Essential Somatics of Maplewood, NJ presents Exuberant Animal! Join Frank Forencich, creator of Exuberant Animal, for this exciting and inspirational event. This innovative two-day workshop will offer a powerful new perspective on human performance, health and physical happiness. Ideal for all fitness, movement and body professionals, this seminar offers an approach that is invigorating, liberating and life-changing. Check out videos from the Baltimore event last November, plus many others featuring Exuberant Animal participants.

Content includes:

• Vigorous movement sessions and functional fitness games
• An overview of the human predicament and the state of the body
• Functional movement concepts including the importance of barefooting
• Robust athletic core training by the partner-resist method

WHY ATTEND?

As scholars and practitioners of health, Exuberant Animal staff will introduce you to this innovative and life-affirming whole-life practice with basic principles of easily extensible exercises ("games"), done in a communal and fun atmosphere. Through multiple movement sessions and presentations, you will be invigorated, energized, and excited to bring this program back to your own community.

• In this two-day, 16-hour event, you will:
• Learn the current state of the human 'animal', and understand the curious health predicament facing our western society today.
• Experience new warmups and the ramping-up of fun fitness games while increasing strength, flexibility, coordination, multi-planar movement, while being encouraged to socialize!
• Learn how all the new science about Play and Exercise/Fitness is supporting this new program - supported by health industry scholars.
• Meet with other like-minded health-, fitness-, and community-oriented individuals for networking, socializing, and learning
• Learn how to the fitness "games" can be increased (or eased) for scalability of participants - or as fitness increases: perfect for all ages and fitness levels
• Learn the full power of "The Antidote".... The Antidote to the stresses of modern living.
• See how adding this innovative program can increase attendees to your own current program, and thereby increase your revenue
  ....and more! (how can we list all 16 fascinating hours?)

WHO

This workshop is primarily intended for adults and young adults. Suitable for all fitness levels.

Perfect for fitness educators, personal trainers, group-fitness trainers, movement educators, martial arts practitioners, team builders, innovators, game-changers, health educators, team-builders, and others who are looking to for ways of motivating the body, health, fitness, fostering community, and changing lives.

FEE

Early Bird Discount available through February 15- $185 per person

Regular Rate after February 15- $225 per person

Includes Saturday dinner

Space is limited to 30 participants (This event will sell out! Register early!)

Registration cut-off date: February 28

EVENT LOCATION

South Mountain YMCA

13 Jefferson Ave

Maplewood, NJ 07040

Parking at the venue, NJ Transit train is two blocks west on Dunnell Rd.

Within walking distance is Maplewood Village, a quaint Alpine-esque town with many restaurants, shops, movie theater, train station, and beautiful park.

WHERE TO STAY

We have a discounted rate of $99 for Saturday, March 6 at:

Best Western Turtle Brook Inn

555 Northfield Ave

West Orange, NJ 07052

(973) 731-5300

It's about 10 minutes from the venue, free WiFi, free breakfast, newly renovated rooms, owned by a very nice couple Brian & Paula Cassara. You must call to get the discount, and tell them you are with "Exuberant Animal".

TRANSPORTATION

From NY Penn Station, it's a 30-45 minute trip by NJ Transit train.

Newark Airport is a 15 minute drive to Maplewood, and a $40 taxi ride (but email, we may be able to arrange pickup).