Feldenkrais Method®	Bones For Life®	Personal Training	Classes	About Me

Sonja has over 15 years experience as a dancer, actor and teacher. She is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitionercm in private practice since 1999, a Bones For Life® Teacher/Trainer and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer specializing in work with those recovering from injury, neurological issues, performing artists and seniors. Feldenkrais Method® group classes (Awareness Through Movement®) Personalized Feldenkrais® sessions (Functional Integration®) - for health and rehabilitation - for performance enhancement - for sustainability and personal ergonomics Bones for Life® classes Bones for Life® private sessions Personal Fitness Training - improve health and fitness, whether you are recovering from an injury, managing a chronic illness or getting fit after a long break Pilates mat classes For more information or to enroll, contact Sonja on: 646.283.4539 or click here to email.

 

Classes and Workshops

Bones for Life® Beginner Class Tuesday 6pm - 7pm NB: no class August 10 and 17, 2010 Weekly class throughout Fall 6 lessons $90 (prepayment) $20 per class (drop in visit) Note: Registration required as space is limited To enrol contact Sonja: ph 646.283.4539 or Sonja@SonjaJohansson.com Feldenkrais Associates 41 Union Square West, floor 10, Suite 1009 (Enter after 5:30pm at 22 E17th St.) Dress comfortably for movement. Stimulate your bone strength and experience a reliable skeleton. In this class you will be guided through gentle and progressive movement lessons. These ingenious lessons use weight-bearing patterns to teach safe transmission of force through the skeleton, minimizing shearing stresses in vulnerable joints. Bones for Life can restore your posture through awareness and enhance balance to improve walking. The evening class is designed for the newcomer to the program who want to get in touch with a more efficient and effortless way of moving. In this class you will learn the movement vocabulary of Bones for Life. Bones for Life Intermediate Class Tuesday 11am - 12pm NB: no class August 17, 2010 Weekly class throughout Winter and Spring 6 lessons $90 (prepayment) $20 per class (drop in visit) Note: Registration required as space is limited To enrol contact Sonja: ph 646.283.4539 or Sonja@SonjaJohansson.com New York Insight Meditation Center 28 West 27th street, 10th floor (between Broadway and 6th Ave) Dress comfortably for movement. The morning class is the perfect way to start the day. If you are experienced in the Feldenkrais Method® you will appreciate the in depth and ingenious ways to tap into your innate ability to move with ease and power (no, they are not mutually exclusive). The evening class is designed for the newcomer to the program who wants to get in touch with a more efficient and effortless way of moving. In this class we clarify everyday movement patterns that sometimes cause pain and fatigue. Here you will learn the movement vocabulary of the Bones for Life program. SUMMER CALENDAR Monday Aug 23 The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 1:00 pm -2:00 pm Equinox* 63rd St. @ Lexington Ave. *Classes open to members and their guests Friday Aug 27 The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 1:00 pm -2:00 pm Equinox* 63rd St. @ Lexington Ave. *Classes open to members and their guests Monday Aug 30 The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 1:00 pm -2:00 pm Equinox* 63rd St. @ Lexington Ave. *Classes open to members and their guests Tuesday Aug 31 - High Line The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 9:00am - 9:45am Pilates Fusion 10:00am - 10:45am Chelsea Market Passage on the High Line, between 15th and 16th Streets. FREE, No RSVP required. Outdoor class, please dress according to the weather. Wednesday September 1 The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 12.15pm - 1.15pm Equinox* 92nd st and Broadway *Classes open to members and their guests Tuesday Sept 7- High Line The Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Method Class 9:00am - 9:45am Pilates Fusion 10:00am - 10:45am Chelsea Market Passage on the High Line, between 15th and 16th Streets. FREE, No RSVP required. Outdoor class, please dress according to the weather. The Feldenkrais Method series at the Jewish Community Center Wednesday 9.30 am - 10.30 am 8 sessions: October 27 - December 15 , 2010 $99 Member $135 Non-Member KMAFDK00F1 Jewish Community Center 334 Amsterdam Ave (76th St) www.jccmanhattan.org Experience the physical and mental health