st on your body, mind and eae ass ec Peeeus an ae| L ) a= ie z WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BODY NOT AS SOMETHING et : ne SEPARATE BUT AS AN ASPECT OF UNIFIED WHOLE, 4 : on THERE IS NO PLACE FOR DISCOMFORT. gipourer BroKel a an -GiU =e CorieIniod = ais7 i ts) REAL FIRMNESS IS ALWAYS GENTLE. REAL GENTLENESS IS ALWAYS FIRM. WHEN WE ARE. ‘ s PRESENT, WE NATURALLY MANIFEST FIRMNESS : AND GENTLENESS SIMULTANEOUSLY, Bin alot GRU Lay Nani /-0 olan yconaL cen EAL IC JS WITH FULL PARTICIPATION. FULL PARTICIPATION in IS POSSIBLE WHEN BODY, MIND AND FEELINGS 7 ARE UNITED IN A COMMON AIM., he THE MORE OUR BEING PARTICIPATES, THE, el MORE WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT LIFE AND RECOGNIZE THAT EXISTENCE SUPPORTS US. GIVING AND RECEIVING SUPPORT TAKES, PLACE SIMULTANEOUSLY, n Breema, these layers of cond THE ATMOSPHERE OF NONJUDGMENT GIVES, lizatis US A TASTE OF ACCEPTANCE OF OURSELVES AS WE ARE IN THE MOMENT! WHEN WE COME TO THE PRESENT, WE ARE FREE FROM JUDGMENT. a EACH MOMENT IS NEW, FRESH) TOTALLY ALIVE. EACH MOMENT IS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR TRUE NATURE, COMPLETE IN ITSELE.. ding pl Pema ie an J el eh Gta he) mela =a Ise 6 THERE IS NO HURRY AND NO|PAUSE. pod r WHEN WE LET GO OF ASSUMPTIONS OF : : SEPARATION, WE LET GO OF FORCE.Pt q TT eae ead or ne bee ee Tee named eee Meur et dered sir'| Gap sos es a aes oo tee eure eh eee ee tome en Ce ea a hes ee eee aio ae aes Seer ae ee eet emery art eka Bee eet rue Bo eeu elena ape slsickee “A person gets a taste of it and wants fo know: De ent sree ei Puc ps nua sees opt ee lutaie (ie opened foe iss asa ead uaa ae ue es ee eh et ein ec Busan ena me rsteali) Peo meiner omen a essa iron uaa oes beau UE eer ona De aias eeea tear auto ea ee ee i ee ae ee UT RT ae ae a oon eM Ug ee a etal Mp hussein okey eee cutest seid At her home; she leads me upstairs to a room eM ta iri ro The rhythmic movements, stretches and postures create a deep experience of natural comfort my body, then explains she'll start by i LRU A eco I LNA STAR ee aL See a ae Cao ea a Ea uekieeneaetai eieon oars oan ee ee Naa Gea Rush eu aoe pian g et eee tence Cau oe meee et Me mut pevaa tates ga tare oY Dee oa euge ene bles a ep side twist. Sometimes she taps my leg, sometimes ei eae Ge eee eke eee gene the movements, She crisserosses my body, step- Rau ue ea a nea ago er Rae et CR te a reece eee ovaries heel See Neeser are aera Beds ae a el eee ee Beer ie aien ie aM een eas ah cee gre) Inher hands. am conscious the whole time but ore Ae en ace e Neuen reese ees i kee cece ing my arms.over. my chest and stepping away, Co een eer eeu kei Mae ene neo Ce susseNbemnon mee Corer ot ame‘on you till [ feel like P've done whats necessary ill it feels complete.” While i’ hard to quan- Lily, Schrviber says there’ a discemible difference between the genuine act of siving Breema and going Aurough the motions yet rnissing it. tS a quality of flow and the embodiment of the principles. “Afterall this time, when I receive Breema, Lean just tell,” he explains. “In one someone might be doing Breema, but in the next they're not. If there’ force init, its not Breema.” To become « certified practi- tioner, students need a aninimorm of 165 hours of hands-on expericnee, including 15 hous of anatomy and physiology Avits heart, though: Breen is totally experien= tial, These are at least 300 ‘movements and sequences at ave taught precise way a avery d followed exactly anil they have become so second-nature that a practitioner can anthentically improvise. BREEMA + PILATES The vo disciplines feel like a natural pairing considering how Pilates movement ‘eannot be done without the engage ment of the mind, Atleast kwo peo- ple whe combine them find that Breema’s emphasis on mutual sup: port and nonjuclgment enhances the ‘method in unexpected ways, Salena Gissala Schenatto Irion and her part- ner, Felipe DeOliveira, ran a Pilates/Breema studio in Barcelona called Centro Harmonious Life. The ‘two Physical Mind Institute-certified Pilates instructors studied Breema in their native Brzil before moving to Spain. “Iwas always seeking a method that regarded the body as more than mus- eles, hones and tissues.” says Salena. “And Breema views that body as a holis: tic system in which body, energy and consciousness cannot be separated. Felipe enjoyed Breema from the get-go but was sur- prised at what he discovered after his third workshop. “There's something behind the bodywork—it' a way to understand yourself,” he says. The couple explain, that some of their students just do Pilates, a few just Breem But stud receive a formal Breema’ anid some do both, ts don't need to session to reap the benefits As Salona puts it, “One of ‘our Pilates-only students had done Pilates in other places, but se said found ‘peace and inner strength’ in ‘one studio, something she hadn't found elsewhere.” “We know Pilates is ‘good for the bods.” Felipe ‘observes, “But now, with Broema, we're more nur ‘turing and people are get- ing more out of their ses- sions. When you have no judement, the other person feels accepted and can let 0 of other things. Breema helps them relax, which makes it asi er to make adjustments and be com- fortable in their bodies. © To learn more about Breema or té find a practitioner, visit breema.com or call (310) 428-0937.