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Alive & Well! Open House
We can dramatically enhance our ability to heal ourselves and others through developing the sense of touch. A discussion and demonstration of Conscious BodyWork and programs at Alive & Well! will take place.
2 Hours
Alive & Well! Primary Orientation
Required for all enrolled CMT, CBW & MBW Students. One time attendance only. To help you begin your journey with a knowledge of how the school functions and what you need to do to graduate. Receive your binder and logistical information, and ask any remaining questions.
2 Hours
Alive & Well! Staff
Active Isolated Stretching
This is an excellent class for therapists working in sports or physical therapy settings. Learn to teach clients to work actively to safely lengthen muscles and fascia. Class features demonstrations, discussion and practice with each muscle surrounding a joint, indications and contraindications related to diseases, injuries, joint replacements, osteoporosis and aging factors. A perfect adjunct to NMR. 24 hours
Acupressure
The goal of this course is for the students to develop a working knowledge of the core concepts of
Chinese Medicine. You will learn about the principles of Qi and Balance, Acupoints, Meridians and more. Emphasis will be on allowing you to use your own mental, intuitive and kinesthetic skills to help harmonize imbalances in yourself and your clients using these concepts.
40 Hours
Advanced Palpatory Anatomy
Learn to recognize which structural elements are contributing to the misalignments that cause neuromuscular pain and dysfunction. Learn where to focus your work for the best session results. This is an advanced postural analysis course using palpation, passive range of motion assessment and visual observation to assess muscular patterns and structural misalignments.
36 Hours
Advanced Myofascial Certification with Til Luchau and/or Larry Koliha
Learn advanced and little-known Myofascial techniques, which can be easily incorporated into a wide variety of bodywork styles. Join us for this unique opportunity to study with Rolf Institute faculty members Til Luchau and Larry Koliha. The first 3 courses of this 5 part series leading to an optional certification can be taken individually or combined in any order. All 5 classes comprise a comprehensive system, encompassing over 20 session sequences and more than 200 techniques, tests, and procedures. Anatomical structures to review prior to the course and complete certificate requirements are available at www.advanced-trainings.com.
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Anatomy/Kinesiology
The intention of this entry level course is that upon completion you will have a basic working knowledge of the muscles and bones of the human organism. You will learn to confidently "see" into the body's structure with accuracy and insight. Teaching modalities will include lecture, palpation, body assessment and movement.
$42, $25 Books Required
36 Hours
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Biomechanics and Ergonomics
Learn the physiology of muscle function, joint movement, breath, and exercise as they relate to fitness, the activities of daily living and work. Understand and apply the concepts of toning, weight-in-motion, one’s relationship to gravity and problems of environmental adjustment. You will learn to apply the principles of dynamic balance to everyday activities, and to assess when the environment does or does not support the body’s natural alignment.
Prerequisite: CMT
18 Hours
Body Psychology
The study of body psychology enhances the practitioners ability to understand the multidimensional nature of postural tension, and to better develop treatment protocol uniquely suited to the individuals they work with.
In this course we will look closely at the relationship between physical structure and character structure, function and emotion. Students will be encouraged to inquire into their own emotional anatomy, and will learn tools for accessing information from their own body of knowledge.
Remember, in order to be truly effective with others, we must first work on ourselves: Healer, heal thyself.
12 Hours
Brain Function Facilitation
Stress and trauma block the brain/body connections that support effective communication, emotional balance, and physical coordination. Using muscle testing, you will assess and release emotional, physical and mental tension to enhance deeper relaxation and clearer focus in your clients. This process de-stresses the brain so that higher levels of function are achieved.
12 Hours
Building Your Practice
This could be the most important part of your training! Building a bodywork practice takes a wonderful blend of skills from “big picture” planning to daily activities. This practical training focuses on developing and honing the essential tools that you need to create a successful business. Topics include: demystifying marketing, promoting yourself, skillful networking, record keeping, creating a plan, and staying inspired and supported. This course will use a “hands-on” approach. You will come away with many tools, and understanding of your own personal business style and plan of action.
