My Education
To become a Postural Restoration Trained Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist and Registered Massage Therapist I extensively studied exercise science, completed comprehensive studies in anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology and neurology alongside extended training in manual skills, orthopedic assessment and treatment and dedicated extraordinary effort to understanding human asymmetry. I graduated with honours on the Deans List from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, passed the rigorous examination for RMT certification in British Columbia, challenged the CSCS exam with top marks and am proud to now be the second PRI certified Massage Therapist in Canada (PRT). I learn new knowledge prodigiously and am always furthering my understanding and skill set, and learn much from my clients and the many courses, lectures, webinars, books and current research that I explore.
Some of the most recent courses I have learned from:
- Postural Restoration Institute: Postural Restoration Trained Certification
- Rigorous Examination of Assessment, Treatment Considerations and Applications, and Program Design with a Postural Restoration mindset
- Postural Restoration Institute: Voicebox Resonation
- Discussion of the importance of whole-body vibration in managing pressure and integrating new positions with identity
- Postural Restoration Institute: Occlusal Cervical Restoration
- Broad understanding of dental influences on posture, movement and thought and framework for integrating inter-disciplinary patient care
- Postural Restoration Institute: Cranial Resolution
- In depth examination of the interactions between the autonomic and central nervous systems and their effect on posture and threat response
- Postural Restoration Institute: Primary Non-Manual Techniques Workshop
- Breakdown and discussion of selection, progression and cueing for techniques to assist in making postural changes without manual intervention
- Postural Restoration Institute: Advanced Integration
- An extended discussion around overlapping and interconnected aspects of pelvis, thorax and neck patterning and how it relates to scoliosis
- Postural Restoration Institute: Cervical Revolution
- Detailed assessments and corrections for restoring normal neck-on-body and head-on-neck postures and movements
- Anatomy Trains: Head, Neck and Jaw
- Fascial treatment strategies for restricted head and neck movements and TMJ dysfunction
- Postural Restoration Institute: Cervical Revolution
- Detailed assessments and corrections for restoring normal neck-on-body and head-on-neck postures and movements
- Anatomy Trains: Shoulders and Arms
- Fascial treatment strategies for shoulder, elbow and forearm restrictions
- Postural Restoration Institute: Impingement and Instability
- Understanding and treatment of compression (impingement) and decompression (instability) injuries and pain as they relate to right-biased human asymmetry
- Postural Restoration Institute: Pelvis Restoration
- Complex assessment and understanding of pelvis biomechanics, and corrective exercises and techniques to restore alternating reciprocal motion
- Anatomy Trains: Tensegrity Spine
- In-depth assessment and correction for the fascial anatomy of the lumbar and thoracic spines
- Postural Restoration Institute: Postural Respiration
- Detailed assessment and treatment for patterns of breath asymmetry that reinforce postures and lead to chronic tensions and stiffness in the torso and shoulders
- Hesch Sacroiliac Joint Specialist Certification
- Assessments and treatments for chronic hip and lower back pain patterns utilising long-hold joint mobilisations in the pelvis and hip
- RMT Mentorship
- 3 yr mentorship under Sherri Iwaschuk RMT, international teacher of Anatomy Trains Structural Integration
- Anatomy Trains: Abdomen Chest and Breath
- Assessment and treatments for compensatory breathing and stabilisation patterns in the fascial Anatomy Trains
- Postural Restoration Institute: Myokinematic Restoration
- Assessment and non-manual treatment for human asymmetrical patterns that lead to chronically held muscle tension and stiffness in the hips and lower back
- Anatomy Trains: Fans of the Hip
- In-depth assessment and corrections for the fascial Anatomy Trains in the hips and knees.
- Anatomy Trains: Legs and Arches
- In-depth assessment and corrections for the fascial Anatomy Trains for standing, walking and foot problems
- Anatomy in Motion: Closed Chain Biomechanics of the Lower Limb
- Assessment and biomechanics of the legs and feet during normal gait
- SFMA Level 2 Certification
- In-depth joint and tissue assessment and progressive movement pattern retraining
- Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function
- Introduction to treating the Anatomy Trains fascial lines of tension
- SFMA Level 1 Certification
- Assessment of movement patterns using the Selective Functional Movement Assessment protocol
- Enhanced Performance Mentorship Program
- Comprehensive overview of strength and conditioning training through the Enhanced Performance leveled training system