ZOGA Movement Introduction in Los Angeles

Creator of ZOGA Multidimensional Movements and Manual Therapy throughout the body (https://zoga-movement.com/kadra/wojciech-cackowski/ OR INSTAGRAM @zoga_movement)

Ready to move & groove? Come experience the ZOGA Movement in person! ZOGA is a 4D movement concept that combines Yoga Asanas (poses) with human biomechanics and structural integration principles. That stem from a lineage of Ida Rolf's Structural Integration, who influenced individuals such as Toma Myers (Anatomy Trains), Sharon Wheeler (Bone & Scar Work), and James Earl (aithor of"Born to Walk,Myofascial Efficiency and the Body in Movement"), amongst other mentors whom had great influence on Wojtek's creation of ZOGA Multidimensional Movement.
It's all about feeling good, flowing freely, and connecting with your body in a fun, relaxed vibe. Whether you're new or curious, this intro session is your chance to dive in and discover something fresh. No pressure, just good energy and movement.

Don't miss out – let's get moving together!

Join the ZOGA Movement Introduction in:

• Los Angeles: May 25th-27th

With ZOGA Instructors:

ZOGA Certified Instructor
Dr. Maja Ludwikowska, MD, ZOGA Certified Instructor flying from Poland

Assisting Instructor ZOGA Therapist Certified
Dr. Chase Billotte, DPT, F-AIHM, Polestar Pilates Certified.

ZOGA: Zoga is a stretching and strengthening practice based on yoga asanas using Anatomy Trains Structural Integration principles. Zoga is specifically designed to increase the freedom of glide between myofascial layers of the body.

The human body is designed to move from our center of gravity into all available directions. Zoga includes all these possibilities in assessment and therapy.

Zoga Movement Introduction allows you to:

• Bodyread where lack of glide and ‘give’ are occurring in the body
• Use movement to elicit efficient and balanced movement
• Achieve a balanced and ‘minimum energy’ resting posture and more efficient in movement
• Achieve more balance in movement and how forces are distributed along tensegrity system of the body

In this 3-day Zoga introductory workshop you will learn:

• How myofascial layers move on each other in stretch
• How Anatomy Trains Lines adapt to stretching
• How specific positioning within asana creates fascial stretch and gliding challenges
• Visual assessment of posture and movement that lead to new intervention strategies
• How to help students / clients find stand open those obscure and stubborn ‘corners’ in the moving body

Zoga Movement® Introduction

Class Schedule:

• Day 1: 09:00-17:00
• Day 2: 09:00-17:00
• Day 3: 09:00-17:00
  

Instructor:

• Maja Ludwikowska, MD & Chase Billotte, DPT
  

Who Should Attend:

• Physiotherapists (PT)/Students of PT
• Movement and Manual Therapists
• Trainers and Movement Educators
• Yoga/Pilates and Fitness Instructors
• Inquisitive Movers
  

About the Method:

Zoga® is a dynamic movement method that evolved from Wojciech Cackowski’s extensive exploration over the past decade into the transformative potential of the human body’s structure and function. Confronted with the challenges of scoliosis, Cackowski sought effective techniques to address the functional issues associated with this distinct postural pattern. His journey led to the integration of Structural Integration principles from Anatomy Trains®, visceral osteopathic therapies, joint mobilization techniques, and the meticulous application of yoga asanas. This holistic approach not only alleviated the symptoms of scoliosis but also significantly moderated the postural distortions associated with it.

The culmination of these experiences resulted in the creation of Zoga®, a method centered on the spatial reorganization of the body. This reorganization fosters a more efficient postural pattern that harmonizes with gravity, facilitating the seamless transmission of forces and loads throughout the body. The outcome is enhanced ease of movement and a profound sense of bodily comfort.

Designed for anyone seeking freedom and heightened awareness in movement and posture, Zoga® offers a unique exploration in four dimensions (4D). It challenges every possible relationship of the body to gravity and generates numerous global and local movement vectors accessible within the body. Utilizing the map of Anatomy Trains®, Zoga® directs biomechanical interventions around the fascia’s tensegrity system. Yoga asanas are employed as functional tests and positions that create varying pull vectors between different fascial layers. Zoga® aims to support and achieve the objectives of Structural Integration, promoting enduring changes in the organization of the musculoskeletal-fascial system.

This method is not only a tool for self-exploration and personal development but also serves as a powerful modality for movement practitioners, offering deep insights and practical techniques for guiding others toward balanced and efficient movement patterns.

Forms of Zoga:

• Self-exploration journey: Individual self-education through educational materials and personal experience.
• Group movement classes: Led by a certified Zoga Movement® Practitioner.
• One-on-one sessions: With a professionally trained Zoga Movement® Therapist.

