FREE Movement Classes during 1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament and Wellness Day at Pere Marquette Beach in
Muskegon.
1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament & Wellness Day- Movement Classes: Purpose
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) State Cancer Profiles, Muskegon County is the only county in Michigan for which incidence rates of all cancers (both sexes, all cancer sites, all ages) increased for the latest available reporting period (2007-2011) [1].
There are many possible explanations for geographic variations in cancer rates including differences in lifestyles, medical care availability and delivery systems, screening practices, reporting practices, and environmental exposures.
We thought we create this event to draw attention to this undesirable, rising trend of cancer incidence in Muskegon County, by showcasing the importance of lifestyle changes for cancer prevention and in survivorship with, fun, educational activities.
What are Surfer Mick and The Absenger Cancer Education Foundation Educating You About?
Mind-body modalities such as yoga, qigong, thaichiwa, dance & movement can help control weight, build lean muscle, promote strong bone, muscle and joint maintenance, decrease the risk of obesity, and help you manage stress effectively.
In combination with healthy eating, physical activity can help prevent a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which are the three leading causes of death. Physical activity can also be an essential part of cancer outcomes.
If you have cancer or chronic disease, yoga, qigong, and meditation, among other mind-body medicine modalities, can help you manage symptoms more effectively.
We hope you will join us for a perfect day at the beach to learn more about the mounting evidence for these ancient practices in 21st-century health care.
Please check back often for important tournament and wellness day updates.
Three Exciting Move, Eat, and Live Wellness Day Activities
- 1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament
- FREE Yoga, Thaichiwa, Qigong, Dance & Movement Classes
- FREE Health, Wellness & Integrative Medicine Expo Speaker Series
Find below detailed information about the movement classes offered during our 1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament & Wellness Day. Information will be updated as it becomes available.
Movement Classes Schedule of Day’s Events
6:47 am: Event Kick-Off
FREE 1-Mile Sunrise Beach Walk at Pere Marquette Park
The Muskegon Matriarchs of St. Francis de Sales have both turned 90 years young in 2015, and therefore are the perfect wellness ambassadors to lead the Sunrise Beach Walk at Pere Marquette Park. Shirley McKeown and Joan Dion with escorts Brian McKeown and Surfer Mick.
Movement Classes begin at 8 am
(All classes are FREE) | Area 1
08:00 am: Gentle Sunrise Yoga
Instructor: Karri Absenger, LPN, RYT | ACEF
Karri currently works for Comfort Keepers, a leading provider of in-home care services, in West Michigan. Karri also served as a yoga teacher and instructor for Certified Nurse Assistant courses (CNA) at Muskegon Community College. She teaches Senior Chair Yoga at Four Points Center for Successful Aging, Gentle yoga at the local YMCA, and Hatha yoga at Lakeshore Yoga Center.
Karri has a passion for sharing her knowledge of living a well-balanced life, shown through her nursing and teaching experience. Her expertise makes ACEF’s yoga classes suited for cancer survivors, caregivers, people living and managing chronic disease and people who are just starting out on their journey to better health and wellness.
09:00 am: Golden Temple Qi Gong
Instructor: Ed Jackson, 4th Dan Shotokan Karate, Yoga, Shiatsu, and Aikido
Ancient Temple Style-Qigong comes from Emei Mountain Temple in Western China. The main focus of the practice is to improve heath and longevity.
- Taps unused potential
- Strengthen organs
- Cleanse physical and emotional toxins Increase bone mass
- Integrates mind, body, energy
10:00 am: Zumba
Instructor: Marcia Geissinger
Marcia has been a Group exercise instructor and personal trainer since 2000. She also is certified to teach Mat and Studio Pilates as well as Zumba, Zumba Gold and Aqua Zumba and Tai Chi. She is an enthusiastic individual and a strong motivator. Prior to working in Fitness, Marcia was a public school teacher for 33 years. She enjoys working with people and believes ANYONE can be fit, healthy and improve strength, and stamina. Marcia LOVES to move. Besides teaching classes you can find her biking, hiking, skiing, snow shoeing or walking her dog, Max
Mission Statement: To provide effective quality activity in group fitness classes and personal training tailored to individual needs.
