Offerings

Jennifer Brilliant is available for private and group yoga instruction, yoga-at-work programs, personal training, kinetic awareness instruction, specialized workshops, and yoga teacher development. (Or… some combination of the above!)

Private Yoga Instruction

A private yoga class is an opportunity to work directly with Jennifer and her teachers to address your individual practice. In a private class Jennifer will work with your specific needs and questions. Each session is crafted for YOU so you will receive the individual attention that may not be possible in a group class. For new students, private sessions are an ideal way to learn basic poses, proper breathing techniques, and warm up to the whole notion of yoga before attending a group class. For those whose special concerns would make joining a group class difficult, Jennifer can tailor an appropriate program for you at your personal level. For advanced students, private classes help to deepen your practice or address areas of weakness or injury.

Group Yoga Instruction

Jennifer is also available to teach group yoga classes to you and your friends. You gather the group, she brings the class plan. This is a fun way to introduce your loved ones to yoga.

She is also available for Yoga-at-Work programs. You clear some time in the day, and Jennifer will set up a class for the employees at your office. This is a wonderful way to de-stress, hone your focus, and reap the many physical benefits of yoga.

Yoga Workshops

Jennifer is available to lead workshops on specific areas of yoga and anatomy study. Past workshops have included: Yoga for Scoliosis, Enhancing Your Home Practice, and Solutions for Tight or Injured Hamstrings.

Yoga Teacher Development

Yoga Teacher Development classes and workshops are an opportunity to deepen your teaching skills. Working with the collective experience of other teachers is a great way to broaden your knowledge and find support as you clarify your purpose as a teacher. This is a chance to explore new teaching ideas, to discuss issues or challenges that you face, and to learn how to communicate effectively with all types of students.

Personal Training

Jennifer Brilliant and her trainers offer personalized programs. These workouts are based on the needs and goals of the client and may include aerobic conditioning as well as strength, flexibility, and balance training. Some people have specific health concerns. Other people find that a gym or group class in not appropriate for them. Most people are motivated by working with someone else who can offer support. Whatever the reasons are, Jennifer and her trainers will create an exercise situation that works for you.

We have worked with or are working with people who are handling varied health concerns.

Jennifer Brilliant Trainers:

Each trainer has extensive experience working with her own body before working with clients. Most trainers are certified by organizations such as ACE (American Council on Exercise) and continue to participate in education programs to maintain their certification. This leads to a variety of approaches in exercise and communication, something that greatly benefits you, the client.

Kinetic Awareness

Kinetic Awareness, also called “the ball work,” may be experienced individually or taught in a group setting, as part of a class or as a special workshop. It is a release technique that enhances body awareness and relieves excess muscular tension. Because we store experiences and emotion in our bodies, Kinetic Awareness is a way to reach into the structure and habits of both our physical and emotional life. People with Repetitive Stress Injury are among those who have benefitted from Kinetic Awareness.

What is Kinetic Awareness?
Kinetic Awareness is a system of body discovery that brings attention to the simplest components of movement and explores our emotional attitudes toward the body. This is done by lying in different positions on graduated rubber balls. The pressure that is created by the weight of the body on the ball releases tension, like a massage. The experience of lying on the balls is deepened with super-slow, tiny movements. Through these specific movements, we gain insight and sensitivity about how our body/mind operates. We become more efficient because we don’t use unnecessary energy for movement. We learn about letting go on a cellular level.

The Kinetic Awareness practice utilizes our feelings as a divining rod. It is a tool that gives us permission to feel anything that arises and allows us to pursue these feelings in our own time-frame. It is a slow, steady process that is self-directed. You can work on your own at an appropriate pace.

Kinetic Awareness, developed by Elaine Summers, has been called “the best hug you can get.”