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a 4-week live online series for knitters & makers from the floor

knit without the knots *MAT VERSION

Launching Thursdays | August 13th - September 3rd

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

picking up where the chair series began but taking it to the mat — same focus but a slightly different conversation

sound familiar?

your body is talking. are you listening?

so you do what you've always done. you stretch. you take a walk. you put the knitting down for the day and hope tomorrow feels better.

but what if stretching isn't really the answer? what if there's another way — one that actually works with how your body learns and moves?

• neck & shoulder tension after time with your project • stiffness in your back from sitting

• aching hands, wrists or fingers • that familiar knitters slump (the "schlump")

• feeling like your body is working against you • wondering how much longer you can keep this up

the series

a different kind of movement — working with your body as you knit.

knit without the knots is a 4-week live online series using Hanna Somatic Movement — gentle, intelligent, nervous-system-based movement that helps shift patterns that have become problematic.

each class will be done from the floor {on a carpet, blanket, yoga mat]. every week focuses on a different area of the body. you'll start to understand your body's habits — and how to gently change them.

by the end of four weeks, you'll have tools you can use for the rest of your knitting life.

what we cover

four weeks. real change.

• the seated body takes a toll on your back | connecting to your 3-dimensional body & breath

• where most knitters feel it first | your upper body: shoulders, neck & head

‍ • ‍ the tools of your craft | arms, hands & fingers

• ‍the notions | eyes, breath & integrations

what's included

everything you need. nothing you don't.

• 4 live 60-minute sessions— 45 minutes of guided somatic movement , plus 15 minutes of teaching and Q&A so that you can ask questions and get answers specific to your body

• recordings of every class— yours to keep and use whenever you need, for reference and movement

• a weekly one-page handout — key concepts and movement reminders for each focus area, for easy reference between classes

• expert guidance — expert guidance — from a clinical somatic movement educator who is also a lifelong knitter, so that each class is designed with the knitter's body and its challenges in mind

sharon smith-carter

27 years of watching bodies move — and one of them is mine.

I'm a Clinical Somatic Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and lifelong knitter and fibre lover. I've seen how bodies change over time — and how that can affect the things we love to do. I know what it feels like when the craft you love starts to push back. And I know there's another way — one that's simple, gentle and creates positive change.

clinical somatic educator: RSME | RSMT [ISMETA] · yoga instructor: ERYT500 · YACEP [Yoga Alliance]

“ knit happens.”‍ ‍unknown

The new Mat Series will run:

Thursdays August 13 - September 3 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

$140 CDN [plus HST]— *Canadian registrations ETRANSFERS ONLY* [should NOT be on STRIPE].

Canadian Residents — Please Pay by E-Transfer‍ ‍hello@sharonsmithcarter.ca‍

Registration Steps for Canadian payment: 1. Click “BOOK CLASS” (do not complete the Stripe payment step). 2. Send your e-transfer for $158.20 CAD to: hello@sharonsmithcarter.ca

Registration & Policy Info

Canadian residents: e-transfer to hello@sharonsmithcarter.ca

International participants: PayPal

Refund Policy No refunds for cancellations made within one week of the series start date.