My Education
To become an RMT and Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist 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. I graduated with honours on the Deans List from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy and passed the rigorous examination process to gain RMT certification in British Columbia, and I challenged the CSCS exam with top marks. 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: 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