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Our Continuing Professional Development Courses 2010

Booking Procedure:

  1. Please fill in the CPD form, then either email it or send in the hard copy.
  2. Payment methods, choice of Pay Pal, cheque or bank transfer (please note that if you are paying by paypal you will still need to fill in the relevant application form).
Course Lecturer
   
January  
First Aid for Sport Massage Therapists Charles Holmes
MET - Muscle Energy Technique NLSSM Tutors
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
February  
The Tensegrity Spine James Earls
Anatomy and Physiology for Bodyworkers Susan Thwaites
STR - Soft Tissue Release NLSSM Tutors
Postural Assessment Jason Anderson
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
March  
Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians for Therapists James Earls
Medical Massage for Lumbar-Pelvis & Cervical Spine Ralph Stephens
First Aid for Sport Massage Therapists Charles Holmes
MET - Muscle Energy Technique NLSSM Tutors
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
Strapping and Taping John Gibbons
April  
Movement Therapy: Corrective Program Design Jason Anderson
Anatomy and Physiology for Bodyworkers Susan Thwaites
First Aid for Sport Massage Therapists Charles Holmes
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
May  
Sports Thai Massage Paula Edwards
Soft Tissue & Movement Strategies for Resolving Trauma to the Lower Limb Art Riggs
Postural Assessment Jason Anderson
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
CORE Fascial Release - Psoas: the Storer of all Stress Noah Karrasch
June  
Movement Therapy: Corrective Program Design Jason Anderson
CORE Fascial Release - Releasing the Jaw & Neck Noah Karrasch
CORE Fascial Release - Top Ten Hot Spots Noah Karrasch
CORE Fascial Release - Unwinding the Spine Noah Karrasch
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
Strapping & Taping John Gibbons
July  
Pregnancy Massage Jenny Burrell
Anatomy and Physiology for Bodyworkers Susan Thwaites
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
August  
Fascinating Fascia Robert Schleip
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
September  
Body3 Series: The Arches and Legs James Earls
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
October  
Breathing Pattern Disorder Leon Chaitow
Anatomy and Physiology for Bodyworkers Susan Thwaites
Sports Thai Massage Paula Edwards
Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians for Therapists James Earls
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
November  
CORE Fascial Release - Shoulder Holders Noah Karrasch
CORE II Intensive Noah Karrasch
CORE Fascial Release - Reclaiming the Knees Noah Karrasch
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay
December  
On-Site Seated Chair Massage Susan Findlay


Strapping & Taping

The course aims to introduce the principles of taping and strapping for use in sports injury management. By the end of the course students will be able to tape and strap body parts using elasticated and non elasticated taping products. They will also be able to immobilise a body part using taping and strapping products, thus preventing injury during sport.

Tutor: John is a qualified and registered Osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council. He is also a Sports & Remedial therapist, Acupuncturist and a lecturer in Sports Medicine/Athletic Performance for the University of Oxford. To enhance his lecturing, John travels the country and delivers specific courses in manipulative/mobilization techniques, advanced joint assessment and soft tissue techniques.

John specializes in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of sports related injuries for the University of Oxford prestigious sports teams. This allows John to also utilize his Osteopathis training with Sports therapy knowledge to enhance a patient's wellbeing.

As well as lecturing for many Universities, John has implemented specific therapy related training courses which offer participants continuous professional development (CPD), therefore maintaining accreditation as well as updating participants on the latest techniques/standards for both qualified and experienced manual theapists.

In his spare time John enjoys rock-climbing, caving and mountaineering in which he particpates on a regular basis.

Course Dates:

25th March
19th June

Location: North London School of Sports Massage (NLSSM)
Cost: £126.00 including VAT
Times: 9am - 5pm Saturday

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full payment £126.00

Included in the day: a strapping and taping kit worth £25, you will be able to take home what you do not use, refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance.

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Anatomy Trains - Myofascial Meridians for Therapists

Anatomy Trains is a revolutionary new way of looking at the body developed by author and Rolfer, Tom Myers.  Anatomy Trains allows for easy analysis of whole body soft-tissue patterns and the development of strategies for unwinding them. The Anatomy Trains method is most effective for chronic, long lasting problems that persist despite standard, muscular based bodywork.

Want to learn how to get to the source of a problem?

Would you like to create more balance in your clients?

