“Pause and Reset: Thursday Mid-day Meditation” with Crystal Kaplan

Weekly Thursdays beginning April 5th
12:30pm - 1:15pm
FREE ~ Donations Accepted

Sometimes feel like the work week is getting the better of you? Want a chance to pause and reset? The Teal Center is offering a Thursday Meditation Circle during the lunch hour starting April 5th. This weekly, guided meditation will include visualizations, breath work and stillness, moving you back into your body and the present moment. You will be able to pause, move out of the frantic pace and whirling thoughts, and step into an expansive space of feeling grounded and centered. Reservations are not required - Drop-in are welcome.

The Thursday Circle, which is by donation only, will be facilitated by Crystal Kaplan, a craniosacral therapist and spiritual guide who has practiced meditation for over 15 years. We look forward to seeing you there!

Free Lecture: Be Your Best Self! Take control of your happiness - Jewels Hamilton

Thursday, July 26th
7pm - 9pm

Treat YOUrself to a night of mindfulness, meditation and mental health:
• Jewels Hamilton, Strategic Intervention Coach
• Rachel Abbett, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
• Rayma Gopal, Certified Breathing and Meditation teacher
• Holly Martinson, ME, RYT-200, Mindfulness Instructor
• Ashlyn Hartnett, Juice Plus

Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function (ATSF)

Date: July 27 – 29, 2018 CLASS IS FULL (Wait list available)
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm each day
Tuition: EarlyBird $450 paid by June 29th // $500 thereafter
Tuition is due at time of registration, no exceptions.
CEs: 21 CEs NCBTMB; VPTA 21 CEs
Cancellation Fee $100 non-refundable service fee


One short course. . . long-lasting results for you!

A revolutionary map with practical results! Transform your view of myofascial anatomy and expand your ability to assess postural and movement patterns, and to create lasting fascial change with your hands. In this new and expanded 21-hour workshop format you will learn about the myofascial tissue and its many roles in the body. You will begin to appreciate how the body incorporates the Anatomy Train Lines to create easy and graceful movement – provided they are in some form of balance and harmony; restriction or weakness in one section can have many knock-on effects elsewhere.

This workshop will show you how that happens, how to trace the lines of strain and, most importantly, how you can develop strategies to deal with them.

This is the first workshop to combine Anatomy Trains theory alongside structural and functional anatomy and analysis, blending together the concepts of tensegrity with elastic recoil for movement efficiency.

Get the latest information on fascia, muscle, and movement 

Be able to identify the 12 myofascial meridians and their link to human growth, development, perception and consciousness 

Accurately “BodyRead” posture and movement; assess your clients in a new way
Gain effective myofascial and movement strategies
Develop treatment strategies specific to your clients’ 
structural and functional patterns 


Anatomy Trains in Structure & Function courses give you new techniques to transform structure by reaching deeper issues in the tissues.

Note: This class is the pre-requisite for the Anatomy Trains Structural Integration Professional Certification Training.

Anatomy Trains in Structure & Function / Structural Essentials Program

Functional, Fascial and Structural approaches in one program
Understand how the body really moves,
Break the myths of anatomy and physiology
And learn to make the appropriate changes to maximize efficiency.

Begin your journey with: Anatomy Trains in Structure & Function

Continue your journey with:

The Structural Essentials Series. These regional intensives combine global postural assessment with movement and manual techniques for efficient and long-lasting results. Each of the 6 Structural Essentials classes is based on consistent functional movement concepts, applied to everyday movement and our new understanding of myofascial efficiency and whole body response. Important research findings are integrated into the presentations, along with cutting-edge applications that can be used for clients on your next day in clinic.

Hotel Accommodations: The Holiday Inn @ Ballston 4610 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22203 * Tel. 703.310.3327

Introduction to the Kinesio® Taping Method

Course Name: Introduction to the Kinesio® Taping Method
Date: August 3, 2018
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Cost: $0.00
CEU's: 2 NCBTMB Approved Credits


Who Should Attend? PTs, OTs, ATs, DCs, LACs, MTs, PTAs, OTAs and other medical practitioners. Health Care Practitioners interested in become a Certified Kinesio® Tape Practitioner.

