Mind and Body Fitness Connections

The new group schedule for next year is out……I am teaching the Women’s Boot Camp and Qigong classes.  They are wonderful well designed classes and I look forward to seeing you there!  I am also facilitating the Disabled and Amputee Support Group, which is a wonderful free service for the community, so if you know anyone who could benefit from the Group, please pass the information along.  To get a better look at the schedule click on it a few times to zoom in and then read the descriptions at the bottom of the schedule to find that perfect  fit for you.  Happy Holidays!

 www.activedutyfitness.com

Active Duty Fitness (Women’s Boot Camp)- .  A program for women only that incorporates functional strength training exercise two mornings per week and cardiovascular exercise two mornings.  The members meet in a grassy area behind the mall for strength training and then walk or run in the Quail Ridge addition on cardio days.  However, in inclement weather the group meets inside, which allows this program to continue throughout the entire year. There are three groups for various fitness levels, so whether the member is a beginner, intermediate, or advanced exerciser, they will be with a group of women just like themselves. This class has monthly enrollments, with the ability for members to start on any Monday of the month. Visit www.activedutyfitness.com to sign up for a $49 trial week, get other rates and to take a virtual class.

Boflex– C³ (cross conditioning classes) are a true innovation in facilitated group exercise utilizing BOWFLEX  Strength Systems.  C³ promotes safe, long-term results through a scientifically proven protocol that integrates a balance of the five primary elements of fitness (strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and body composition) with the dynamics of a 50 minute exercise experience.  We offer beginner, intermediate, advanced and senior levels  (see other class titles on opposite side), facilitated by certified instructors. $8/per class per person; seniors $6 per class per person.

Yoga- Conditioning Practice:Variations of common poses to ensure challenging  and safe execution.  Each student receives individual modifications to reflect personal preference, ability and fitness level.  Experience private instruction in a group setting. This class encourages proper alignment and breathing for a superior physical and mental experience.  Conditioning occurs from awareness of the rhythm of mind/body, strength/effort, flexibility/stability, dynamic tension/deep relaxation.  Healing  Movement:  A blended   90-minute class to address strength, stamina and flexibility.  Every practice includes a restorative sequence to relieve stress and experience mindful, relaxation.  Greater body awareness will result from this healing and creative practice. Through asana, experience… effort, surrender, courage, contentment, stillness and playfulness.  $15/per class, per person.

Qigong-   Qigong is the father of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is over 5000 years old. Most notably Qigong is used to for improving digestion, enhancing detoxification, strengthening blood circulation, and keeping a strong immune system. Qigong accomplishes this by focusing on breath and gentle, yet precise movement which increases Qi (this is what moves the blood).  It improves microcirculation to the brain, vital organs, intestines, and endocrine glands thereby improving overall health.  This class is suitable for every level. Classes $10/per class/per person

Physically Disabled and Amputee Support Meeting- This is a free support group, open to anyone who wants to visit.  Each group the facilitator will provide a topic and occasionally have handouts or guest speakers that address a wide range of topics including: self growth, the power of thoughts, the importance of movement, healthy diet planning, stress    reduction, post traumatic stress and much more. Then, the facilitator will turn the discussion over to the members and each person that wants to share their experiences about that day’s topic or something else going on in their life is free to do so. Free to everyone.

Martha Mcquaid, owner of Spirit House Yoga along with other practitioners (including myself) will be hosting an open house on Saturday December 5th from 1-5 PM. This is a perfect opportunity to tour the facility and ask questions about the classes and styles of bodywork we have at the center as well as veiw the jewelry and other retail items sold at the center (all will make great Chistmas gifts!)  We will also have a raffle where a free Christmas gift basket with services valuing over $200.00 will be given away.  Don’t miss this great event!

Join in the holiday spirit with North Park Mall’s Annual Open House.  The Obvious Group will be offering free tours, dissucions about our multiple programs, postural assessments, chair massage, among other free servicesAlso you will be able to check out exciting events from stores throughout the mall and let’s not forget the free food that will be available.  Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to be a part celebrating the holidays with your local community. 

