Joy Lymph Flow™
Would you like an improved immune and detoxification system? Does having a body with healthy circulation/fluid balance and distribution of nutrients sound good? By practicing fascia freedom movements (a big part of Joy Lymph Flow™ classes) you'll be able to release congestion and have a flexible, balanced and aligned body. You can awaken dense fascia, clear out your body's stagnant waste waters, revitalize the healing pathways of the lymphatic system by participating in Joy Lymph Flow™ classes. This yoga-like movement reshapes, mobilizes and hydrates our connective tissues. Classes include breathing techniques (sometimes singing and laughing,) light cardio, and qigong techniques too. This work also improves our skin's tone and flexibility along with supporting every system and organ of the body. Heal your sacred river, your personal oceanic environment.
Joy Lymph Flow™ class times and locations:
NCRD in Nehalem Tuesday evenings 5:15 - 6:45pm ZOOM attendance available
Breath work, lymphatic qigong and fasica flossing at a feel and heal pace. Aligning us with our rest and digest nervous system healing mode for nighttime.
Register through North Community Recreation District www.ncrd.org
This class will take a pause through the summer. Go outside and play! Swimming and surfing are great as is walking and doing any kind of outdoor movment you enjoy.
Rockaway Beach Community Center 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 8:30-9:30am
Full body flow to get us through the week with buoyant flexibility. Feels like a full body massage! Includes yoga-like movment for lymph flow and restorative yin-yoga style longer help relaxation postures.
2310 Hwy 101 North $10 drop-in Hosted by Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce
Private classes are available through health coaching sessions and personalized directly to your needs
All Joy Lymph Flow™ classes are restorative in nature.
Workshops at The Studio House in Nehalem
May 24th, Sunday 5-7pm Natural Breast Care - A women's workshop - Learn natural self-care including acupressure and massage routine. Understand where you align with breast cancer risk factors, then learn how to stear away from a diagnosis or recurrence. It's much easier to prevent than it is to back peddle out of it.
Sacred River, A Joy Lymph Flow™ workshop - next date coming soon:
Includes: Joy Lymph Flow™ core movements making it a great intro opportunity. Plus learn qigong breathing, tapping and bone marrow washing, skin brushing and breast massage with acupressure instruction (self administered no exposure) We'll discuss the lymphatic system and why it's being understood as the key to great health. We also discuss supportive foods and other movement practices. Tea and light refreshments promote lymphatic health of course. Come get the recipes!
Functional Fitness for Seniors at NCRD in Nehalem Tuesdays 10:15-10:45 in the gym
Enjoy movement designed for brain health, coordination, tonification and longevity. As well as a dose of calm and centering. Always with an understanding of seasonal body awareness and alignment.
Qigong and Tai Chi at NCRD in Nehalem Tuesdays 11:15 -12pm in the River View Room
Moving meditation includes the Ba Duan Jin or 8 Jewels qigong plus specialized healing supporting movements and understanding the body's needs within each season according to Traditionl Chinese Medicine. We also practice some tai chi flow as we coordinat movments with breath and body in unison from these ancient martial arts. Improve awareness, balance, strength/tone, stress reduction. Align and tune-up your body with each season. Feels so good!
Dancing For Birth™ Wednesdays 12pm - 1:30 PST In person and Zoom hybrid class
2 in person locations: Astoria (Astoria Arts and Movment & Tillamook (Yoga Studio on Main St.) Beginning in June.
Join a class in your area and attend the other weeks online. There is a class every Wednesday at the time above. Location dates will be posted soon. Thank you.
Please join us for a hybrid experience as we honor pregnancy, prepare for birth and move well into postpartum recovery. No dance experience needed as we tune into our bodies for deeper connection and feel-good fitness. This is birth readiness through body-based wisdom plus postpartum wellness. Read more about DFB™ classes below. Classes are for preconception through postpartum with baby in a wrap or carrier.
Register here
Other workshops coming...
Monthly Self-care Acupressure: Targeted classes will be presented monthly at The Studio House in Nehalem.
Cultured Foods for Vital Health (see below)
Nutritious and Delicious: Cooking plant forward with color and seasonal diversity
Kids Cooking Camp!
Natural Breast Health
Reflexology and the Art of the Foot Bath
Infant Massage
Rabbit's Garden Longevity club: Nourishing pot luck gatherings and fasting support gatherings both for lymph health and longevity...
Register for my Sacred River and Breast Health workshops at www.seadreamyoga.com and check out their other healing offerings!
Cultured Foods for Vital Health - Building community and immunity...
