Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- Webinars
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Events: 2009 HPER Schedule
Health, Physical Education and Recreation Summary
Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Flex & Flow"
Instructor: Beth Shaw,
Founder and President, YogaFit Training Systems Inc.
Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
"Safe Yoga"
Speaker: Beth Shaw
Saturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Nia Technique Class- Through Movement We Find Health"
Instructor:
Helen Terry, International Teacher Trainer, Nia Technique, Inc., Founder of NiaMoves Houston
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Nia® —The Five Sensations of Fitness"
Speaker:Helen Terry
Friday, February 20th, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Flex & Flow
Instructor: Beth Shaw,
Founder and President, YogaFit Training Systems Inc.
The ultimate mind body workout from the creator of YOGAFIT ®, Beth Shaw. Repetitive flows and long holds work our muscles in a variety of ways. Isometric contractions and strong pulsing moves create strength and mental focus. Learn to work your body and mind in a unique way.
Friday, February 20th, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
"Safe Yoga"
Speaker: Beth Shaw,
Founder and President, YogaFit Training Systems Inc.
Learn the essentials of hatha yoga biomechanics and related anatomy to keep the body safe during your yoga practice. This workshop will teach you about YogaFit’s Seven Principles of Alignment (SPA) and teach you how to build strength and flexibility safely.
Biography:
Beth Shaw is the founder and president of YogaFit Training Systems Inc., the leader in Mind Body Fitness Education since 1994. YogaFit has trained over 100,000 Fitness Instructors in six continents. Her book, Beth Shaw's YogaFit, is a best seller among Human Kinetics titles. She has appeared on numerous television programs including The Big Idea, ShowTimes Penn & Teller, E'Style Network, CNN, NBC, and MSNBC. Beth presents at all major yoga & fitness conferences worldwide. She holds a degree in Business from L.I.U. and numerous yoga, fitness and body mind certifications. Beth is a frequent contributor to fitness magazines and a huge animal rights advocate. She is on the National Council for the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), the Board of Directors for FOCAS LA and Chairperson for the Advisory Board for Karma Rescue. Beth has been featured in Time, Entrepreneur, USA Today, More, Prevention, Self, Glamour and all fitness & yoga magazines.
Saturday, February 21st, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"Nia Technique class- Through Movement We Find Health"
Instructor: Helen Terry, International Teacher Trainer, Nia Technique, Inc., Founder of NiaMoves Houston
Rekindle joy, passion and pleasure of movement through Nia, the first and most advanced form of fusion fitness- the combining of classic movement forms. It encompasses the martial arts, the healing arts (including yoga) and dance and is adaptable to every fitness level, every age and body type.
Saturday, February 21st, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Nia® —The Five Sensations of Fitness"
Speaker:Helen Terry
Sensing precisely how you feel during a workout is the best way to become your own best teacher and guide. Learning to feel your fitness as it happens gives you tools to realign, balance and repattern the whole body and helps you achieve optimal functioning and results.
Biography:
Helen holds a B.Ed (hons) in Physical Education and Special Needs, from the Chelsea School of Human Movement, UK and M.Ed in Exercise Physiology and Human Performance, University of Houston. She has presented internationally at over 30 Fitness/Wellness conventions, including IDEA and is the founder of NiaMoves Houston Inc., a successful body-mind studio. Helen's business, iLove2Move, helps people move, dance and eat the body's way through MBT Physiological Footwear, Nia Technique and the Body Ecology Diet.
"I consider myself an inspirer as much as an educator. Nia Technique is so fabulous, when I teach I adore watching how folks light up! It's phenomenal how many people’s lives are being changed through this practice. I consider it a blessing to have found Nia and a privilege to teach and share this wonderful technique."
Helen is described as a warm, knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher.
Using her passion for physiology, combined with her understanding of holistic fitness, Helen has a special (and very effective) way of catering to the unique needs of each individual she works with, giving them the skills they need whilst helping them to feel great.
Health, Physical Education and Recreation Section Chair: Beverly Boling, Laredo Community College