In this 2-day Anatomy Trains intensive you will:

  • Understand the nature of the fascial web
  • Learn how the fascial web is organized into 11 simple Anatomy Trains
  • Learn how these Anatomy Trains cause pain far from the problem
  • Build skills in 'body-reading' these global patterns in posture and movement
  • Learn to interpret client posture patterns to find the source of their problem
  • Develop strategies for resolving these patterns once detected

 

Course Dates:

27th & 28th March

23 & 24th October

Venue: North London School of Sports Massage (NLSSM)
Cost: £195 including VAT
Times: 9am - 5pm Saturday & Sunday
Contact: Cassandra on 44 (0) 208 375 3518

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £195.00

For more information visit: www.AnatomyTrains.net

Tutor: James Earls has been practicing bodywork for 15 years and has trained in a variety of approaches. He is founder and director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and has trained with Tom Myers, originator of the Anatomy Trains theory, and is a registered teacher of his approach. James has travelled widely to learn from some of the top educators in the field and he now teaches a range of courses for schools in Ireland, the UK and Europe. He has worked at the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii and been invited to work with Premiership football teams, teaching their sports medicine teams and working on "problem" players. He now specializes in myofascial release and structural integration to rid the body of restrictions and restore the body's natural postural balance.

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Postural Assessment

In this workshop we discuss the theories and physiology behind postural deterioration. From this understanding we can relate the changes in movement purity to the muscle chains that provide stability whilst producing force. Using our key movement pattern assessments we can identify and understand how the body compensates for the weakness that inevitably leads to dysfunction and postural changes. These key assessments can then form the foundation of a corrective strategy and effective postural exercise prescription.

This workshop is a must for all industry professionals that are interested in treating postural deterioration. Providing a structured, simplistic and effective approach to postural correction.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes & a certificate of attendance.


Course Dates:

13th February
23rd May

Time: 09:00 to 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £99.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £99.00

Tutor: Jason Anderson presents his concepts and principles at the top fitness conventions in the UK (Fitpro, Loughborough and Multitrax UK) and also of numerous club chains around the world. He is also the Fitness expert, exercise model and regular contributor for Men's fitness & other industry publications. Jason specialises in postural correction, movement dysfunction, joint and back pain, injury rehabilitation and performance conditioning. He currently operates from the Amido club in Hampton, Twickenham www.amidoclubs.com where he runs his successful Personal Training business and acts as a PT Manager for One to One Personal Training.

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Body3 Series: The Tensegrity Spine

This course examines the spine as a tensegrity truss - how the bones float within the myofascial balance. Assessment and techniques for freeing and balancing the spine address:

1. Anterior and posterior curvatures - lordosis and kyphosis
2. Side bends
3. Rotations and counter rotations
4. Guide wires on both the front and the back of the spine
5. Balancing trunk spinal work into the cervical spine and sacrum.

Each of the Body3 series is a short intensive course limited to specific anatomy and heavy on manual soft - tissue technique. Each course focuses on 15 - 20 core templates for technique, which can be applied in different ways for different patterns in your clients. The courses fully explain the intest and scope of each move.

Come out of these courses with new tools for soft tissue release.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, comprehensive course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

 

 

Course Dates:

13th & 14th February

Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £195.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £195.00

Tutor: James Earls has been practicing bodywork for 15 years and has trained in a variety of approaches. He is founder and director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and has trained with Tom Myers, originator of the Anatomy Trains theory, and is a registered teacher of his approach. James has travelled widely to learn from some of the top educators in the field and he now teaches a range of courses for schools in Ireland, the UK and Europe. He has worked at the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii and been invited to work with Premiership football teams, teaching their sports medicine teams and working on "problem" players. He now specializes in myofascial release and structural integration to rid the body of restrictions and restore the body's natural postural balance. www.anatomytrains.com

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Sports Appointed Persons 1st Aid

A course specifically designed for health care workers as well as those in sport. It not only includes the topics required for the appointed person's certificate but is delivered in a sports context. Day one is sufficient for those needing the appointed persons certificate. HSE Approved.

