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BTI Continuing Education Workshops

Anatomy Trains - Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists

with Carrie Gaynor, RN, RYT

October 10-12 | Friday-Sunday, 9:30am-5:30pm
21 continuing education contact hours | $425 | for practitioners only


Anatomy TrainsDeveloped by Tom Myers, Anatomy Trains is a revolutionary re-vision of musculo-skeletal anatomy in terms of functionally connected lines of myofascia. This workshop will transform your concepts of the body and expand your comprehension of your clients' posture and movement -- and the compensatory strain patterns that lead to pain syndromes. The Anatomy Trains concept moves beyond mechanical 'cause and effect' actions of muscles to the integrative relational connections of real-life functional movement.

All 12 myofascial meridians are described, built onto the skeleton, palpated, stretched, and used in postural assessment, with many illustrations and examples. Half of the time will be spent on presenting the lines, half on fascial plane and myofascial release techniques from Tom's Structural Integration and movement 'library'.

This workshop will help you:

  • Assess your client's postural and movement patterns with greater accuracy and integration
  • Give you access to effective treatment strategies which may occur some distance from the site of pain or limitation
  • Enable you to make distinct changes in your clients' structure in a few short moves

You will get:

  • A succinct and relevant introduction to the embryology, geometry, and character of the connective tissue and the topology of fascial planes
  • A complete description of (and feel for) the 6 major and 6 supplemental fascial meridians along which movement, tension, and postural distortion travel
  • Strategy outlines for resolving postural distortions that lead to limitation and injury

Note: This workshop is a requirement for those applying to the Professional Certification Program in Kinesis Myofascial Integration.

Carrie GaynorCarrie Gaynor is a certified teacher and practitioner of KMI -- Kinesis Myofascial Integration. She is co-director of Absolute Yoga and Wellness in Rochester, NY, and is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. A registered nurse since 1993, Carrie teaches Anatomy Trains for Kinesis, Inc. and has assisted Tom Myers in many workshops.

About the modality founder: Thomas Myers is a Rolfer® and the author of the revolutionary Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians book and video series. Tom studied directly with Dr Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and has practiced integrative bodywork in a variety of cultural and clinical settings for nearly 30 years. For additional information, visit his website at: www.anatomytrains.net.



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