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WORKSHOPS

 

WORKSHOPS

Full Days, Weekend Intensives: Would You Like To Host A Workshop?

Laura is available for one, two, or three-day workshops focusing on specific subjects. She has taught workshops in the past, addressing the following groups and subjects:

 

Somatic Solutions: Focus On Scoliosis

 

A two-day event for three levels of participants, including students with:

  • Scoliosis
  • Essential Somatic movement teachers
  • Clinical Somatic practitioners
  • Students in training

Somatic Solutions For Musicians

 

Focus on repetitive motion and postural issues, freer, fuller breathing, and self-care techniques that can extend a career.


Somatic Solutions For Dancers

 

Offers self-care for specific needs of:

  • Dancers
  • Restoring proprioception and function
  • Post-injury and injury prevention

Somatic Solutions For Runners

 

Addresses injury prevention specific to your sport with attention to feet and leg details, increasing mobility in the center, and a somatic warmup that improves on the old stretch model.


Intro Workshops For All Populations

 

Popular workshops are subject-specific. Here are some past workshops:

  • Somatic Solutions for Scoliosis
  • Lower-Body Issues
  • Core to the Floor
  • Fluid Forward Motion
  • Upper-Body Focus
  • Neck and Shoulders
  • TMJ
  • Creating a More Intelligent Spine
  • Increase Your Oxygen Intake for a Smarter Brain and Better Performance
  • Restoring Twists and Spirals

If you would like to host an event at your venue, contact Laura.


 

If you have acute pain, recent surgery, or are on pain medication, contact Laura before attending your first workshop.

 

 

Interested In Further Studies To Be A Somatic Movement Teacher Or Hands-On Practitioner?

Go to EssentialSomatics.com under Trainings. You will find various training pathways, including:

  • Two-day Fundamentals Imersion courses
  • ESMTT (Essential Somatics Movement Teacher Training) certification course

Both of these are prerequisites to the Essential Somatics Clinical Practitioner training. Details, cost, and prospectus can be found there.

 

 

Practitioners Of Other Modalities

Instructors of other modalities: You will find useful ideas and techniques to enhance your skill set and your clients’ experience.

Physical therapists certified in this work report that these techniques are revolutionizing their practice. Body workers, MTs, and PTs will appreciate these techniques as self-care of your own hard-working body as well as some excellent options for maintenance practice for clients and patients.

 

 

TAKE-HOME MATERIALS

Laura provides to all workshops and classes, illustrated take-home materials for your continuing home practice.

Videos of somatic movements are available, some offered free, some for purchase at a moderate price.

 

ATTIRE

Please wear comfortable, flexible clothing and socks for classes and one-on-one sessions.

 

“MIND YOUR BODY”
— LAURA M GATES

 

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