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Anatomy Trains Structural Essentials:Head, Neck and Jaw
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Course Description
The neck is a remarkable feat of biomechanical engineering, giving a combination of wide range of movement but maintaining a structural strength. It is often seen as the last site of compensation as it corrects for any alteration from below allowing the eyes and ears to orient to the horizon. Patterns can of course work their way in the other direction and particularly from the jaw and its many possible patterns of movement and holding. This course will focus on key areas of the neck and jaw complex to allow you to build successful strategies to ease these potential problem areas alleviating the issues working in both directions and setting the body up for a longer lasting change.
Course Objectives
Focal points, among others, include:
The sub-occipital muscles
The lamination grooves and deep cervical muscles
The muscles at the front of the neck: anterior scalene and longus colli muscles
Intraoral work for the hyoid complex, the tongue and the floor of the mouth
The jaw muscles, TMJ, the palate & facial muscles
Prerequisites
You must have completed Anatomy Trains in Structure & Function (ATSF) to participate in this course. Keep in mind, once you have completed ATSF, you are eligible to take all 6 Structural Essentials courses. These can be taken in any order, or as one intensive format in our ATSI Part 1 course. The 6 ATSE courses are:
Arches & Legs
Fans of the Hip
Abdomen, Breath and Chest
Tensegrity Spine
Shoulders and Arms
Head, Neck and Jaw
Accreditation
This course is accredited by both Stichting Keurmerk Fysiotherapie and Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie (Vakinhoudelijk algemeen) for 15 points.
Meet your Teacher(s)
This course is will be taught by either Michael Watson or Don Thompson, depending on the date.
Preparation: Recommended Literature
This course is based on the myofascial meridians outlined in the book, "Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals" by Thomas Myers. We highly recommend reading this book before your course if you have not already.
The fascial release techniques you will learn in this course stem from the book, "Fascial Release for Structural Balance" by James Earls & Thomas Myers.
If you'd like more information about the concept of BodyReading, we recommend "BodyReading: Visual Assessment and the Anatomy Trains," by Thomas Myers.
Locations
This course is offered in:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
View the course page to see all available dates and locations.
Language of Instruction
This course is taught in English. 🇬🇧
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Next Steps
Once you have completed all 6 ATSE courses - either as 6 individual courses or 1 intensive format (ATSI part 1) - you are eligible to continue towards a Anatomy Trains Structural Integration Certification.
The next step in this journey is: Anatomy Trains Structural Strategies (Part II).
The final step is: Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (Part III).
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
de Roos, Stichting de Klimroos, Pieter Cornelisz. Hooftstraat, 1071 Amsterdam, Nederland,Amsterdam, Netherlands
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