Holistic Physical Therapy

One Day Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Knoxville, TN, August 17, 2019
2019-08-17 09:00 - 17:30 UTC
This retreat will be will a one day introduction to Feldenkrais Movement and Embodied Life practices. This will be a great introduction to the essential elements of Embodied Life: Feldenkrais movement lessons, sitting and walking meditation, and guided inquiry practices. We will explore these with an atmosphere of lightness, joy, and restorative presence. Limited to 18 participants
Location: To be determined, in West Knoxville, TN
Schedule: 9am – 5:30pm with one hour lunch break on site. Your lunch and light snacks are included.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation refund will be subject to a $25 processing fee or full amount can be applied to a future event up to 3 weeks before the event. After 3 weeks before the event there is no refund.

Contact me for partial scholarship options. BrendaRaschPT@gmail.com

Fall Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat™, Tazewell, TN, October 24-27, 2019
2019-10-24 - 2019-10-27 | Well Being Conference Center Tazewell, TN, 557 Narrows Rd, Tazewell, TN, 37879, United States
These events include 3 essential practices:

1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.

2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!

3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
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Location: Well Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.

Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.

Cost: Tuition for the retreat is $295.

Food and Lodging: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $205 for camping to $420 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Food and Lodging Price includes all your meals, snacks, and lodging, but is a separate registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/embodied-life-oct-2019. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.

Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.

Registration Options:
There are 2 payment options: full payment in advance of $295, or 3 monthly payments of $100.

Cancellation Policy:
Up to 45 days before your retreat, a refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 45 days before your retreat, registration is non-refundable.
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Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville, TN December 7 & 8
2019-12-07 08:00 - 2019-12-08 18:00 UTC | Knoxville, TN, United States
Healing Touch Level 1 class in Knoxville, TN
“Taking a Healing Touch Level 1 class is a personal adventure into your heart and soul! It invites you to explore who you are, what you believe, and what you can actually do with your hands to facilitate a healing response in others.”
Registration at 8:00am 12/07 & 12/08

One Day Winter Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat™, Knoxville, TN, January 25, 2020, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC & Caroline Vogel
2020-01-25 09:00 - 17:30 UTC
This retreat will be a one day introduction to Feldenkrais Movement and Embodied Life practices. We also have a special offering in this retreat only; Caroline Vogel will present a practice from Brené Brown’s “Daring Way™.”
This will be a great introduction to the essential elements of Embodied Life: Feldenkrais movement lessons, sitting and walking meditation, and guided inquiry practices. We will explore these with an atmosphere of lightness, joy, and restorative presence. Lunch is included and will be provided on-site! Limit 18.
Location: TBD in West Knoxville.
Time: January 25, 9:00am – 5:30pm
Investment in Yourself: $120 (includes lunch)

About Caroline Vogel:

