All-Season ASAHI®
Plant the simple seeds of Natural Finnish Movement and watch them grow into a restorative daily practice!
Course Summary
Asahi was invented more than 20 years ago in Finland to be accessible to all, safe, non-competitive, stress-free, close to nature, and 100% based in modern science, By the end of the 7-week course you will have rooted and nurtured an effective exercise routine that will carry you through every season!
Course Curriculum
Margaret Vainio
Margaret Vainio, MA in Music, choir director, singer, linguist and yoga teacher, and now an International Asahi Nordic Head Trainer, was born in the US, but has spent her adult life in Finland working as a church musician. She was first drawn to Asahi as a versatile choral warm-up. Now she has studied over 15 years with three of the original developers of Asahi. Margaret has brought Asahi from Finland to Greece, Slovenia and Austria and then to Finnish-American FinnFest USA celebrations for the past ten years. In 2022 she succeeded in getting Asahi Nordic on the curriculum at Northern Michigan University. Now it is also being offered at the University of Minnesota - Duluth.
In Margaret’s Words…
Doing Asahi isn’t a strict art, so it’s fine that everyone’s version looks a little different.
The essential thing in Asahi is following the breath and relaxing freely into the flow of the movement.
This gives the busy mind a well-needed rest and the body a chance to shed unnecessary chronic tension.
Learn Asahi now - when you turn 100, you’ll be glad you did!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE
Sharon, from Wisconsin
During Margaret’s first Asahi course, the stiffness in my knee replacements disappeared and my balance improved tremendously. Asahi has done wonders for me, so I want to share it with the rest of the world!
MORE FEEDBACK ABOUT ASAHI:
Martin, from Germany
In addition to the benefits of coordination, balance and rehabilitation, I love the way Asahi gets my circulation going and gives me more energy and a feeling of well-being. When Margaret asked me what would be a good slogan to encourage others to start practicing Asahi, I said at first that there isn’t really a way to put it into words. Then it came to me: “JUST DO IT! That’s it! JUST DO IT!”
