Beginner / Land
Workshop
Fort Myers, FL /
Tuesday, July 1 - 6:50-7:50 pm - 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1 CEU
(Classroom: 6:50-7:50
pm)
Faculty: Debbie Ashton, MS,
ATRIC
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
Based on the Feldenkrais Method®, using
movement that is grounded in evolution, you will learn how to evoke internal
responses that increase structural strength. This course will involve specific
skeletal positions through which rhythmical impulses are transmitted into the
bones. This stimulates the receptors in the bone marrow to increase the
production of osteoblasts, the cells that build bone tissue. This course has
been taught in Israel for six years with positive bone density changes as
recorded in two studies conducted at the University of Tel Aviv.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
· Examine
the causes and complications of osteoporosis.
· Explore a
pactical, self-help method to improve the health and longevity of bone tissue.
· Discover
how to achieve and assess postural alignment to create and maintain structural
integrity.
Participants: Please bring a towel or mat for floor work. Please wear long pants, long sleeves, and socks to stay warm.
FACULTY: Debbie Ashton, MS, ATRIC, has been teaching dance and exercise for over 35
years. As a certified Feldenkrais® and Watsu® Practitioner, she has been
treating patients on land and in water at two physical therapy clinics and two
wellness centers in Knoxville, TN for 18 years, while teaching her "Fluid
Moves" courses internationally at conference and rehab facilities. Her
"Alertness Breaks" programs have been offered as college credit
courses, and in 1996, she became the first Feldenkrais® Practitioner to be on
an Olympic medical team. She has produced three teaching videos and several
audio sets, and developed the Well Beings Mats to support people in their
independent healthy life choices.