Humans have been fermenting foods and reaping the benefits for ages. It's only in the last 100 years or so we moved away from them. We now understand that's not a good idea as our bodies rely on these microbes for balanced health. In fact, microbes out number our human cells 10 to 1 and they like it when we feed them well. Learn the basics of natural pickling a.k.a "fermentation" and get cultured! These foods are essential to human health. For those in their childbearing years, who are often told to not consume foods that aren't pasteurized, these are not a concern, in fact quite the opposite. We discuss how to slowly incorporate these foods into anyone's diet*. I've been culturing foods around 15 years and am trained as a Master Food Preserver through Seattle Tilth. As an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, I love helping others reap the myriads of benefits of cultured vegetables, these golden keys to good health. *People with candida concerns should avoid fermented foods until they've completed a thorough candida cleanse.
2 part Veggies 101 class on Tuesdays March 25th & April 8th - $35 (one kid welcome with adult for free!)
Register here
Other classes coming soon:
Reflexology and The Art of the Foot Bath Includes understanding the different salts, clays, essential oils and their unique benefits, amounts for blending your own with reflexology and acupressure tips for common wellness needs with room for you to ask your specific questions. Class will have option to purchase a foot bath basin and supplies if you don't already have your own.
The Loving Hands Art of Infant Massage / Private classes offered / $125 in-home - $100 online Zoom - includes packet and resources (mailed if Zoom class)
Please inquire if you'd like a private class
In this class you'll learn:
- a full body massage for baby
- natural body oils and essential oils that are safe and best for baby
- soothing environment and healthy caregiver body mechanics
- acupressure and reflexology techniques to support wellness and promote good sleep
How to bring healing for infant woes such as:
- colic and digestive issues
- teething
- coughs, ear infections, conjunctivitis
- torticollis
Class includes info. packet for home study/reference.
Class can be taken prenatally (if you want to be familiar with the routine before baby arrives, you can practice on a doll/teddy. This way, you'll be more confident with the moves and you can begin to trace the movements with your baby from the beginning) or you can do with baby postnatally in the early mos. Thank you!
Deepen your bond and communication with baby using pleasurable rhythmic, intelligent touch. Parents and caregivers report feeling deeply calmed themselves by the ritual with more confidence in their ability to provide wellness care for their little ones. And, if you're curious about infant pottying, this is a great time to ask questions about it as we're observing baby closely and tuning into baby's signals.
Infant Pottying This practice deepens communication with baby and helps parents reduce their eco-footprint and save money by reducing diaper use! Also called Elimination Communication, it builds trust and a solid communication foundation. Another name for it is Natural Infant Hygiene and still it is wet and messy at times, but, so are diaper changes! In fact cleaning up a potty poop vs. diaper poop is way nicer ;) Be green, build trust & meet your baby's need to eliminate away from their body - naturally. This practice does take focus early on and requires all care givers to be on board, but it eliminates the need for potty training later on which has been a dream for my family. In this class, you'll learn the techniques and tips you'll need to get your family "going" from the beginning.
Dancing For Birth™
Dancing For Birth™ is changing the way people give birth worldwide with our evidence-based childbirth method based on gravity, movement and instinct. It’s scientifically proven to decrease labor pain, improve birth satisfaction and improve baby’s well-being at birth.
Private classes (you and 1 additional support person)
$360/3, 90 min. classes
Group classes via Zoom Fridays 11am PST
Please reach out if you're interested in having me come to your neck of the woods (in person or via Zoom) to teach a private class, a pregnant group of parents/friends or a group training for birth professionals. 14 CEU's available for birth professionals including nurses!
In Dancing For Birth™ class you will feel completely welcomed and accepted for who you are as an individual. Please share your pronoun and your role in the birth and/or with the baby. If you have any special customs for pregnancy, birth and postpartum we’re happy to help you incorporate them into your experience. Dancing For Birth™ is committed to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness and we advocate for human rights, birth rights and parenting rights, including anti-racism and pro-LGBTQIA.
Visit www.dancingforbirth.com for more information and a list of wonderful benefits these classes provide.
Premera insurance holders and others:
check with your policy provider, you may be able to receive reimbursement for prenatal/postnatal fitness classes!
Certified DFB™ Instructor & Trainer: Elizabeth Golden has worked in maternity care since 2000 including 15 years as a maternity specialized bodyworker.
"Don't wonder how much birth will hurt, birth in a state of wonder!"
~ Stephanie Larson, Founder of Dancing For Birth™
"Birth doesn't ask you to be fearless, it asks you to be brave."
Enjoy the moves that allow you to embody confidence.
"Every time women gather in circles with each other, the world heals a little more..." Let's dance!