$20 Book required
15 Hours
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Cancer, adapting massage for clients w/
This course will present a two-day training for massage therapists to adapt massage techniques for the special needs of people with cancer that may be in any stage of illness or recovery. Topics will include: • Developing massage protocols. • Current & related massage research. • Cancer basics --types of cancer,cancer treatment, metastases, and common presenting symptoms. The program will include practice and time for questions and discussion. It is hoped that cancer patients will join us on Sunday to provide practice experience.
12 Hours
Carpal Tunnel & Wrist Problems
These are considered a leading cause of lost work and disability among secretaries, hair dressers, cashiers, computer operators, carpenters, and bodyworkers. Here is what you can do to resolve the problem without surgery. Class includes self-care tips for bodyworkers.
6 Hours
Clinic Orientation
Required for all enrolled CMT, CBW
& MBW Students before starting clinic. One time attendance only. Get acquainted with how the Alive & Well! Student Public Massage Clinic operates. Learn how to locate client files, prepare for your client, present your session and receive feedback about your progress. Ask questions and interact with the community.
Conscious BodyWork™ Level I
Develop your intuitive rapport with others; discover the principles behind all bodywork techniques. Learn to see with your hands. Enjoy lots of hands-on experience and gain confidence in your ability to touch and massage. This course is for learning, relating, relaxing, having fun and discovering your own creativity and knowing. Required Book $30 video $20.
27 Hours
Conscious BodyWork® Level II
Conscious Bodywork is interactive. When you engage your client’s participation using directed breathing to focus attention and intention around in the body in new ways, your clients can begin to change themselves from the inside. Learn more detailed strokes. Perfect your style, flow through smooth transitions, work with rhythm to relax and invigorate. Make your sessions the best - fun, varied, and back by popular demand! Level II, all new format with Level III great teachers!
24 Hours
Level II Lab
2 Hours each
Conscious BodyWork® Level III
Learn specific protocols for resolving common Range Of Motion restrictions and restoring full function of neck, shoulders, hips and low back. You’ll learn activations, mobilizations, active spindle cell releases and hold release techniques for re-educating movement patterns. Layer your techniques for specific problem areas to get the maximum results. Learn to mobilize vertebrae with your mind. We will address military spine, sacro-iliac compression, excessive lordosis, frozen shoulder, dowagers hump and much more.
27 Hours
Level III Lab
2 Hours each
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Conscious Breathwork
An experiential course that introduces you to the power of the breath in personal unfoldment. It will prepare you to be a compassionate witness for your own emotional states and for others. You will learn how to breathe consciously, explore the role that breathing plays in specific states of being, and how to facilitate another’s unfolding through breath,movement and touch. Together we will create a very safe environment for a rich journey into the self. Come prepared to breathe!
6 Hours
Conscious Movement
Our bodies are constantly evolving; it is never too late to change them. Reawaken the thrill of movement, discover your fascination for growth. An experiential, theoretical, and physically challenging class that will condition you, stretch your limits, and teach you to become more aware of: Why we move the way we do; What developmental movement is; What consequences our movement patterns have upon our lives; How organized movement patterns affect our brain function, our emotional equilibrium, even our motivation. Explore which movement patterns are universal, cultural, and individual, and discuss what this has to do with massage. Come prepared to be still, to move to the rhythm of live music, to reaffirm your full potential for growth through conscious movement.
18 Hours
Consciousness Studies
Using the body as your canvas, explore the effects of conscious attention and intention on living systems. Within the context of client interactions such as intake, assessment, palpation and treatment, universal principles of the impact of consciousness will be tested and observed. Receive an overview of the latest research and theories underlying the science of consciousness. This class is a culmination of centuries of esoteric knowledge and recent research and discoveries. 18 hours
Counseling for Bodyworkers
Good counseling skills are imperative for any bodyworker. The body and emotions are profoundly interrelated and you cannot touch one without affecting the other. Develop your communication skills, learn appropriate methods for setting boundaries and limits, and manage issues of transference and counter transference. In this course, you will learn about the development of the emotional being as it relates to the structure of the body. By gaining familiarity with the psychological maps of the body, you will build confidence to meet your clients emotional needs.
