PhysioYoga Weekend – Canmore, AB
The Yoga Lounge 826 8th St, Canmore, AB, CanadaPhysioYoga Weekend in Canmore, AB Saying I'm 'excited' to bring these 2 brand new innovative workshops to The Yoga Lounge in Canmore is an understatement! I LOVE this yoga community and am so grateful and honored to return again this year. Join me for 1 (or save $$ AND learn more by joining us at both) on April 2 & 3 in the beautiful Canadian Rockies: Day 1: Saturday, April 2, 2016: 1:30 - 4:30pm "Your Brain on Pain: Yoga for Pain, Stress & Injury Prevention" Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, for this 3 hour PhysioYoga workshop as she explains the neuroscience of pain including roles the brain and nervous systems play in pain, and how yoga can be safely used to reduce pain, manage stress & used as a key component for injury prevention. This workshop includes a combo of theory & practice including awareness practices, movement, breathing methods, meditation & yoga philosophy using Life is Now Pain Care Yoga guidelines and valuable resources to use. Day 2: Sunday, April 3, 2016: 1:30 - 4:30pm "The 3 Diaphragm Approach to Health" Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, for this 3 hour PhysioYoga workshop exploring the 3 diaphragms of the human body. Be prepared to learn & experience how the voice, respiratory diaphragm and pelvic floor all work together as a coordinated team to contribute to overall health & wellness. This workshop includes a combo of theory & a fun yoga practice including movement with breath, vocal sounds, awareness & visualization practices, and meditation. REGISTER HERE to RESERVE Your Space or call (403) 678-6687 **This workshop is not intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice. Please seek guidance and treatment from your licensed health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.** Shelly is a highly respected leader & pioneer in the area of PhysioYoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy & Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Shelly’s mission is to educate, inspire & empower people to create health by authentically sharing her skills, knowledge & expertise as she travels across Canada & the U.S. offering specialty PhysioYoga Therapy workshops, presenting at international conferences, lecturing at University programs, instructing at Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapy Trainings & offering individual private treatments. Her workshops have been well received across North America by yoga teachers, health care professionals & yoga students of all levels. Shelly has a unique ability of sharing her passion of blending the science of yoga & the art of physical therapy in an engaging & valuable way. Participants express feeling inspired with a sense of joy, gratitude, love & truth.
PhysioYoga Weekend in Canmore, AB
The Yoga Lounge 826 8th St, Canmore, AB, CanadaPhysioYoga Weekend in Canmore, AB Saying I’m ‘excited’ to bring these 2 brand new innovative workshops to The Yoga Lounge in Canmore is an understatement! I LOVE this yoga community and am so grateful and honored to return again this year. Join me for 1 (or save $$ AND learn more by joining us at both) on April 2 & 3 in the beautiful Canadian Rockies: Day 1: Saturday, April 2, 2016: 1:30 – 4:30pm “Your Brain on Pain: Yoga for Pain, Stress & Injury Prevention” Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, for this 3 hour PhysioYoga workshop as she explains the neuroscience of pain including roles the brain and nervous systems play in pain, and how yoga can be safely used to reduce pain, manage stress & used as a key component for injury prevention. This workshop includes a combo of theory & practice including awareness practices, movement, breathing methods, meditation & yoga philosophy using Life is Now Pain Care Yoga guidelines and valuable resources to use. Day 2: Sunday, April 3, 2016: 1:30 – 4:30pm “The 3 Diaphragm Approach to Health” Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, for this 3 hour PhysioYoga workshop exploring the 3 diaphragms of the human body. Be prepared to learn & experience how the voice, respiratory diaphragm and pelvic floor all work together as a coordinated team to contribute to overall health & wellness. This workshop includes a combo of theory & a fun yoga practice including movement with breath, vocal sounds, awareness & visualization practices, and meditation. REGISTER HERE to RESERVE Your Space or call (403) 678-6687 **This workshop is not intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice. Please seek guidance and treatment from your licensed health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.** Shelly is a highly respected leader & pioneer in the area of PhysioYoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy & Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Shelly’s mission is to educate, inspire & empower people to create health by authentically sharing her skills, knowledge & expertise as she travels across Canada & the U.S. offering specialty PhysioYoga Therapy workshops, presenting at international conferences, lecturing at University programs, instructing at Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapy Trainings & offering individual private treatments. Her workshops have been well received across North America by yoga teachers, health care professionals & yoga students of all levels. Shelly has a unique ability of sharing her passion of blending the science of yoga & the art of physical therapy in an engaging & valuable way. Participants express feeling inspired with a sense of joy, gratitude, love & truth.
