BREATH & BODY: SOMATIC FITNESS (6 Week Summer Series)
Move better. Breathe deeper. Stress less.
Location: Durham Friends Meeting, 404 Alexander Avenue Durham, NC 27705
Time: Mondays, 6:30–7:30 PM
Dates:
May 4, 11, 18
June 1, 8, 15
No class on Memorial Day (5/25)
This is not your typical fitness class. It’s a breath-driven movement session blending elements of yoga, martial arts, and ground flow to build real-world strength, mobility, and control. Expect to crawl, roll, balance, and explore movement in ways that make your body more resilient, adaptable, and capable.
Cost: Free for Members / $25 Day Pass for Non-members
About this class:Train your nervous system as much as your muscles — improve recovery, reduce tension, and unlock smoother, more efficient movement on and off the wall.
Come to reset. Leave feeling grounded, loose, and a little more dangerous.
All levels welcome. No experience needed. No two classes are ever the same.
What We Get Into:
• Crawling & Quadrupedal patterns
• Breathwork & Retraining the Fear Response
• Strength + mobility
• Falling, rolling, and getting comfortable on the ground
• Floorwork
• Nervous system training (without the fluff)
• Movement games
• Partner drills
Taught by: Pasquale Antonio of Jiyu Holistic Wellness & NC Systema
Pasquale brings over 20 years of experience across martial arts, yoga, dance, bodywork, and personal training. His approach blends Eastern bodywork traditions with practical movement and health coaching to support real-world strength, recovery, and performance.
Based in Durham, Pasquale works with clients to reduce pain, improve mobility, and build resilient, adaptable bodies. He has been teaching martial arts and yoga professionally for over 12 years, and in 2020 relocated from NYC to partner with NC Systema (a local martial arts school).