Regular Fees (unless otherwise noted):

• $15 Drop In
• $75 for a 6 pass (expires 3 months from purchase)
• $100 for a 10 pass (expires 3 months from purchase)
• $150 monthly unlimited (subscription, 30 days notice cancellation, non-transferable)

Private Instruction with Emily Canibano:

• 60 minutes of Private Instruction in any format or coaching  $100
• Basic Package – Two 60 minute sessions per week $150
• Pro Package – Three 60 minute sessions per week $220
• Elite Package – Four 60 minute sessions per week $280
• Mega Package – Five 60 minute sessions per week $320
• E-xercise, email support for 1 month $50

Small Groups:

• 60 minutes of Small Group Instruction in any format for up to 5 individuals $100
• Packages are priced the same for groups of 5 individuals.
• Additional $10 per individual.

Corporations:

• Please provide me with an estimate of enrollment, preferred day/time of class and desired duration of class for a quote on cost.
• Corporations have the option of paying an hourly rate and absorbing the cost of instruction for their employees or businesses can choose to provide donated space for classes and I will bill the employees at a discounted session rate (the business then incurs no expense but provides the use of space free of charge for its employees).

January 15th, 2009 | Tags: Class, Fitness, hatha, Hatha Yoga, Naperville, Naperville Yoga, yoga, Yoga Class, Yoga Naperville, Zumba, Zumba Gold | Category: Ashtanga Yoga, Daily Post, Fitness, Hatha Yoga, Lisle, Meditation, Naperville, Personal Training, Post Natal, Post-partum, Power Yoga, Yoga Class, Zumba, yoga therapy | Leave a comment

Bio:

For singer-songwriter Diane Birch, music was a refuge.  Although Diane was born in Michigan, her childhood was spent on the move as the daughter of a preacher, living between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia, before her parents finally settled in Portland, Oregon.  When she was in her early teens, Diane absorbed a unique and cosmopolitan perspective on life that shines through her music and makes a simple categorization of it impossible.

The result? Diane Birch sounds like an old favorite, with all the sparkle and magic of a breakthrough talent. People says she sounds like a combination of early Carole King, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks, with a little Joss Stone and Cat Power mixed in. Bible Belt is only her first record, but it’s one of the most accomplished albums you’ll hear all year. From the opening track “Fire Escape” to the closing “Magic View,” Diane’s stunning voice is mesmerizing. 

Written entirely by Diane, Bible Belt was recorded in New York City and New Orleans with an impressive team of Grammy-winning producers: S-Curve Records founder Steve Greenberg, soul legend Betty Wright and Mike Mangini, in their first project together since producing Joss Stone’s first albums. 

Link to MP3 of ‘Fire Escape’ http://www.rcrdlbl.com/artists/Diane_Birch/track/Fire_Escape
Myspace = http://www.myspace.com/dianebirch

I recently received a review copy from One to One Network of Diane Birch’s new CD Bible Belt.  To be honest I had heard one song already from this CD as part of a contest to win an iPod and a signed CD.  I listened to the pre-release song on iTunes and was not as impressed as other reviewers.  I was surprised to receive the full CD yesterday and popped it in to have a listen.

Her press describe her as Amy Whinehouse without the dysfunction – I disagree.  To me Diane Birch’s new CD has the vocal styling of Norah Jones at times (for example in Valentino), and a great deal of the melody reminds me of Aimee Mann (track 3) and at times she even sounds a bit like Nelly Furtado. 

For me most of the songs are not sing a longs but I think that may be because of Diane’s vocal range.  Although the lyrics lacked the draw and recallable pull of mindless pop songs these days, the music was catchy, head bobbing and toe tapping.

The songs themselves have a folksy undertone and are for the most part upbeat and catchy.  If I had to sum the whole CD up in one thought it would be “Top down on an open country road”.  I will be adding Diane Birch’s Bible Belt to my CD changer this week as traveling music.

June 7th, 2009 | Tags: CD, diane birch, Review | Category: Daily Post, Music, Review | Leave a comment

“The study, conducted by researchers from Group Health Cooperative, a nonprofit health care system in Seattle, examined 101 adults, all of whom had experienced mild to moderate lower back pain for at least three months.

Participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatment plans for 12 weeks. The group who attended weekly 75-minute classes of a gentle form of yoga known as viniyoga reported significantly more pain relief than a group receiving a self-help book on relieving back pain. The yoga group also reported slightly more improvement than a group assigned to exercise sessions that included aerobics, strength training and stretching, although that difference was not statistically significant.

The yoga benefits appeared to persist. Fourteen weeks after the final treatment, yoga patients reported a continued downward trend in their pain, whereas the effect leveled off in the case of the self-help set. There was no statistical difference between the yoga group and the conventional exercise group.

Yoga practitioners have long suspected that the ancient exercise is helpful in the treatment of back pain, but up till now there’s been little scientific support of the claim. (Funding for the study came from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a branch of the National Institutes of Health that was specifically set up to examine under-studied alternative therapies.)

The yoga improvements could be due to two things: the relaxation that the practice instills, and improved body mechanics — paying more attention to how one sits, stands and walks, suggests Karen Sherman, the study’s first author and a Group Health researcher.”

— Janet Cromley,
Los Angeles Times
“Yoga has your back”
2/21/06 (as reported in http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/13921775.htm)

June 1st, 2009 | Tags: Low Back, yoga | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, yoga therapy | Leave a comment