Empowered Movement Self-Defense

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Best pictures i've seen of the female athletes at Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, 3rd to 4th century CE. "Of the ten women depicted in the mosaic, nine wear what look like two-piece bathing suits. The girls in the mosaic are engaged in sports; the “bikinis” are clearly intended as sportswear, not swimwear. The girls in ancient Roman villa are engaged in a number of activities, such as long jumping with weights in their hands, throwing discus, running, and playing a form of handball." Many closeups at link: https://archaeostore.com/blog/girls-in-bikini-mosaic/

“It’s often a problem with some self-defense classes that they can make people more afraid,” Hollander says. “Some of them are so fear-based and focused on how the world is a dangerous place, and you have to be really scared. That’s not what self-defense should be about. It’s about making your world bigger, not smaller.”

Another common problem is that self-defense lessons can feel like victim-blaming women for not doing more to keep themselves safe. Hollander says that potential participants can usually mitigate this by researching classes to avoid fear-based classes that emphasize controlling women’s behavior — such as how they dress — as a form of self-defense.”

After Tragedy, I Turned to a Self-Defense Class A writer searches for empowerment in a feminist approach to fighting back.

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Your autonomic nervous system is built around the balance of two opposing actions. The sympathetic nervous system is associated with the ‘fight or flight’ response and the parasympathetic is associated with relaxation, digestion, and regeneration. These two parts of your nervous system are meant to work in rhythmic alternation, seamlessly moving between alertness and restfulness. Unfortunately, chronic stress and unresolved trauma interfere with this balance.

Once a perceived threat has passed, your hormone levels return to normal. Your adrenaline and cortisol levels drop, your heart rate and blood pressure return to baseline levels. But when you are constantly stressed, your fight-or-flight reaction stays turned on. This long-term activation of the stress response system and the overexposure to cortisol can lead to health issues like anxiety, depression, digestive problems, weight gain, etc. This is why it's so important to learn to cope with and manage stress.

Health problems that are associated with chronic stress include high blood pressure, blood sugar imbalances, addictions to alcohol, ni****ne, caffeine and other drugs, food cravings and emotional eating, and suppressed immunity.

What advice would you give to someone who wants to learn more about how to manage chronic stress?

“It’s taken me a long time to process it,” said Shields, who also recounts the incident in a new documentary series premiering April 3 on Hulu. “I’m more angry now than I was able to be then.”

Brooke Shields Says Hollywood Executive Sexually Assaulted Her Decades Ago “It's taken me a long time to process it,” said the actor. “I'm more angry now than I was able to be then."

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Women and girls in the Intergenerational Self-Defense class are feeling strong, confident, and empowered!

Every woman reserves the right to feel safe, confident, and empowered in daily life. Last month Willamalane debuted a new self-defense program for women and girls. This empowerment-based program goes beyond physical ability and incorporates verbal defense, critical thinking, and building confidence to help women and girls defend their boundaries. Coming up: Self-Defense for Walkers and Joggers beginning April 19. Register today at willamalane.org/selfdefense

We’re excited to be partnering with this Spring to provide empowerment-based self-defense programs to girls at all three OP locations in Eugene, Junction City, and Albany! Register at opheliasplace.net/activities-workshops

We are excited to be partnering this Spring with Ophelia's Place on self-defense programs for girls at all three of their locations in Eugene, Junction City, and Albany. Registration for the kickoff training in Eugene is at the link below, and the rest of the training dates are on the OP website calendar.

Empowerment and Self-Defense | Eugene — Ophelia's Place Oregon Ages 10-18 1577 Pearl St. #100, Eugene OR 97401 Registration required Suggested donation: sliding scale $10-25 Facilitated through Empowered Movement by Rachel Collins, this self-defense seminar will take you through ninety minutes of trauma-informed discussion and practice in basic awarene

This little girl should be teaching a class on boundaries and consent: 'Do not speak to me' Zoë was so annoyed by a boy named Noah that she took the time to write a detailed note telling him to stop bothering her.

The first class of our six week intro to ESD course at Willamalane Park and Recreation District is tonight at Bob Keefer Center! Registration is still open and late registration is accepted, so you can join us starting next week on Monday March 20th if you need to. No better way to celebrate Women’s History Month and create a better future for ourselves and our community. See you there! 👊

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Hey Lane County, Willamalane has empowerment self-defense programs now! I get to teach all of these. :)

If you have questions about the way I teach and how this kind of training can benefit you or your family, feel free to message me or visit empmov.com/empowermentmodel

2023 programs at Willamalane include:

---Women's Self-Defense for Seniors (later this month!)

---Six Week Intro to Empowerment Self-Defense for Women and Girls 14+ (also starting in March!)

---Intergenerational (mother/daughter, mentor/mentee) Women's Self-Defense and Empowerment

---Self-Defense for Walkers and Joggers

Click here to register for Willamalane self-defense programs: https://www.willamalane.org/fitness_and_swim/fitness/self-defense.php

February is Black History Month, and we're celebrating Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith’s "We Rise" mural! 🎨

This 12’ x 16’ mural was created in November 2021 in response to the We Rise Committee’s goals of inspiring beauty, hope, change, unity and integrity. The committee was formed to provide leadership opportunities for Black youth in Eugene to directly impact their City’s downtown cultural landscape and the current City narrative around Black youth culture.

You can see the finished mural on 10th Ave between Olive and Charnelton in Downtown Eugene, directly across from the Eugene Public Library 🗺️

See more of Rachel's work at Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith Artwork.

Wanna know more about suffragette self-defense?
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Empowered Movement Self-Defense offers personal training and group classes created specifically to address the situations that women and girls deal with in our everyday reality. Training types are available tailored to nonprofit and community groups, middle/high schools, senior women, youth groups, college/university students, faith groups, and more.

We believe that everyone has the right to quality, evidence-based self-defense training taught by qualified instructors - never victim-blaming, always trauma-informed.

Serving Eugene/Springfield and surrounding areas. Call or text 727-225-2639, or visit empmov.com for more information.

Thank you Willamalane Fitness Expo for including us today for two sessions on empowerment self-defense! Look for womens self-defense series and one-time class options from us via Willamalane opening for registration in the next few weeks. 💪

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Join us as we strike the hefty cylinders every Sunday at 10am (women’s striking) and at 2pm (women’s self-defense) at . 🐉

All levels of face striking preparedness are welcome!
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Sunday!
$5 drop-in!
Downtown Eugene!
Come try it!

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Starting this Sunday!

See you next Sunday.

Women's Self-Defense Class | Jan 8 | SceneThink Verbal and physical self-defense skills for realistic situations. Pay what you can afford on a sliding scale anywhere between $5 to $50. Open to women of all backgrounds ages 14+.