Caroline has a Masters in Divinity from Harvard Divinity School as well as a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from The University of TN. She is currently studying mindfulness with The Mindfulness Center at Brown University. Caroline trained to be a Daring Way™ facilitator in Texas in 2015. She is an ordained Episcopal Priest who has worked in parish ministry as well as served as the chaplain for the Palliative Care Team at The UT Medical Center. Caroline has an office in Bearden where she sees individuals for spiritual direction, life coaching, and facilitates The Daring Way™ curricula.
Caroline can be reached at soulrising@outlook.com.
You can learn more about her work at her website: https://www.soulrisingllc.com/the-daring-way.
Caroline will facilitate a piece of Brené Brown’s curricula that helps identify and claim your spiritual principles; in doing so you can live more fully from the bright light that shines from within. Brown is a best selling author, researcher, and professor; she studies vulnerability, shame and courage.
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Roller Lesson - "The Next Best Thing to Being There" Online Feldenkrais
2020-03-23 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
March 23, 9:30am – Classic Lengthwise Roller lesson. You will need a 6X36″ roller or equivalent towel roll.
Join Brenda in a real time small group online Feldenkrais lesson. The session is conducted with Zoom video conferencing software allowing real time audio and video communication. Technology willing you will receive an audio and a video with audio recording of the class so you can repeat it later on, or access if you miss the class.
What to wear: Comfortable clothing in which you can move easily. I can see your movement better if you are not wearing really baggy clothes.
How to set up your computer or phone: Lie so that all of your mat is included in the screen, at a slight diagonal. You may want your charger plugged in or close by.
Video/Audio: I will be making an audio and a video/audio recording of this lesson and send a link for you to return to it later. If you do not want to participate in the video, please turn the video off on your computer, once you are in the Zoom app. If you turn your video off, your screen will be black with your name. I will not be able to see you and give feedback, though.
Taking Care of Yourself: As always in a Feldenkrais class, think of all the movements as a suggestion, not a requirement. If something is difficult or you don’t understand my instruction, ask me a question, or change how you are doing it. Do not struggle with pain or unnecessary effort to accomplish a movement. This learning is about noticing ourselves, including all of our sensations and emotions. Any movement can be observed without participation, or done in the imagination, or just skipped. Rest whenever you need to. Your brain still takes it all in.
If you are new to Zoom, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vFhAEoCF7jg?rel=0&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1
You will receive a confirmation registration email before the class with instructions.

Improving Breathing - "The Next Best Thing to Being There" Online Feldenkrais
2020-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
March 24, 11am. Improve the Function of Breathing – very timely with current respiratory virus. Join Brenda in a real time online Feldenkrais session. The session is conducted with Zoom video conferencing software allowing real time audio and video communication. Technology willing you will receive an audio and a video with audio recording of the class so you can repeat it later on, or access if you miss the class.
What to wear: Comfortable clothing in which you can move easily. I can see your movement better if you are not wearing really baggy clothes.
How to set up your computer or phone: Lie so that all of your mat is included in the screen, at a slight diagonal. You may want your charger plugged in or close by.
Video/Audio: I will be making an audio and a video/audio recording of this lesson and send a link for you to return to it later. If you do not want to participate in the video, please turn the video off on your computer, once you are in the Zoom app. If you turn your video off, your screen will be black with your name. I will not be able to see you and give feedback, though.
Taking Care of Yourself: As always in a Feldenkrais class, think of all the movements as a suggestion, not a requirement. If something is difficult or you don’t understand my instruction, ask me a question, or change how you are doing it. Do not struggle with pain or unnecessary effort to accomplish a movement. This learning is about noticing ourselves, including all of our sensations and emotions. Any movement can be observed without participation, or done in the imagination, or just skipped. Rest whenever you need to. Your brain still takes it all in.
If you are new to Zoom, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vFhAEoCF7jg?rel=0&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1
You will receive a confirmation registration email before the class with instructions.

Freeing the Neck and Shoulders - "The Next Best Thing to Being There" Online Feldenkrais
2020-03-26 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
March 26, 9:30am – Freeing the Neck and shoulders. Have you spent too much time lately hunched over your phone or computer? Join Brenda in a real time small group online Feldenkrais session. The session is conducted with Zoom video conferencing software allowing real time audio and video communication. Technology willing you will receive an audio and a video with audio recording of the class so you can repeat it later on, or access if you miss the class.
What to wear: Comfortable clothing in which you can move easily. I can see your movement better if you are not wearing really baggy clothes.
How to set up your computer or phone: Lie so that all of your mat is included in the screen, at a slight diagonal. You may want your charger plugged in or close by.
Video/Audio: I will be making an audio and a video/audio recording of this lesson and send a link for you to return to it later. If you do not want to participate in the video, please turn the video off on your computer, once you are in the Zoom app. If you turn your video off, your screen will be black with your name. I will not be able to see you and give feedback, though.
Taking Care of Yourself: As always in a Feldenkrais class, think of all the movements as a suggestion, not a requirement. If something is difficult or you don’t understand my instruction, ask me a question, or change how you are doing it. Do not struggle with pain or unnecessary effort to accomplish a movement. This learning is about noticing ourselves, including all of our sensations and emotions. Any movement can be observed without participation, or done in the imagination, or just skipped. Rest whenever you need to. Your brain still takes it all in.
If you are new to Zoom, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vFhAEoCF7jg?rel=0&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1
You will receive a confirmation registration email before the class with instructions.