Unit 1 – Sport First Aid Emergency Action (7hrs) Content:

  • Safe best practice
  • A systematic approach to incident management
  • Unconsciousness, causes and treatment
  • External bleeding, internal bleeding and shock
  • Resuscitation procedures including choking
  • Awareness of current regulations
  • Optional topics tailored to group

Unit 2 – Sport First Aid Incident Management (7hrs)

  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Sports first aid kit
  • Limb injury
  • Head injury, stroke, eye
  • Neck injury spinal management
  • Torso abdomen
  • Heat & cold illness, burns, blisters, stings, anaphylaxis
  • Common illness, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes
  • Sports specific scenarios - event, training, athlete team rescues
  • Post traumatic stress

This award supports all Coaches and Instructors in Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Fitness. The activity of leisure centres, travel and tourism guides, teachers and youth leaders, schools and youth organisations are also enhanced. Within the field of first aid training this award could be a building block towards advanced first aid or an essential first step to becoming a self-employed ITC Provider or freelance First Aid Trainer.

 

Unit 1 Course Dates:


14th March
17th April
22nd May
26nd June
18th July
18th September

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: Unit 1 £99.00 including VAT

Full Payment £99.00 Unit 1

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, interactive hands on practical training, easy to follow individual course booklet and a recognised certificate valid for 3 years.

Unit 2 Course Date:

18th April
27th June
19th September

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: If unit 1 & 2 are booked at the same time cost is £180 otherwise £99.00 each.

Full Payment £180.00 Unit 1 & 2


Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Tutors: Charles Holmes, a qualified ITEC massage therapist (since 1990), completed a course in myofascial release at LSSM, HSE First Aid instructor, trained as a paramedic at Hertfordshire University.

Jenny Pugh is an adventure sports woman, Professional Kinesiology Practitioner and member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners. She has been delivering first aid courses specific to sports and the outdoors since 2006 and together herself and Charles run React First - First Aid Training providing specialised and health and safety first aid training

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Anatomy & Physiology for Bodyworkers

This course is suitable for those who either want to acquire the knowledge and understanding of the various body systems. The aims of the two day course are to:

1. Cover the basic structure and function of the following systems:

Skeletal -Muscular -Digestive -Lymphatic -Nervous -Endocrine -Cardiovascular

2. Discuss the potential impact of soft tissue work and its' relationship to the healing cycle using specific disease or soft tissue conditions to evaluate these effects.

3. Consider the interrelated effects of one system to another.

4. And compare how dysfunction within one system can affect other systems.

This workshop is suitable for anyone who is involved in areas of fitness and health. i.e. yoga, pilates, trainers, massage etc.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes & a certificate of attendance.

Course Dates:

6th & 7th February
24th & 25th April
17th & 18th July
2nd & 3rd October

Time: 09:00 to 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £165.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £165.00

Tutor: Susan Thwaites manages a sports and health department and lectures on a range of courses from physiology to fitness, helping students to progress to university. Her interest in the relation between performance and the benefits of massage therapy led to her completing a diploma in sport and remedial massage. She is a Shotokan Karagte Black belt, cycles like a demon to and from work every day (20 miles), runs and swims, and collapses gratefully into bed at night!

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CORE II Intensive

This is the second phase of Noah Karrasch’s four phase CORE Bodywork training.

Prerequisites: CORE 1 Intensive or 3 CORE CPD workshops i.e. shoulder holders, reclaiming the knees etc.

What will be covered;

• A review of CORE I principles including the philosophy of touch
• Areas will include muscle roadmaps, seated back work, contraindications to deep work and how to create more participation from your client
• Students will be introduced to concept of girdles and lines when choosing how to work most effectively with bodies
• Students will also watch a series, give and receive a series with a partner, and give a series to a model

Noah refers to this class as ‘Critical Thinking for Bodyworkers’ it will sharpen your visual and manual assessment skills as well as teach you how to increase your communication abilities. Be ready to modify what you think you know! A great class for the bodyworker who’s ready to reach to the next level.

If you are interested in continuing your CORE training with Noah, please note that CORE II is not run annually, making this a rare opportunity to enhance your skills.

Course Dates:

12th, 13th & 14th November

Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £295.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £295.00

Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986 and received avanced certification in 1991. Over the past 24 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This deep tissue work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes & a certificate of attendance.

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Sports Thai Massage Workshop

SPORTS THAI MASSAGE is the blend of Sports and Remedial massage with Traditional Thai Yoga Massage. This course is designed to integrate the ancient philosophy and modern skills. It will enhance your palpation and assessment skills by using these two types of massage. The system is useful for therapist treating complex problems and event work or those who want to vary the way they work to save their body!