Required book $25
6 Hours
Cranio Sacral Therapy I
The craniosacral system connects the spinal cord and the sacrum with a continuous membrane of connective tissue that houses the brain and central nervous system. Motor function, learning patterns, emotions, and ways of perceiving the world are affected by the balance of the craniosacral system. CranioSacral Therapy enhances the body’s innate healing mechanisms by gently influencing the craniosacral system. This workshop will present the basic protocol for treatment and normalization of the craniosacral system.
Prerequisite: CMT.
24 Hours
Cranio Sacral Labs
2 Hours
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Deep Tissue I: Soft Tissue Mobilization
Deep tissue massage is much more than just a "deep" massage. It is the ability to work with increased depth, safely and with more ease, and facilitate greater levels of physical and emotional release. Specific deep tissue myofascial techniques, or myofascial therapy, will support basic skills for working with localized tension or injury. This course inspires a new way of working and problem solving which may be implemented within the context of your current style whenever it is needed. The course covers:
* Palpation to isolate areas of tension, focusing work at specific depths and in different layers of the body.
* Client participation in range of motion to allow release of spasm or holding patterns.
* Proper body mechanics for practitioner to avoid fatigue or overuse injuries.
* Supplementary techniques using knuckles, forearms, and elbows for deep work.
Prerequisite: CMT
$25.00 book required
37 Hours
Educational Kinesiology
In-Depth: The Seven Dimensions Of Learning
During this 4 day workshop, you will learn to facilitate integration of movement coordination in seven dimensions of brain function. You will focus on how each dimension can support or block the learning process. Goal setting, correlation of body movement to life skills, experience that affirms new growth-oriented communication are all explored. This course provides the foundation to firmly integrate the principles of whole brain learning into academic and movement processes.
Prerequisites: Brain Gym 101 or Emotional/Energetic Tune-Ups & Brain Function from Alive & Well!
32 Hours
Emotional / Energetic Tune-Ups
Using muscle testing, you can discover the emotional issues that contribute to chronic tension. Learn simple releases for the fixations that result from shock, emotional upset and our attitudes about life. Your work will go deeper and be much more effective than simply rubbing tensions away. Significant techniques to use after accident or injury, also for migraines and allergies.
9 Hours
3 classes
Emotional / EnergeticTune-Ups LAB
2 Hours
1 class
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Establishing a Business
Learn what it takes to establish your new business! A nuts and bolts approach, this is an essential training for developing and honing the skills you need to create a successful business.
CMT graduation with cake and apple cider immediately following class.
5 Hours
Ethics & Communication
Mature bodyworkers need to develop a responsible relationship with clients when working in non-ordinary states of consciousness that bodywork evokes. This course will expand your ethical awareness about healing, love, sex, money and authority. We will co-create a vocabulary of ethics that is appropriate to you and the intention of your practice through role playing, case histories, and dialogue.
Prerequisite CMT.
12 Hours
4 classes
Face & Head Massage
The expression of tension is as much in the face as anywhere else, yet it is usually ignored in massage. Learn the ultimate natural face lift. Your clients will look and feel younger in just half an hour!
3 Hours
Facilitating Function & Coordination for PT’s & Fitness Trainers
Facilitating Function provides you with tools and information to increase the effectiveness of your work with clients. Jocelyn Olivier and Pamela Johnson PT bring their experience and skills with NeuroMuscular Reprogramming® and Pilates together to offer tools to address facilitating function in a whole new way. This class is designed for physical therapists working with patients with chronic or problematic issues, fitness professionals looking for more efficient ways to get results, and bodyworkers interested in a more global approach to relieving dysfunctional patterns. You will leave with new approaches to movement re-education and motor learning, and with ideas, information and skills that will make a big difference in the results you are able to get with your clients. Prerequisites: Call Admissions Dept at ext 224
15 hours
Functional Anatomy & Physiology: Advanced Biomechanics
Beyond the knowledge of bones and muscles is the knowledge of advanced biomechanics, how muscles shape our posture and movement. Learn to analyze how injuries and chronic tension patterns affect other parts of the body; how an impact to the bottom of the foot can create tensions on the opposite side of the neck; how one tight scalene can ricochet throughout the body in spirals and diagonals. Specific tests to assess which muscles are causative in classic injury patterns such as rotator cuff injuries and knee sprains are presented.
