Shake off the winter chill and spring into health at Cumbe! Learn how to take care of your body inside and out in these seven workshops…
Mind, Body, Medicine: Diabetes Prevention and Management with Dr. Sweta Chawla (PharmD, MS, CDE) ($15)
Sunday, April 28th from 3:30-5:00pm
Are you diabetic or at-risk, and feeling scared or overwhelmed? If so, we have the tools to help and support you through your journey. Sweta Chawla (Diabetes Educator, Pharmacist, and soon-to-be Life Coach) will teach you how to manage your bloodsugars and get the nutrients you need, lead you in aerobic exercise, and introduce you to an invigorating, affirmation-based exercise called Intensati that strengthens both the body and mind. This holistic workshop will give you the knowledge you need to move forward confidently and cultivate a healthy mind and body. You will leave feeling stronger, uplifted, and inspired. Simply wear clothes you can move comfortably in and be prepared to sweat! No exercise experience is needed.
Dr. Sweta Chawla holds a B.S. in Pharmacy and a Pharm.D from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and completed a one-year community pharmacy residency focused on patient education at Banks Apothecary in Philadelphia. She also holds an M.S. in pharmaceutical marketing from Long Island University and received Board Certification as a Diabetes Educator. She was the Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Long Island University from 2002-2012, and during that time also identified and implemented several patient education programs at Kings Pharmacy. She is currently a Director of Clinical Programs at Kings Pharmacy and the coordinator of I.D.E.A the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a recognized diabetes self-management program she created in 2006. She has also been the Director of the Community Pharmacy Residency program since 2007.
Dr. Chawla strongly believes in the mind-body-spirit connection, and that disease is a reflection of emotional, psychological, and spiritual blockages. With the right tools and support, she believes that people can heal themselves through self-awareness and rewiring of limiting beliefs, as well as traditional therapies. This philosophy so deeply resonates with her that she is training to be a life coach practitioner with the Handel Group.
Past workshops:
Cook to Live with Funmilayo
Saturday, March 23 from 7:00-10:00pm
Discount Extended! $35 by March 22, $50 at door, $25 for students/seniors, $15 for children 12-18, Free for children 11 and under.
This interactive workshop with Funmilayo will give you an appreciation for multi-cultural cuisine while educating you about your digestive system and the science of cooking and preparing healthy raw and cooked meals. And your taste buds will be excited about the combination of Brazilian, African, and Caribbean flavors – the myth of bland vegetarian cuisine is over. Bring a pen & paper to take notes, and wear loose clothing you can dance in.
Womb Yoga & Wellness Spring Detox with Queen Afua (for women only)
Sunday, March 24 from 12:00-1:30pm
$25 in advance * $35 at door
This workshop in holistic rejuvenation is for all women, and is designed to help participants reach optimal wellness using a combination of breath work, movement, and natural remedies. In it, you will learn how to heal from and prevent: heavy menstrual bleeding, PMS, fibroid tumors, vaginal cysts, sexually transmitted diseases, difficult child births, toxic relationships, menopausal trauma, emotional womb drama, prolapsed uterus, and hysterectomy.
Queen Afua will first lead women in a womb circle, taking everyone through 108 yoga poses of “womb yoga” that she has specially developed over years. This moving meditation will stretch and strengthen, and harmonize the womb of the mind, the womb of the heart, and the womb of the seat of creation. Queen Afua will then take you through a detoxification process that includes drinking three tonics: a women’s herbal tonic formula (for detoxification), a “green life” nutritional formula (for repair and rebuild the womb), and a “breath of life” tonic (to increase oxygen flow in the body and increase lung capacity).
This intensive workshop is specially designed to take care of your feminine side as you welcome the spring, and can also serve as an introduction to Queen Afua’s 21-day spring cleaning detox program (those interested can get more details at the workshop).
