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Posture & Flexibility classes increase the range of movement in your bodies joints & muscles, allowing you to achieve maximum flexibility safely & efficiently. Kit Laughlin Originator & Author Posture & Flexibility

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of the contract /relax technique and how to apply this technique to the deep muscles of the hips, hamstrings, lower, middle and upper back, arms, shoulders & neck. Ideal for people seeking greater flexibility/athletes/sufferers of back & neck pain.

Attending the classes will increase the range of movement of the bodies joints and muscles. In the short term it will leave you feeling relaxed and graceful; the medium term any athletic, dance or martial activity will improve. As you become more familiar with the techniques that allow you to release accumulated stress (tension), the quality of your movement, your posture, and your awareness will increase significantly. Kit Laughlin

Posture and Flexibility? What Is It! Posture and Flexibility or P&F is a collection of therapeutic muscle stretching exercises developed by Australian Kit Laughlin at the Australian National University. Our P&F courses teach you to become more flexible safely and efficiently, helps individuals enjoy a pain free and mobile lifestyle and can protect the body from athletic injuries. Over the weeks of the course you will learn the fundamentals of the contract /relax technique and how to apply this technique to the deep muscles of the hips, hamstrings, lower, middle and upper back, arms, shoulders, and neck. This knowledge if applied consistently should help you to become or remain pain free, flexible & supple in these areas for a lifetime. We have stretching exercises for every muscle in the body - even hands and feet!

Unique Features:Distinguishing features of P&F include the use of partial poses, partner assistance and the contract/relax technique. Partial poses are broken down simplified versions of more complex multi-joint positions seen for example in Yoga. As a consequence they are easier to perform, extremely safe and exceedingly effective because of the way in which specific muscle groups are precisely targeted. Partner assistance provides support (removing apprehension and the fear of injury), ensures correct alignment and performance of the techniques. The contract/relax technique is a neurological mechanism that literally doubles the gains in flexibility achieved compared to other approaches as well as increasing strength.

So who should do P&F? This technique is a must for people who: suffer neck and/or back pain; are involved in amateur or professional athletic/dance pursuits; just want to feel looser and more graceful; or want to keep stress levels under control. All of these are the right reasons to do P&F. The most important reason though, is that stretching the P&F way feels fantastic to do. For more information see www.pandf.com.au Posture & Flexibility classes are run throughout Australia and internationally.

Classes: Day & evening courses are available and run concurrently with government school terms. Please contact the studio on 8415 0342 for dates & fees.

As a 58 year old martial artist I first came to P&F classes in the hope of finding an effective way to recover from injury. Recurrent hamstring tears had limited my physical activities considerably and reduced my confidence to resume training at a significant level even when the injuries had healed. I attended P&F classes consistently and was able to progress gradually through a range of exercises which not only facilitated recovery from a badly torn hamstring but proved also to be a strong foundation for preventing further injury. Apart from dealing with the injuries the most significant aspect of P&F for me was the emphasis on the whole body: doing a stretching routine that encompassed torso and limbs in a full range of movements. Even though I thought I had been doing stretching routines in martial arts sufficient for my needs, the more I learnt about P&F the more I realized I needed much more work in the flexibility area. [...] I now enjoy doing the splits. Peter (Class participant)

Posture & Flexibility classes are run throughout Australia and internationally.
Visit the Posture and Flexibility web site (www.pandf.com.au) for more information.

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