18 hours
The Hip: Advanced Techniques
Hip problems are a common cause of low back pain and dysfunctions of the knee. Gale will demonstrate simple yet effective ways to release hip muscle to alleviate your client’s pain. This course addresses how to relieve sciatic pain as well as how to restructure your client’s hips into a more comfortable and functional anatomical alignment. You will be given exercises for your clients that will continue to enhance your results.
6 Hours
Joint Mobilization
Learn to mobilize restrictions created by muscle splinting around joints using compression, vibration, oscillation and traction. These are gentle and effective techniques that can be successfully taught to family members of patients to use at home. This is an essential finishing touch to address the structural components of neuro-muscular corrections. A complete system of NeuroMuscular integrity for the structures of the back and shoulders.
18 Hours
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Integrative Lymph-Visceral Massage
A strong and resilient immune system is critical to overall health. Integrative Lymph-Visceral Massage is the gentle and deep stimulation of the lymphatic and visceral systems. Level I introduces the structures and functions of these systems, location of organs (particularly the colon and small intestine), massage skills to improve the function of digestive and eliminative organs, and techniques for the head, neck and abdomen.
Prerequisites: Basic Anatomy and Massage
$40 book to be purchased at class.
26 Hours
Insurance Billing Made Easy
YOU CAN BILL INSURANCE FOR YOUR WORK! Knowing how and when to bill insurance companies is a lucrative adjunct to your practice. Massage therapists can bill directly for car accidents, Workers Compensation, and sometimes health insurance. Learn how to bill in an easy step-by-step approach with all the necessary forms and codes.
Prerequisites: Basic Anatomy and Massage
2 Hours
Massage Ergonomics
Learn how to align your posture easily and effortlessly. Proper posture is essential to get the most out of your work performance. Learn how to prevent carpal tunnel, get out of pain, and maintain stamina. Do more massage and still feel refreshed and relaxed.
6 Hours
Myofascial Release
The fascial system affects the entire body. Distortions in one place can have symptomatic results elsewhere. We'll learn how the components of the fascia organize themselves. We'll learn powerful techniques to release adhesions and restrictions--no matter how long those restrictions have been part of the body's patterns.
Prerequisite: CMT and Level II.
12 Hours
National Exam Study Group
This course is designed to create a feeling of ease and confidence for taking the National Certification exam as well as equipping students with strategies of how to approach it. It focuses on the format of the exam, studying and test taking skills, and review of past test questions. We will also go through the steps of signing up for the exam and get an overall understanding of the certification process. We will include some hands on practice, our bodies can be our greatest resource!
12 hours
NeuroMuscular Reprogramming®
72 hour Professional Development Course
NMR, our trademarked work developed at Alive & Well!, is a detailed and thorough structural bodywork which uses muscle testing to assess imbalances in coordination, and advanced techniques to correct dysfunctional coordination patterns at their source, the motor control center in the brain. Our NeuroMuscular Reprogramming® graduates are in high demand. We receive more requests than we can fill for practitioners with this level of expertise. Isn’t it time you added NMR to your bodywork skills? NeuroMuscular Reprogramming differs significantly from other neuromuscular therapies. It is the missing link in rehabilitation: the perfect adjunct to chiropractic and sports injury care. NMR accelerates recovery from injuries, alleviates debilitating effects of repetitious stress, and optimizes athletic performance. It is easy on the practitioner, fast, non-invasive, deeply effective, with long lasting improvements in range of motion, strength, and comfort. NMR adds a new level of skill and speed to your bodywork. Learn tools and principles you can innovate with for years to come.
* Develop muscle testing skills to assess weaknesses and cue the brain for reprogramming.
* Learn complex muscle relationships and a relational approach to solving neuromuscular dysfunctions.
* Help you understand what you see when looking at structural problems.
* Teach rehabilitation exercises to condition the client's newly activated neuromuscular pathways.
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NeuroMuscular Reprogramming® Advanced
Advanced NeuroMuscular Reprogramming is designed to deepen and expand your NMR protocols and assessment skills, making you a more efficient practitioner. You will be able to achieve more results in less time with less effort. Solve complex problems with more confidence and a higher level of understanding of the interconnected patterns at work within the body.