Pelvic Power: Creating Pelvic Floor Health with PhysioYoga: Dallas, TX
Sammons Center for the Arts 3630 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, United StatesPelvic Power: Creating Pelvic Floor Health with PhysioYoga" Dallas, TX Have you been told to 'do your Kegels' or 'engage Mula Bandha' for a healthy pelvic floor? You may be doing more harm than good! Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist + Professional Yoga Therapist, as she shares evidence based practical + informative PhysioYoga sessions where you will experience roles the pelvic floor plays in breathing, posture, hip function, core timing + standing balance ability. Learn how pelvic floor muscles need to be flexible + capable of being released, relaxed, with the ability to move through their full excursion during the breath cycle and how they need to be engaged in functional + coordinated ways in timing with other muscle groups. Session A: 2:30 - 4pm "Release, Let Go, Allow: Pelvic Floor Relaxation" Session includes education + practice of methods used to release the pelvic floor muscles through pelvic floor awareness, visualization + breathing methods, during mindful movements and yoga postures. Session B: 4:30 - 6pm “Recruit, Control, Allow: Pelvic Floor Engagement” Session includes education + practice of methods used to optimize engagement of pelvic floor muscles coordinated with movement + yoga postures integrated with pelvic diaphragmatic breath cycle. Reserve Your Space: Register at: www.thepsoas.com Space is limited! Cost: Before March 1 $45 per class $80 for both After March 1 $50 per class $90 for both *These workshops are NOT intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice. Please seek guidance and treatment from your licensed health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.**
Create Pelvic Floor Health for Overall Health: Self Care with PhysioYoga, Plano, TX
Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center 7121 Bishop Road, Plano, TX, United States"Create Pelvic Floor Health for Overall Health: Self Care with PhysioYoga" Plano, TX Your pelvic floor plays an important role not only in bladder + bowel function, but also in sexual function, breathing, reproduction, hip and spinal stability and more. Pelvic health issues such as frequent urination, leakage, constipation, pelvic pain, organ prolapse and sexual health issues are commonly poorly addressed or often left untreated in both women and men. Join Shelly Prosko,Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, as she offers her internationally highly sought after pelvic health course in Texas. This session includes a combination of lecture + practice exploring the evidence surrounding the physical, emotional, psychosocial + spiritual factors that influence pelvic floor function followed by an inspiring, educational & FUN practice consisting of yoga (asana, meditation, pranayama), pilates & physical therapy exercises that can be immediately used to safely and effectively address and maintain optimal pelvic health. To Register: Email: [email protected] Or Call: Michael Solberg: 972.398.3430 *This session is NOT intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice. Please seek guidance and treatment from your licensed health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.** Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist, Professional Yoga Therapist & Pilates Instructor, is a highly respected leader & pioneer in the area of PhysioYoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy & Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Shelly’s mission is to educate, inspire & empower people to create health by authentically sharing her skills, knowledge & expertise as she travels internationally offering specialty PhysioYoga Therapy workshops, presenting at international conferences, lecturing at University programs, instructing at Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapy Trainings & offering individual treatments. Her workshops have been well received globally by yoga teachers, health care professionals & yoga students of all levels.
Creating Pelvic Floor Health: The PhysioYoga Approach: Plano, TX
Plano Marriott Legacy at Town Center 7121 Bishop Road, Plano, TX, United StatesFor health care professionals, yoga teachers/therapists, body work practitioners.
Overcome Pain Gentle Yoga: Saskatoon
JNS Yoga Studio 96 - 33rd St, Saskatoon , SK, CanadaOvercome Pain with Gentle Yoga: Saskatoon Come spend three days immersed in safe effective practices to decrease your pain and help you live well again. Explore modern science-based views on chronic pain, while empowering yourself with practical tools to improve the quality of your life. Heal yourself through yoga techniques designed to wind down your nervous system and promote positive, lasting changes in your body. Join Shelly Prosko, physical therapist and yoga therapist. Intended Participants: People with chronic pain, especially those interested in connecting Western understanding of pain with body-mind-spirit practices of yoga. Yoga teachers, yoga therapists and health care professionals wishing to enhance their work with people in pain.
