GYROKINESIS® Method for Voice

Week of November 23, 2019

GYROKINESIS® exercise is a complete movement system, for all levels and ages, and can be applied to a variety of situations, as one needs very little equipment. It incorporates many key principles from yoga, dance, gymnastics and Tai Chi. The class begins with the practitioner seated on a low stool and begins with simple breathing patterns to awaken the body. He or she mobilizes the spine and joints through a series of arching, curling and spiraling movements. The corresponding breathing patterns in every movement help to stimulate the nervous system and open up energy pathways. Rhythm, movement, & breath are the key elements of this system accessible for all fitness levels.

GYROKINESIS®
S, M, T, W, Th, & F, 11:00am, 75 min.

GYROKINESIS® for Voice
T & Th, 3:00pm

Michelle originally created these classes for the professional actors and singers with whom she works in New York. They have since proven valuable for corporate executives, trial lawyers, teachers, clergy, salespeople, and anyone who wants a healthy and expressive speaking and/or singing voice. The approach combines the benefits of GYROKINESIS® principles and exercises with tried and true vocal techniques. We explore how to release tension, support the breath, and cultivate resonant sound, ultimately integrating movement and vocal production with freedom, ease, and vitality. 

The body and the voice comprise one remarkable instrument. Often, we can improve vocal problems by resolving imbalances and dysfunction in the body. Equally, we can promote emotional well-being and even help heal illness by vocally “toning” with healing sounds. Let’s move and make a joyful noise together!

Days and Times TBD

 

Michelle is the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer and a Senior Pilates instructor at the Kinected Center in New York City –home of the prestigious Kane School Pilates teacher training program. She is the creator and official teacher of GYROTONIC® Applications for Equestrians and GYROKINESIS® Applications for Vocal Production, and creator of the CorEquestrian™ and Vocalates™ methods.

Michelle was a long-time student of “first generation” Pilates Master Teacher Kathleen Stanford Grant. She was certified at the Kane School, and she is one of a select group of “pioneer” instructors certified through the Pilates Method Alliance. Experience with the Alexander technique, yoga, and Chinese internal martial arts also informs her teaching.

Injuries and chronic pain ultimately led her to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. The successful rehabilitation of those injuries has given Michelle deep insights and tools to help others with their challenges – plus a passion to bring joy and freedom of movement to her students. She continues to study with the system’s creator Juliu Horvath.

Michelle’s ongoing study of human anatomy and biomechanics coupled with her background as a performer give her teaching an intellectual rigor combined with creativity, intuition, and a sense of play.