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"That was the best flexibility class I have ever taken." - anonymous student 2026
Dance with me in Sanctum Samhain |
Sign up for class now through August |
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Join me and my Slither Sirens for an 8 week performance series, concluding in an epic ritual theater performance for Sanctum Samhain. We’ll meet Tuesdays in September and October from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm to create a stunning new dance about The Veil to Chelsea Wolfe’s haunting song The Liminal. Costumes will be provided, your additional adornments will be encouraged! All backgrounds and levels welcome, the only requirement is a love for the turning of the season with a desire to dance about it!
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Why only through August?
ON DEMAND CLASSES ARE COMING! I'm super excited to share that I'm building out an online training platform so we can train, dance, and move together anytime. You've asked, and I'm giving in! My group classes will continue, with the additional access to specialty classes, recording to move at your own pace, at your own time, and more. I'm looking forward to this new way to move together. |
Accepting new students! Book a private lesson: in person or online
Personalized training programs:
Your personalized training program begins with a 1 hour initial intake and interview. During this time we will discuss your current state of activity, diet, hobbies and habits, availability, goals, limitations, and expectations. We will also move through some simple range of motion exercises to assess your current mobility. With the info we gather during your intake, together we will set smart goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound) to keep your training on track and positive. Ash will then develop a training program for you to keep and practice on your own time. We finish the process in a 1 hour training program review in which we detail your programs, answer questions, and take pictures for progress.
Each package includes your 1 hour initial intake, your personalized training program, and 1 hour follow up training session. Additional training, online or in person, sessions available!
Private training:
One-on-one training specific to your body and your goals.
Sessions are typically one hour long and include individualized active flexibility exercises, various stretch techniques, hands on adjustment, active range of motion drills and even massage.
All private lessons begin with an initial check in conversation about recent activities, injuries, stress, diet, and things that may impact your ability to train to the best of your ability and focus on your movement.
Your personalized training program begins with a 1 hour initial intake and interview. During this time we will discuss your current state of activity, diet, hobbies and habits, availability, goals, limitations, and expectations. We will also move through some simple range of motion exercises to assess your current mobility. With the info we gather during your intake, together we will set smart goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound) to keep your training on track and positive. Ash will then develop a training program for you to keep and practice on your own time. We finish the process in a 1 hour training program review in which we detail your programs, answer questions, and take pictures for progress.
Each package includes your 1 hour initial intake, your personalized training program, and 1 hour follow up training session. Additional training, online or in person, sessions available!
Private training:
One-on-one training specific to your body and your goals.
Sessions are typically one hour long and include individualized active flexibility exercises, various stretch techniques, hands on adjustment, active range of motion drills and even massage.
All private lessons begin with an initial check in conversation about recent activities, injuries, stress, diet, and things that may impact your ability to train to the best of your ability and focus on your movement.
"The most important thing I like to tell all of my prospective students is my intention as an instructor. Flexibility training is a very personal experience. The challenge of flexibility and fitness, especially with but not limited to contortion training, is that it is more than a physical practice. My intention as an instructor is not only to act as a professional eye to ensure safety and progress, but also to help hold you accountable to your goals, assist in developing the discipline required for healthy training, and to act as a mental and emotional guide through the training process." - Ash Rex
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Education and Experience
A contortion practice that started by mimicking Cirque du Soleil as a little girl, a yoga practice that guided her as a teenager. As a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Ash was able to develop her passion for anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. This study of the human body formed the foundation of both her training and teaching. In 2019 Ash worked as Assistant Director & Instructor for Catie Brier's Contortion Intensive, the program in which she once studied.
Training for movement and body awareness is ongoing. Ash has trained with some of the most influential movement professionals in the United States:
Mongolian Contortion Center Mongolia Contortion Retreat 2023
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist 2020
Catie Brier's Contortion Intensive at SF Circus Center 2016 & 2017
200 hour YOGAMAZÉ yoga teacher training with Rocky Heron
Extreme flexibility with Johnathan Nosan's Contorture program
Modern contortion performance with U.S Aerial Championship 2nd runner up Stephanie Bailey
Mindful Contortion with Micah Walters
Mongolian contortionist and coach Serchma Byamba
Has bendy, will travel.
Training for movement and body awareness is ongoing. Ash has trained with some of the most influential movement professionals in the United States:
Mongolian Contortion Center Mongolia Contortion Retreat 2023
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist 2020
Catie Brier's Contortion Intensive at SF Circus Center 2016 & 2017
200 hour YOGAMAZÉ yoga teacher training with Rocky Heron
Extreme flexibility with Johnathan Nosan's Contorture program
Modern contortion performance with U.S Aerial Championship 2nd runner up Stephanie Bailey
Mindful Contortion with Micah Walters
Mongolian contortionist and coach Serchma Byamba
Has bendy, will travel.