Other Details:

PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will:
*Discover and describe the unique functions/qualities of Kinesio® Tex Tape.

*Discover and explain the functional difference between Kinesio® Taping and Sports Taping Methods.

*Describe the beginning basic concepts of Kinesio® Taping.

*Recognize the various cutting techniques and their clinical applications.

*Demonstrate a time efficient method to relax overuse syndromes/spasms, stimulate weak muscles, and decrease pain and swelling.

*Apply a limited number of applications for Upper and Lower Extremity applications in the Kinesio® Taping Method.

Fueling Fitness & Families

Monday, August 6th
7:30pm-9:00pm
Guests: FREE
Juice Plus Representatives: $10

Join us to hear 5 ladies share their stories of success with fueling their families and themselves for athletic performance. We'll also be making and eating healthy spring rolls to show how easy it is to get good nutrition into your family's diet.

Meet our guest speakers:
Cathy Murphy: Nurse, health coach, military spouse and mom of teen athletes.
Amy Meier: Helicopter pilot, Ironman triathlete and mom of four
Abigail Pratt: From corporate counselor to entrepreneur and prenatal nutrition
Bree Bergford: Mom of four whose mission is to inspire healthy living
Christin Blyumin: Fitness professional Division 1 Collegiate Athlete

*Sponsored by Juice Plus

Children's Health- Lunchbox & Fitness Tips with Abigail Pratt

Tuesday, August 14
7pm - 8pm
$10

If you have children, you know the importance of giving them a healthy start in life. Abigail will teach the importance of helping the whole family cultivate positive habits. Join Abigail as she talks about healthy & quick snack ideas and share some handy tips for lunch boxes/trays (i.e., Bento boxes). She'll also talk about after school snacks too & how you can use a muffin tin to be creative with various snacks.

Abigail will introduce Juice Plus chewables (they even come in single serving packets, which she'll have available for people to sample or take home) as a healthy snack to put in lunches and how kids can get them for free with the Juice Plus Children's Health Study.

Children are *free to this event.

DIY: Muscle Relaxation Bag Workshop with Thet-Su Tin, LMT

Saturday, August 18
12:00pm - 2:30pm
$35

What is a muscle bag?
It is a bag filled with rice and herbs encased in fabric and sewn. Each stitch is a personal intention you have for yourself in Service to your self care. Each bag is personal, as would be the ingredients one adds to their bag. While we embark on making our bags, different dried herbal plants are introduced, along with their known properties. After the last stitch/ last intention is sown, you have completed in making a self care tool. With this bag, you now have created a herbal bag to heat up in the microwave and place on achy muscles. It aids in relaxing & alleviating muscular cramps & tension.

Free Lecture: BEMER therapy with Rajika Mahan

Thrive with good energy!
Free health talk on BEMER therapy.

Thursday, August 30
7:00 – 8:30 pm

Learn about this cutting-edge technology from Germany that enhances blood flow and oxygen delivery to the cells in just 8 minute sessions. Recharge and regenerate while you sleep at night with the patented Sleep Program.

BEMER enhances: general blood flow, cardiac function, physical fitness, endurance, strength, energy, concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction, relaxation, sleep, and the body’s nutrient and oxygen supply and waste disposal.
Scientifically proven :: FDA registered :: NASA co-operation

Safe Seated Massage for Clients Affected by Breast Cancer - Lauren Cates

5 Continuing Education Units
Approved for Continuing Education: NCBTMB
Tuition: $100
Prerequisites: Must be a practicing massage therapist or current massage student.
Class is at The Virginia Hospital Center

This 5-hour course is designed to teach therapists with little or no Oncology Massage training the essential elements required to provide a safe seated massage for people affected by breast cancer. This class is ideal for massage therapists who provide chair massage at events like breast cancer awareness walks and fundraisers.

