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The spine, the mid-line, is of key structural importance to our body and how we move. We will be journeying from its formation in the early oceans & the beginning of vertebrates, through the layers of adaptation which arise with migration onto land and the later stages of mammalian quadrupedal movement. Experiential exercises slowly guide […]

What is Trauma? Anything that overwhelms our resources We can get stuck in protective reflexes Losing Contact ‘Dissociation is the essence of trauma’ Absent, numb bodies Negotiating contact There is a ‘touch taboo’ in talking therapies When touch is terrifying Simple principles to support embodiment Using touch safely Downloadable handout https://vimeo.com/490925049 Download audio

The power of touch Babies need touch to thrive Old people fare worse without touch Touch is the sense we rely on most for reality Interoception, touching inwards and touching outwards How touch works Interoception is fundamental to our sense of self Limits of touch Physical therapy does not work in the way we have

Mind body unity Definitions of embodiment Why movement and spatial thinking is so important to consciousness Embodied Cognition and Enactivism Recent, exciting models from philosophy ‘A lived body that is inseparable from the world’ Challenges to embodiment Not all yoga and meditation practices point to the body Non-duality and transpersonal self (‘Self’) models can encourage

This lesson is the practical part of this course during which the movements of the musculature and skeletal structures are demonstrated based on Deane’s over 40 years of practice. https://vimeo.com/555443553 Download audio

In this lesson, the focus lies on images of the neck muscles and cervical column from a variety of perspectives to show the synergistic vectors of their interrelated movement. The musculature involved includes the many layers of neck muscles from the surface trapezius to the deepest sub-occipital triangle and the rotatories at the vertebral level

This lesson focuses on images of the jaw muscles and skull from a variety of perspectives to give a clear representation of the synergistic vectors of their relationships and their movement. The musculature involved is that of the facial muscles, the temporals, masseters, and pterygoids, https://vimeo.com/548648232 Download audio

General standards and guidelines before, during and after treatment Risks, cautions and contraindications in myofascial trigger point treatment Hands-on assessments to locate the myofascial trigger point Therapeutic interventions to effectively treat myofascial trigger points Download audio

signs, symptoms, and diagnosis of pelvic floor disorders, from painful sex to incontinence https://vimeo.com/502781628 Download audio

anatomy, blood supply, innervations of the pelvic floor proposed actions of the pelvic floort possible confusion with other nearby anatomy https://vimeo.com/500204254 Download audio