Soothing Your Nervous System – Feldenkrais Calming for Stress and Anxiety – "The Next Best Thing to Being There” Feldenkrais Online Zoom Class
2020-04-02 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
April 2, Thursday at 9:30am.
Soothing your nervous system- a class specifically for calming stress and anxiety. Join Brenda in a real time online Feldenkrais session. The session is conducted with Zoom video conferencing software allowing real time audio and video communication. Technology willing you will receive an audio and a video with audio recording of the class so you can repeat it later on, or access if you miss the class.
You will receive a confirmation registration email before the class with instructions.

4 Week Monday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series
2020-04-06 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
Join Brenda for a four week classic Feldenkrais series, or register for individual classes in the series. Classes are at 9:30 AM on Mondays from April 6 – 27. Buy the series for $75, or individual classes for $20 each.
Course dates are:
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
You will receive a confirmation email with information about the classes.

4 Week Thursday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series
2020-04-09 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
Join Brenda for a four week classic Feldenkrais series or register for individual classes in the series. Classes are at 9:30 AM on Thursdays from April 9 – 30. Buy the series for $75 or individual classes for $20 each.
Course dates are:
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
You will receive a confirmation email with information about the classes.

4 Week Monday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 2
2020-04-13 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

4 Week Thursday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 2
2020-04-16 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

4 Week Monday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 3
2020-04-20 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

4 Week Thursday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 3
2020-04-23 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

4 Week Monday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 4
2020-04-27 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

4 Week Thursday Series - "Next Best Thing to Being There" - Classic Feldenkrais Series - Week 4
2020-04-30 09:30 - 10:30 UTC

Healing Touch Level 2 Class - Knoxville, TN, June 28 & 29, 2020 - Rescheduled
2020-06-28 - 2020-06-29
“Level 2 increases the breadth and depth of study of Healing Touch, allowing the participant to gain specific skills necessary for more advanced practice.”
This class is for students who have taken Level 1 and embraced the intention, feeling and sense that they have “finally found” what their heart has been searching for. Level 2 can be taken by anyone who has taken a Level 1 class.

Cancelled - Fall Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat™ - Sewanee, TN, November 12-15, 2020
2020-11-12 - 2020-11-15 | St. Mary’s Sewanee Retreat Center, 770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN, 37375, United States
Cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Location: St. Mary’s Sewanee Retreat Center Sewanee, TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center in the woods on the Cumberland Plateau.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, walking and hiking.
Cost: The cost of the retreat is $647/single room paid in full with registration. See below for other payment options. This includes your tuition, meals, snacks, and lodging. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option. Other special food needs will be accommodated as much as possible.
Registration Options: There are 2 payment options: full payment in advance of $647, or 3 monthly payments of $225. Balance due in full by October 1, 2020.
Cancellation Policy: Up to 45 days before your retreat, a refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 45 days before your retreat, registration deposit is non-refundable. BrendaRaschPT@gmail.com
Register early; space is limited to 14 participants.

Spring Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, April 8-11, 2021, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2021-04-08 - 2021-04-11
Spring Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, April 8-11, 2021, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
About Embodied Life Retreats and Seminars
These events include 3 essential practices:
1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Location: Will Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Cost: Tuition for the retreat is $295.
Food and Lodging: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $225 for camping to $465 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Food and Lodging Price includes all your meals, snacks, and lodging, but is a separate registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/calendar. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.
Registration Options:
There are 2 payment options: full payment in advance of $295, or 3 monthly payments of $100.
Cancellation Policy:
Up to 45 days before your retreat, a refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 45 days before your retreat, registration deposit is non-refundable.

