 Ofer
Erez
has been in the holistic health field for over 20
years, and
is a founder of Sugi Health and Fitness and the Sugi School of
Health and Fitness in Pleasant Hill, CA.
Ofer created Sugi Yoga
in 1997. He received his teacher certificate in Sivananda-style yoga
in 1987 and has taught continuously for 20 years. He discovered
during yoga classes that when he applied his knowledge of movement
physiology to his teaching methods students improved more quickly.
They also avoided injury and healed past injuries and restrictions
along the way. Ofer went on to develop a large variety of teaching
techniques, Sugi concepts and posture variations. He began training
Sugi Yoga teachers in 2003.
After serving in the military (1982 – 1986), Ofer devised a system
of exercises to maintain his own fitness. He found that in only 16
minutes, 3 times a week he improved his strength significantly. He
combined this early understanding of fitness with the concepts of
Sugi Yoga and expanded the application to all forms of fitness.
State approved trainings in Sugi Fitness began in 2006. His first
book on Sugi Fitness, “Complete Fitness Without Effort”, came out in
2006.
Also in 2005, Ofer began teaching an
effective method of bodywork called SugiTouch. His inspiration came
from many years of experience in a variety of healing modalities,
yoga, and martial arts. The work of Moshe Feldenkrais, Wilhelm
Reich, William Glasser and other great thinkers strongly influenced
his understanding of health and movement. He is also a certified
massage therapist, Reiki Master and Feldenkrais practitioner.
Ofer offers workshops and
presentations on reaching the full human potential at a variety of
venues in the Bay Area.
Certification,
Continuing Education and Community Wellness programs are available.
For additional information about Ofer and Amy Erez, the Sugi Touch
program and Sugi Health and Fitness, please visit the
Sugi Health website.
|
