Welcome from Liz
A Lifetime spent engaging people with creativity, movement, and music
Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner
Certified Bones for Life® Instructor
Inspiring People with Disabilities through Dance
Continues to teach Qigong and forms of Modern Dance
You can’t love movement if it is difficult or painful. I hope that I can help you rediscover the possibilities of movement through individual sessions or classes.
“To make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant. Life without movement is unthinkable.” - Moshe Feldenkrais
Upon leaving my long-time job as Artistic Director at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, I turned my attention to offering programs that help people reconnect to their bodies and to find joy and comfort in movement. For some it means re-education on how to stand up, improve posture, recover from an injury, or how to be a better swimmer. For others they look to movement to reduce stress.
We can start on a path of easier movement together.
Join a Class with Liz in person or on Zoom
Hips and Knees Part 2 **A Bones for Life® four-class series with Liz Monnier May 4, 11, 18, 25 Thursdays 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) On Zoom To register email monnierliz@gmail.com The weather is getting warmer and there is nothing better than taking a walk through the woods. But if our knees or hips are achy it’s not so much fun. These delicate joints must all be in harmony for a truly joyful walking experience. As our balance improves, we are simultaneously creating a more dynamic skeleton that is able to build more bone. We are aligning ourselves to create the domino effect of the ground force to travel all the up our spine. We don’t get this quality of movement from a pill or a doctor. We achieve it by being aware of our own movement. That is pretty magical!
Improve bone health and strength with the gentle, natural movements guided by Liz Monnier. Liz is a certified Bones for Life® instructor. This practice has been shown to improve posture, decrease pain, and aid in the fight against osteoporosis. While this class is most effective with movements involving standing, walking, sitting, and lying on the floor, movement may be modified to accommodate restrictions.
Benefits from Bones for Life®:
Coordinates a springy and vibrant walk.
Frees the joints from compromising habits allowing for pain free movement.
Stimulates bone strength.
Develops skills for restoring equilibrium.
Teaches you how to move your unique body in a range that is right for you.
Helps you to rediscover the pleasure of moving!
Bones for Life® is designed to help anyone, and everyone, use natural movements to promote bone health and strength while possibly preventing osteoporosis. For more information check out this link: http://movementintelligence.org/bones-for-life
**If this is your first Bones for Life® class, you will need to submit the Foundation for Movement Intelligence Memorandum of Understanding prior to taking a class. You only need to do this once.
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Dance for PD (dance movement in chair for those with limited mobility) In Person at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Mondays 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. January 9- June 12 (Call 260-424-6574 to register,fwdc.org, drop in’s welcome)
Exploring Dance **(for young adults with developmental disabilities)In Person Students will gain confidence by expressing themselves through dance. We will refine our motor skills while gaining strength and flexibility. Mondays 5:30-6:30, January 9-June 12, 2023 at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. To register call 260-424-6574 or fwdc.org. Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802