Healing Touch Level 3 Class - Knoxville, TN July 10 & 11, 2021
2021-07-10 - 2021-07-11
“Level 3 teaches the “art” of being a healer. It’s one thing to know how to paint and quite another to be a painter.”
This class is for students who have taken Levels 1 & 2 and embraced the intention, feeling and sense that they have “finally found” what their heart has been searching for. Level 3 will transform your practice from one of techniques to a canvas of healing energy that will heighten the color palette of your energetic senses, expand your experience of life around you and create a deepened sense of sacred space and well-being for those who reach out to you for Healing Touch work.

Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville, TN August 21 & 22, 2021
2021-08-21 - 2021-08-22 | Knoxville, TN, United States
Healing Touch Level 1 class in Knoxville, TN
“Taking a Healing Touch Level 1 class is a personal adventure into your heart and soul! It invites you to explore who you are, what you believe, and what you can actually do with your hands to facilitate a healing response in others.”

Melinda Connor - Hara: Acts of Creation and the Midline of the Body - September 18 & 19, 2021
2021-09-18 08:00 - 2021-09-19 17:00 UTC
Hara: Acts of Creation and the Midline of the Body
Course Content:
1. What is the Midline/Hara? (how is it formed)
2. What does it do?
3. Why is it important? (what are the interactive aspects between field layers and the hara)
4. How does it get broken?
5. What do you look for to assess the areas of damage?
6. What are the various methods of repair?
7. How do you correctly use that midline in healing?
8. What is your mission? How do you read the mission from the midline?
9. Acts of creation and the midline.
10. Meditations on the midline.
11. Dancing the midline.
12. Summary
Dates and Time: September 18 & 19 HARA class: Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
Location: STAR conference room in Lenoir City
Prerequisite: This class is for Level 3 and above in Healing Touch or a comparable energy medicine program (such as HTA, HTSM, HBB, Reiki, Eden Energy Medicine, etc.)
Your investment:
Early Bird pricing $375 check or cash (Through July 31, 2021)
$390 credit card
Regular price $400 check or cash
$420 credit card

Healing Touch Level 3 Class - Knoxville, TN February 5 & 6, 2022
2022-02-05 - 2022-02-06

Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Tazewell, TN, November 10-13, 2022, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2022-11-10 - 2022-11-13
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, April 20-23, 2023, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
About Embodied Life Retreats and Seminars
These events include 3 essential practices:
1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Location: Will Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Cost: Tuition for the retreat is $300.
Food and Lodging: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $275 for camping to $550 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Food and Lodging Price includes all your meals, snacks, and lodging, but is a separate registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/brenda-rasch. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.
Registration Here: https://holistic-physical-therapy-brenda-rasch-pt-pc.square.site/
Cancellation Policy:
Up to 45 days before your retreat, a refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 45 days before your retreat, registration deposit is non-refundable. All COVID related illness will be fully refunded.

Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville/Lenoir City, TN March 25 & 26, 2023
2023-03-25 - 2023-03-26 | Knoxville, TN, United States

Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Tazewell, TN, April 20-23, 2023, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-23
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, April 20-23, 2023, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
About Embodied Life Retreats and Seminars
These events include 3 essential practices:
1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Location: Will Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Tuition and accomodations: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $685 for camping to $1,010 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Price includes tuition, all your meals, snacks, and lodging. Registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/brenda-rasch. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.
Registration Here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/brenda-rasch
Well Being’s accommodation policies: Go here to review Well Being’s Accommodations Policies.
COVID Policy: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/_files/ugd/a0ff66_357bd33000f346ada747330868f25af1.pdf