PhysioYoga Weekend: Taipei, Taiwan
Unnamed Venue Taipei, TaiwanPhysioYoga Weekend: Taipei, Taiwan Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist and Professional Yoga Therapist, for 3 days of PhysioYoga training surrounding a variety of topics using yoga methods in a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework to educate and empower people to take action towards optimal health and wellness. Topics include neck, shoulders, back, breathing and pelvic floor health. This 21 hour module is for healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and practitioners with a movement or body work background.
Self Care for Health Practitioners: Preventing Burnout + Creating Health Through Yoga
Evolution Dental Group Calgary, AB, CanadaSelf Care for Health Practitioners: Preventing Burnout + Creating Health Through Yoga Calgary, AB: Evolution Dental Group In this 3 hour workshop, Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, will share how a regular yoga practice can help prevent practitioner burnout, promote longevity & vitality in work-life balance, optimize quality of care for your patients, and help create overall balanced health & well being. You will learn a variety of immediate techniques and practical tips to integrate into your daily routine at your workplace and at home and participate in an experiential yoga practice including meditation and mindfulness techniques, pranayama (breath practices), asana (physical poses), and other movement integrated with yoga philosophy to address components of self care that can help inspire you on your path to restore balance, vitality, peace, and reconnection to your authentic self and purpose. In-house registration only.
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Professional Day – Red Deer, AB
Pursuit Physiotherapy 2319 Taylor Dr, Red Deer, AB, CanadaJoin guest presenters Stephanie Prendergast, Debbie Patterson and Shelly Prosko for a full day of engaging & interactive sessions on topics surrounding Pelvic Health Physiotherapy. Who should attend? Any Physiotherapist who is interested in women's or men's health, regardless if they do an internal exam, are welcome to register. Our line up of amazing Physical Therapy speakers are: Shelly Prosko PhysioYoga: Creating Pelvic Floor Health with Yoga Enjoy the opportunity to take the time for some well deserved self-care as you personally experience some the components of a pelvic floor focused PhysioYoga practice, and what it feels like to nourish all of your layers of existence by using a biopsychosocial model of health. Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist, Professional Yoga Therapist, and Pilates instructor, is a highly sought after and respected leader and pioneer in the area of PhysioYoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy & Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Since 1998, she has been integrating yoga into her physical therapy treatments in order to promote optimal healing for people suffering from a variety of conditions including pelvic health issues and persistent pain conditions. For more information please visit www.physioyoga.ca Yoga is one of the leading complementary health practices in North America. Join Shelly as she discusses how and why yoga can serve as a valuable adjunct to pelvic rehabilitation. Be prepared to also participate and enjoy an educational, practical, inspiring and fun gentle yoga practice implementing a variety of techniques that you can immediately use with your patients in the clinic setting including pelvic floor awareness, visualization, mindfulness meditation, and breathing methods in a variety of yoga postures to help promote pelvic floor relaxation and modulate the pain experience. Mindful movements coordinated with pelvic diaphragmatic rhythm and breathing to help optimize PFM engagement and excursion will also be included. Anne-Marie Fafard Osteopathy and Pelvic Health: The Care of the Pregnant WomanAnne-Marie believes in continuing education and has taken several post graduate training related to women’s health and the pelvic floor. She has studied with Dr. Bernadette de Gasquet, physician and yoga instructor, from Paris, France, introducing new ideas around birthing and abdominal strengthening. She has also studied with the John Barnes’ Myofascial Release school in the United States and has now completed studies in osteopathy at the "College d’Etudes Ostéopathiques de Québec" (College of Osteopathic Studies of Quebec City). You can find her at http://fafardphysio.com/ and http://www.consensioclinic.ca/home.html in Canmore. Anne-Marie will discuss where physiotherapists can play a role and how important our role is. Pregnancy is when we have to ensure women are growing comfortably and able to remain active until delivery. Women should be able to participate fully to their life and even enjoy this special time. It is also the time to educate and prepare the body for labour and delivery, as well as, the post-partum period. It is therefore, a very important time when physiotherapists can make a positive and essential contribution to the well-being of women. Prevention for possible pelvic dysfunction to develop also starts then. Some techniques will be shared. Stephanie Prendergast Pelvic Health: Pudendal Neuralgia - Then and