The Fascial System and Pilates: Moves that Change Bodies
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Teachers will learn not only the anatomy, its importance from womb to birth to adulthood, but also the compensatory patterns that can hinder our improvement. Come away with a new understanding of how the pre-activation in either mat or apparatus work will help your client successfully participate in Pilates without injury. All active people can use this course.
Description
Do you know that teaching with the fascial system provides Pilates instructors a unique advantage? Research shows that fascial lines, continuities and systems create more strength than with muscle tone by itself. Learn about the nature of fascia and how teaching with fascial intent drives efficiency, effectiveness and quality into all our exercises. Teachers will learn not only the anatomy, its importance from womb to birth to adulthood, but also the compensatory patterns that can hinder our improvement. Learn access, tensioning and decompression methods for these compensatory lines and slings. Pre-activation of fascial lines gives stability to movement. Learn strategies of pre-activation through fascial tensioning of core, spine and extremities. Come away with a new understanding of how the pre-activation in either mat or apparatus work will help your client successfully participate in Pilates without injury. All active people can use this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
LEARN… the definition, anatomy and development of the fascial system and its relation to pain and bodily dysfunction
LEARN… how to assess, decompress and break up compensations with props and the Arc
LEARN… how the activation of the fascial slings promotes joint stability and potentiates strength
LEARN… to coordinate the deep frontal line with the arm lines, superficial back, lateral lines and spiral lines
LEARN… applications of organizational fascial tensioning in Pilates Mat, coordinating the deep frontal line with the arm lines, lateral lines and spiral lines