Structural Essentials: Shoulders and Arms

Date: September 15 – 16, 2018
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuition: EarlyBird $345 paid in full by August 17th / $395 thereafter
Tuition is due at time of registration, no exceptions.
CEs: 14 NCBTMB; VPTA 14 CEs
Cancellation Fee $100 non-refundable service fee

The Structural Essential series is a set of intensive soft-tissue technique courses divided into functional regions. Combining movement and manual techniques for the most efficient and long-lasting results, and using the latest research on the interaction between skeleton, muscles, joints, and fascial proprioceptors, this series of workshops will take you to a new level in therapy.

Designed with the busy therapist in mind, each Structural Essentials event gives you a new understanding of the relevant area. The content will outline how the structural and functional anatomy relates to many common issues as well as to the rest of the body. Based on many new and established approaches this series will give you the skills in palpation, BodyReading and functional analysis needed for the modern multidisciplinary therapist.

Shoulders and Arms

In this driving day and computer age, the arms get unique usage these days. This course travels from the shoulder to the hand on the Arm Lines, giving techniques for every station along the way.

These include:

Releases for each joint of the shoulder
Soft-tissue techniques for shoulder muscles
Elbow and upper arm muscle releases
Lower arm extensor, flexor, radial, and ulnar releases
Wrist and hand work

Hotel Accommodations: The Holiday Inn @ Ballston 4610 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22203 * Tel. 703.310.3327

DIY Freezer Smoothie Packs - with Abigail Pratt

Tuesday, September 18th
7pm-8pm
$15

COMPLETE NUTRITION MADE DELICIOUS
Complete By Juice Plus+ shake mixes are much more than a protein shake. Every tasty mix provides balanced whole food nutrition in every scoop. Juice Plus+ shakes are a meal replacement. Join Abigail as she shares tips on how to pack freezer bags of shake ingredients to make it easy for a quick meal.

Everyone will go home with a shake packet and freezer bag of ingredients. We'll blend up healthy and delicious shakes to try. Since our shakes are plant-based and packed with 15 types of fruits, veggies, and grains, they're really great for anyone.

Free Lecture "Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy" - with Tamao Albert LMT

Thursday, September 20
7pm

The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® are founded on the ancient Mayan technique of abdominal massage which is an external non-invasive manipulation that repositions internal organs that have shifted, thereby restricting the flow of blood, lymph, nerve and chi.

This modality incorporates a holistic approach to health care which includes massage, anatomy and physiology, herbology, nutrition, and emotional and spiritual healing. Dr. Arvigo believes that with any natural healing technique, these areas must be simultaneously addressed to promote optimal health. This technique offers health benefits for men and women.

Postural Restoration Institute: Postural Respiration - Louise Kelley

Date: Saturday, October 6 - Sunday, October 7, 2018
2 Day course
Time: 7:30am-5:00pm
Tuition: $495 (until September 8th); $595 thereafter
25% discount for Teal Center therapists. Contact Jennifer, Brenda or the front desk for the code.
CEs: 15 NCBTMB; VPTA 15 CEs

This advanced lecture and lab course is structured so that clinicians will gain an appreciation for the postural influences of: rib torsion, asymmetrical oblique strength, inconsistent breathing patterns, habitual use of accessory respiratory musculature, and a positionally restricted diaphragm. The focus of this course will be to assess and restore polyarticular muscular chain function of the thorax. Treatment interventions including manual and non-manual techniques to restore reciprocal and alternating respiratory and rotational function of the thorax will be covered. Participants will be able to immediately apply PRI clinical assessment and intervention strategies when treating diagnoses such as shortness of breath, thoracic outlet syndrome, and shoulder dysfunction.