AfroBeat Body Boot Camp with
4 Saturdays: March 9, 16, 23, 30 from 4:30-6:00pm
$15 each * 20% discount on all 4
Shake off the winter and get fit this spring with Iris Wilson of FELA! Iris’ signature high-energy dance workout transforms into a Boot Camp on 4 consecutive Saturdays in March, so you can keep the momentum going and see your progress with your fellow boot campers at the end.
JourneyDance™ with Jeanine T. Abraham
Sunday, April 7 from 1:30-3:00pm ($20)
Open your heart and set your Soul free – JourneyDance™ with Jeanine. JourneyDance™ is a facilitated freestyle movement form based in improvisational theater and dance. Dancers explore authentic movement expressing individual creativity and freedom. Danced barefoot with no mirrors or judgment, JourneyDance permits participants to get the dance out of their heads and into their bodies.
MELT Self-Treatment (Pain prevention) with Lisa Lopez
Sunday, April 7 from 3:00-4:30pm ($18)
Learn the MELT Method®’s simple self-care techniques (as seen on the “Dr. Oz” TV show), which you can use to make your body feel better and function more efficiently. Relieve aches and pains (from aging and active living), reduce inflammation, ease chronic neck and low back strain, improve your alignment, and learn how to keep your entire body working better. The MELT Method is an innovative science-based self-treatment program currently taught in some of the country’s most prestigious health and fitness centers, and Lisa will show you how to use soft foam rollers and small hand/foot balls to rehydrate the connective tissue in your body and make your muscles and joints happy. Feel free to bring your yoga mat or use ours.
Injury Prevention for Dancers with Richard Symister
Sunday, April 14 from 1:30-3:00pm ($15)
Injury prevention and pain management are seldom taught, but are the flip side to any physical practice. Learn how to protect your core, remedy back pain, and prevent recurring injuries so you can keep doing what you love for years to come.
This workshop will:
· Introduce kinesiotaping and its uses (demonstration included)
· Discuss key points to protecting your body within a basic dance-injury screening
· Demonstrate and review full-body trigger point treatments, stretching, and exercises
· Discuss remedies for specific muscle imbalances/weaknesses
· Reveal ways to boost your performance and promote healing with nutritional timing
Richard Symister (MSPT, CKTP, CSCS, USATF Level 1) received his Masters in Physical Therapy in 1997, and was the first African American male to graduate from Simmons College Graduate School for Physical Therapy in Boston. He pursued his specialty in dance medicine, performing on-site manual therapy to the casts and crews of shows such as Mamma Mia, Aida, The Lion, King, 42nd Street, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, The Radio City Rockettes, among others.In 2012, Richard and his wife obtained government professional visas to teach and study dance medicine in Havana, Cuba.
In addition to his physical therapy certification, Richard is a USA Track and Field Level I coach, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner. He is the co-owner of Brooklyn Body Works Physical Therapy in Williamsburg and the owner of MovEvolution: Sports Performance and Rehab Studio in Fort Greene, scheduled to open in April 2013.
FIT 4 YOU (Dance Fitness) with Sean Thomas ($15)
Sunday, April 14 from 3:00-4:30pm
Sean Thomas mixes his signature positive energy with a combination of dynamic dance styles – Afro-Caribbean, jazz, and hip hop, to name a few – to create a powerful workout that will get you FIT no matter your age, shape, or experience. If you like Zumba, you will love this power dance class!
Sean A. Thomas, DPT is the founder of FIT 4 YOU NYC, a fitness company that aims to provide fun and effective exercise outlets for all ages so they can stay, “Always On The Move”. The mission of FIT 4 YOU NYC is to enhance and inspire healthy lifestyles through personal training, group training, running classes, and aerobic dance classes. Sean graduated from Brown University in 2003 and has been dancing professionally for over 10 years. He is a former New York Sports Club Power Dance Instructor and currently works as a Physical Therapist at One on One Physical Therapy in Brooklyn.