In the 2 days you will learn:

  • The philosophy and history of energy lines
  • To read and interpret body movement patterns
  • To apply Thai Yoga stretches
  • To work on and off the couch
  • Develop a full body treatment

Tutor: Paula Edwards is an experienced massage therapist trained since 1991 in South Africa. She qualified at the LSSM in 1997 and has been working in her mobile and clinic based business using all her varied skills in Sports & Remedial Massage, Traditional Thai Yoga Massage, Swedish Massage, and Aromatherapy. She is also a senior tutor at the NLSSM.

Course Dates:

22nd & 23rd May
9th & 10th October

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £195.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.


Full Payment
£195.00

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes & exercise descriptions, a certificate of attendance.

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Pregnancy Massage

Massage during pregnancy brings with it many challenges from a variety of systems that can affect the mother-to-be. This workshop will give you a number of new tools to aid your thought process and technique selection for the pregnant client.

This two day workshop will:

. Enhance your understanding of the functional anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of pregnancy and the post natal period.

. Contraindications and effectve screening.

. Safe posture for the client and therapist.

. Incorporation of sports, remedial and swedish massage, soft tissue release, myofascial release, shiatsu and the use of accupressure and reflexology points to create the most effective personalised treatment plan possible.

. Optimal soft tissue strategies for all commonly affected areas of the body.

 

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance

Course Date:

10th & 11th July

Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £195.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £195.00

Tutor: Jenny Burrell is a pregnancy and post natal hollistic health & fitness specialist running her own 1-1 practice in West London. Providing fitness training, nutrition advice, remedial therapy and general health advice to clients wishing to exercise during these unique life phases. Jenny is founder of Burrell Education, specialising in Pregnancy and Post Natal Fitness Education and writes educational programmes and teaches fellow fitness professionals safe and effective strategies for thi special population. Jenny is an NLSSM graduate and incorporates Sports, deep tissue, remedial massage, shiatsu and deep relaxation strategies to create comfort and balance for Pregnant and Post Natal clients at a time when physiological change can lead to pain and discomfort. Her philosophy when educating, teaching or working with clients is based on taking the 'whole person/lifestyle' approach combined with a good dose of intuition.

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Muscle Energy Technique

This course is designed for therapists already qualified in either Sport, Remedial, Holistic and/or Swedish Massage. It will improve, extend or add on a new skill to your growing repetoire of techniques. MET is used to stretch tight muscles and fascia, strengthen weak muscles, release hypertonicity, improve muscluloskeletal function & mobilise restricted joints.

4 Day Course includes:

Theory behind the technique
Range of motion of muscles/joints of upper and lower body
Anatomy, muscle attachments & function
Post Isometric Relaxation
Reciprocal Inhibition
Correct breathing techniques
Course notes
Certificate of Attendance

2 1/2 Day Course includes:

Theory behind the technique
Post Isometric Relaxation
Reciprocal Inhibition
Correct breathing techniques
Course notes
Certificate of Attendance

The shorter version is suitable for those who have an advanced background in functional anatomy and are experienced therapists.

NLSSM Tutors: Our teachers are not only highly qualified in their fields of expertise but are also trained in the application of accelerated learning techniques, to ensure students learn more. Classes are kept small (14-16) to ensure students receive the necessary attention and support.

 

4 Day Course Dates:

Day 1: 24th January
Day 2: 7th Februrary
Day 3: 21st February
Day 4: 14th March

2 1/2 day Course Dates:

Day 1 (1/2 day) - 13th December 2009
Day 2 (full day) - 10th January 2010
Day 3 (full day) - 31st January 2010

4 Day Course Dates:

Day 1: 6th March
Day 2: 20th March
Day 3: 10th April
Day 4: 24th April

Time: 09:00 to 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost:

Full Payment paypal 4 Day Course £425.00 including VAT

Full Payment paypal 2 1/2 Day Course £235.00 including VAT

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Soft Tissue Release

This course is designed for therapists already qualified in Sport, Remedial, Holistic and/or Swedish Massage. It will improve, extend or add on a new skill to your growing repetoire of techniques. STR is a combination of movement and manipulation by locking into the relevant tissues, while simultaneously stretching fascial and/or muscle fibres. It is used to relieve chronic tissue congestion, breaking down adhesions and scar tissue. It's intention is to improve the elasticity and increase the length of the muscle. It has all the traditional benefits of massage and can be use in a multitude of settings.