Education Level: Advanced
​Student Faculty Ratio 16:1

Course Registration:

*Recognize structural influences and breathing patterns of faulty postures.
*Design a postural isolation and inhibition program that includes the integration of appropriate dynamics of respiration to reduce occupational, leisure, and sleep breathing dysfunction.
*Release restrictive polyarticular chains and torsional patterns of the trunk through specific manual and non-manual orientation of ventilatory muscle.
*Restore thoracic scapular force couples, rib alignment, and abdominal-diaphragm muscle integration for appropriate motor and sensory perceptual skill development of the upper extremities.

A Certificate of Completion for 15 contact hours is awarded to attendees upon the successful completion of this course. Before attending a course, please verify CEU acceptance with your profession’s regulating body.

Participation is limited to ensure a low faculty to student ratio. Please register early. Courses will be canceled or rescheduled if fewer than 15 participants have registered by the early registration deadline of four weeks prior to the scheduled course date.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Tuition is refundable less $50 if cancelled 14 days before the course date. Tuition is not refundable for registrations or cancellations within 14 days of the course. However, you may have someone attend in your place or attend on another date. If you choose to attend on another date, a $50 fee applies to transfer your registration. If you are a no show and we have no communication with you before the course you will forfeit your course tuition. PRI reserves the right to cancel a course and will refund the tuition fee only.

Please register early. Courses will be canceled or rescheduled if fewer than 15 participants have registered by the early registration deadline of four weeks prior to the scheduled course date.

Norton Full CDT Certification

The following agreement is made between the student registering for the program indicated on the registration form and the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

Date: November 3 - 11
Time: 8:00am–7:00pm
Early Tuition $2,900 // Regular Rate $3,200

Confirmation
After acceptance into the program, the student will receive a confirmation letter indicating the exact starting and ending times as well as pertinent information about the location of the course.

Class Times
A total of 135 hours of instruction is provided in the Full CDT Certification Course comprised of 90 hours of classroom instruction and 45 hours of home study. Class hours are 8:00am–7:00pm.

Home Study Program
The Home Study Program is comprised of the following components: (1) multimedia "Nine-Part Theoretical Home Study" online course; multimedia "Lymphedema Bandaging: Video Practical Instruction" online course; multimedia "Manual Lymph Drainage: Video Practical Instruction" online course; (2) various online theoretical reference components; (3) a Course Manual and Online Reference Guide; (4) five DVDs covering various lymphedema topics; (5) the "Textbook of Lymphology" by M. Foeldi. 45 hours of home study are expected of the student. The Home Study Program will provide an opportunity for the student to develop an extensive knowledge of the theoretical components of lymphedema therapy.

Completion of Home Study Program
The student agrees to complete the Home Study Program in its entirety prior to the commencement of the live class as outlined in the document “Home Study Program” provided to the student at the time of registration. The student pledges to be the sole individual accessing and completing the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy Home Study Program. The Home Study Program materials are strictly prohibited from being shared with other individuals or organizations, as is the work burden required for completion of the Home Study Program.


Tuition
The tuition for the Full CDT Certification Course is $3,200. A deposit of $900 is required at the time of registration and will hold a spot in the course until the remaining balance is received no later than two (2) weeks prior to the first day of class.

Refund Policy
$250 of the tuition is non-refundable. Upon receipt of the Home Study Program materials, $650 will become non-refundable. $900 will become non-refundable two (2) weeks prior to the first day of live class. The full tuition will become non-refundable after the live class has begun. Refunds are processed in the order they are requested and are issued 4-6 weeks from the date of request.

Attendance
100% attendance is expected of the student. Any student missing more than five (5) hours of the class may not receive a certificate of completion.

Certificate of Completion
In order to receive a certification of completion, the student must pass the written and practical exams as required by the instructor.