One Day Retreat: The Light of Our True Nature
2023-08-05 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
Come for a day to connect with the Light within your soul, settle your nervous system, and enjoy a deep sense of peace with fellow seekers. Many of us cannot make a week-long pilgrimage and yet need sustained time to reset our minds, bodies and spirits. Even one day of continuous spiritual practice can offer a tremendous support to our wellbeing. As we settle our bodies and hearts through spiritual practice, we’ll gain the opportunity to engage The Light that shines within our souls.
The day will combine breathing exercises, meditations, Feldenkrais practices, and dialogue.
Caroline Vogel and Brenda Rasch will lead this day long retreat. Caroline is the Director of Spiritus Knox and Brenda is a local holistic physical therapist. In addition to her practice as a physical therapist, Brenda is a gifted practitioner of Healing Touch and Feldenkrais. She leads Feldenkrais and Embodied Life Retreats at The Wellbeing Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee. You can learn more about Brenda at her website: www.brendaraschpt.com and meet Caroline here: https://www.spiritusknox.com/about-spiritus-knox-1
Cost for the day retreat is $125 and includes lunch. Space allows for 20 participants. All are welcome. No prior experience of meditation or Feldenkrais required.
Please wear comfortable clothes for movement and bring a yoga mat with additional quilt/blanket (Feldenkrais takes up more space than yoga) or Feldenkrais mat. You may also want to bring a water bottle, blanket and journal.

Tools of Aliveness: Feldenkrais Class with Brenda Rasch
2023-10-22 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
Come for an evening of Feldenkrais which is maybe best described as the gentlest yoga. It consists of movement sequences that engage the nervous system leaving you feeling more peaceful, at ease and connected in body, mind and spirit. No prior experiences needed or required.
$5 donation suggested to help cover guest’s costs. You can pay in cash or person the night of the offering.
Brenda Rasch will lead this offering. She is a local holistic physical therapist. In addition to her practice as a physical therapist, Brenda is a gifted practitioner of Healing Touch and Feldenkrais. She leads Feldenkrais and Embodied Life Retreats at The Wellbeing Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee. You can learn more about Brenda at her website: www.brendaraschpt.com.

Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Tazewell, TN, November 2-5, 2023, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-05
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, November 2-5, 2023, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
About Embodied Life Retreats and Seminars
These events include 3 essential practices:
1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Location: Will Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Tuition and accomodations: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $685 for camping to $1,010 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Price includes tuition, all your meals, snacks, and lodging. Registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/brenda-rasch. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.
More information here: http://www.brendaraschpt.com/fall-feldenkrais-and-embodied-life-retreat-tazewell-tn-november-10-13-2022/
Registration Here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/brenda-rasch
Well Being’s accommodation policies: Go here to review Well Being’s Accommodations Policies.
COVID Policy: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/_files/ugd/a0ff66_357bd33000f346ada747330868f25af1.pdf

Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Tazewell, TN, April 11-14, 2024, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2024-04-11 - 2024-04-14
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat , Tazewell, TN, April 11-14, 2024, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
About Embodied Life Retreats and Seminars
These events include 3 essential practices:
1. Embodied Meditation – to develop the capacity to sit quietly with whatever arises and bring openness and kindness to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment.
2. Feldenkrais Method ® movement lessons – movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective stress reduction techniques around. Enjoy better posture, breathing and coordination as well as greater mental and physical flexibility. The lessons are fascinating and fun!
3. Guided Inquiry – includes a variety of awareness practices to bring warm-hearted attention to challenging mental/emotional states and grow neural patterns to “hard-wire” life giving states such as gratitude and wholeness.
Location: Will Being Conference Center, Tazewell TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center nestled in a bend of the Powell River, surrounded by water on 3 sides. If our weekend is warm there will be an option for canoeing or kayaking, in addition to hiking, birdwatching, and stargazing.
Schedule: The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day. There are morning and evening meditations. Class time is spent in various experiential exercises, guided inquiry, movement lessons and conversation and talks. There is also unscheduled time each day allowing for ample breaks for self reflection, reading, journaling, napping, walking and hiking.
Tuition and accomodations: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $725 for camping to $1,055 for a private cabin. Private cabins tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. Price includes tuition, all your meals, snacks, and lodging. Registration here: https://www.wellbeingretreatcenter.org/embodied-life-april-2024. Food provided will be gluten free with a vegetarian option and a dairy free option. Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis; there are a limited number of single rooms.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 15 participants.
Registration Here
Well Being’s accommodation policies
COVID Policy