Services offered at The Obvious Group include:  Personal Training, Corrective Exercise, Rehabilitation, Massage Therapy (several types available), and Group Exercises classes (Active Duty Fitness for Women, Boflex, Yoga, Qigong and a free Amputee Support Group)

Date:  Friday, November 20th, 2009

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: 11936 N. May Ave at Northpark Mall

Spirit House Yoga Center is hosting a Bodywork Open House from 1 to 4 pm.  The center is home to four professional bodywork specialists who offer a wide variety of work to serve the healing needs of our community Come in for a free 15 minute sampling of each professionals work.  The styles of bodywork offered will include:  Muscle Activation Technique, Neuromuscular Therapy, Raindrop Therapy, and Traditional Thai Massage.  The location is 5107 N. Shartel, Oklahoma City OK, 73112. You can view pictures of the studio on my website under “our facility” on the left tool bar.

Today marks the first day of the second week of the grand opening of Active Duty Fitness For Women in the Oklahoma City area.  We had a great first week and I am looking forward to watching this site grow and add new members weekly.  This is a boot camp like no other out there.  The combination of well designed functional strength training exercises with a varied cardio routine truly makes this a program like no other! I challenge any lady who has been putting her own exercise needs on the back burner to step up and sign up for a trial week.  You WILL NOT be disappointed!

I am excited to say that I will be making my first trip back to the Washington DC area next week since I moved from there in 2003.  I have teamed up with some wonderful individuals here in Oklahoma City who are helping to bring the Active Duty Fitness For Women Boot Camp (ADF) that I coached in VA here to OKC.  I will be staying with my long time friend Dee next week when I am there and we will be getting up early each morning to attend the Reston, VA ADF boot camp which is held in a local park on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. mornings. 

Doug who is the owner of the business, who I worked with primarily when I lived there years ago, tells me that some of the same women who I coached at that site are still attending.  I’m so excited to go back and visit people that made such a positive impact on my life and to see how ADF has changed, grown and advanced.

I will be returning at the end of next week with a fire and knowledge base to get the OKC location up an running!  Watch out ladies of OKC you in for a surprise.  I guarantee you have never been part of such a motivating, well designed group exercise experience!  I will soon have a link on my website with the OKC info posted, but for now visit www.activedutyfitness.com to find out more about this amazing program.

Here are some fairly recent pictures. 

This one was at a family reunion on my mom’s side.  From left to right: My mom, me and Dylan, my brother in law, my sister  and niece

This was taken at the Oklahoma City zoo, my son and I went with my cousin’s wife and their son Easton.

This one is at the Oklahoma Science Museum (what I knew as the Omniplex when I was a kid).  We sat in on a live “explosion” show and this is Dylan and his cousin Trinity hanging out with the robot after the show.

Well I am excited to say that I have been seeing clients on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s out of Spirit House Yoga at 5107 N Shartel since the beginning of June.  Their website is www.spirithouseyoga.com.  They have a room that I have been renting to work on massage clients.    Now, I will also have an excellent location for exercise therapy working out of a personal training studio called The Obvious Group located within Northpark Mall starting the first week of August.  Their website is www.obviousgroup.org

Onther exciting venture I’ve been exploring is reconnecting with a business associate from the DC area where I used to live.  The plan is to start up an Active Duty Fitness For Women Site here in Oklahoma City sometime in the fall.  We are working out all the details now.  If you want more information on the women’s boot camp go to www.activedutyfitness.com and you will get an idea of how the program will be implemented here in the city. 

Stay well and keep in touch with questions and updates!

Time turns gray

And slips away

As shadows do

On a dreary day

The years pass

And the world turns

History being made

Leaving burns

From the dying rose

Silent anger cries

Just wilting lifeless pedals

Like an unhappy old man who dies

Without the love

We all must see

Unrest and madness

I fancy thee

The falling rain

Taps into pain

Yet for some

It keeps them sane

This world brings chaos

And turns us mad

Without our creator’s love

We will forever be sad

Jennifer Davis (1992; modified 2009)