Sept CE at A Rich Experience

Location: A Rich Experience, Oracle Rd btw Orange Grove and Ina, E side, please register through http://arichexperience.com  

Name: Length&Strength Series: Shoulder

Dates/Times:  October 24, Saturday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with one hour break for lunch.

 

Cost/Credit: $108.00 / 6 CE hours

 

Course Description: You may be familiar with the common complaint of tight rhomboids.  Massaging the rhomboids only makes them longer, which is not helpful in the long run.  A better solution is to a) massage the pecs so they lengthen and b) strengthen the rhomboids so they can "hold their own" when stress tightens up all the muscles. You may not be familiar with similar battles between other antagonists.  We will examine the battles and show how the path back to balance for scapula elevators (levator, upper traps) vs. depressors (lower trapezius), and for inward rotators (subscapularis plus pecs, lats, and teres major) vs. outward rotators (only the infraspinatus and teres minor).

Please give your email address when registering early so that we may email you the included .pdf e-handouts on lengthening shoulder muscles using a) massage and b) Hold-Relax Stretching, and strengthening shoulder retractors and rotators.

A brief introduction to Tendinitis (course offered Sep 5 and again in 2010) will be given.

 

Instructor Biography:  Patrick Moore worked from 1979 to 1994 as a construction worker and math teacher, including geometry, algebra, aviation math, surveying, reading blueprints, machine operator, crane rigging, temporary scaffolds, and concrete forming. He also advanced in Scouting mastering knots, lashing, first aid and outdoor survival.  He successfully rebuilt several four- and two-stroke engines from the crank up. This hands-on background prepared him well for his 1994 career change to massage therapy, in understanding how muscles act upon bones at various angles. 

 

Prerequisites:  none

 

Preparation:  Please review your origin/action/insertions for: 1) Levator Scapula, 2) Upper Trapezius, 3) Lower Trapezius, 4) Subscapularis, 5) Infraspinatus, 6) Teres Minor, 7) Pectoralis Major, 8) Pectoralis Minor.   Please wear tank top, loose T-shirt or exercise clothing that allows palpation of the shoulder blades.

 

 

Name: Brain's Good Reasons: the Intelligence of Tight Muscles

Dates/Times:  Sunday, October 25, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

 

Cost/Credit: $72.00 / 4 CE hrs

 

Course Description:  Tension is not something that happens to muscles accidentally, but an effect of the brain commanding muscles to tighten.  Why is the brain doing this?  Has the brain made some kind of mistake?  No, the brain has very good reasons for creating tension.  The brain and body love the person and want only to serve the person.  What are some of the brain's good reasons for tension?  a) to prevent a particular motion or function that is not serving, b) to motivate a change of behavior or perspective, c) to lead to new connections, such as with a wonderful therapist, doctor, or counselor, d) to give an important message to the person through symbolism or other seeming coincidences, e) to assist a loved one and/or a relationship, for example by creating a situation that requires receiving nurturing… The brain is vastly intelligent and even when we cannot discern its reasons, we should trust that it acts only for the person's best well-being.  The brain is concerned with the person's being spiritual, emotionally balanced, and natural, and therefore is sometimes willing to trade temporary suffering and smaller losses if that is what it takes to achieve the person's deeper levels of health and growth.  The brain is capable of a) predicting likely future outcomes of branching life choices, b)n perceiving intuitively and c) holographically, and d) communicating to its host metaphorically, e) symbolically, and f) literally.  You'll receive the rough draft of  the forthcoming book by your instructor, Patrick Moore.

 

Instructor Biography:  Patrick Moore has been fascinated with brain research since High School in the 70's.  22 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the 70's and 80's added up to a dramatic drop in intelligence, social, spiritual, and emotional balance.  Patrick's efforts in meditation, tai-chi, craniosacral therapy, reiki and other energy work, group therapy, counseling, coaching, nutrition, and ongoing brain research helped him to recover with accelerating speed.  Having been "there and back," he has much to share from both the inside and outside views of the brain.  His "Melting Muscles" technique uses the cerebellum's assistance to help muscles relax, and has been published in Massage&Bodywork and Massage Therapy Journal with graduates in 12 U.S. States and home-study on four continents.  

 

Prerequisites:  none—this is a discussion-only class with no hands-on bodywork, in the "research and science" category of NCBTMB credits.

 

Preparation:  please register early with email so that you'll be able to receive the email .pdf and read the handouts before class.