Workshops
Runners: Transform Your Form | Running Injury Prevention Clinic: Prevention, Prehab, and Performance | Keys to Healthy Running
Balanced Runner workshops teach the whole-body coordination changes that will help most 
runners meet specific goals. Workshops begin with a small amount of running so you can observe in yourself things you do that you probably never noticed before. Then you’ll do a sequence of movements lying on a mat that are key to improving your running, but are too subtle to discover or experiment with while you are actually running. This process allows you to really break down your running into its constituent parts and put it back together again better than before.
At the end of the workshop you’ll run briefly again, applying what you learned when you were lying on the floor and getting familiar with a set of sensory reference points to help you run that way in the future. You’ll leave the workshop with a checklist of form improvements you’ve learned to implement and an audio CD to help reinforce the effects of the workshop.
In addition to the regular public schedule of Balanced Runner workshops listed below, private workshops can be arranged for your team, group, or organization. Call Jae at 646-256-4414 for more information.
2010 Workshops
Because class size is limited, pre-registration is required for every workshop. To pre-register, click on the link below the workshop you’d like to take, call our office manager Pam at 646-256-4414 x1, or email info@balancedrunner.com. Workshops are generally held in the Chelsea area in Manhattan. Specific location details will provided when you register.
Runners: Transform Your Form
Sunday, 2/21, 1-5 pm
taught by Julia Pak, GCFP
$55 if you register by Tuesday 2/16; $75 thereafter
click here to register
"...the more I can find that 'sweet zone' where I'm using my upper body to run, the better running feels. It's almost magical. A lot of it seems to be about getting my hips or pelvis to free itself so that, and I know this will sound strange, as though they're swinging from a pivot point on my body."
This workshop is designed for seasoned runners who are interested in improving their performance by exploring coordination patterns that allow you to run faster and with greater ease. The lessons in this workshop were developed from my personal work with runners and my own running adventures.
In this workshop you will learn how to:
For more information, please contact Julia Pak at julia@balancedrunner.com or go to www.feldenkraislearningcenter.com
Running Injury Prevention Clinic: Prevention, Prehab, and Performance
Saturday, March 6, 9am-12pm
Bochner Chiropractic & Sports Injury Care
681 Lexington between 56th and 57th Streets, 5th Floor
FREE!
email Dr.Bochner@att.net or call 212-688-5770 to register. Limited to 15 participants.
Dr. Bochner and staff will evaluate your biomechanics and running form with video analysis and prescribe corrective and prevention exercises and running drills to get you ready for the new training season.
Workshop includes:
Dr. Marc Bochner, Sports Injury specialist and ART provider, www.bochnerchiropractic.com, performing a posture, range of motion of key areas, and movement pattern assessment, looking for the imbalances that lead to injuries such as iliotibial band syndrome, achilles tendon injury, plantar fascitis, and more.
Running coach Mike Keohane of www.mkcoaching.com, performing running form analysis and running drill and training instruction.
Jae Gruenke, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and owner of The Balanced Runner, teaching a Feldenkrais lessson to improve your running form by decreasing vertical movement.
Workshop participants will also receive a free 60 page handout on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of running injuries. Come dressed to run. Outdoor portion of clinic will take place in Central Park but will move indoors in case of inclement weather.
Keys to Healthy Running To schedule a private workshop from the list below, call Jae at 646-256-4414 x2 or email jae@balancedrunner.com.
Saturdays, noon-1:30 pm or 10-11:30 am
11th and Broadway, NYC
taught by Julia Pak, GCFP
$45
This focused 90-minute class teaches you to implement the most essential elements of good form. If you’re looking to get over an injury, nip a potential injury in the bud, or attain new goals this season, this class will put the tools in your hands.
Maximum class size is four runners so you get lots of individual attention. Designed for runners of all levels, and safe for most injured runners as well (call 646-256-4414 x2 or email jae@balancedrunner.com to discuss your specific situation). You’ll leave the class with a refresher CD to reinforce what you’ve learned.
click below class dates and times to register: