Events for 2024-Nov-Wed - 2024-Nov-Wed

Creating Pelvic Power: From Feet to Mouth - Kelowna, BC Your pelvic floor plays an important role not only in bladder, bowel, reproduction + sexual function, but also plays roles in hip function, breathing, core strategies, standing balance + more! The pelvic floor is intimately connected to the feet and the floor of the mouth. Pelvic health issues related to these many roles 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 workshop at Orthoquest in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Photo Courtesy: Ray Long www.bandhayoga.com 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), + physical therapy exercises that can be immediately used to safely and effectively address and maintain optimal pelvic health. REGISTER at: Orthoquest Pedorthics: Kelowna Kinesiology by phone: 250-448-5908 or stop in at the clinic: 1021 Richter Street, Kelowna, BC Link to register will be HERE soon *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.

Pelvic Power: Creating Pelvic Floor Health Through PhysioYoga: KAMLOOPS, BC Your pelvic floor plays an important role not only in bladder, bowel, reproduction + sexual function, but also plays roles in hip function, breathing, core strategies, standing balance + more! Pelvic health issues related to these many roles are commonly poorly addressed or often left untreated in both women and men. Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist & Professional Yoga Therapist, for this ONE day pelvic floor health yoga therapy workshop. The day 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 and engaging practice consisting of a combination of yoga + physical therapy exercises that can be immediately used to safely and effectively address and maintain optimal pelvic health. *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.** co-hosted by the Yoga Loft and Resolve Health 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.

Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist and Professional Yoga Therapist, for a PhysioYoga weekend in Juneau, AK. Shelly will be offering 4 different workshops from Friday, Sept. 16 - Sunday Sept.18th. You can attend the entire weekend, or sign up for the individual workshops that peak your interest: Day 1: Friday, Sept 16: 4:30 - 7:30pm "Your Brain On Pain: Neuroscience Meets Yoga for Better Pain Management" Join Shelly Prosko, PT, PYT, CPI, 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 share. Day 2: Saturday, Sept.17: “The 3 Diaphragm Approach to Health” 9am - 12pm 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. "Find Breath, Find Balance" 2 - 5pm Join Shelly as she passionately shares this educational and empowering workshop discussing the mechanics and physiology of breathing and how it influences numerous systems of our body, including how we move and how we feel. Breathing patterns can influence all 5 Koshas (physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual) of our existence; conversely, the state of our Koshas can influence our breathing patterns. We will discuss and explore some of the most common and inefficient breathing patterns in our culture (and in the yoga studio!) and how they can lead to states of imbalance and influence our overall function, health and well being. A fun and inspiring practical yoga component consisting of asanas, pranayama and meditation will be included. Come with an open mind and heart to explore the combination of the science of respiration with the art of yoga. Day 3: Sunday, Sept. 18: "Yoga for the Active + Athletic Adult" 9am - 12pm Join Shelly for this part lecture-part practical workshop about how different aspects of yoga can help prevent injuries, optimize performance, and create and sustain overall health in the athlete or active adult by addressing many different physiological systems. Discussions will include the concepts of controlled flexibility, stability without rigidity, the controversy surrounding core stability, stretching, and alignment with an evidence informed perspective, the biopsychosocialspiritual yoga approach to injury prevention and enhancing performance, and tips for development and implementation of an effective and safe home yoga practice to complement an active lifestyle. The practical component consists of a yoga practise exploring a variety of yoga postures, movements, breathing methods, and meditation techniques as it applies to athletes (in general) and the active adult population. **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.** 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 and empower people to create health by authentically sharing her skills, knowledge and expertise as she travels globally offering specialty PhysioYoga Therapy workshops & courses, presenting at international conferences, lecturing at University programs, instructing at Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapy Trainings, and offering individual private treatments. Her workshops have been well received by yoga teachers & therapists, health care professionals and yoga students of all levels. Shelly has a unique ability of sharing her passion of blending the art and science of yoga + physical therapy in an engaging and valuable way. Participants express feeling inspired and empowered with a sense of joy, gratitude, love & truth.

Yoga as Medicine II (Module 14): Emerald Isle, NC Description Module 14 is the second of three on-site intensives which allows students to assimilate and apply objectives from Modules 1-7, 8, and 10. Module 14, through the following objectives, allows clinicians to learn new modifications of the yoga postures, breathing techniques, and sequencing. Teaching methodology, sequencing, evaluation and case study practicums, and functional practice of medical yoga therapy as it applies to the musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal systems is included at this level. In addition, the biomechanics of spinal motion are studied as they relate to therapeutic practice and prescription, including 30 new yoga postures and progressive techniques in breathing and meditation. Topics covered include: Orthopaedic series (10 pathophysiologies) Gastrointestinal series (9 pathophysiologies) Yoga posture, breath, and meditation prescription in integrative medicine CCEUs: 38.00 Clinical Objectives Practice 30 new postures, breathing techniques, and their modifications in the PYT method to your therapeutic yoga toolbox. Discuss contraindications and precautions for 30 new postures and related modifications and sequences. Identify evidence of imbalance in order to list a minimum of three interventions for each of the five facets of the pentagon of wellness model in order to affect positive change in orthopaedic health and gastrointestinal function.​ Utilizing your knowledge of abdominal cavity anatomy, physiology, and through a review of the historical context and epidemiology of gastrointestinal dysfunction, experience 9 sequences for gastrointestinal functional dysfunction in order to understand the orthopaedic connection through hands on lab work.​ Practice 10 sequences for orthopaedic disorders and preventive health through hands on experiential lab work: Evaluating the Athlete The Shoulder Complex ACL Injuries Spine – Mobility in Flexion and Rotation Plantar Fasciitis and Foot Deformities Osteoarthritis of Spine, Knee, Hip, Hands, Feet The Achilles Tendon Iliotibial Band and Patello-femoral Syndrome The Hip​ Design and present preventive and pathophysiologically based medical therapeutic yoga programs in a multi-disciplinary team approach for orthopaedic and gastrointestinal patient populations over the course of 6 case study exercises in order to critically analyze their effectiveness and safety.​ Describe the effects of neuroendocrine in order to understand interventions using medical therapeutic yoga. Explain how learning style models affect prescription of intervention and management in medical therapeutic yoga.​ Explain how application of non-dogmatic yogic philosophy and the yogic seal can facilitate universal positive growth in personal and professional development.​ Recognize the historical and medical importance of differential diagnosis in practicing medical therapeutic yoga.​ Experience how positional changes of the stomach and internal anatomy can affect yoga posture performance and prescription in the PYT method.​ List differential diagnosis concerns in the practice of medical therapeutic yoga.​ Demonstrate proficiency at teaching sequences in your clinical area of expertise through utilization of both east and west medical terminology for synthesis of a new functional medical therapeutic yoga language to create a healthy dialogue with east/west practitioners. ​ Experience meditation practices to develop critical skills in prescribing effective and safe restorative mind-body practices.​ Demonstrate the effects of biomechanical laws and how yoga postures are evolved by them.​ Experience how evidence based biomechanical and kinematic study of spinal flexion and rotation evolve the practice of yoga and change traditional approaches to yoga posture alignment in order to improve safety and clinical efficacy.​ Experience how lower quarter alignment and motor control execution in yoga posture prescription affect overall mind-body outcomes. Course Includes Tuition includes a digital course manual. Lodging is extra and includes three meals a day. The digital course manual contains excerpts from the Professional Yoga Therapy Volume III E-Book which provides approximately 200 photographs, illustrations, graphs, and tables for GI and MS prescription. Topics include Arthrokinematics & Biomechanical Analysis of Spinal Flexion & Rotation Posture Prescription, Gastrointestinal Sequence Prescription to include 10 diagnoses/prevention programs, and Musculoskeletal Sequence Prescription to include 9 Joint diagnoses/prevention programs. The manual is the third level and progression companion to PYT Volumes I and II and corresponds to the 12-part distance learning Module 10 series. *Lodging is extra and includes three meals a day and linen package. PYT is an NATA approved provider and NC PT Approved Provider. DETAILS & TO REGISTER HERE **Course taught by Ginger Garner, Founder/Director of PYTI. Teaching Assistant: Shelly Prosko, PT, PYT, CPI