Purpose of the Training
The student agrees that the purpose of the training is to become proficient in the techniques of Manual Lymph Drainage and Complete Decongestive Therapy. Although the student is free to distribute information concerning lymphedema upon completion of the course, the student shall not under any circumstances train or certify any other person in MLD or CDT unless granted instructor status by the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

Transfer
Registered students are eligible to transfer to another Full CDT Certification Course once within 12 months of the original registration date free of charge. Subsequent transfers will incur a $200.00 transfer fee. Said fee will accrue against the student’s credit balance. The student may only transfer if the credit balance is sufficient to cover the transfer fee. Once the student commences taking a Full CDT Certification Course, all accrued transfer fees will be waived. In the event that the student does not transfer to another course and does not commence a Full CDT Certification Course within a continuous 12-month period, the accrued transfer fees will be deducted from the student’s credit balance and the remaining credit balance will be refunded to the student.

Withdrawal
Withdrawal from the program may result in a loss of tuition monies. If the student cannot complete the course in its entirety due to personal emergency or medical reasons, a 12-month grace period will be granted from the original date of the live course. During this grace period the student may contact the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy to arrange a return date for a scheduled course to reserve a seat. At the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy’s discretion the student’s participation in the course may be abbreviated to include only days missed rather than the entire course. If coursework is not satisfactorily completed during the grace period all tuition monies will be forfeited.

Dismissal
Any student may be dismissed from the program for insufficient progress, non-payment of tuition, non-attendance, or unprofessional/unethical conduct. Reinstatement following dismissal is at the discretion of the instructor and/or the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

Cancellation of Classes
If the course is cancelled because of insufficient registration, all monies received will be refunded or transferred to another class as elected by the registrant. In the case of cancellation of the class for any other reason, a new course will be scheduled and all payments will be transferred. In the event that the instructor falls ill, the class will be rescheduled.

Structural Essentials: Head, Neck, and Jaw

Date: November 17 – 18, 2018
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm each day
Tuition: Early Bird $345 paid in full by October 19th / $395 thereafter
Tuition is due at time of registration, no exceptions.
Cancellation Fee $100 non-refundable service fee
CEs: 14 NCBTMB; VPTA 14 CEs


The Structural Essential series is a set of intensive soft-tissue technique courses divided into functional regions. Combining movement and manual techniques for the most efficient and long-lasting results, and using the latest research on the interaction between skeleton, muscles, joints, and fascial proprioceptors, this series of workshops will take you to a new level in therapy.

Designed with the busy therapist in mind, each Structural Essentials event gives you a new understanding of the relevant area. The content will outline how the structural and functional anatomy relates to many common issues as well as to the rest of the body. Based on many new and established approaches this series will give you the skills in palpation, BodyReading and functional analysis needed for the modern multidisciplinary therapist

Head, Neck and Jaw

The neck is a remarkable feat of biomechanical engineering, giving a combination of wide range of movement but maintaining a structural strength. It is often seen as the last site of compensation as it corrects for any alteration from below allowing the eyes and ears to orient to the horizon. Patterns can of course work their way in the other direction and particularly from the jaw and its many possible patterns of movement and holding. This course will focus on key areas of the neck and jaw complex to allow you to build successful strategies to ease these potential problem areas alleviating the issues working in both directions and setting the body up for a longer lasting change.

Highlights include:

The sub-occipital muscles
The laminar groove & deep cervical muscles
The muscular wires of the front of the neck – anterior scalenes & longus colli muscles
Intra-oral work for the hyoid complex, the tongue, and the floor of the mouth
The jaw muscles, TMJ, the palate & facial muscles

The Structural Essentials workshops are most easily absorbed in the order outlined below but you can do them in any order as time permits.

Arches and the Legs – 3 days
Fans of the Hip – 2 ½ days
Abdomen, Chest and Breath – 2 ½ days
Tensegrity Spine – 2 ½ days
Shoulders & Arms – 2 ½ days
Head, Neck & Jaw – 2 days

Hotel Accommodations: The Holiday Inn @ Ballston 4610 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22203 * Tel. 703.310.3327