EXPLORE. DISCOVER. TOGETHER.
All BCT member courses:
- can be attended without any specific fitness level or previous experience,
- offer a free trial session to BCT members (unless otherwise specified),
- require booking as places are limited.
Pilates & more @ Wezembeek/online
Online via Zoom and in-person @ Wezembeek-Oppem
Mondays, 20:00-21:00
Tuesdays, 19:15-20:15 (advanced)
Fridays, 10:00-11:00
Open to everyone - dads & postnatal mums are welcome.
Fun, tailor-made classes with individual correction.
Do you wish to:
- Reduce stiffness on your joints?
- Enhance body awareness (flexion, extension & rotation);
- Improve your posture, balance & coordination;
- Avoid back-aches (upper, middle or lower back pain due to prolonged sitting or carrying your children);
- Work several muscle chains simultaneously;
- Feel relaxed & stretch after your workout;
Guided by Sandra, a qualified and experienced Stott Pilates instructor, you will learn how to
- strengthen your perineum & pelvic floor,
- reduce your waistline, tone your muscles,
- improve your breathing and sleep,
- avoid hernias & decrease urinary incontinence & prolapse,
- detect and massage your trigger points to release tension
- gain 1 extra hour of energy.
Sandra Gomez Wilches is qualified Stott Pilates instructor, expert in matwork and reformer, with 5 years of experience teaching all age groups from rehabilitation to professional sports people. As Sandra strongly believes that the mind, the emotions and body are linked, she insists on the importance of breathing to create body awareness and positive thinking to achieve one's goals. Sandra has also followed training on trigger points (how to find tender areas on your body and releasing tension) as well as Low Pressure Fitness (a repertoire of postural & breathing exercises which decreases intra-abdominal pressure using apneas. Its benefits are: improves capacity of breathing, creating recuperative sleep, strengthening & restoration of pelvic floor & perineum muscles as well as reducing your waist perimeter).
Cost: 78€ for 4 classes (19.50€ per class) or 21.50 € for 1 class - The first session is a free trial for BCT members. Personal training & duos are also available on request.
Places are limited so booking is essential. Please contact Sandra at gomezwilchessandra@gmail.com or 0485 94 15 89.
Postnatal Exercise @ Clubhouse
Fridays, 12:30 - 13:30
Summer term = May 23; June 13, 20, 27
Safe and soft postnatal gym classes. Babies are very welcome.
For: women who have recently had a baby (start is from about 4-6 weeks post-partum; after a caesarean it depends) or for women who want a workout that is safe and reasonable for a body that has been pregnant, no matter how long ago the birth is).
(> Please contact Sirka if you have any questions, she will help to classify your level and if the course fits your needs)
In group classes, exercises will be adapted to each participant’s needs.
We…
… re-strengthen your core from the inside out.
… heal your Diastasis Recti & flatten your tummy.
… restore your pelvic floor functions & address incontinence.
… improve your back-pain & increase your well-being.
… help to feel yourself again and being fit for your new (mummy) life!
Important: Please make sure you have your ob/gyn’s consent to perform soft gym.
Cost: €72 for 4 classes
To register, please contact Sirka at info@prae-vita.com or + 49 176 34 51 61 25.
By Sirka Ginsel, a qualified and experienced sports scientist, trained to teach prenatal & postnatal exercises and working as a therapist in a rehabilitation clinic for orthopaedics and neurology.
If you are interested, please contact Sirka without obligation to find out whether you can participate. Sirka also offers prenatal exercise classes and online classes.
Burn-out prevention: What is in your control? @ Clubhouse
When it comes to stress and stress related illnesses, like burn-out, we tend to think that we lack any control. And to some extent, depending on the circumstances, it may be true. However, when it comes to burn-out prevention, there are some areas that remain in our control. It is important to be aware of them.
Gabriela also suffered from burn-out, which turned out to be more severe and challenging than she had expected. During her recovery journey, she realised that although her burn-out seemed inevitable, she could have had control over some factors that might have influenced the prevention of burn-out, or at least made it less severe.
What to expect in this workshop?
In this interactive workshop, you will:
- Gather awareness of the development of burn-out and its symptoms
- Be aware of the alarm signals warning of a potential burn-out and identify some that are specific to you
- Explore Beliefs and Behaviours that put a person at risk of developing a burn-out
- Explore ways to listen to your body
- Identify at least three items related to burn-out prevention that are in your control
- Remove the guilt around developing a burn-out
What to expect?
- A blend of theoretic concepts and highly interactive exercises
- Body awareness
- Collective Intelligence
- Self-reflection
- Self-awareness exercises
- Playfulness, despite a heavy and serious subject
About the Workshop Facilitator:
Gabriela Doicaru-Spencer is a professional certified coach who helps expats balance their wellbeing, be it personal or professional.
In addition to one-to-one coaching, Gabriela facilitates public and corporate workshops covering wellbeing themes (better sleep, stress management, self-compassion) and teaches laughter yoga, a practice which enables positive emotions and wellbeing through intentional laughter.
Finding Calm in the Chaos: Stress Relief for New Mums @ Clubhouse
This is an experiential workshop in which the participants will be discovering and testing various body-orientated approaches to regulate emotions and the stress response. Discussions and sharing will take place in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.
About the Workshop Facilitator:
Gabriela Doicaru-Spencer is a professional certified coach who helps expats balance their wellbeing, be it personal or professional.
In addition to one-to-one coaching, Gabriela facilitates public and corporate workshops covering wellbeing themes (better sleep, stress management, self-compassion) and teaches laughter yoga, a practice which enables positive emotions and wellbeing through intentional laughter.
BCT member courses are specialised offers on subjects of interest for BCT members. Some are related to sports and well-being, others to babies, parenting or even a creative subject. Some courses consist of several sessions while others are ongoing offers. Teachers of our courses (and workshops) are certified instructors in their professional field. Almost all courses start with one free class to give new participants the possibility to test the course. While the trial sessions are open to non-BCT members, the Member Courses are exclusively for BCT members. Join us and take advantage of the many benefits that a membership can bring to your family life here in Belgium.
Member Courses are either held online or at our Clubhouse at 620 Chaussee de Waterloo, 1050 Ixelles.
Call to BCT Members: If you are a BCT member and would like to offer a course to other members, please contact us at info@bctbelgium.org.
