Zennis Workshop

Coach : Badri Narayanan (USPTA Certified Professional Tennis Coach)

Contact information: Badri Narayanan: Cellular (435)764-0969. Email: badri007@gmail.com

BADRI NARAYANAN, has played tennis for the past 18 years and has competed at the National and International Level in India, Middle East and other parts of Asia. He competed at both school and university level and has also successfully coached school and college teams in India, Dubai and the United States.He has Successfully conducted workshops with Well renowned Pro Tour Players in Chennai , United States, Utah. He is a USPTA Level 1 certified Coach. He is a certified tai chi practitioner and has practiced yoga for the past 12 years. Having seen the benefits of tai chi and its similarities with Tennis movements wise, He worked very consciously to integrate taichi with tennis. He has taught Zennis to all kinds of players from juniors to adults to Seniors and believes that zennis will immensely benefit in the holistic development of a player.

What is Zennis ?

Zennis combines slow and aware body movements of Taichi, rhythmic breathing in tai chi, centeredness & techniques and movements that are required in Tennis. The power comes from the core and your hands and feet follow. This helps in natural power, better timing and balance in tennis. It aids in injury free tennis. My workshop focuses on how to keep ones awareness on key elements in spite of being in competition or in a scoring game. It helps in keeping you concentrated on the court without trying hard to concentrate.

Workshop duration: Half a Day work shops

Workshop details:

a. First 15 minutes of the day include, warming up, putting up a sweat. getting your muscles all limbered out for movement.
b. Zennis-Chi exercises : 30 minutes to 1 hour: Here the primary focus will be on generating the chi force ( natural power) , centeredness required for all strokes in tennis.
c. Zennis Forms : 1 hr: Incorporating slow Taichi Movements into Forehand, Backhand, Volleys, Over heads and Serves and feeling the chi force in each stroke.Focus here is on the breathing and and balance and weight shift/footwork
d. Zennis Attitude: 30 mins where I will talk about what is required to be Zen Tennis Master, The Pitfalls and the Jewels.
e: Zennis action on court: 1 hr: Application of Zennis Forms/ Techniques on Court. Here we learn to apply the lessons we learned in the forms on the court. with the primary focus on breathing and balance.
f, Zennis Exercises /Fun : 1hr: Here we will incorporate some creative ways of playing tennis, test individuals on centeredness & skills learned by creating distractions, creative ways of expressing emotion when things don’t go well on court, ambidextrous training for tennis, group discussions etc.

LEARN TENNIS FROM A CERTIFIED TENNIS Pro AND COACH, ZENNIS, TAICHI AND YOGA PRACTITIONER….

NO NEED OF SEPARATE CLASSES…..

BUILT IN WITH EVERY SESSION:

---------Comprehensive training on stroke production, Footwork, serving techniques, volleys, strategies, court coverage etc.

---------Mental training on focus, concentration, energy control, attitude with dedicated sessions for mental stillness

---------Cross training on Fitness, speed and agility to help both improve movement both in your Tennis and other sports

---------Zennis training on balance, breathing, facing internal & external challenges, fear and anxiety and overcoming them

JUNIOR PROGRAMME:

Help your kids be future champions…This program focuses on:

1. Solid foundation on basic strokes
2. Focus on footwork
3. Fun exercises for strength training
4. Importance of mental strength, concentration, ability to handle stress
5. Basic Taichi / Zen / Yoga techniques that can help not only with Tennis, but also in School and daily life.

ADULT PROGRAMME:

This program can be customized to meet your needs and can help:

1. A beginner who wants to learn the basics, enjoy the fun of playing Tennis
2. Intermediate player with focus on improving key elements of the game
3. Advanced players with the need to improve / get to the next level in matches
4. Learn to incorporate the strength training customized for Tennis Game and footwork
5. Learn to apply the right breathing techniques to help maintain focus and play with less physical strain, and more relaxed and still body and mind.

INJURY FREE TENNIS:

This program focuses mainly on how to play tennis injury free. If your main focus is on learning to play the same strokes with less physical strain, or with no injury… this is the class for you…..

Call now to get advantage of the ‘new student’ discount pricing. Bring a friend and win free sessions!!

Look what some students have to say…

….Badri offers great tennis, and the best part is ..its unbelievably cheap and affordable……

…He goes many extra miles and provides me with books and cds to improve my game…

….Never once has seen the watch and said.. its more than the set class time…

….I wondered why I was paying three times more before with my other coach, and was getting three times less knowledge…

…I am glad I found Badri..Very good coach..extremely knowledgable in Zen, Taichi techniques and I get both Inner coaching along with my Tennis lessons!! Sweet deal!!