This course is suitable for those who have an advanced background in functional anatomy and are experienced therapists.

1 1/2 Day Course includes:

Theory behind the technique
Techniques: Passive - Active - Resisted - Transverse
Course notes
Certificate of Attendance

NLSSM Tutors: Our teachers are not only highly qualified in their fields of expertise but are also trained in the application of accelerated learning techniques, to ensure students learn more. Classes are kept small (14-16) to ensure students receive the necessary attention and support.

Course Dates

1 1/2 day Courses:

Day 1 (1/2 day) - 14th February
Day 2 (full day) - 7th March

Time: Day one: 13:00 to 16:00
Day two: 09:00 to 16:00

Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £140.00 including VAT.

Full Payment £165.00

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On-Site Seated Chair Massage

As well as an opportunity for promoting yourself and increasing your earning power, on-site chairs can be an effective tool for remedial massage treatment. At NLSSM we will teach you how to maximize the use of your chair, deliver a dynamic treatment, and suggest ideas about how to market yourself.

This workshop covers:

*contraindications to treatment
*how to deliver an effective clothed massage
*demonstrations using a wide variety of remedial techniques
*how to apply techniques using safe & correct postural
positioning
*ideas for marketing

Small workshop tailored to your needs. Beginners and advanced welcome. This is suitable for those with previous massage experience.

Tutor: Susan Findlay has worked as a massage therapist for over 15 years - runs her own clinic and has a vast amount of experience working as an on-site-massage therapist. She has developed this short course for experienced or newly graduated therapists who would like to use this method of massage in order to accommodate a variety of situations. The intention of this workshop is to tailor it to your needs, so even if you have never used a chair before or you have an extensive background but want fresh ideas, simply indicate what you would like to get out of the session on the application form.

Course Dates:

29th January

(and then the last Thursday of each month)

Time: 19:00 to 21:00
Location: LYST, Cottage 1A, Town Hall Approach Road, N15 4RX
Cost: £60 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £60

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Shoulder Holders

Most of us are aware of the 4-7 muscles that are often classified as the rotators. This class will delve more deeply into these standard rotators as well as look more closely at an additional 15-20 muscles that also enhance or inhibit shoulder function.

We will review the anatomy of individual muscles and their function; then in easy to digest segments we will work in partnership to learn how to release shoulders from further up and down the lines of transmission.

A day to both review and enhance your understanding of the shoulder girdle.

This course is limited to practicing manual therapists

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance.

Course Dates:

20th November

Time: 09:00 to 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00


Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK.

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Body3 Series: The Arches and Legs

This course focuses on:
1. Good foot and leg support through the three (or four) arches of the foot.
2. How the arches act in walking and standing
3. The balance of support the arches receive from the long uscles of the calf, and
4. Unwinding rotational compensations in the foot, the tibia-fibula complex and the knee.

Each of the Body3 series is a short intensive course limited to specific anatomy and heavy on manual soft-tissue technique. Each course focuses on 15-20 core ’templates’ for technique, which can be applied in different ways for different patterns in your clients. The course fully explain the intent and scope of each move.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance.

Course Dates:

11th & 12th September 2010

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £195.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £195.00


Tutor: James Earls has been practicing bodywork for 15 years and has trained in a variety of approaches. He is founder and director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and has trained with Tom Myers, originator of the Anatomy Trains theory, and is a registered teacher of his approach. James has travelled widely to learn from some of the top educators in the field and he now teaches a range of courses for schools in Ireland, the UK and Europe. He has worked at the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii and been invited to work with Premiership football teams, teaching their sports medicine teams and working on "problem" players. He now specializes in myofascial release and structural integration to rid the body of restrictions and restore the body's natural postural balance.

