A Radiant Heart Experience with John Friend is an immersion into the transformative power of the open, expansive ribcage — the central gateway of Bowspring alignment and the energetic source of our vitality, courage, and loving presence. In the Bowspring method, the Radiant Heart is not merely a posture; it is a living principle. When the ribcage expands and lifts from the inside out, the whole body awakens: breath deepens, fascia brightens with tone, and the mind becomes clearer, more resilient, and more receptive to joy. As a guiding principle for daily life, Radiant Heart teaches us to meet the world with openness rather than collapse, with responsiveness rather than reactivity. This weekend intensive invites you to embody a fuller expression of yourself — to stand taller, feel lighter, love deeper, and move through the world with authentic radiance.

Key Benefits of The Bowspring:

• Healthy, curvy figure with lifted glutes, tapered waistline, a long belly, and weight loss. Enhances harmonic proportion between the shoulders, waist, and pelvis.
• The uniform tone in the connective tissue brings a balancing effect to all joints.
• Pain relief and eventual loss of pain. Default posture reflects old somatic traumas and mind-body habits connected to chronic injuries, physical limitations, and a path of poor health.
• Individual bodywork and body-mind therapy for specific injuries to 10 Key Areas of the body-mind, including the lower back, hips, knees, feet, hands, elbows, shoulders, neck, jaw, and ribcage (heart).
• Hands-on postural adjustments for basic Bowspring exercises help students of any level open and repattern their connective tissue for a new, more dynamic, springy alignment for daily vibrant living.
• Empowerment through specific breath practices for stress management, mind control, and increasing psychic abilities.

The Intensive will be held at Matagiri, a serene spiritual event center in the wooded mountains 15 minutes outside Woodstock, NY.

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Terms:

• All participants must be present for the whole weekend to be able to participate in the workshop.
• 50% refund up to February 6.
• We cannot accommodate any refunds after February 6th.
• If you’re unable to attend the workshop, your fee can be applied to the next available workshop in next 6 months.