In Practice, Zoga Teaches:

• The skill of reading the body and identifying restrictions in fascial glide.
• Using and directing movement to achieve efficient and balanced functioning in gravity.
• Balancing the body and minimizing the energy required to stay at rest and in motion.
• Enhancing body balance in movement and the way forces are distributed within the body’s tensegrity system.

During the 3-day Training, You Will Learn:

• How individual fascial layers influence each other.
• The pathways of fascial lines according to the Anatomy Trains® concept.
• How different positions affect tension and fascial glide.
• How to create new intervention strategies based on visual postural and functional assessments.
• How to help your students overcome movement restrictions in their bodies.
• How to manually intervene in training/sessions.

Training Program:

Day 1:

• Welcome participants.
• Introductory material, theory of the ZOGA® concept.
• Asanas as functional tests of the sagittal plane.
• Lunch break.
• Using the principles of Structural Integration Anatomy Trains® in ZOGA Movement®, Tissue Movement Directionality.
• Movement organized around the sagittal plane, Superficial Front and Back Lines.

Day 2:

• Fascia mechanics, the impact of individual fascial layers on each other, Relative Movement within the body.
• Sagittal plane – manual techniques.
• Lunch break.
• Intervention and movement analysis of the frontal plane.
• Working on the balance of the frontal plane in movement & practice.

Day 3:

• Examples of using postural and functional assessments to create treatment strategies for the transverse plane.
• Practice.
• Spiral movement and preparation to open the center of the body.
• Lunch break.
• Deep Front Line, movement, and manual work.
• Questions.
• Conclusion.

Maja Ludwikowska, MD

I am a specialist physician in medical rehabilitation with many years of experience working both in hospitals and in private practice. I specialize in manual therapy and the Zoga Movement® method, which I integrate with Sharon Wheeler’s techniques such as Cranial and Bone Structural Integration and scar work.

In my practice, I also draw inspiration from yoga, which I teach, as well as from the Physiosynthesis method, combinin medical knowledge with a multidimensional approach to the body.

My passion for movement allows me to effectively help patients reduce pain, improve posture, and regain full functional capacity.

Chase Billotte, DPT is honored and grateful that he will be assisting with head ZOGA Certified Instructor Dr. Maja Ludwikowska flying from Poland to teach ZOGA Movement Introduction in San Diego May 21st-23rd, 2026 and in Los Angeles May 25th-27th, 2026.

Dr. Chase Billotte is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), and the first Doctor of Physical Therapy to complete the Integrative Medicine fellowship with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM).

He works at Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD), a Federally Health Qualified Center that specializing in helping the underserved and underinsured patient population specializing in pelvic floor health, pediatrics, and neuromusculoskeletal conditions across all ages.

His approach combines manual therapies (such as ZOGA manual Structural Integration techniques, Scar/Bone work from Sharon Wheeler, cupping, Gua Sha scraping, taping, and myofascial techniques), along with movement practices including Pilates (Polestar Pilates Certified and currently a Mentor for the Polestar Pilates teaching Certification based in San Diego, CA), Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and ZOGA.

He is also the first American ZOGA Certified Therapist. Dr. Billotte helps bridge movement-based practices with integrative healthcare, organizes professional conference events, supports humanitarian health efforts working alongside physiotherapists in Leviv, Ukraine working with their soldiers on scar & bone work, and amputee rehabilitation, as well as developing an integrative wellness clinic at FHCSD, and runs a private practice, FluidiQi “Integrative Movement,” (www.fluidiqi.com) offering personalized private treatments and movement classes.

Assumption of Risk and Participant Responsibility

ZOGA is a healing and movement-based practice intended for educational and wellness purposes only. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and participants are encouraged to consult with a qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical concerns prior to participating.

By participating in the ZOGA Movement Introduction Class, each participant acknowledges and agrees that all movement activities will be performed voluntarily and at their own discretion, based on their individual physical abilities, limitations, and level of experience.

Participants are responsible for practicing with self-awareness and are encouraged to avoid any movement that causes pain, discomfort, protective responses, or that may create risk of harm or injury to themselves or others. Participants are also responsible for ensuring that any movement instruction they may share with others is done appropriately and within the movement capacity and safety of those individuals.

Participation in this class involves inherent risks associated with physical movement. By choosing to participate, each participant voluntarily assumes all risks associated with such activities.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, participants agree that they are responsible for their own health, safety, and well-being during and after participation in the class. Each participant further agrees to assume responsibility for any medical care, treatment, or associated costs arising from any injury or harm that may occur during or after participation.

By participating in the ZOGA Movement Introduction Class, the participant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and voluntarily accept these terms and responsibilities.

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