PhysioYoga Weekend – Juneau, Alaska

Join Shelly Prosko, physical therapist and yoga therapist, as she returns to Juneau, Alaska for this highly sought after PhysioYoga weekend where you will learn about the three diaphragms of your core system: respiratory, pelvic and vocal; and experience how they all work together as a coordinated team to contribute to overall fitness, performance, health and wellness.

The weekend consists of 3 sessions:

3 hour session Friday evening

6 hour session Saturday

3 hour session Sunday

Choose a combination or attend all 3 for the full experience and gain a more in-depth understanding of the 3 diaphragms as they relate to our health and wellness.

**12 hours CEU awarded to PTs and OTs for the full weekend.

Session 1: Friday March 29, 2019:

Find Breath, Find Balance – 3 hours (5pm – 8pm)

This session is a combination of lecture and experiential. We will discuss respiratory mechanics and physiology and the most common inefficient breathing patterns in our culture and how they can lead to physical, mental, emotional and energetic imbalances and states of dis-ease in our bodies. We will experience yoga practices including mindful movement, breathing, visualization and mindfulness practices and understand the use of breath to change any aspect of our existence; and use any aspect of our existence to influence breath.

Objectives:

• Briefly review the anatomy and extensive anatomical connections of the respiratory diaphragm.
• Learn about the biomechanics and physiology of breathing and how it influences the numerous systems in our body.
• Define the components of a healthy and efficient breath pattern.
• Define and explore inefficient breath patterns and the evidence based term: breathing pattern disorders (BPDs).
• Discuss 3 most common inefficient breathing patterns, and learn how and why they can contribute to physical, mental, energetic and emotional imbalance.
• Learn the factors that can contribute to inefficient breath patterns or BPDs using a biopsychosocial framework.
• Learn effective breathing methods that can potentially help optimize tissue oxygenation, enhance organ system function, improve energy, vitality, mental clarity, focus, postural control, sleep patterns, core strategies, stimulate the relaxation response of the nervous system and optimize general overall health and wellness.
• Participate in a valuable, inspiring and empowering yoga practise that integrates these breathing methods with physical yoga postures, movement, meditation and yogic philosophy.

**This workshop is not intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice for your individual health concerns. Please ensure you feel safe to practice in a group class without individual assessment or attention. Please seek guidance and treatment from your health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.**

Session 2: Saturday March 30, 2019:

Explore Your Pelvic Core – 6 hours (9am – 5pm with 2 hour lunch break)

Your pelvic floor plays an important role in bladder, bowel, reproduction, sexual function, breathing, hip function, core strategy system, balance and voice! The pelvic floor is also known to be intimately connected to the feet and the floor of the mouth.

This inspiring, educational and empowering session includes both lecture and practice. We will explore evidence surrounding the physical, emotional and psychosocial factors that influence pelvic floor function and integrate this evidence with yoga practices and philosophy (movement, breathing, visualization, awareness, mindfulness/meditation) and physical therapy exercises that can be safely and effectively used immediately to address and maintain optimal pelvic health.

Objectives:

• Brief review of anatomy of the pelvis, including pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) and landmarks of the bony pelvis.
• Learn the numerous roles the pelvic diaphragm plays in overall health and wellness and why it is essential for all movement specialists to include knowledge and skills in addressing optimal pelvic floor function when working with clients and students.
• Outline the 4 categories of pelvic floor health dysfunctions.
• Discuss a variety of factors that contribute to overall pelvic floor health, using the yogic pancha maya kosha model and how this model parallels to modern healthcare’s biopsychosocial approach to rehab, health and wellness.
• Discuss the debate surrounding the performance of kegel exercises and cueing kegels for pelvic floor health and rehabilitation using a best evidence approach.
• Discuss Mula Bandha (MB)  including the potential intention of MB from a historical perspective, and explore the various perspectives on cueing MB in yoga.
• Outline factors that may contribute to a Non-Relaxing Pelvic Floor and health issues that may arise from over-recruitment of pelvic floor musculature.
• Discuss the Chakra system, focusing on the first 2 chakras and how they relate to pelvic health.
• Briefly list the 8 limbed path of Raja yoga, and how addressing the limbs can contribute to a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach that enhances optimal and efficient breathing.
• Learn and experience how the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms work together as a coordinated team to contribute to overall health and wellness.
• Participate in experiential yoga practises that include components as described below:
  • Breathing methods, visualization and meditation techniques as they relate to pelvic floor health, particularly focusing on the importance of awareness and relaxation of PFMs.
  • Awareness practices facilitating PFM excursion and control incorporating a combination of physical therapy exercises and yoga (asana, movement, breathing and meditation) in coordination with breathing and mindfulness.
  • Components of core strategy system, with use of physical therapy exercises, yoga asana, and breathing methods.
  • Evidence informed hip stability and extensibility activities that can optimize pelvic floor function with use of traditional physical therapy exercises, yoga asana and breathing.

**This workshop is not intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice for your individual health concerns. Please ensure you feel safe to practice in a group class without individual assessment or attention. Please seek guidance and treatment from your health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.**

Session 3: March 31, 2019:

Creating Core Power – 3 hours (9am – 12pm)

This intriguing and highly sought after Core Power PhysioYoga workshop discusses the 3 diaphragms of our human body and how they relate to the power of our core strategy system. Be prepared to learn and experience how our pelvic, respiratory and vocal diaphragms all work together as a coordinated team to contribute to overall health and wellness using a yogic approach that parallels a biopsychosocial model. The 3 diaphragm approach to Core Power can help optimize our movement, core strategy and efficiency, breathing, speaking, balance ability, enhance many physiological systems, and can influence our mental and emotional states.

This workshop integrates a combination of lecture with a fun, inspiring and valuable yoga practice, including a variety of movements with breath, vocal sounds, awareness methods, visualization and mindfulness practices. You won’t want to miss this unique workshop!

Objectives

• Review interpretations and definitions of the core system
• Define and overview the anatomy and biomechanics of speech and the vocal diaphragm
• Learn the roles of the pharynx and larynx
• Understand how core power (or breath) influences your ability to speak
• Outline the factors that influence healthy performance and functioning of the vocal diaphragm using the pancha maya kosha model or biopsychosocial-spiritual model of health
• Learn how the pelvic floor and respiratory diaphragm (via breath) influence the vocal diaphragm and your ability to speak and communicate with yourself and others around you
• Discuss and explore the myths vs truths of ‘core stability’ from an evidence-informed perspective
• Learn and experience how the diaphragms of your body all work together as a coordinated team to contribute to the core strategy system (core power) to enhance movement, performance, influence other aspects of our physiology and overall health and wellness and have techniques to share immediately with students or clients.

**This workshop is not intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice for your individual health concerns. Please ensure you feel safe to practice in a group class without individual assessment or attention. Please seek guidance and treatment from your health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.**

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