workshop schedule

2024 Workshops with Donna Bervinchak:

 

Head, Neck & Shoulders
Sunday, March 17, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm
$50 (early registration)
$60 (after March 10)

The Awareness Through Movement® lessons during this workshop are designed to help you focus on your  upper body where habitual ways of moving may be elusive to you because of the way you self-organize for hearing, seeing, smelling, eating, touching, talking, etc.

You can learn how to gently differentiate your head, neck & shoulder movements to release unnecessary tension in these areas as well as in your facial muscles.

Location:  Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave., Mountville, PA 17554;
Pre-Registration Required:  donna_bervinchak@yahoo.com;
Fragrance Free:  Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions;

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Organizing From Head to Tail
Saturday, May 18, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm
$50 (early registration)
$60 (after May 11)

During this advanced workshop, the Awareness Through Movement® lessons shall build on the foundation established in the Head, Neck & Shoulders workshop.  The movement explorations will be initiated from your head through 24 vertebrae to the tailbone. 

The gentle & sometimes challenging ways of rolling your head may amaze you in how each vertebra can move and become better connected to the rest in the vertebral column allowing your head to balance closer to it’s central axis. This re-organization of your spine can improve your posture, sitting, & walking.

Location:  Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave., Mountville, PA 17554;
Pre-Registration Required:  donna_bervinchak@yahoo.com;
Fragrance Free:  Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions;

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Organizing from your Ankles, Knees & Hips
Saturday, July 20, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm
$50 (early registration)
$60 (after July 13)

During this workshop, the Awareness Through Movement® lessons require you to be on your hands & knees and in side sitting positions, at times.  The movement explorations shall be initiated from your hips, knees & ankles through your pelvis & 24 vertebrae to your head. 

If you encounter physically challenging ways of moving your leg joints, Donna can guide you to explore them in a safe & gentle way.  The re-organization of your legs through to your head can dramatically improve your posture, sitting, walking & running.

Location:  Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave., Mountville, PA 17554;
Pre-Registration Required:  donna_bervinchak@yahoo.com;
Fragrance Free:  Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions;

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Standing & Hopping
Sunday, October 6, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm
$50 (early registration)
$60 (after Sept. 29)

The Awareness Through Movement® lessons can help you find skeletal support through your legs by exploring how to do tiny hops.  If you have not hopped in awhile or never did as a child you can learn to do this in a safe and simple way.

Learning this developmental movement can enhance your self esteem and make your legs feel stronger for standing & if you choose, for jumping!

Location:  Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave., Mountville, PA 17554;
Pre-Registration Required:  donna_bervinchak@yahoo.com;
Fragrance Free:  Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions;

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Activating the Deep Abdominals
Date to Be Announced in 2025

The Awareness Through Movement® lessons can help you activate abdominal muscles that crunches & sit ups may not successfully address.

The movements throughout this workshop may challenge you physically, mentally & emotionally at times.  You may discover that actively finding your abdominal muscles through functional movements can help you find your internal power & strength.

Location:  Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave., Mountville, PA 17554;
Pre-Registration Required:  donna_bervinchak@yahoo.com;
Fragrance Free:  Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions;

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