Course Descriptions
Current ONE BODY courses fall into these categories: Course Series, Self-Care, Ethics and More. The Course Series courses combine several ways of working with specific areas of the body to relieve stress, pain and imbalances. The Self Care classes provide specific exercises for clients – both to release structural imbalances and discomfort, and to integrate changes experienced during a bodywork session. Ethics courses address professional roles, boundaries, and standards as well as exploring stages in serving others.
And More… Additional courses utilize reflex points to work with endocrine and neurological systems and organs, or explore subtle energetic self-correcting movements and levels.
“This work is easy on the therapist’s hands, yet amazingly effective to the client’s body. Great techniques to incorporate with nearly any type of bodywork.” – Cathy, Knoxville
One Body Course Series
ONE BODY BASICSsm
Introduces four complementary bodywork techniques that work in concert with the proprioceptive nervous system to bring or re-create balance and ease in structure and function in the client’s body. Techniques include movement patterns, positional release, isometrics/isotonics, and integrative techniques.
ALL IN YOUR HEADsm
Focuses on head and neck, shoulders, clavicles and scapulae. Employs several techniques in these areas: exploring and freeing movement patterns, releasing structural imbalances through positioning, incorporating gentle isometric/isotonic resistance. Provides techniques to integrate changes and re-educate the client.
GOT YOUR BACKsm
Focuses on cervical spine, thorax, scapulae, ribcage, lumbars, and sacrum. Addresses habitual and potential movement patterns; releases positions of tension and limitation in upper, middle, and lower back; incorporates gentle isometric/isotonic resistance to enhance balance. Provides integrative techniques to reinforce changes and re-educate the client.
“This is a non-invasive, practitioner-friendly way of getting great results in the client’s soft tissue.” – Elaine, Charleston
TAKE A STANDsm
Focuses on pelvis, hips, upper and lower legs, knees, ankles, and feet. Provides pre-and post-assessments of standing and walking postures, identifies habitual movement patterns and options, applies positional release to enhance postural balance, and incorporates gentle isometric/isotonic resistance. Provides integrative techniques to reinforce changes and re-educate the client.
FRONT AND CENTERsm
Focuses on shoulders, scapulae, clavicles, sternum and ribs. Reveals patterns to rebalance bilateral movement. Identifies positioning to release specific points of tension in shoulder joints, scapulae, and individual ribs. Introduces isometric breathwork in ribcage and intercostals. Provides techniques to integrate changes and re-educate the client.
WELL-ARMED AND HANDYsm
Focuses on upper arms and shoulders, elbows, forearms, wrists and hands. Reinforces bilateral balance movements in shoulders and scapulae. Enhances ease and range of motion in arms, elbows, forearms, wrists and hands. Presents options for enhancing flexion/extension, rotation, side-bending and more with elbows, wrists, hands. Employs isometric techniques to release resistance. Provides integrative techniques to reinforce changes and re-educate the client.
Companion Self Care Courses
“While self care exercises are deceptively simple, their practice is immediately beneficial.” – Mary, Fargo
SELF CAREsm
Teaches specific exercises for use by both client and practitioner, to release structural imbalances and personal discomfort, as well as home care exercises to integrate changes experienced within a session. Self Care may be tailored to complement one of the focused-area classes. Companion self care classes are offered for:
- “ALL IN YOUR HEAD” : head, neck shoulders
- “GOT YOUR BACK” : full spine, ribs, sacrum
- “TAKE A STAND” : pelvis, hips, legs
- “FRONT & CENTER” : shoulders, chest, ribs
- “WELL-ARMED & HANDY” : arms, wrists, hand
WOMEN’S CAREsm
Focuses on impact of the female brain and hormonal changes on the phases of women’s lives. Explores mind-body connections and healing techniques.
Ethics Courses
ETHICS sm (Includes NCBTMB Standard V)
Addresses appropriate and professional responses to emotions and situation that may arise in bodywork practice, and reviews guidelines for professional conduct – roles, boundaries, standards. Meets requirements for state and national (NCBTMB) re-certification CEs. Provides practitioners opportunities to interact and exchange practical input and problem-solving to address ethical issues.
“This Ethics class stimulated real conversations about real situations – with helpful suggestions of what others had found useful.” – Jill, Raleigh
ETHICS: CYCLES OF SERVICEsm
Focuses on stages of service by caregivers and healing practitioners. Explores stages in serving others from purposeful activity and social responsibility to selfless action, authenticity, and higher calling.
“This course helps you to explore your journey of service to others – your values and beliefs, and how you got there.” – Jocelyn, Bismarck
And More…
GET TO THE POINTsm
Focuses on relationship between the endocrine system and neurolymphatic reflexes. Provides a system of identifying and stimulating reflex points to facilitate balancing of the organs and lymphatic drainage.
EXPLORING SUBTLE MOVEMENTsm
Focuses on observing, following, and supporting clients’ subtle self-correcting movements. Provides practice in accessing connections and shifts among physical, energetic, and emotional levels of being.
