putting it All Together – Linking Practices and Creating Flow

By the end of the course, you will have a core set of exercises and exercise routines that can be integrated into any lifestyle.

Videos can be viewed at any time, and you will have a way of designing and creating your own routines based on your schedule and needs!

Registration:

Register Today! Early bird price of $147 goes through July 5th.
After July 5th, price is $197.

Below are our bios:

Karen Joy Fletcher is a Cultural anthropologist, writer and qigong instructor. Karen loves sharing her passions of qigong, dance and wilderness training with people around the world. She is a personal student of ZY Qigong Grandmaster XuMingtang, and has trained and traveled with him at Shaolin Monastery in China and worldwide. In addition, Karen has trained for years with Mick “the Barefoot Sensei” Dodge and offers unique qigong and Earthgym programs in the wilderness, city parks and at retreat centers, including Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon and Omega Institute in New York.

You can read more in my About section and my story with Qigong and Earthgym in those sections.

Nate Summers, M.Ac. is the author of Primal: Why We Long to Be Wild and Free and Awakening Fire. He has been a survival skills instructor, martial arts teacher, and natural movement instructor for over 20 years. Nate is a 3rd-generation disciple in the Hunyuan Taijiquan lineage, and is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen-style Taijiquan. He served as the primary Animal Forms and Natural Movement teacher at the Wilderness Awareness School for over a decade. Nate’s teachers and mentor include Harrison Moretz/Zhi Cheng (founder and director of the Taoist Studies Institute), Jon Young, Mick Dodge, and Scott Sonnon.

You can find out more about Nate at www.primalnate.com