What to expect on the six week workshop. Please note some of the planned sessions may be subject to change.

Week one

· Course overview

· Stress Response and the causes of pain

· What are trigger points

· What is fascia

· Practical session (Neck and Shoulders)

Week two

· What are mindsets?

· The affect of our thought

· The role of emotions

· Wear and Tear versus Normal Abnormalities

· Practical session (Arms and hands)

Week three

· What is emotional intelligence

· Our personality traits

· Self talk

· Mindfulness and Mediation

· Practical session (Lower and Upper Back)

Week 4

· What is neuroplasticity

· Importance of Social Connections

· Adverse Childhoods – conscious and unconscious triggers

· What is Placebo and Nocebo

· Practical session (Hips)

Week five

· What is Psychophysiologic Disorder

· The Vagus Nerve – Fight/Flight/ Freeze/Flop

· Jounalling – expressive writing

· Feldenkrais – the importance of movement

· Practical session (Legs and Feet)

Week six

· The importance of relationships

· Knowledge is King

· The simple and the complexity of pain

· Practical session (whole body)

· Closure – The importance of endings

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