Karin Gurtner

Slings Essentials

Teacher: Karin Gurtner
Date: 13th, 14th & 15th January 2025
Location: Ultimo NSW 2007
Cost: $1,100 SUPER EARLY BIRD Price - held until 20/06/2024 (Full Price: $1,500) 

DESCRIPTION

Slings Essentials is an in-depth course designed for movement professionals, bodyworkers, physical therapists, and practitioners from various psychosomatic fields. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of fascia in motion. Central to the course are 12 distinct properties of the fascial system, their roles in maintaining body mind integrity, and methods for consciously training them through a multidimensional movement practice.

A dynamic blend of master classes, interactive lectures, demonstrations, and short practices facilitates intellectual comprehension, experiencing, and embodiment alike.

Slings Essentials not only provides the 'story' but also answers the 'why' of a holistic fascia-focussed movement practice. Understanding the featured fascial movement qualities, training techniques, and training aims illuminates the reasons behind exercise selection and execution, variations, breathing patterns, and the use of props, making them clear and modifiable. The physical and psychosomatic benefits are emphasized equally.

Understanding Slings Essentials enables working with the fascial system in a deliberate manner, allowing individuals to make an active contribution tobe the maximizing of their being.

By participating in this course, you will:

  1. Understand Resource-Oriented Integrative Movement as the framework for Slings Myofascia lTraining.
  2. Understand the 6 guiding principles of Slings Myofascial Training and their practical value.
  3. Understand the 8 overarching aims of Slings Myofascial Training and their value for body mind vitality and integrity.
  4. Understand the definitions of fascia and the fascial system as well as architectural features.
  5. Understand, experience, and embody 12 fascial movement qualities.
  6. Understand, experience, and embody 12 myofascial training techniques.
  7. Understand 12 specific training aims.
  8. Engage in master classes and short practices that integrate all the course components.
  9. Gain invaluable tools for adding a new fascia-focussed dimension to your movement classes, bodywork, or therapy sessions.
  10. Enhance your body mind vitality.

ABOUT KARIN GURTNER

Karin believes that knowledge should be shared generously to empower individuals to take their wellbeing into their own hands. As the founder of art of motion, she has developed three comprehensive education concepts–Contemporary Pilates, Slings Myofascial Training, and AnatomyTrains in Motion–and is an international presenter, author, and ambassador for creative living. Bringing movement intelligence and her love for functional anatomy to the table, Karin inspires people around the globe with her work and inclusive approach to education.