Gokhale Method Foundations Retreat

    

Sigrun Franzen and Dr. Vera Baziuk will be teaching a full Gokhale Method Foundations Course, as well as extra classes on walking, pelvic floor, and healthy forearm use.

The Gokhale (GO-clay) Method is posture education. It returns you to the posture you had as a toddler – upright, relaxed, and pain free!

You will learn to recline and sleep in gentle lumbar traction, sit, stand, walk, and bend in a way that promotes strength, flexibility, ease, and comfort.

Healthy posture empowers you.

Included in the cost of this Gokhale Method retreat:

• 7 nights deluxe accommodations
• 3 healthy, delicious meals per day
• Two daily yoga classes: Active and Restorative/Gentle/Nidra practices
• Daily meditation
• Airport transfers from Los Cabos (SJD) airport on July 2nd and 9th

Not included:

• Airfare
• Any alcoholic beverages, spa treatments, or incidental expenses
• Any meals off-site (excursions or trips to local towns)
• Local activities: surfing, horseback riding, whale watching, and other optional excursions
• Travel insurance (recommended)
• Gratuities

Pricing
Double-occupancy: $2,980 per person (shared room)
Single-occupancy: $3,480 per person (private room)

Please note all payments including deposit and final payment are non-refundable. We strongly encourage guests to purchase “cancel for any reason” travel insurance.

Travel insurance is highly recommended.

Sigrun Franzen
Sigrun tried the Gokhale Method after a significant bout of back pain in 2019 that limited her ability to do daily activities. After the Gokhale Method Foundations Course, she was struck by the method’s simplicity, depth, and staying power. Sitting and standing gradually became more comfortable. Leaning over while teaching piano became a healthy, enjoyable activity instead of a painful one. Other activities that had been uncomfortable—such as balancing on an organ bench to play foot pedals while reaching to play keyboards at different heights—had a simple solution. A twenty-year running injury disappeared after applying the Gokhale filter to a running rehabilitation program.

Sigrun’s motto is: If they could; they would. People want to succeed. If they are not doing a movement as described or demonstrated, it is often because they are missing information, or are still unable to perform a necessary step. They need to figure out what is preventing them from succeeding at the task. The Gokhale Method showed Sigrun the steps and tools she was missing to finally use her body effectively.

In addition to being a qualified Gokhale Method Teacher, Sigrun is an organist, harpsichordist, and piano teacher. She plays mostly in her basement, but occasionally on stage with other early musicians, and works with students of all ages, specializing in compassionate, healthy piano teaching for youngsters and rehabilitation of adults from playing-related injury, through her study of the Taubman Approach to piano technique at the Golandsky Institute. Sigrun has degrees in both electrical engineering and music and has lived in Cleveland, Anchorage, and the Netherlands. She lives in Madison WI with her husband John and two dogs, Phil and Reba. She loves to play the harpsichord, read, run, and go to the dog park. Usually with the dogs.

Dr. Vera Baziuk
“Get back to living a pain-free life” is Vera’s motto in her teaching. Pain is very distracting and prevents people from living an enjoyable life. Vera firmly believes that the Gokhale Method is exactly the tool everyone needs to use in the background of life to experience a pain-free body with sitting, standing, bending, sleeping, and walking. In over 20 years as a practicing chiropractor, Vera has explored many different ways to help people achieve freedom from their aches and pains.

When she discovered the Gokhale Method, she realized a missing component to true relief is what one needs to do in the “in-between moments“ of adjustments, and recommended stretches and exercises – i.e. during the activities of daily living. It brings her much joy to share the simple and powerful wisdom of the Gokhale Method with others who are eager to transform their posture, well-being, and lives.

Vera enjoys spending active quality time with her two young sons and husband. They all enjoy spending time outdoors like bike riding in the river valley in summer months and skiing and tobogganing in the winter months.

Reserve your spot for this special Gokhale course: email Sigrun or email Dr. Vera.

For additional information, view this video!