Description:
Many therapists are interested in moving beyond corrective approaches to manual therapy into more integrative ones where the work guides the client to new points of balance and functional efficiency. The focus of the class is to balance the pelvis and free the breath. At the conclusion of the workshop you will know how to identify two common structural patterns, flexor and extensor types, and how to provide a stand-alone treatment that responds to the specific tensions and strains associated with each one.
The work we do will largely be MFR and will be based in the current knowledge on fascia and its significant potential for change through manipulation. There will also be movement coaching to facilitate long lasting changes in muscle tone.
Overview
Integrative therapies such as Structural Integration, Feldenkrais, Biodynamic Cranial, Hanna Somatics and Alexander Technique see somatic dysfunctions as an expression of an underlying imbalance or stasis that is impeding a body’s natural vitality and capacity for self-correction. In Structural Integration the practitioner begins to look beyond the presenting problems and towards how to create better overall balance and alignment. It is a progressive process, and it starts with the first session’s attention to pelvic position and freedom in the movement of the ribs.
The content:
- How is integration different from correction? How are they related?
- Getting beyond “Straight” – how integration is more much complex than simply lengthening “short lines”.
- Fascia – how working with it creates physiological integration and is the window through which we jump into the all-important nervous system
- Structural types – in this class we will look at two types - flexor and extensor - and the signature strains of each type
- A sequence of techniques to address the unique patterns of tension in each one
About the presenter
Michael Stanborough is well known to many Australian therapists through the workshops he has presented throughout Australia over the last 30 years. He has been a massage therapist since 1980 and a Rolfer since 1982. Michael has taught myofascial release in clinics, hospitals and schools all over the USA as well as Canada, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand and Ethiopia. He has been a sponsored presenter for ATMS, Dallas Easter Seals Children’s Hospital and the Singapore Sports Council. Michael is the author of the acclaimed text Direct Release Myofascial Technique published by Churchill-Livingstone. His education includes a Master of Arts from Victoria University, an undergraduate degree from Norwich University, Vermont as well as being a Certified Advanced Rolfer, a Rolfing Movement Coach and having a Diploma of Remedial Massage. He is the director of SI Australia where he teaches the work of Structural Integration as developed by Dr Ida Rolf. He also continues to teach short courses in myofascial release around Australia and Asia as well as part of the diploma program at the Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy.
Attendees are required to bring the following:
> Mobile massage table
> Towels
Members are eligible to claim 15 CPE points and 7 CPE hours upon successful completion.
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