Elders: Getting Up and Down with Sarah Barnaby
with Sarah Barnaby
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Are you interested in improving your mobility, balance, and movement choices?
Would you like to develop skills and reflexes that build your confidence in negotiating gravity, including falling without injuring yourself?
It’s not inevitable that our movement skills deteriorate as we get older. And you don’t have to think of yourself as an ‘elder’ to care about being (and continuing to be) a competent mover!
This class focuses on developing and practicing movement skills that support changing levels, including getting down to the floor and back up again. Movement explorations also include mobilizing and articulating our feet, rolling, crawling, getting into and out of sitting, and balancing.
We will draw upon developmental movement patterns and principles of Body-Mind Centering® to cultivate movement pathways that prioritize support and ease.
This class is open to any level of movement experience and any age.
Students are expected and encouraged to work at their own pace and move into positions that they can also get themselves out of – a developmental principle that applies to babies of all ages!
Read testimonials from adults who have explored developmental movement with us.
Home set-up
Space to spread out on the floor and roll to each side
Cushioning underneath (e.g., blankets, yoga mats) if you want and any other support to lie comfortably on your back, sides, and front
A small, firm ball (tennis ball or similar)
A stable chair or stool
Notes and pricing
This class was held in person at our Babies Project space starting in 2016 and then online from the beginning of the pandemic until 2025. This class is currently available upon request as a private online session.
Online sessions are $100 for 60 minutes. Sliding scale prices are available: use promotion code SLIDE_50 for 50% off, SLIDE_25 for 25% off, SLIDE_10 for 10% off. (Please note: if you are able to pay the full price, you will help us offer these sessions to people who need the discount.)
Please contact Sarah at sarah@babiesproject.org with questions and for scheduling.