ANDREW LEITCH HAS RETURNED TO THE BODY REFINERY

Are you feeling tired, stressed, or out of balance? Maybe it is the Winter time blues.
Perhaps you are looking to make a change to some part of your life and not sure where to start.
Come and discover Body Psychotherapy. It will help rebalance you and help you on the path to fullness.
For more info or to book an appointment please call Andrew on 0402842058
I look forward to seeing you,
Andrew Leitch
Advanced Diploma of Body Psychotherapy.
The Institute of Energy Science.

MUMS N BUBS CLASSES

Mums and Bubs classes are an excellent way to get your body back into shape post preganacy. Sarah and Denise are both passionate about helping new mums get back into shape. Classes are run at the Helen St studio on Mondays at 11am and Fridays at 10am. Suitable for starting 6 weeks post birth, unless otherwise advised. Call the studio for further information.

new group class timetable

Group Class and Speciality class timetable.
Call 3358 3915 for bookings

Mondays

6am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
6.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)

7am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
9.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
11am Mums and Bubs - Helen St (Sarah)
6pm Mat Class - Helen St (Ryan)
7pm Allegro Class - Helen St (Ryan)

Tuesday

7am Mat Class - Helen St (Magdalena)
11.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Sarah)

Wednesday

6am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
6.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
7am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
7am Allegro Class - Helen St (TBC)
9.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
11am Pregnancy Pilates - Helen St (Natalie)
6.30pm Mat Class - Helen St (Ryan)

Thursday

6.30pm Mat Class - Helen St (Courtney)
7.30pm Yoga - Helen St (Courtney)

Friday

6am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
6.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)

7am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
9.30am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
10am Mums and Bubs - Helen St (Denise)

Saturday

8am Mat Class - Helen St (Rebecca)
8am Yoga - Lamington St (Courtney)
9am POWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)

9.30amPOWERPLATE® - Lamington St (Courtney)
10.30am Allegro - Helen St (Magdalena)

BOOKS FOR PNG KIDS

Long-standing client, Heather Doonan and her husband George, have lived in New Farm for the past 20 years and have travelled to Papua New Guinea many times since 1991 on business. Having four children of their own they became aware that most of the schools in PNG had no libraries. Most schools have no electricity or computers and are extremely basic. Heather and George have a website where you can see the schoolconditions - a real eye opener. www.Books4PNGkids.org
The Doonans have been sending books to schools in remote areas for the last 15 years and have found it a truly humbling and rewarding experience, they have had great support from many schools and individuals, but more books are always needed. Heather and George concentrate on primary school books (fiction or non-fiction), however, any books for young children are appreciated: anything from babies first books through to dictionaries and atlases. Books cover all denominations of schools and are taken to PNG regularly. Heather and George make a point of delivering the books directly to the schools themselves. It is hard to believe that even though PNG is Australia's closest neighbour, being a one hours flight from Cairns and having a population of 6.5 million people, it has nothing resembling a bookshop in the whole country, so even if the schools could afford to buy books, they are not available.

To donate books to Heather and George's organisation, please bring books into either of the studios. Heather will be collecting them on a weekly basis and organising them to take up to PNG on their next trip.

STAFF PROFILE - HORACE CHAN

Horace is a Paediatric and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, who specialises in treating different accute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, combining his extensive experience in manual therapy, Pilates rehabilitation and musculoskeletal acupuncture. Horace also specialises in assessing and treating motor development delays in babies and infants, babies with flat head syndrome and torticollis, infants with musculoskeletal problems and preschool or school children with gross and fine motor skill problems and motor coordination dysfunction. Horace has been a valued member of our team since October 2009, and has developed a loyal following in Pilates and physiotherapy. If you'd like to book a class or physio appointment with Horace, or if you'd like to find out more about physio treatments for your baby/child, please contact the studio.

MAGDALENA IS LEAVING

Earlier this year The Body Refinery agreed to sponsor Magdalena on a 457 working visa. As the first of a number of strict requirements, successful application requires that the candidate be employed on a permanent full time basis. Unfortunately, Magdalena was employed on a casual basis for notably fewer hours than those required to meet the visa conditions, and the studio is not currently in a position to increase the number of hours worked by instructors. Due to this, and other incomplete criteria, it was not viable to continue the sponsorship process. This was not our preferred outcome and was a difficult decision to make, however, after further investigation it was apparent that no lawful or economically-viable avenues remained available to us. Magdalena has been a wonderful team member and a great instructor with a loyal following, who will be missed by all, and we wish her all the best for her future career endeavours.

SPECIAL OFFER TO REMEDY PC RELATED PAIN

Are you experiencing headaches and/or neck, shoulder, forearm or back pain from using your computer?
If so, you could be one of millions of Australians who are suffering from chronic discomfort caused by awkward postures at your PC.
Get your home or office workstation assessed by a qualified and locally-based Occupational Therapist with more than 25 years experience.
As an exclusive offer to clients of The Body Refinery, Carmen Mitchell B.App.Sci.(OT) will provide a personalised one-hour assessment of your workstation at the special rate of $120*. (This offer applies until 30th September 2010).
Offer includes identification of any postural or workstation set-up problems, recommendations for adjustments to set-up, posture & work practices and prescription of ergonomic equipment if required.
Call Carmen on 0407 486 505 or email on carmen_mitchell@optusnet.com.au.

REMINDER OF THE NEW STUDIO CLASS PRICES

As mentioned in last month's newsletter, due to th increasing costs of running the studios we have had to increase our prices slightly for group classes. These prices are effective from 1 July 2010. All other packs and services are unaffected. A Set of 10 has not increased at all.
Casual Session: $44
Set of 5: $190 ($38 per class)
Set of 10: $340 ($34 per class)
Set of 20: $640 ($32 per class)
Set of 40: $1200 ($30 per class)