Holistic Physical Therapy

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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Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville, TN December 7 & 8
2019-12-07 08:00 - 2019-12-08 18:00 | 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

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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One Day Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life™ Retreat, Knoxville, TN, August 17, 2019
2019-08-17 09:00 - 17:30
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

Spring Feldenkrais® & Embodied Life Retreat™, April 25-28, 2019
2019-04-25 - 2019-04-28 | 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: 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 $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-april-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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Bring in the New Year with Intention: One Day Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat™, Knoxville, TN, January 5, 2019, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
2019-01-05 09:00 - 17:30
This retreat will be will a one day introduction to Feldenkrais Movement and Embodied Life practices. It is a perfect way to set your intentions for the New Year.
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.

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.

Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville, TN December 1 & 2, 2018
2018-12-01 08:00 - 2018-12-02 18:00 | 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 12/1 & 12/2

Fall Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat™
2018-11-01 | St. Mary’s Sewanee Retreat Center, 770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN, 37375, United States
Location: St. Mary’s Sewanee retreat Center Sewanee, TN
This is a gorgeous retreat center in the woods on the Cumberland Plateau and at the end of October there should still be a lot of color.
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 $627 for a single room. 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.

To reserve a spot, register below with a deposit of $100.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
Register early; space is limited to 14 participants.

Registration Options:
There are 2 payment options: full payment in advance or pay $100 each month with full balance due by September 27, 2018.
Single – $627
Double* – contact me, limited availability. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.
*Double Room rate is only guaranteed if you sign up with a roommate. All others will be accommodated as possible with other registrants.

Cancellation Policy:
Before September 15, 2018 refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After September 15 registration fee is non-refundable.

Embodied Life - One Day Retreat
2018-08-18 09:00 - 17:30
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. This retreat is Sold Out. To be added to the waiting list, please send an email to BrendaRaschPT@gmail.com.
Location: TBD in West Knoxville.

5-week Feldenkrais Method® Class
2018-08-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-07-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-07-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-07-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Forward Physical Therapy LLC 465 Park 40 North Blvd Knoxville, TN 37923, 465 Park 40 North Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37923, United States
Forward Physical Therapy will host a five (5) week Feldenkrais
Method® class, with Brenda Rasch, PT, PC.
Join Forward PT and Brenda Rasch, PT, PC , Monday evenings, July 9 – Aug 6,
2018, from 7:00 pm -8:00 pm to experience an innovative method of movement
education.
$100.00/ person
Pre-Registration is required, as space is limited
CALL 865-357-5088 TO REGISTER

Cultivating Contentment, Tazewell, TN, April 26-29, 2018
2018-04-26 08:00 - 2018-04-29 17:00
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. Late spring is the perfect time to get on the water or enjoy the wildflowers.

Schedule: This retreat is currently scheduled for April 26-29, 2018. The retreat begins with dinner Thursday evening and ends with lunch on Sunday. Silence is observed each evening through breakfast the following day, and all day Saturday. 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: One payment of $295 or 3 monthly payments of $100.

Food and Lodging: Cost depends on your housing choice and range from $170 for camping to $380 for a private cabin. Price includes all your meals, snacks, and lodging. 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. Private rooms tend to fill up first, register early if this is your choice. For more information about the facility look here.
To reserve a spot, register below. The deposit is fully refundable less a $50 processing fee, until 30 days before your retreat.
Please contact me if you need special payment arrangements or consideration. Brenda Rasch, 865-363-6416.

**Register early; space is limited to 15 participants**

NOTE:
Up to 30 days before retreat, refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 30 days before retreat registration deposit is non-refundable.

Healing Touch Level 3 Class - Knoxville, TN April 14 & 15, 2018
2018-04-14 - 2018-04-17
Healing Touch Cultivating Contentment in a Crazy World, Knoxville, TN, April 14 & 15, 2018, led by Mary Ann Geoffrey
“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.

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Embodied Life & Feldenkrais® One Day Event, January 6, 2018
2018-01-06 09:00 - 17:30 | West Knoxville, TN TBD
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat, Knoxville, TN, January 6, 2018, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
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.
Schedule: 9am – 5:30pm with one hour lunch break on site. Lunch and light snacks included.
Registration Options:
There are 2 payment options: Full payment in advance of $100, or 4 monthly payments of $28, paid in full by the date of the retreat.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation refund will be subject to a $25 processing fee or full amount can be applied to a future event.

The following are service marks or certification marks of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America: Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, Awareness Through Movement®, ATM®, FI®, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®, and Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM.

Healing Touch Level 2 Class - Knoxville, TN, December 2 & 3, 2017
2017-12-02 08:00 - 2017-12-03 18:00
“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.
Register here

Feldenkrais® & Embodied Life Retreat
2017-11-02 - 2017-11-05 | Tazewell, TN, Tazewell, TN, 37879, United States
Feldenkrais® and Embodied Life Retreat: Cultivating Contentment in a Crazy World, Tazewell, TN, November 2-5, 2017, 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 $170 for camping to $380 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-embodied-life-nov-2017.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 30 days before your retreat, a refund will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
After 30 days before your retreat, registration deposit is non-refundable.

Register here

Healing Touch Level 1 Class - Knoxville, TN
2017-08-26 08:00 - 2017-08-27 18:00 | Knoxville, TN, United States
Healing Touch Level 1 class in Knoxville, TN
Registration at 8:00am 8/26 and class is from 8:30am – 6:00pm Saturday and Sunday and taught by
Register here

One Day Young Mother's Feldenkrais & Embodied Life Retreat
2017-08-12 08:00 - 18:00 | Concord Yacht Club, 11600 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Young Women and Mothers Feldenkrais and Embodied Life Retreat, Knoxville, TN, August 12, 2017, led by Brenda Rasch, PT, PC
This retreat will be oriented toward the unique concerns that young women and young mothers face with finding balance in their lives. Limited to 15 participants
Location: Concord Yacht Club clubhouse in west Knoxville.
Register here
