2010 Guest Workshops
April 16 - 18
Pilates on Highland is thrilled to be hosting
Anatomy Trains® Myofascial Meridians!
Anatomy Trains® maps the 'anatomy of connection' - the whole-body fascial and myofascial linkages. Anatomy Trains links the individual muscles into functional complexes, each with a specific anatomy and 'meaning'. Anatomy Trains leads to new holistic strategies for health professionals, movement teachers, and athletes to resolve complex postural and movement patterns.
Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians gives you a new understanding of whole-body patterning in posture and function - the interplay of movement and stability. Understanding the 'Superficial Back Line' as a whole gives insights into hamstring problems that you cannot get from considering the hamstrings alone. The 'Spiral Line' shows how to resolve rotational compensations in a way that no analysis of any single muscle can give.
Location: Pilates on Highland
Dates: April 16th through 18th.
Time: Friday 6pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, and Sunday 9am-1pm
CEC Value: 14 Hours
PMA http://www.pilatesmethodalliance.org/
NCBTMB http://www.ncbtmb.org/
IASI http://www.theiasi.org/index.php
Yoga Alliance http://www.yogaalliance.org/
COST: $300
One short course…long-lasting results!
Set your anatomy knowledge free! Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains® weekend intensives are holistic, fun and very useful. Completely transform your view of myofascial anatomy and expand your ability to assess your clients’ system.
The Anatomy Trains concept moves beyond mechanical “cause and affect” actions of muscles to the integrative relational connections of real-life functional movement. This is a revolutionary map for analyzing soft-tissue patterns, and developing strategies for unwinding these patterns via myo-fascial bodywork and movement practices.
Workshop Format:
The workshop is split into equal time on:
1) lecture/presentation
2) BodyReading™ and postural analysis
3) practical application for stretching and strengthening goals
This workshop will be modified specifically for Pilates instructors. Emphasis will be placed on the movement implications of these continuities and practicality of working in a setting related to exercise rather than hands-on technique. Please be certain that you are enrolled in the proper format of Anatomy Trains to fit your background and experience.
This course helps you:
- BodyRead your client’s postural and movement patterns with greater accuracy
- Create effective strategies for resolving postural distortions, which may occur some distance from the site of pain or limitation
- Enable you to make distinct changes in your clients’ structure
Course Objectives:
- Understand basic properties of bio-tensegrity and the connected nature of fascia in the context of human movement;
- A succinct and current introduction to character of connective tissue, and the topology of fascial planes;
- Be able to identify and trace the 6 major and 6 supplemental fascial meridians along which movement, tension, and postural distortion travel;
- Be able to BodyRead™ postural patterns using the Anatomy Trains lines;
- Apply this knowledge to construct a session appropriate for each client’s specific pattern; and
- This course serves as a prerequisite for the KMI 500-hour Certification Training.
Learning Environment:
- Illustrated lecture
- Open inquiry atmosphere; questions encouraged; vitality and humor welcome
- Participants will exchange and practice, on one another, BodyReading (visual assessment) under supervised analysis of instructor and assistants while exploring stretching and strengthening techniques.
Recommended Reading:
- Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Myers
- Body3 – A Therapist’s Anatomy Reader by Thomas W. Myers
Anatomy Trains can be found at many bookstores, as well as Amazon and similar such sites. Both are available at www.AnatomyTrains.com/store
Other products are typically available for purchase at the workshops.
Workshop Presenter – Carrie Gaynor
Gaynor teaches Anatomy Trains and KMI courses using a unique teaching philosophy learned during her nursing education at the University of Rochester (1993). Carrie synthesizes years of direct study with Tom Myers (1999), her KMI clinical practice (2003), Kinesis faculty appointment (2006), and research interests into her teaching. Carrie, who additionally co-directs ABSOLUTE Yoga & Wellness, integrates movement into the classroom, linking form and function, inspired by nearly two decades of Yoga practice, teaching and therapeutics.
How to Register
$50 non-refundable deposit by check to:
Pilates on Highland
2827 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35223
$300 total cost of the workshop – deposit will be added to the total
Contact Jennifer Dunbar for more information and registration
pilateshigh@bellsouth.net
http://www.anatomytrains.com/