The Farms: Melt with Mary
Experience Level: All skill levels (ages 13+)
Learn how to ease your foot, back, or hip pain, and hike without pain at MELT with Mary on Sundays, Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, or Dec. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Mansion Library.
Instructor Mary French will lead this introductory workshop to the MELT (Myofascial Energetic Length Technique) method, a self-treatment system that uses soft rollers and balls to improve the body’s connective tissue, nervous and lymphatic systems.
Students will use MELT soft balls and soft rollers as they learn simple techniques that can be done at home to remain active and healthy, and help provide relief from low back pain, arthritis, bunions and plantar fasciitis
$30/person*. Register here. Registration closes 1 day prior to class or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.
*Students should bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and wear activewear.
Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.
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About the Instructor
As a walker and runner with plantar fasciitis, Mary French received relief from the MELT Method and became a MELT instructor in 2014. She now shares her passion for the self-care method at various health events, including at Allerton.
“If hikers MELT their feet before hitting the trails, they will reduce their risk of injury and aches. Then MELTing afterwards will reduce the soreness from hiking.”
About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
Find the complete Fall schedule here.