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Soft Tissue and Movement Strategies for Resolving Trauma to the Limb - An Intergrated Approach for Rehabilitation

We have all dealt with the complex chain of events that occur in the foot, knee, hip, pelvis and resultant strain up the body when our clients injure just one link in the chain. This workshop will examine the kinesiological, myofascial and joint adaptations that impede healing, and will give numerous treatment options to help return the whole chain to normal function.
Specific Agenda:

* Anatomy and kinesiology of the ankle, knee, hip and functional movement analysis to define and correct compensatory patterns resulting from injury
* Soft tissue and osseus strategies to return normal ankle function and better distribute shock
* Techniques to:
* improve flexion and extension
* balance soft tissue torsional strain in the knee
* improve proper joint function through joint mobilisation techniques
* Balancing and mobilising hip rotational and flexion/extension restrictions for optimum transition of movement through the pelvis

Prerequisites: Skills in deep tissue massage and myofascial release work, although experienced bodyworkers without specific MFR training who are accustomed to working with structural issues and injuries are welcome.

 

Course Dates:

15th & 16th May

Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £210.00 including VAT- early bird rates available. A non-refundable deposit of £80.00 is required.

To book, contact name Nicola, 07526 925 734 or go to www.bodyworkcpd.co.uk or email info@bodyworkcpd.co.uk

Use CPD forms at top and send deposit of £75 (made payable to Nicola Brooks) to 10 Beechvale Road, Killinchy, Co Down BT23 6PH, UK

Tutor: Art Riggs is an Advanced Rolfer living in the San Francisco area who has been teaching bodywork since 1987. His classes are a masterful blend of technical information and insightful practical theory that will greatly expand your view of massage therapy.
He is the author of the book Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques and Deep Tissue Massage and Myofascial Release: A Video Guide to Techniques - a highly acclaimed and popular 11 hour DVD series, as well as frequent articles in US Bodywork magazines.

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Movement Therapy: Corrective Program Design

This course explores the importance of joint stability and how an inability to control one’s kinetic segments can lead to a cascade of problems from overuse, restriction, postural deterioration and pain, then relates them to the upper and lower body.

Objectives: To provide indepth knowledge of functional anatomy, postural and movement assessment, movement
re-education and conditioning and apply them

This workshop is designed to give you the tools and understanding to prescribe corrective home exercises that work alongside conventional treatments, providing range of motion and stability essential to gaining successful, painfree movement.

Recommended pre-requisites:
Postural Assessment
Soft Tissue Release

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance.

 

Course Dates:

Hip, Knee & Ankle
17th April

Spine & Shoulder
19th June

Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 each including VAT or £185.00 for both (you need to book both at the same time in order to receive the discount)

Full Payment £100.00 for a single workshop

Full Payment £185.00 for both workshops

Tutor: Jason Anderson presents his concepts and principles at the top fitness conventions in the UK (Fitpro, Loughborough and Multitrax UK) and also of numerous club chains around the world. He is director of Movement3 where he specialises in postural correction movement dysfunction, injury rehabilitation and performance conditioning and is a spokesperson for the fitness industry and regular contributor for Men’s Fitness & other industry publications.

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CORE Fascial Release - Psoas: The Storer of all Stress

This course will take an indepth look at the anatomy and it's intimate relationship between psoas, iliacus, quadratus lumborum and diaphragm, highlighting the importance of this system and how the psoas can connect to other problems throughout the body.

You will learn:

1. Sensitive palpation of the psoas and surrounding structures

2. How to access these deep muscles

3. To relieve and balance muscles relationships

4. Release techniques to improve function of the unit

5. Movement and awareness of cues to enhance clients progress

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

 

Course Dates:

Friday 21st May

Time: 09:00 to 16:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00


Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK. www.corecaregroup.com

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CORE Fascial Release - Unwinding the Spine

People of all backgrounds suffer from back problems and pain. Segmental imbalance of the spine is often a major contributor to these pains and when addressed can remove the “cause” and solve many problems.

You will learn about the layers of spinal muscles, how to access them, new positions and tools to release them and will leave equiped with new ideas to solve a range of problems related to segmental spinal dysfunction.

We’ll spend the day in short, user friendly segments of varied body positions using demonstration then partner work. You’ll come away with new techniques and tools to make change in the spine happen.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

Friday 4th June

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00

Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK. www.corecaregroup.com

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CORE Fascial Release - Releasing the Jaw & Neck

This workshop will cover in detail the anatomy of the real storer of dysfunction. Many people suffer from neck and shoulder pain and this class will look at these areas, along with many others in the proximal torso, and show how they all have an effect on each other.

