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Free Workshops
Free Workshop - Reducing Back Pain
with The Gokhale Method -
- Time:9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- Language: English
- Location: 78-6710 Alii Dr., Kailua-Kona
- Category: Free Workshops
- More events in this city: Kailua-Kona
- Seats available: Open
- Free of charge
Venue
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
United States
Facility Details: The ocean and pavilion will be on your left as you leave the parking lot. Check in at the "Parking and Bay Information" tent to the right of the pavilion (see more parking information below). The workshop will take place at the picnic benches under the palm trees past and to the right of the Parking and Bay Information tent. Bathrooms are located in the pavilion.
Parking Info: You must check in at the "Parking and Bay Information" tent with your license plate number. Parking in the lot is free to residents, $12 for 4 hours (come and go allowed) for non-residents. All parking proceeds go directly to conservation of the coral reef and its inhabitants at Kahalu'u Bay. There is also some limited street parking.
About this workshop
In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to the why and the how of the Gokhale Method. Every workshop is different, in order to best address the attendees’ needs. Workshops often begin by showing you how to stretchsit. This is a way of sitting that puts your back in gentle traction, easing compression in your spine and stretching out tight or spasmed back muscles.
Other techniques taught in this workshop will begin to help you:
- Reduce or eliminate back, neck, muscle and joint pain
- Prevent muscle and joint degeneration and injury
- Increase your energy, stamina, and flexibility
- Reduce stress and improve your appearance
Effects are often immediate and last a lifetime.
“Several months ago, when I first heard about the Gokhale Method from a friend who is an occupational therapist, I considered taking one of the free classes to get a better idea of what it entailed. However, I kept putting it off thinking that I should wait until my back felt better. After all, how was I going to sit for an hour and a half in a classroom when I couldn’t even sit 10 minutes in my own home due to severe sciatica pain? Finally I decided to attend one of the free classes thinking that I would just stand in the back of the room if the pain became too intolerable. The instructor started us out by teaching the stretchsitting technique which, to my great surprise, was very comfortable for my back and leg. Imagine my amazement when I realized that I had sat pain-free for 45 minutes! Now I am taking the course learning new positions for walking, lying, standing, bending, and more. The entire Method has been a true revelation, and I shall be using it for the rest of my life to promote good back health. I only wish I hadn't waited so long to take that free class!”
- Jeri Bessat
“Having lived 12+ years with chronic lower back pain, I regained hope for finding a cure through attending a Gokhale Method free webinar.”
