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Qigong, Tai Chi, & Meditation for Spine Mobility
30 Oct, 2023Description: Ramel Rones, Tai Chi Master, demonstrates Qigong and Tai Chi techniques with a focus on the spine, which can be practiced sitting, standing, or lying down.
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How to Read a Nutrition Label
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Benefits of Vegetables and Breakfast Recipes
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Group Class Schedule and Mind Body Studio Policies
28 Jul, 2023Description: Mind Body Studio Policies
1. Wearing a face mask at Dana-Farber is currently optional if you do not have cold or flu symptoms and you have not had a recent COVID-19 exposure. Learn more about preparing for a visit to Dana-Farber.
Use these directions to find us from the screening area on the first floor of Dana-Farber’s Yawkey Center for Cancer Care.
2. Pre-registration on MyZakim is required and limited to 11 participants per class in order to ensure adequate physical spacing.
Please register for class ahead of time on our online platform, MyZakim. You must have an account to register. Sign up for an account here if you don’t already have one and allow at least one business day for activation. Use the Class Schedule to search for and sign up for class!
3. Please arrive no more than 10 minutes before class to allow time to sign in and set up. We allow late arrivals up to 10 minutes after the start of class. This policy is strictly enforced to l... -
Hydration 101
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Safe Summer Grilling
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Core Strength 6-21-23
21 Jun, 2023Description: In this 30-min class, you’ll incorporate core strength and stretch movements to improve your core stability and body wellness. Sessions involve a mix of yoga, barre, Pilates, and muscle conditioning with controlled breathing and alignment that builds strength and endurance. Props: core ball, block, strap, elastic band, blanket, yoga mat. Level : beginners welcome; all levels
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Core Strength 6-7-23
21 Jun, 2023Description: In this 30-min class, you’ll incorporate core strength and stretch movements to improve your core stability and body wellness. Sessions involve a mix of yoga, barre, Pilates, and muscle conditioning with controlled breathing and alignment that builds strength and endurance. Props: core ball, block, strap, elastic band, blanket, yoga mat. Level : beginners welcome; all levels
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Sunrise Tai Chi for Neuropathy (2 mins)
8 May, 2023Description: In this 90-second video, Ramel Rones, Tai Chi Master and Mind/Body Consultant, demonstrates a short Tai Chi form performed at Masada in Israel. Use the rising sun and the power of the mind to cleanse and nourish every cell in the body to help with neuropathy symptoms, improve mood, and upgrade your energetic system.
You can follow along with the movements and visualizations by standing, sitting, or lying down. The movements of the form gently massage your feet which may help with numbness and tingling and the slow, meditative shifting of your weight from one leg to the other improves physical balance. If you perform the Tai Chi Form in a low stance (bent knees) you also increase the muscle mass and bone density in your legs.
You can practice this ancient visualization mentally, as well. Imagine the beams of the rising sun in your Lower Energy Center, first cleansing and then nourishing your entire body, especially the areas where you feel neuropathy. If you want to ...