THE BENEFITS OF
SOMATIC PATTERNING:
Improve posture and movement
Alleviate back pain from poor posture
Prevent injury from faulty posture
Learn practical self-care exercises
Improve your body mechanics
Mary Ann Foster, B.A., R.M.T. is the founder of Somatic Patterning and EMS, author of the textbook Somatic Patterning, co-writer of the “Talk About Touch” column in the Massage and Bodywork Magazine, former kinesiology teacher at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy, and practicing massage therapist since 1981.
Mary Ann specializes in postural integration—a blend of core stabilization exercises with massage and bodywork that is based on Ida Rolf's work and on the Body-Mind Centering approach to developmental movement patterning and embodied anatomy studies.
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Services and Products
• Massage, Bodywork, and Movement Sessions
• Somatic Patterning Sourcebook
• Neuromuscular Patterning CE Courses
Somatic refers to the body in all its realms. Somatic therapies are based on the premise that physical body patterns of posture and movement reflect a person's thoughts, feeling, and experiences. A somatic approach to massage and bodywork helps a person make a body-mind connection. Patterning refers to any intentional method of working with the body, through education, bodywork, and self-awareness, to improve joint and muscle patterns.
Somatic patterning is an approach to body therapy that integrates the knowledge of the anatomy and kinesiology with practical applications and exercises to improve posture and movement. Professional applications for massage and bodywork practitioners are also made for self-care, hands-on skills, body mechanics, and client education.
What are Educational Movement Systems?
EMS are the educational materials based on Somatic Patterning. The primary focus of EMS is the application of therapeutic movement exercises to massage and bodywork techniques and trainings.
EMS offers simple exercises to develop pain-free posture, to improve skeletal alignment, and to move with greater ease and efficiency. A person can work with EMS at their comfort through home-study, by taking classes, or in private sessions with Maryann.
What is Neuromuscular Patterning?
Every massage stroke can move the body either towards or away from better alignment. For every massage stroke that improve alignment, there is a movement exercise that has the same effect, improving the way we use our muscles to position and move our joints. In other words, neuromuscular patterning is any exercise that improves the nueromuscular pathways (which reflect how you use your muscles and joints.
Check out Neuromuscular Patterning in Massage on You Tube
This video shows a neuromuscular patterning demonstration. In it, you can see how movement exercises are integrated with hands-on bodywork techniques, which requires active client participation. This approach alleviates back-pain and provides practitioners with tools for client-education and self-care through better body mechanics.
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Upcoming Somatic Patterning Courses!
SP 101: Spine and Postural Muscles 1
March 24-25, 2012
SP 102: Spine and Postural Muscles 2
April 21-22, 2012
Learn postural muscle training for scapula, shoulder girdle, and cervical spine: integrate with nueromuscular patterning and muscle enery techniques for alleviating cervical and shoulder pain. Apply these simple exercises to improve body mechanics and hands-on techniques in massage and bodywork.
All Somatic Patterning courses are NCBTMB approved and held in Longmont, Colorado.
Get personalized attention in small classes. Space is limited so sign up for a course today!
The postural muscles presented in these courses.
For more information on courses, call Mary Ann at 303-682-5900.
Check out a video demo of course material on our home page.
Check out the
"Pain-Free Posture" Class
For massage clients or anyone who wants relief from back pain associated with poor posture.
Sign up with 2, 3, or 4 friends and split the tuition among you.