CLASSES

USER FRIENDLY PILATES (Kensington)

TUESDAYS: 6:15-7:15 pm, Mixed-levels/Mats Provided (Bring a mat if possible)
2/10-3/31, Eight Classes, *$100, $15 Drop-in (Note: Series cost reduced if you missed the first class)

Discover how to increase core strength and spinal flexibility with the proper awareness and mental focus to get stronger without getting hurt. User Friendly Pilates integrates Pilates with elements of Yoga, Feldenkrais® Somatic Education, and Dance, to energize your core and protect your spine. It can also help you learn to move more gracefully, improve posture, flexibility, coordination and balance.

Arlington Community Church-Social Hall (1900 square feet)

*$25 DISCOUNT if you bring a family member, or NEW student.($175 for two).
*Series cost can be prorated (-$12 @ class) if you know in advance you will miss a class. No prorated fees or refunds for any other reasons, except serious illness or family emergencies.

REGISTRATION:

ONLINE (Recommended): Use PayPal link below (Credit Cards/no extra fees!). Online Registration reduces administrative time and hassle.
MAIL: Send Check payable to Ernie Adams, 1164 Solano Ave., Box 164, Albany, CA 94706.
DROP-IN: (cash/check only-no credit cards processed at class location).

Kensington Class

MAP/LOCATION:

Arlington Community Church (Social Hall-Downstairs)
52 Arlington Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707

NOTE: Arlington Community Church is on Arlington Avenue, west of the library, near the blinking yellow intersection light. There is parking on the street, and across the street at a parking lot adjacent to the Library. It is easy to get to from North Berkeley, Albany, and El Cerrito. Arlington Avenue can be easily accessed by going up Marin St., Moeser, or Sunset Dr: MAP/LOCATION

Information: 510-619-9223 (Ernie) •

PILATES MOVING ANATOMY: A Guide to Mat Work & Core Stability

FRIDAYS: 11:30 am-12:30 pm, 3/13-4/24 (no class 4/3), SIX CLASSES + One Private Session, *$195

Develop “inner body knowledge” about the structure, function and power of Pilates mat exercises. Discover the awareness and mental focus to get stronger without getting hurt, and investigate the key Pilates’ principles of breath, concentration, center, control, precision & flow. Short videos of material covered in class is included at no extra coast. Experience in Pilates or Yoga Required, or permission from instructor.

Required Reading: “Pilates Anatomy“, by Rael Isacowitz & Karen Clippinger (you do not have to read the books before the class).

PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED: 510-619-9223. Experience in Pilates or Yoga required, or permission of instructor. Call if you have questions about your ability to participate.
Send check pay to Ernie Adams, 1164 Solano Ave., Box 164, Albany, CA 94706, or use PayPal/Credit Card Button Below.
*$20 DISCOUNT if you bring a family member, or a NEW student! Series cost can be prorated (-$20 @ class) if you know in advance you will miss a class. No prorated fees or refunds for any other reasons, except serious illness or emergencies.

Pilates Moving Anatomy

LOCATION/MAP:

Jazzercise El Cerrito
10837 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530

INFORMATION: 510-619-9223 (Ernie) •

USER FRIENDLY PILATES (Albany)

WEDNESDAYS: 5:45-6:45 pm, Mixed-levels/Mats Provided (If possible, bring your own mat)
*3/4-4/22, Eight Classes, $100 residents/$110 non-residents.

Discover how to increase core strength and spinal flexibility with the proper awareness and mental focus to get stronger without getting hurt. User Friendly Pilates integrates Pilates with elements of Yoga, Feldenkrais® Somatic Education, and Dance, to energize your core and protect your spine. It can also help you learn to move more gracefully, improve posture, flexibility, coordination and balance.
*If you have to miss a class for vacation, illness, or family emergency, they can be made up at my Tuesday Kensington class (see info above).

REGISTRATION: Credit Card: (510) 524-9283, or register at the center.
LOCATION: Albany Community Center (Hall), 1249 Marin Ave.(at Masonic)
INFORMATION: 510-619-9223 (Ernie Adams) •

FELDENKRAIS SOMATIC EDUCATION® Classes, Events & Special Offers:

Please visit www.ErnieAdams.com for Feldenkrais

New Classes & Workshops Nov-Dec 2014
FREE! Feldenkrais Movement Class Sat Dec 13

FREE! Feldenkrais Balance Consultation (offer ends Nov 30)

DISCOUNTED Feldenkrais Session (offer ends Nov 30)

Pilates Moving Anatomy: A Guide to Mat Work & Core Stability

Walking & Balance

User Friendly Pilates

El Cerrito, Albany & Berkeley Locations.
What People Say about Working with Ernie Adams

Studying "User Friendly Pilates" with Ernie Adams was a wonderful experience. He brought to the class an energy and ease that made the exercises both possible, strengthening and fun. I think his humor laced itself into the instructions did a lot to encourage the class and stimulate the energy. —Louise Todd Cope

Ernie Adams’ clinical and people skills are of the highest order. Mr. Adams has formally-acquired knowledge and certifications, and many years of experience treating, educating, and assisting a wide range of client populations. I am a Bay Area clinical psychologist, with specialties in rehabilitative neuropsychology, pain management, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Mr. Adams has been an invaluable referral source. He is very aware, in his practice, of the body-mind connection, and knows both the strengths and limits of his work, as any top clinician does. He has his clients’ best interests at heart, and the feedback I get from our mutual clients is excellent, both in terms of gains made, and the interactive experience. —Carrie Thaler, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

Ernie Adams was instrumental in my recovery from a shoulder injury. He used a combination of hands-on work and assigning at-home exercises. The exercises were simple and painless--they didn't feel like "work" at all. I didn't even think they would have any effect! But within a few weeks I was feeling less pain and more mobility. Within a couple of months, I was totally pain-free and able to carry on with all my normal activities. But the best thing was, to my complete surprise, that through working with Ernie I recovered a feeling of ease and joy in movement that I didn't even realize I had lost long before the injury occurred. Thank you, Ernie! —Susan Pomeroy, Ph.D.

We were late to a performance at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. The last seats were up in the nosebleed section, and the fastest way to them was climbing up and over a few rows of seats. I began climbing and heard my left knee crack!

I couldn't move my left leg without pain, but I was determined to hear the concert. Afterwards two ushers carried me to a wheelchair and rolled me to the door. We went to the ER, and they sent me home on crutches. A visit to the orthopedist the next day resulted in a diagnosis of osteoarthritis.

I was on the crutches for a couple months. I even went up and down stairs on my butt! When the doctor said I could go off the crutches, I found I couldn't walk any more.

You told me that my brain and body had "forgotten" how to work together to enable me to walk, and you taught me enough body awareness in our first session that I could begin to imagine being mobile again. By the end of three sessions with you I could walk. I felt such joy in finally being able to get around again, even better than before. Thank you, Ernie! —Nancy Humphreys

CLASSES

USER FRIENDLY PILATES (Kensington)

PILATES MOVING ANATOMY: A Guide to Mat Work & Core Stability

USER FRIENDLY PILATES (Albany)

FELDENKRAIS SOMATIC EDUCATION® Classes, Events & Special Offers:

Please visit www.ErnieAdams.com for Feldenkrais

New Classes & Workshops Nov-Dec 2014

What People Say about Working with Ernie Adams