benefits of improved posture and coordination from the inside out. Learn practical ways to increase your body awareness, directly improving your self image, mood and appearance. With improved coordination and posture you will conserve energy and restore vitality, no matter your age or condition. To participate in class you must be able to get down to the floor, and lay on your back or side. Taught by Sonja Johansson and Anastasi Siotas, Movement Specialists - Certified in The Feldenkrais Method and Bones for Life. To register, please call (646) 505 5708 Other Feldenkrais classes offered by Anastasi Siotas: click here COMPLETE BONES FOR LIFE PROGRAM Bones for Life® Intensive Teacher Training - Fall 2010 Washington DC Prepare yourself for a wonderful second career in work that makes you feel great!                 **Note: New Start Dates DATES: BFL Segment I      October 8, 9, 10                 BFL Segment II     November 12, 13, 14                 BFL Segment III    December 10, 11, 12 Hours Friday 3:00pm - 9:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm Taught by BONES FOR LIFE Certified Trainers: Sonja Johansson GCFP and Anastasi Siotas GCFP COST PER SEGMENT: Early bird rate (14 days prior to weekend)      New Students $450. $500 after. Early bird rate (14 days prior to weekend)      Repeat Students* $250. $300 after. * Repeat Students: Discount is offered to students who have completed a BFL training (Segments I, II and III) with a Bones for Life Trainer or Ruthy Alon. The complete BFL program of 90 Processes effectively constitutes a training in optimal human biomechanics. BFL uses weight-bearing in the context of upgraded body alignment to teach ergonomically sound ways of sitting, standing, walking, running and jumping — safely and easily. Completing the BFL Teacher Training (Segments I, II and III) satisfies a significant part of the requirements for becoming a certified BONES FOR LIFE Teacher. Visit www.BonesforLife.com for more information. “Sonja and Anastasi are delightful Bones For Life trainers, with inspiring enthusiasm and fine tuned caring for the inner dynamics that make the difference. Their presence is conveying the Biological Optimism of this program." Ruthy Alon "What makes Sonja and Anastasi such wonderful BONES FOR LIFE trainers is not only the clarity with which they present the processes, and their solid understanding of anatomy, but their energy that infuses each class with excitment. As a future BONES FOR LIFE teacher, I was especially interested in how they dealt with students' difficulties; both were able to quickly and ingeniously invent modifications and thus support everyone's learning." Suzanne Toren, Actor and Feldenkrais Practitioner, NYC For enquiries and enrollment, please contact Chrish Kresge: email: Chrish@ChrishKresge.com Ph: 202.338.1867   Feldenkrais Method classes Monday 2:30pm – 3:30pm Sunrise Senior Living – Sheepshead Bay Gentle movement exploration to improve all the activities of daily living.  This guided movement lessons will help you improve the way you reach, bend, turn, and breathe. WORKSHOPS WITH ANASTASI SIOTAS Kinesthetic Anatomy of the Moving Body September 1st and 2nd, 2010 Kinitiras Studio, Athens, Greece 70 Euro for both days, 40 Euro single day This two day workshop is about learning to activate your muscles against the resistance of your body, to begin to understand, through kinesthetic sensing the workings of the musculoskeletal system inside our bodies. We will review principles of muscle function and conditioning as well as learn specific choreographies created as a means of movement integration. We will also explore essential movement skills such as; - centering on our vertical axis - counter-balancing limb motion through the spine and trunk - adapting to the ground through our feet - reaching into the kinesphere with our hands - conserving energy through efficient breathing - articulating our joints while maintaining functional integrity The ideas and theories employed in this workshop will draw from various origins including; Ideokinesis, Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Neuromuscular Re-education, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals and a variety of Modern and Classical dance techniques. Bones for Life Introductory Workshop in Athens September 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2010 Kinitiras Studio, Athens, Greece 105 Euro for 3 days, 40 Euro single day Contact Marita Amorgianou for info and enrolment for both Greece workshops: ph: 6934.040781 or email: m.amorgianou@yahoo.gr back