Belief: All participants/clients have great athletic and physical potential. Most individuals fulfill personal potential with guidance, accountability and motivation.
11:00 am: Thaichiwa Born to Move
Instructor: Surfer Mick | Holistic Health Chef | Entrepreneur | Surfer Mick’s
Mick Von Doxtater has been a student of martial arts since the mid-seventies and has been teaching Thaichiwa Vital Energy work since the late nineties. In Thailand vital energy is called Chee Wa. In other parts of the Asian world it is called, Chi or Qi. In the West it is mostly referred to as Vital Energy or Life Force. Mick is certified to teach these Thai healing postures by Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Pho is the center of all Thai Healing and Massage. The Kingdom of Thailand has registered these healing postures and they are now part of UNESICO’s – Memory of the World. If you do Thaichiwa movement you become your own moving World Heritage site. Come out and discover how these time tested, low impact, healing moves can calm your spirit, strengthen your body and boost your mind’s power.
Mick has worked with: Americore-Vista, FEMA, The Red Cross, Salvation Army Disaster Relief, Oxfam, The Royal Thai Government along with many schools, churches and other faith based NGO’s.
Mick continues to lecture and teach classes and workshops at: Hospitals, Universities, Museum’s, Fortune 500 Companies, Resorts and Casino’s here and abroad.
Mick is an active, Holistic Wellness Consultant and designs individual life force wellness plans for the home and office through the – Gaia House Initiative.
01:00 pm: Restore, Refresh, and Revitalize
Instructor: Kelly Klecka Winters | RYT 200 Yoga Alliance | Muskegon Yoga Center
Kelly currently teaches at Muskegon Yoga Center. She grew up in North Muskegon and moved to Colorado in 1996. It was there that she discovered the benefits of practicing yoga. Kelly practiced consistently, made the move back to West Michigan and, as her practice deepened, she pursued her certification through Third Coast Yoga Studio in 2010.
Kelly found Muskegon yoga in 2008, and she has been there ever since. Having experienced how yoga transformed her life on and off the mat, Kelly empowers her students to connect with their breath and body to facilitate balance and transformation in their lives.
02:00 pm: Basic Chi Lung Style Karate Movement
Instructor: Daniel Morrow
Daniel Morrow has been a practicing martial artist since 1985. He is a 5th Degree Master in the Chi Lung style under Michael J Cain. Daniel has been a lifelong health and fitness advocate training and teaching martial arts in the Grand Rapids area for over 15 years.
Daniel’s education and professional careers consists of a computer science degree, and a license from the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency as a Licensed Customs Broker.
He currently owns and is the CEO of Superior International Wholesale Company a wholesale distribution company located in Sparta, Michigan.
03:00 pm: Wellness Dance Workshop and Interactive Contemporary Dance Performance
Instructor: Laura Armenta
Live Drumming will accompany this unique movement workshop. Discover intension and emotion through guided movement improvisation.
Laura Armenta, dancer, choreographer, yogini and entrepreneur has 30 years of professional experience. A movement expert with great expertise on holistic disciplines and various forms of dance.
On the realm of holistic lifestyle and fitness, Laura worked with Amway Corporation in Grand Rapids for 11 years, as an instructor, personal trainer, and wellness consultant.
She also shared her expertise with other local companies like Steelcase Corporation, the DHS Kent County Human Services Complex and more. Laura Armenta has lectured, taught and presented at Hope College, Grand Valley State University, Davenport University, and Grand Rapids Community College.
Additionally, Laura’s programs: Playful Yoga and Diversity Through Dance, have conducted hundreds of school assemblies in West Michigan, exposing vivacious youth, to the Art of Dance and the Discipline of Yoga.
Three Exciting Move, Eat, and Live Wellness Day Activities
- Beach Street Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament
- FREE Yoga, Thaichiwa, Qigong, Dance & Movement Classes
- FREE Health, Wellness & Integrative Medicine Expo Speaker Series
It’s Gonna be A Perfect Day at the Beach!
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The 1st Annual Hot Sand Wellness Day and Speaker Series events are freely available to anyone because of The Absenger Cancer Education Foundation (ACEF) a small, local nonprofit that survives on donations.
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[1]: Source: National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2014 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.
This page last updated Sunday, August 10, 2015 at 9:58.