Peaceful Movements
Music Moves Me
Music Moves Me is designed for the tiny tots 12 months to 2 years old with their Caregiver. Each 30min class will consist of classic sing-a-longs, actions songs, as well as free movement. Melodic melodies and animals sounds will be used to encourage the voice to develop and be heard. These classes will fine tune motor skills such as finger counting, balancing, and dancing with and without props. Music Moves Me will create a child’s self-confidence and personal growth while developing fundamental neurological skills and a bonding experience with someone they love.
Move with Me!
Move with Me! is a 45 min introductory movement class which provides 2-4 year olds a dance floor to have creative expression with self-discipline. Music response will fine tune listening and memorization skills, while animal actions will spark imagination. Physical strength and coordination will improve as they learn how their mind and body work together for their creative expressions. Scarves, teddy bears and other props will be used for balance, to encourage teamwork, and give an outlet to their inner feelings. Move with Me! takes a child’s inner strength and shows them how to trust the learning process. (30 min class with Caregiver is available)
Move and Groove
Move and Groove is a 45 min class designed for ages 4 and 5. There will be a focus on how and why the body moves by teaching isolated to fluid movements. Listen and move dances will fine tune sound recognition, while tempo controlled dances will strengthen self expression with physical discipline. Props and instruments will be used to spark the imagination and free flow movement. Together the class will pick a song for a small showcase to get an understanding of a creative performance process. Move and Grove launches the child’s ability to process a structured class into a final product of work. Through class fun and music inspiration, a child’s creativity will shine through self-esteem and teamwork.
Drama Llama
Drama Llama is a 30 min introductory drama class for 5 year olds. Facial expressions and verbal diction will be practiced through games and tongue twisters. Classic fairytales and stories will be read and reenacted to build confidence through physical interpretations and memorization. The emotional connection to movement and acting will be explored with improvisational activities. Drama Llama will also focus on the power of imagination. Images and emotions are constantly flooding a young child’s life, and through structure drama, real understanding of emotions can be shared.
Moving Through Emotions
Moving Through Emotions is a 60 min mindfulness class designed for maturing the emotional understanding in children ages 3-5. Movements often convey emotion, and awareness of actions from emotions is a skill children learn starting at birth. At these young ages, self awareness of emotion can get stuck and block a verbal release. The emotional connection to movements and sound will be shown through animal and nature examples. These examples will encourage verbal explanation for action and movement. Common emotions will be explored in physical exercise and verbal statements pertaining to each emotion will be memorized. Aside from expressive movement, fun dances and across the floor exercises such as skips, balancing tricks, and kicks will improve motor skills. Moving Through Emotions gives a young child the tools to express inner feelings and learn ways to release anything bottled up. At the end of the program, the weekly lessons will be woven together for a short combination of movement and affirmations.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Creative Expression is a 60 min mindfulness class for children age 6 to 9 years. Different modalities of art will be used to help bring out a child’s organic self-expression. Most children express themselves in many fashions. Music, colors, clothes, accessories, and even phrases give them outlets to emulate and connect to something inside. Dance, drama, art, creative writing, and music will be explored, created, and shared during class for personal development and growth. Not every child will connect with each modality, but the exposure and understanding will give social relations and self-reflection. Creative Expression will boost a child’s confidence and self-expression developing life long skills.
BODY ENERGY AWARENESS
Body Energy Awareness focuses on the importance of listening to and understanding our body’s language, A.K.A. “energy life force”. Children ages 10-12 will learn about how the body’s energy holds emotions, how the body and emotions communicate to us, and how to care for ourselves inside and out. The 8 classes are designed to connect the mind, body, and spirit through learning about our own personal needs and the affecting world around us. Connecting the physical and mental aspects of ourselves teaches what can be controlled and how to control it in a healthy manner. Body Energy Awareness builds young minds to care for their health physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Body Energy Awareness & Chakra Movement Workshop can be modified.
Chakra Movement Workshop
The Chakra Movement Workshop is open to adults and teens. In this 2 hour workshop the body’s energy will be explained in terms of energy flow. Participants will learn about our seven main Chakras: Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown, and use movement to flow our energy through our body. Examples on how our body energy communicates to us, and how we should take care of those communications, will be explored through nutrition and other daily practices. The Chakra Movement Workshop gives you stepping stones for understanding and connecting our mind, body and spirit.