Cris Caivano
Move with freedom. Move with enjoyment!
Cris Caivano
Move with freedom. Move with enjoyment!
I am an exercise/movement therapist, personal trainer, certified Qigong instructor, and author. Originally trained in classical ballet and modern dance, I attended SUNY Purchase as an undergraduate. After receiving my bachelors degree in 1978, I joined the Continuing Education faculty there, teaching jazz dance for the next 11 years while also choreographing and performing in NYC.
After receiving my masters degree in Dance Education from Columbia University in 1989, I refocused my work, studying dance therapy at the Laban Institute in London. I then created and ran dance/movement therapy programs at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento, CA. After returning home to NYC in 1991, I developed my current practice which specializes in people over 50 years old, but is appropriate for people of all ages.
During the past 15 years I have focused on incorporating Tai Chi and Qigong into my teaching repertoire. I hold a level 4 certification from the Santa Cruz Chi Center, under Lee Holden, and continue my studies whenever possible with Mingtong Gu, Robert Peng, Roger Jahnke, and Chungliang Al Huang.
Teaching people with PD is my latest passion. In 2015 I trained with the Mark Morris Dance Group in their Dance for PD program. I am currently developing a Qigong for Parkinson's program in the Millbrook, NY area, to help show people with PD that they have more options for moving and feeling great than, perhaps, they realize.
Based on more than 35 years of study and teaching experience, I am dedicated to revealing to my students that it is never too late to learn to move and feel better...once you understand how to do it.
Is there ever a time when its too late to begin working on exercise/movement therapy?
Originally titled Strength Training Over 50, Stay Fit and Fabulous (MQ Press, London, 2005) and published in 6 languages, Dover Publications will re-publish my book in January 2018 under the new title Strength Training, Staying Fit & Fabulous.
From the original 2005 reviews;
" A Rapidly growing senior population needs quality information on how to stay healthy and fit longer. Caivano provides just the thing, combining her broad knowledge of dance and movement therapy training in this exceptional strength-training guide for men and women over 50. This sensible and motivating gem of a book is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries. "
--Library Journal (NY), August 26, 2005
" An expert in movement therapy, author D. Cristine Caivano offers a thorough and well-illustrated guide that makes strength training seem (gasp!) fun! Strength Training Over 50 is suitable for men and women, those who are already physically fit, as well as those who are out of shape, injured, or just plain not motivated. Added Bonus: The models used in the how-to photos are over 50 themselves and look quite fabulous, providing just the motivation to get started. "
--Bookpage, January 2006
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