Essentrics will be taking a little summer break the rest of August but check back for fall dates.
This low-impact, equipment-free workout to music will activate all your muscles, free your joints, and increase mobility.
Dynamic and easy to follow —the full body Essentrics® technique works through your muscle chains in order to liberate, empower and relieve them from tension in the process– making you feel more energetic.
Essentrics® draws on the flowing movements of tai chi which create health and balance, the strengthening theories behind ballet which create long, lean, flexible muscles and the healing principles of physiotherapy which create a pain-free body.
Perfect for injury recovery and prevention, pain relief, stress release, and promoting healing.
Essentrics® dynamically combines strengthening and stretching to develop a strong, toned body
with the complete ability of moving each joint and muscle freely, and with full range of motion.
What to Expect
The 60 minute workout happens mostly standing with some floorwork.
This workout is for any BODY, as you will work to your unique level of fitness, strength and flexibility.
Beginners are welcome!
Join the next class to see what it’s all about!
To learn more about Essentrics® head over to Essentrics.com
Cost Options
Incentive Package: 4 Class Pass $60 ($15 per class for 4 classes);
$18 drop-in
Class Prep
1. Sign up and complete the short pre-class registration.
2. Watch this very important video about foot alignment before your first class: watch here
3. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early so we can all start together with our warm-up!
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Wear clothes you can easily move and stretch in. Clothes should preferably not be too baggy/loose.
Wear non-slip socks, if you prefer not to be barefooted.
Bring a towel, in case you need extra cushioning under your hips for when we are doing the floorwork.
Water to stay hydrated.
With regular practice Essentrics® will:
• Create a youthful feeling body
• Help relieve pain
• Unlock tight muscles and joints
• Increase flexibility and mobility
• Treat and prevent back pain
• Strengthen the spine and core
• Improve posture
• Provide tone, lean, defined muscles
As they say in Essentrics®:
“Your body holds extraordinary possibilities, it just needs to be given the key!”
Payment Options
Digital payment options are above
Cash or check can be dropped off at Marimo Dance Studio
prior to class.
“Your studio has such an energetic, happy feel. and gosh, Vivian is a wonderful instructor! ☺️🙏”
“I took a sample class and it was wonderful! A great mix of barre and tai chi inspired moves, light cardio, and stretching to give you a balanced workout without weights or pressure.”
“From the first Essentrics class, even my ballet instructor noticed a difference in my posture.”
“Lengthening, strengthening, and stretching. Using your own body weight! This is by far, the smartest, gentleness, yet most challenging workout I’ve ever experienced. This workout is for everyBODY... My 81-year old mother has also been a daily participant... Our bodies crave the movement as it is muscle toning and energizing. We are both strong and limber enough to accomplish the tasks we want to achieve on a daily basis.”
“...The gentle stretching exercises are comfortable and very helpful for increasing my balance and flexibility.
I definitely appreciate Vivian’s encouraging smiles as she leads us through each exercise. Her directions are clear and she is very attentive and encourages each of her students to do what each person can achieve.”
About the Instructor
Vivian Winterhoff is the founder of local business Joy in Movement LLC.
Contact: info@joyinmovement.org
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As a passionate advocate for loving and getting to know one’s body intimately, Vivian knows that movement is a key element of a healthy body and mind. She has found that Essentrics® offers an immediate sense of greater ease and mobility, strength and general “healthfulness”, and therefore joy in the body. Through Essentrics, she is better able to understand and support her body physically in her daily activities. Having practiced for years in private, by teaching at Marimo she is finally bringing the benefits of Essentrics® to others who want to feel better in their bodies!
This is an Essentrics® Apprentice class as Vivian is working towards her Level 1 certification.
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“When I hit my mid-thirties I started noticing more things not feeling “right” in my body, a sort of decomposition and mysterious pains arising. Even though I was quite active walking and hiking, the process of aging seemed to be really making itself known. However, I soon learned that the discomfort I was experiencing is not a natural process of aging. By incorporating the gentle routine that Essentrics® offers into my life, I feel so much more at ease and joyful in my body!
I have a greater awareness of how my body works and of how it uniquely moves best, which increases every time I practice. The exercises help me notice where I feel stiff, tight and unbalanced, and they give me a welcome opportunity to release that tightness, tone and shape my body, and strengthen the weaker parts of me. The stretching actions during the workout are blissful, and after every session I immediately feel stronger and better able to balance.
What I learn about my body during the workouts, such as a particular way to stretch, is practiced easily in my daily life – even while sitting in an office chair.
Essentrics® is helping me learn about my own unique body and how to help it heal itself.”