30 Hours
Single classes may be purchased by non-program students only.
Session 1: 1 class: Diagonals
Session 2: 1 class: Shoulder
Session 3: 1 class: Compressions
Session 4: 1 class: Knees
Session 5: 1 class: Demo Sessions
NeuroMuscular Reprogramming® Prep Course
Before enrolling in NMR, students must have experience in muscle testing as used in NMR. This course provides the student with this preparation. Anatomy requirements are the same as for NMR, specifically knowledge of Kinesiology.
6 Hours
NMR: Scoliosis
NeuroMuscular Reprogramming® protocols for stabilizing postural and functional support combined with brain integration modalities dramatically reduce the chronic pain experienced by those living with scoliosis. Prerequisite: Adv. Anatomy and experience muscle testing.
12 hours
NeuroPhysiology of Touch
Gain a lasting fascination and appreciation for the fundamentals of Neuroanatomy and Physiology, a passion for the possibilities our bodies represent. We will focus on the Central Nervous System (CNS), the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS), governing all muscle pain fibres, and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), modulating our access to the Therapeutic state and appropriate immune and stress responses. Emphasis is on the interelationship among them and our conscious ability to ameliorate the stress response, the number one killer in the world.
12 Hours
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On-Site Massage
The perfect massage context for promoting your work at parties, shopping centers, events, fairs, stores and conferences. Seated chair massage may become the stress relief choice of the years to come. Jocelyn's presents her favorite on-site tune-up techniques.
12 hrs
Pathology & Contraindications
Theses courses are all lecture and taught in 2 hour increments, once a week. The material encompasses the physiology, pathology & massage contraindications for all body systems that are not already covered within the framework of other courses taught in the Master BodyWorker program.
1. Chemistry
2. Cell Structure & Function
3. Integumentary System
4. Endocrine System
5. The Cardiovascular System
6. Respiratory System
7. Digestive System
8. Urinary System
9. Reproductive system
10. Immune System
11. Immune System
Pathology & Contraindications 34 hours
Physiology 36 hours
Physiology
Theses courses are all lecture and taught in 2 hour increments, once a week. The material encompasses the physiology, pathology & massage contraindications for all body systems that are not already covered within the framework of other courses taught in the Master BodyWorker program.
1. Chemistry
2. Cell Structure & Function
3. Integumentary System
4. Endocrine System
5. The Cardiovascular System
6. Respiratory System
7. Digestive System
8. Urinary System
9. Reproductive system
10. Immune System
11. Immune System
Pathology & Contraindications 34 hours
Physiology 36 hours
Pregnancy Massage, An Introduction
Effective prenatal massage facilitates the anatomical and physiological processes and changes of gestation while providing nurturing support and stress reduction. Preventive touch therapies can reduce prenatal complications. Learn potential benefits as well as contraindications for pregnancy massage and methodology precautions for working with high risk, complicated, and bed rest pregnancies, as well as proper client positioning for each trimester.
Prerequisites: CMT
6 hours
Pregnancy Massage Certification
Gain a deeper understanding of structural changes and learn new strokes and techniques to adapt to the special needs of pregnant women throughout all phases of their pregnancy. Based on LooyenWork and specifically adapted for pregnant women, these structural patterns will help relieve and correct sciatic and psoas problems from expanded growth discomfort. Knowing how to align the pregnant body is an essential tool to be a fully artful Pregnancy Massage Practitioner. This certification is offered only at Alive & Well! Don’t miss it! Bring two pillows, a sheet, and a large towel. Spaces are limited and fill up quickly. Maximum class size is 18 students.
Prerequisite: CMT & 70 – 100 client hours
Required Book $27, Required Equipment $65
33 hours
Principles of Polarity I
Discover the principles fundamental to all pressure point techniques. You will learn how the body's electromagnetic field works, and how to give a complete, relaxing, energy balancing treatment using extremely effective methods of alleviating neck, shoulder, back, and hip problems.
24 Hours
Reflexology
The foot, with its reflex points, is a map of the whole body. Learn a complete foot massage and connect it with reflex points throughout the body. Herbs and supplements are also explored.
