with Tom Myers, NCTMB

May 2-4 | Friday-Sunday, 9:30am-5:30pm
21 continuing education contact hours | $425 | For practitioners only

The human spine is a highly complex "segmented tentpole", combining the bony vertebrae with cartilaginous discs, a network of ligaments, and muscles that range from the tiny single-joint ones to the head-to-tail outer erectors. Long considered the domain of chiropractors and osteopaths, the spine is now revealing its secrets to the soft-tissue workers.

In this advanced workshop, we focus on the spine's three dimensions -- anterior/posterior curves in the sagittal plane, sidebends, and rotations. In each case, we examine how each spinal aberration is held, how it can be released, and how to counterbalance the spinal work so that the changes are successfully absorbed by the client. Each approach includes clear instructions and specific techniques for applying what you see to your clients.

You know techniques for the limbs and pelvis, for the abdomen and chest -- do not let the complicated spine remain a mystery that gets only generalized work. Get specific with the spine and see the balanced tensegrity of the spine spring into life, bringing your other work together in the central axis of human movement.

NOTE: This workshop is part of Tom's Body3 series. Experience with the Anatomy Trains approach is recommended, but not required.

Thomas Myers has practiced Rolfing® for three decades in a variety of cultural and clinical settings. He studied directly with such pioneers as Dr. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, Judith Aston and Buckminster Fuller, and offers courses internationally in myofascial and developmental anatomy and soft-tissue technique. He served as chair of the Rolf Institute’s anatomy faculty, and was a founding member of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork.

He has created the Anatomy Trains book and video series, and is a prolific author of articles in such publications as Massage Magazine, Massage & Bodywork, and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Tom lives and maintains a private practice in Maine. For additional information, visit his website at: www.anatomytrains.com.

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