CORE CONNECTIONS – THE DIAPHRAGM AND ILIO-PSOAS AXIS – A MASTERCLASS WITH STEVEN GOLDSTEIN – via zoom meeting; A Live stream course

with Steven Goldstein

Live stream time; Sunday 9th Aug from 9.30am – 11.30am and Sunday 16th Aug from 9.30am -11.30am South African time – please check your own local time.

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CORE CONNECTIONS – THE DIAPHRAGM AND ILIO-PSOAS AXIS – A MASTERCLASS WITH STEVEN GOLDSTEIN – via zoom meeting;

Outline

Module 1 – The Diaphragm – 2 hours; 9.30am-11.30am SA time

· Diaphragm evolution

· Diaphragm anatomy

· Diaphragmic motion

· Inter Abdominal Pressure

· Survey of various authors approach to the diaphragm

· Phrenic and Vagus nerve

· Manual therapy evaluation of the diaphragm

· Postural Restoration Institutes Approach

o Polyarticular chains

o The zone of apposition

o Breathing exercises and approaches

· Soft-tissue techniques for the diaphragm

· Myofascial Line Approaches

· Diaphragmic Releases: Myofascial and Visceral

Module 2 – Diaphragm and Psoas – 2 hours;

· Bodywork Philosophy

· Emotions and the Diaphragm

· Breathing Methods and Modalities

o Buteyko

o Wim Hof

o Breathwork

The Psoas Complex

· Psoas anatomy

· Psoas muscle variants

· Liz Koch Core Awareness

· Ray Long: Yoga Poses

· Constructive rest position

· Muscolino: Palpation and Technique

· Tom Myers on the Psoas

· Considerations for Treatment

· Myers approach: Fans of the Hip Joint

Learning Objectives

At the end of this lecture, participants should be able to:
• Have abroad based understanding of diaphramic anatomy;
• Have a brief introduction to PRI’s material on ‘polyarticular chains’ and the ‘zone of apposition’.
• Have exposure to various breathing exercises to enhance diaphragm function;
• Positional considerations for treatment of the psoas;
• Soft-tissue techniques for releasing the diaphragm, psoas, illiacus and pectineus.

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Sunday 9th Aug from 9.30am – 11.30am and Sunday 16th Aug from 9.30am -11.30am South African time – please check your own local time.