A great deal of time will also be spent reviewing anatomy of hyoid muscles as well as (optional) work inside your oral cavity. This work is especially effective for TMJ problems, but also uselful in assisting the release of head, neck and shoulder issues. (Too many of us have been fearful of this area).

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

5th June

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00

Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK. www.corecaregroup.com

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CORE Fascial Release - Ten Hot Spots

With everyones working posture deteriorating rapidly people are falling into similar patterns. Noah has found a multitude of “hot spots” that have an extremely positive affect on many people.

Areas that will be covered on the day include:

1. Palpatory skills that will help identify if each area needing attention.

2. Each “Hot Spot” will be discussed and related to the specific problems that they can affect.

3. Techniques and strategies to address the problems you find.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

6th June

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00

Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK. www.corecaregroup.com

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CORE Fascial Release - Reclaiming the Knees

Ever felt at a loss when trying to help clients rehabilitate tricky knee injuries? Here you will discover a new approach to knee pain, affecting fascial pulls and enhancing range to help the client reclaim their knees.

What will be covered:

1. Review of the local anatomy and discover a new model that incorporates knee ligaments in myofascial lines

2. Consider the relevance of addressing structures above and below the knee.

3. How to shift tracking of the lower limb to affect movement patterns to lengthen the life of the knee.

4. To empower your clients to do the same

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

21st November

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £100.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £100.00

Tutor: Noah Karrasch is a certified Rolfer since 1986. Over the past 22 years he has developed his own style of work, CORE Bodywork. This work focuses on client participation, communication, and the overriding concept that to elicit change on the outer person one must touch the CORE. Noah lives in Springfield, Missouri where he mantains a clinic. In East Central London he affiliates with the Wren Clinic. He is nationally certified as continuing education providor in the US (NCBTMB) and teaches CORE Bodywork extensively in the Mid-western area of the counry and for several schools in the UK. www.corecaregroup.com

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Breathing Pattern Disorder

This course will explain the presentation and symptoms of, as well as rehabilitation strategies for, the widespread habit of unbalanced respiration. New evidence will be offered linking BPD with disturbed autonomic balance, musculoskeletal and circulatory function, affecting pain thresholds, motor control, core stability and balance, as well as emotional lability. Safe rehabilitation methods will be demonstrated, taught and practised.

Course Schedule

1. Introduction to breathing pattern disorders (BPD) 2. The patho-physiology of BPDs
3. Recognizing BPD
4. Biomechanical rehabilitation methods
5. Thoracic cage mobilization methods
6. Rehabilitation exercises
7. Nutritional strategies
8. Review and questions  

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

30th & 31st October

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £225.00 including VAT

Whether paying by paypal or cheque, please fill in an application form located within forms in the above tabs.

Full Payment £225.00

Tutor Leon Chaitow graduated ND, DO, from British College of Osteopathic medicine, in 1960. His postgraduate studies included acupuncture, cranial osteopathy and orthomolecular nutrition, during the 1960s and 70s. In 1993 he was the first naturopath/osteopath appointed as a consultant at a UK medical practice (at Marylebone Health Centre, London) - where he is still on staff. He was appointed senior lecturer and module leader, and a member of the course design team, at what is now School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London. Since 1983 he has been a visiting lecturer at numerous chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathic and naturopathic colleges, schools and organizations in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. He was a member of the scientific committee for the 2nd World Congress on Fascia Research and is a member of the organising committee for the 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain. He is author/editor of over 70 books, including textbooks covering manual methods of treatment, breathing rehabilitation and chronic pain conditions. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (Elsevier) He remains active in private and NHS practice when in the UK and continues to teach internationally. For the rest of the year writes and lives in Kerkyra, with his Greek wife of 35 years, Alkmini. www.leonchaitow.com

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Medical Massage for Lumbar-Pelvis &
Cervical Spine

This 2-day seminar includes:

1. Posture Analysis - with emphasis placed on assessing the pelvis, low back and over pronation

2. Posterior Lumbar (low back)

3. Thigh & Hip

4. Cervical Region

This is one great course! Posture analysis places emphasis on assessment of the pelvis, reading pelvic landmarks and learning the significance. Assessment and correction of functional long leg is presented. The postural components of the pronation syndrome is also covered.