NowThis lecture will look at the evolution of this diagnosis, and why we need the perspective of a pelvic floor physical therapist and an interdisciplinary team approach to explain how to manage this literal pain in the ass. A lot has changed since 1988.You can find her on Twitter @pelvichealth, on Facebook at facebook/pelvicpainphysicaltherapy. Stephanie A. Prendergast, MPT is Co-founder of the Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center, which has locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Gatos, Los Angeles, and Boston. She currently treats patients in the Los Angeles location. Stephanie began serving on the International Pelvic Pain Society’s Board of Directors in 2002 and in 2013 served as the first physical therapist President. She and Elizabeth Akinicilar co-developed and teach a continuing education course, Demystifying Pudendal Neuralgia. As a commitment to the role of physical therapy in management of pelvic pain, they also publish weekly blog and authored the recently released, Pelvic Pain Explained. Stephanie is an organizing program member of the World Congress on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain, Amsterdam 2013, Nice, 2015 and Washington DC in 2017. When PN was first described in 1988, it was viewed as a compression entrapment syndrome, similar to carpal tunnel syndrome. The treatment protocol consisted of three corticosteroid nerve blocks, medications, relaxation therapy and then surgical decompression. Pelvic floor physical therapy was not an option or part of the treatment protocol. Pudendal Neuralgia seems to be a diagnosis that is more polarized and controversial than other pelvic pain diagnoses. WHY? Debbie Patterson Pain Science: Sex and Gender Differences in PainDebbie Patterson is a registered physiotherapist in the provinces of Ontario and Alberta. She is a founding member of the Pain Science Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. She has practiced orthopaedic physiotherapy for over 35 years, treating both acutely injured and chronic pain patients. Now she treats people with chronic pain exclusively. Debbie is a trained and certified Progressive Goal Attainment Programme (PGAP) clinician and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Debbie teaches interdisciplinary courses on persistent pain across Canada and is an invited speaker to conferences and events. You can find her on her website http://www.painsolutions.info/ It is now evident that sex and gender differences in pain do exist. This talk will outline what some of the differences are, some of the possible mechanisms for these differences, and a perspective on the clinical implications.
Yoga Therapy in Healthcare: Overcoming Obstacles in Delivery + Bridgebuilding: Reston, VA SYTAR
Hyatt Regency Reston, VA, United StatesJoin Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, as she presents at the Symposium on Yoga Therapy & Research (SYTAR). Her topic will be about Overcoming Obstacles in Delivery & Bridgebuilding in Yoga Therapy + Healthcare at the Common Interest Community (CIC) presentations. 1) Participants of the Rehab Professionals CIC will find this presentation valuable because it addresses ways in which Rehab Professionals can overcome common obstacles when attempting to integrate yoga therapy into their rehabilitation practice. 2) Discuss a variety of marketing ideas, that have been valuable in my experience, to promote bridge building between yoga therapy and rehabilitation healthcare professions. 3) Promote creativity and thinking 'outside the box' when attempting to create a successful and sustainable business model. 4) Participants will learn key take home pearls of wisdom intended to inspire them and help to enhance feelings of support and confidence on their journeys. The key intention of this presentation will be to share my perspective, experience & ideas with other rehab professionals on creative ways to overcome some common obstacles when attempting to integrate yoga therapy into our rehab professions. The most common inquiries I regularly receive from rehab professionals trying to integrate yoga therapy into their practices are: "How do you: Successfully deliver & market your services? Connect with the healthcare industry so that they're willing to listen & accept this approach? Make a sustainable living at this?" This presentation will concisely address the answers to these questions, from my experience & perspective, to offer our community of bridgebuilders inspiration, tangible ideas & confidence to continue to pursue this integrative approach to health. This presentation and round table discussion will promote support, encouragement and emphasize the importance of how building successful bridges includes collaboration. This session will be of interest to rehab professionals that are wanting to either start or continue their pursuit in finding successful & sustainable ways to deliver their unique service & ways to build bridges between yoga therapy & healthcare. A variety of challenges are presented along this path, which can act as a deterrant to continue. My presentation followed by a round table discussion with input from others with experience will result in an educational, inspiring and valuable session. Details + Registration for SYTAR: www.sytar.org