Understanding the personality through bioenergetics

Press, 27 February 1989, Page 16

Understanding the personality through bioenergetics

Bioenergetics is a way of understanding the personality in terms of the body and its energy processes. It can be used to help people resolve their emotional problems and realise their potential for pleasure and joy in living.

Eleanor Greenlee and Helen Fleming are bioenergetic therapists working in California. They will be running a workshop in Christchurch this weekend, March 3 to 5. The workshop will focus on getting in touch with our bodies and opening paths to more feeling and aliveness. The cost is $250. For more information or enrolments, contact David Moore at 294-318.

Cooking for

athletes

The right diet can give athletes that winning edge in top competition, say Janne Pasco and len Hellemans.

Janne and len are Christchurch dietitians who are starting a Food On The Run course on Monday, March 6. len is also a sports nutritionist.

The three-week lessons, for triathletes, body builders, rugby players, swimmers and other sportspeople, will cover recipes and information on daily food intake, carbohydrate loading, pre-race eating and recovery.

A second set of three lessons, starting on April 3, is called Cooking For Your Heart. This is for people on a low cholestoral diet. All classes start at 6.45 p.m. The cost for each series is $4O. Courses are at the Christchurch Cooking Academy, 320 Man-

Chester Street. To book or for more information, phone 790360, 518-515 or 833-404.

Pre-school music and movement

The musician, Lizzie Cook, is starting up her pre-school music and movement classes on Saturday, March 11, at 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m.

Lizzie’s popular classes encompass music games, mime and movement, singing, finger play, poetry and rhymes, rhythm, co-ordination, fantasy, individual selfexpression and group activities.

Children should be aged between 2 1 / 2 and 4 years and be accompanied by a parent or carer. The em-

phasis is on participation, but Lizzie is gently understanding of shy children.

The classes will be held at the Dance Corporate Studio Two, at the Peterborough Centre. For enrolments, contact Barbara Franks at 650-419.

Tecorians Tecorians are people from all walks of life who

meet to develop their confidence and communication skills.

Hornby Tecorians meet every first and third Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. in the library of South Hornby School, Shands Road.

For more details, phone Bronwyn at 496-245, or Pauline at 498-052 after 4 p.m.

Jazz club

Jazz lovers are invited to sample a new jazz club which has started on the corner of Selwyn Street and Hazeldean Road.

Christchurch’s best jazz musicians play at Hazel’s Jazz Club, open from 8 p.m. until midnight monthly, on Thursday evenings.

Featured this Thursday are Ted Meager on drums, Tom Rainey on bass, Keith Petch on guitar, plus Stu Buchanan and lan Edwards. The music will be bebop, blues and modern mainstream. The club is licensed. Admission is $8.50. For more details, contact Ted Meager at 657-659.

Waterside festival

So successful was the Outdoor Information Centre’s recent Waterside Festival, it has decided to show its appreciation to instructors, helpers, sponsors and participants by inviting them to a wine and cheese gathering. This will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, at the

Stringleman Room of Canterbury Public Library. Winners of the photo competition and spot prize draw will be announced. A slide talk on trekking in Nepal will follow. Compiled by

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