All postural muscles (except abdominals) that attach to the pelvis are studied and examined, with emphasis on postural correction and pain reduction. Examination, treatment and stretching are presented for each muscle.

Entire cervical region, posterior, lateral and anterior is studied and examined, including the anterior muscles like longus coli, scalenes, SCM and hyoids.

Included in the day: refreshments and morning snack, course notes and a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who is it suitable for: experienced therapists. The day will include practical elements, hence a familiarity and ability using manual soft tissue skills is essential.

Course Dates:

20th & 21st March

Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £210.00 including VAT Early Bird £190.00

To book, contact name Nicola, 07526 925 734 or go to www.bodyworkcpd.co.uk or email info@bodyworkcpd.co.uk

Use CPD forms at top and send deposit of £75 (made payable to Nicola Brooks) to 10 Beechvale Road, Killinchy, Co Down BT23 6PH, UK

Tutor: Ralph Stephens LMT NCTMB [2008 Inductee - Massage Therapy Hall of Fame!] is an internationally recognized instructor, therapist and author who has been practising massage since 1986. One of a few master instructors in the profession, Ralph clearly presents what you need to know to help people in a way that you can take it home and use it immediately. He is known for making complex anatomical concepts easy to understand and fun to learn.

Ralph has worked with many world class athletes and was Sports Massage Team leader for the 1990 World Disabled Skiing Championships. He has produced 16 training videos, a textbook [Therapeutic Chair Massage (LWW-2006)], and many articles. He presents advanced continuing education seminars in Sports, Medical and Chair Massage, helping people like you help more people. In 1997 he was awarded the AMTA National Meritorious Award for commitment and dedication to the profession.

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Fascinating Fascia with Robert Schleip

This workshop will focus on fascia as a most fascinating tissue seen through recent scientific discoveries. We will start with the biomechanical properties of fascial tissues. This will address the tensegrity networking nature of fascia, as well its ability to respond to mechanical loading with dynamic changes in water content. We will also explore recent biomechanical insights about the contribution of elastic recoil oscillatory properties of fascia in walking, running and other cyclic movement activities; including practical applications for movement education.

A highlight is, of course, the latest findings from the fascia laboratory at Ulm University, addressing the ability of fascia to actively contract and relax in a smooth muscle like manner, based on the presence of contractile connective tissue cells (myofibroblasts) in fascia. We explore new hypotheses on the relationship between myofibroblast density in fascia and systemic joint hyper-/hypo-mobility, as well as indications on the enhancing/inhibitory effects of various chemical, nutritional and mechanical stimulations on fascial stiffness. Again with practical applications: looking at how can we have long-term effects on tissue stiffness.

Finally this workshop will explore fascia as our richest sensory organ. The four types of fascial mechanoreceptors will be addressed in detail, including guidelines on how to stimulate each of them via therapeutic manual mechanostimulation. The mutually antagonistic relationship between fascial proprioception and myofascial pain will be emphasized. The most recent findings on differences in the sensory innervation of fascia between different persons as well as between different topographical tissues will be included. Specific suggestions will be made about therapeutic avenues to alter brain mapping (body image/ body schema) via proprioceptive fascial stimulation.

Course Dates:


28th & 29th August

Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Conel College, Tottenham, London N15 4RU
Cost: £210.00 including VAT early bird booking rates available. A non-refundable deposit of £80.00 is required.

To book, contact Nicola 07526 925 734 or go to www.bodyworkcpd.co.uk or email info@bodyworkcpd.co.uk

Use CPD forms at top and send deposit of £75 (made payable to Nicola Brooks) to 10 Beechvale Road, Killinchy, Co Down BT23 6PH, UK

Tutor: Robert Schleip PhD directs the Fascia Research Project at Ulm University, Germany, and is also Research Director of the European Rolfing Association. He has an M.A. degree in psychology and a PhD in human biology. Robert has been a professional bodyworker since 1978 and is a certified Rolfing instructor as well as Feldenkrais teacher, plus author of several books and numerous other publications. His recent discovery of active contractile properties in fascial tissues was awarded with the prestigious Vladimir Janda Award for Musculoskeletal Medicine. He was co-initiator and organizer of the first Fascia Research Congress at the conference center of Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA in 2007, and is preparing the next fascia research congress to happen at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in October 2009. www.somatics.de www.fasciaresearch.de

 

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