Let Breema bodywork and exercises nurture
your body, mind, and heart
as you release
tension and practice the art of being present.
Learn and practice a series of dynamic Breema
bodywork sequences and
Self-Breema exercises,
and discover how the universal principles of
Breema can
support harmony and understanding
in any aspect of your life.
Led by certified Breema instructors Denise
Berezonsky (co-author of Self Breema:
Exercises for Harmonious Life, and
Associate Director of the Breema Clinic in
Oakland, CA),
Linda Hedquist and Carol
Patterson, this workshop will offer a two-day
immersion into the health-enhancing,
rejuvenating, and vitalizing Breema atmosphere.
Location: Zen Shiatsu Chicago · 825A Chicago · Ave Evanston, IL
(just
south of Main St. El stop)
Tuition: $225 ($200 if paid by May 1) for the weekend, or $120 for only Saturday or Sunday. Friday evening donation: $10
Who: Anyone interested in being more present in their life.
Especially bodyworkers, dancers, meditators, musicians, martial arts and yoga practitioners.
CEUs Available: The Breema Center is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a Continuing Education Provider.
To Register: Send a check written out to: Laura Rose Boyle
3354 N Paulina Suite 207 · Chicago, IL 60657
(Registration is not necessary for Friday Evening Introductory Class)
Questions? Contact Laura Rose (773)726-8733 or listeningtouch@yahoo.com
Can't make it to this workshop? Sign up for the Chicagoland Breema Email list and stay informed about events by sending an email to: listeningtouch@yahoo.com
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Laura Rose is now a Certified Breema Practitioner and is offering Breema Bodywork:
BREEMA BODYWORK is a meditative bodywork modality that activates the body's self-healing forces, bringing the mind, body and emotions into a natural, balanced state. Breema treatments and self-breema exercise are done with the recipient fully clothed on a padded floor, and the practitioner uses their natural, relaxed weight to create rhythmic movements, gentle stretches and holds. Rather than focusing on illness or imbalance, this technique actively supports the recipient to experience vibrant health, vitality and inner harmony.
The nonjudgmental atmosphere created by the practitioner's intention of being present and practicing the Nine Principles of Harmony is so nourishing that the recipient typically experiences a profound sense of safety and security. This catalyzes a significant release of acute and chronic tension and enables us to let go of conditioned patterns and connect to more natural ways of moving, thinking, and feeling. The energy that is usually drained by the disconnect between mind, body and emotions becomes available to support the body's innate self-healing mechanisms.
Breema is unique in its inherent expression of the Nine Principles of Harmony, which eliminate the need for any force by the practitioner. Instead, it uses the natural mechanics, rhythm, and relaxed weight of the practitioner's body to create a precise and dynamic balance that is profoundly comfortable, enjoyable, and beneficial for both recipient and practitioner.
Breema was developed and discovered during the late 1970's by a small group of people in the San Francisco Bay Area who discovered that there were moments during bodywork exchanges in which the atmosphere became more alive, and a more significant effect could be experienced by both practitioner and recipient. They named this bodywork system Breema - Being Right now, Everywhere, Every moment, Myself Actually. Over the years, the Breema Center has evolved into a school where the immediate emphasis is on becoming present, unifying body, mind, and feelings, and raising our level of consciousness.
Breema's timeless principles are applicable to every situation in life, and they open us to the possibility of awakening to the essential unity of Existence in this very moment.
(Excerpts from the book Self-Breema:Exercises for Harmonious Life by Jon Schreiber)
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Self-Breema® + BREEMA® Bodywork
Nine Principles of Harmony
When we look at the body, not as something
separate, but as an aspect of a unified
whole, there is no place for discomfort.
To express our
true nature, nothing extra is needed.
Real firmness is always gentle. Real gentleness is always firm.
When we are present, we naturally manifest
firmness and gentleness simultaneously.
The most natural way of moving and living is with full participation.
Full participation is possible when body, mind, and feelings
are united in a common aim.
The more our Being participates, the more we are able to support life and recognize that Existence supports us.
Giving and receiving support take place simultaneously.
The atmosphere of nonjudgment gives us a taste of acceptance of ourselves as
we are in the moment. When we come to the present, we are free from judgment.
Each moment is new, fresh, totally alive.
Each moment is an expression of our true nature, complete by itself.
In the natural rhythm of life energy, there is no hurry and no pause.
When we let go of assumptions of separation, we let go of force.
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