Melt + Thai-Melt Class Descriptions

Class Description of Melt

In creating this class Jen and Steph combine the benefits of both Yin – Restorative yoga with Thai Massage.
Each class is a boutique experience, with 6 clients total and 2 instructors which offers more focus on supported alignment and  more massage time per yoga posture!

Thai Massage

With the hands of a skilled Thai massage practitioner, one can experience a sublimely rhythmical workout that balances the body’s need for movement and stretching. Utilizing pressing techniques, gentle rocking, various yoga-like stretches, clients are able to relieve body stiffness, gain flexibility and help improve overall balance in major muscle groups.

Massage is able to stimulate energy lines which help promote and balance energy throughout the body. Thai massage interacts directly with the muscular, circulatory and nervous systems to enhance your body’s natural healing ability. This work is done fully clothed and no oils are used.

Holistic Benefits of Thai Massage

  • Relieves pain and muscle tension + strengthens and rejuvenates the body
  • Improves circulation of blood and lymph + Increases flexibility (passive yoga postures)
  • Thai massage can be particularly helpful in relieving: Headaches, migraines, arthritis, whiplash pain, paralysis, numbness, sciatica, and back pain

Yin – Restorative Yoga

Yin yoga is based on release work of one’s connective tissues surrounding your joints and in between the vertebrae of your spine. Restorative yoga is a therapeutic approach to breath and body re-alignment. Both focus on calming the body and mind, finding stillness in a meditative state. The focus of both is deep muscular + myofascial release utilizing yoga props and padding such as bolsters, and blocks which allow you to melt into the postures for 2 – 3 minutes or more pending.

Yin and Restorative yoga combined, will release, restore and re-align muscular imbalances in supported yoga postures as Thai massage comes with each new posture. In class you will simply “melt”!

Instructor Bios

Stephanie took her Thai Massage training for her Pilates + Yoga Coregirl retreat to Italy 8 years ago (Gordon Waselnuk in 2009), and has incorporated thai adjustments within her pilates + yoga classes since. Stephanie is certified in yin yoga (Bernie Clark Semperviva 2009) and both pilates mat + apparatus based work(Tessa Crofton, Stott Pilates, Chair, Cadiallac, Barrels 2001). Stephanie opened CoreBody in Edgemont Village in 2003, and opened in Deep Cove in 2011. She recently sold her Edgemont studio but runs her Monday Melts there. This Melt product has added a wonderful release-based class to CoreBody’s family of pilates + yoga classes.

Jen is a bodyworker, thai massage practitioner and a certified 500 hour yoga instructor including Yin and Restorative yoga. Jen believes deeply that one needs to restore as much as strengthen muscles therefore, she is excited to help blend both yoga with massage at CoreBody for 90 minutes of BLISS!

Class Description of Thai-Roll Melt

In creating this class Steph and Shelley combine the benefits of both Body Rolling – Yin /Restorative yoga with Thai Massage.
Each class is a boutique experience, with 6 clients total and 2 instructors which offers more focus on supported alignment and  more massage time per yoga posture!

Body-Rolling

Small ball myofascial release is another name for Body Rolling.
From the soles of your feet to the crown of your head and everywhere in between, explore micro regions of your body and excavate tension from your joints and connective tissues using our “Pinkie” yoga therapy balls for myofascial release.
Body rolling is a self massage and similar to a chiropractic adjustment rolled into one! As you roll through your body on a 6″ rubber ball, you tone and lengthen muscles, stimulate bones, and release energy blockages.
You let go of unproductive patterns in your body. Body rolling allows you to work specific muscles in detail, to create suppleness in tight areas and optimize your range of motion of your muscles and joints.
Small ball myofascial therapy (body rolling) helps the body return to balance. By following the logic of the neuro-muscular system, we can work towards removing physical restrictions that hold us back from living with ease of movement and enjoying activities that bring us joy.
Energy will better flow throughout the body using various self-applied techniques with the balls in a small group setting.
Add Yin/Restorative yoga and Thai massage to this class and you will simply melt!
See class description of our Melts above for details and benefits of Thai Massage + Yin-Restorative Yoga.

Thai-Roll Melt. Monthly.

In class you will simply melt!

Melt Policies

Melt class terms:

  • All classes must be pre-booked with a credit card to save your spots.
  • Any other method of payment must be obtained 1 week prior to class; EFT, cheques, or cash.
  • Any class cancelation requires 1 week notice in writing via email to nvcoregirl@gmail.com.
  • There are no makeups as this is a unique class in its style and length of time.
  • There are no refunds or credits.
  • If you require a switch of location, you can request this to nvcoregirl@gmail.com and if space is available we can offer this option.
  • Any drop-ins or bookings less than 24 hours where space is available is $80/class.
  • We do our very best to hold Melts the 1st Saturday and 1st Monday each month however, based on stat holidays and or our schedules we may require different dates. All dates are posted 3 months in advance.