F3F. Gentle Movement for Peak Performance

F3F. Gentle Movement for Peak Performance

Movement & Dance | Registration opens 8/27/2025 9:00 AM

35 Henderson Circle Drive Bard College, NY 12504 United States
Olin 204
Class Limit: 30
9/5/2025-10/10/2025
11:50 AM-1:00 PM on Fri

F3F. Gentle Movement for Peak Performance

Movement & Dance | Registration opens 8/27/2025 9:00 AM

Some common approaches to exercise can unintentionally exacerbate the body’s stress response, diminishing the quality of our experience of moving and living over time.  Instead of focusing on building muscular strength and stretching, this course will offer a gentle, guided series of experiments in movement and awareness. We will explore practical ways to enhance coordination, build body awareness, release habits of tension, diminish the effects of stress, and make space for the body’s natural intelligence to emerge. No prior experience necessary.

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Garone, Kelly
Kelly Garone

Presenter
Kelly Garone, 
RSMTE, is a performing artist and somatic movement therapist/educator. Her approach to movement is informed by her experience training and performing as a professional dancer, as well as her long-term process of questioning, unraveling, and re-integrating that training through the support of many different embodiment modalities. She is a registered professional member of ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association), and has a parallel career as an assistant and advocate for elder artists.

Weinstock, Leslie
Leslie Weinstock

Producer