15 Hours
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Shiatsu I: The Art of Non- Doing
This course is for those who want to cultivate quality of mind as it is expressed through touch. “Leaning On”, “Merging In”, “Waiting” are the essential teachings of this approach to Shiatsu. Learn to approach all bodywork as a gateway to meditation. Maximum students is 12, so enroll soon.
12 Hours
The Shoulder-Advanced Release Techniques
Add energetic, myofascial, activation and facilitation releases to your repertoire for the purpose of restructuring the shoulder into a more functional and comfortable anatomical position. Gale has developed great moves that feel good to the clients and get great results at the same time. Learn simple, effective techniques to alleviate shoulder pains, as well as how to evaluate which form of release your client will respond to best. Exercises will be given that will best enhance your work.
Prerequisiite: CMT or equivalent.
6 Hours
Somatic Process & Integration
Learn how to integrate a variety of techniques to design a session that is unique to their client. SPI provides a time to talk philosophy and informally discuss work related issues and questions that come up in working with clients. Open to all CMT grads.
* Working with the Breath
* Quality of Touch
* Energy and Structure
3 Hours- 15 hours required of CBW and MBW students.
3 Hours each
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Sports Injury and Cronic Pain
Classic approaches in sports injury treatment help athletes prevent further injuries. Catch them earlier and correct micro-trauma that leads to more severe problems. Learn to assess and treat the most common sports injuries: tendonitis, hamstring and groin pulls, iliotibial band syndrome, rotator cuff problems and more. We will focus on thorough palpatory anatomy, contra-indications and appropriate timing of treatment. Techniques to soften tissue and make optimal use of biomechanics will allow you to work more efficiently with less effort.
18 Hours
Stretching and Massage
Integrate effective stretching into your table massage with techniques from Thai massage, Hatha Yoga, and Somatics. Incorporate focus to assist joint mobilization, muscle lengthening, cramp relief, and range of motion.
6 Hours
Supervised Clinical Practice
Supervised clinic practice is a valuable part of the CMT, CBW, and MBW programs at Alive & Well! New students can begin clinic hours after their Level I class. All students are welcome to continue practicing in the clinic on a space-available basis after their program requirement is completed. The student clinic is typically open Tuesday afternoons, Thursday afternoons, and Saturday mornings – hours can vary, so please check with the office.
Thai Massage
The history, spiritual, and energetic principles of the Thai medical model will be discussed. The manual portion of the workshop will proceed sequentially through a full body treatment of traditional techniques. The last day we will review and perform a full body treatment. The course is designed as an introductory look at a unique Asian bodywork system, introducing and practicing a selection of manual techniques from the vast repertoire of Thai massage.
24 Hours
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The Therapeutic Relationship
It is imperative for all those in the helping professions to have a clear understanding of their role in the healing process. Examine both your cultural and personal beliefs about what it means to be a bodyworker. Explore ideas about what it means to heal, who is it that does the healing, and what your obligations are to yourselves and your clients in this process. Special emphasis will be placed on defining the emotional role of the bodyworker. We will explore these ideas in an open class forum of group exercises, case studies, and personal explorations.
12 Hours
Touch For Health
Learn to muscle test major muscles and their corresponding meridians to locate and correct lymphatic, meridian and vascular blockages producing muscle imbalances in the body. Excellent tools for addressing the energetic sources of muscle pain and dysfunction.
24 Hours
Trigger Points & Pain Release
Students will be taught the original trigger point technique developed by Dr. Janet Travell, who served as the White House physician for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Travell's technique is gentle, safe and highly effective. Students will learn palpation, stretching exercises and ishcemic compression techniques for alleviating pain in key muscle groups throughout the body.
12 Hours
Unwinding
Unwinding is what the nervous system does to release the energy of unfinished expression. Unwinding movements assist the body in releasing everyday and trauma-related stress that have accumulated as chronic tension in the muscles. Learn to engage and follow these subtle movements initiated in the musculature by the body's innate self healing intelligence. Allowing and facilitating these expressions will help the body restore its natural function and balance. This course will heighten your ability to tune in, listen and trust. It is suitable for all skill levels.
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