WORKSHOPS
Essential Somatics believes everyone should empower themselves with the tools for healthier, pain-free living. To get the full benefits of Hanna Somatics, attend a class or register for an upcoming workshop on the right.
Move Without Pain
If you've "tried everything" to relieve back, neck, shoulder or hip pain, this workshop is for you. Come learn safe, easy techniques as you teach your brain to release muscles that have become tight and painful due to stress. Learn to fix yourself!
International Teaching
Martha brings her unique style of teaching to you in these specialty workshops. She has taught in India, Ireland, England and Germany. Please contact her directly to learn how to bring Martha to your studio, medical clinic or fitness studio.
Pain-free Lower Backs, Legs and Hips
Come learn why back and hip pain occur and how to end it for good! Experience greater ease of movement, flexibility, and pain relief from the head down to the pelvis!
Improve Your Posture, Relieve Your Pain
Come learn neuromuscular retraining techniques that will improve your posture, relieve muscle pain, and teach you to manage the effects of daily stress.
Whole Body Therapeutics
4 mini-workshops to reduce stress, relieve muscle pain, and improve mobility and control for the WHOLE BODY.
6 WEEK “MOVE WITHOUT PAIN” BASICS SERIES
Come learn the basics of Hanna Somatics and its revolutionary approach to pain relief. If you've "tried everything" for your muscle pain and have only experienced short term relief, this series will teach you to get rid of pain...for the long term.
Fuller, Freer Breathing for Better Health
Proper breathing is essential to overall health and stress reduction. Shallow breathing causes a host of illnesses. Come learn to improve your breathing and reduce your stress.
Pain-free Movement for Delicate Backs
For those with severe back pain or any other acute condition, come learn to gently and slowly regain relax and release your back muscles safely and gently.
Releasing Tight Hamstrings
Learn the trick to relaxing and lengthening your hamstrings for more efficient movement.
Corporate Workshops and Seminars
Hanna Somatics is a revolutionary form of movement reeducation that can increase worker creativity and focus, while helping to prevent workplace injury.
A Somatic Approach to Sciatica
Come learn how unconsciously contracted muscles and specific habitual movements contribute to sciatica. Learning how to relax and retrain the muscles of the lower back and waist for pain free movement.
Pain-free at Work - Seated Somatic Movements for Pain Relief
Come learn easy, quick movements for those who sit for long hours at a desk or computer, or in a car. All movements can be done seated. These movements relieve muscle pain and tension, refresh your brain, and help to prevent repetitive stress.
A Somatic Approach to Yoga
Learn the fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education and its applications to all types of yoga. These techniques and concepts will help your students increase their somatic awareness and prevent injury.
Pain-Free Lower Backs
Back pain isn't as mysterious as many people are made to think. Come learn about how stress reflexes can cause chronic back pain and what to do about it.
Pain-free Neck and Shoulders Part 2
This workshop is a contining exploration of somatic movements designed to increase sensory motor awareness as you learn to reverse the pattern of your chronically tight neck and shoulders.
Pain-free Neck and Shoulders Part 1
Come learn to relax tight neck and shoulder muscles that result from long hours of sitting, or driving and poor posture. You will learn to what "sitting up straight" really looks and feels like, and how that can keep you pain-free.
Releasing Legs and Hip Joints
Learn to release legs and hips without straining. Improve your walking, yoga poses, running and sitting. For anyone with hip pain, this workshop is for you!
Walking With Ease, With Healthy Knees
For those who become tired or stiff when walking, this workshop is for you. Come learn to relax and release the muscles which directly affect the comfort of the knees and feet as you learn to walk easily and effortlessly.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
The Fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education - Halifax, Nova Scotia
This full day seminar covers the fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education: the science, philosophy, exercises, techniques and methods.
Synergy Physio Pilates, Ltd.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
$195.00 - registration is required. Contact Martha at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Move Without Pain Workshops and Clinical Somatics Sessions - Sydney, Australia
Come learn how to eliminate chronic muscle pain using the simple, safe and profoundly effective methods of Hanna Somatic Education.
Lotus Health
Sunday, July 7, 2013
$95 per workshop/ $175 for both workshops
The Fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education - Sydney, Australia
This full day seminar covers the fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education: the science, philosophy, exercises, techniques and methods.
Lotus Health
Saturday, July 6, 2013
$195.00 AUD - registration is required. Contact Christine Watling at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or pay with PayPal
Essential Somatic Exercise Coach Training Level One - Brisbane, Australia
Learn the fundamental principles of Hanna Somatics and how to teach the most basic Somatic Exercises for rapid, safe relief of muscle pain.
Venue TBA
Friday - Sunday, July 12 - 14, 2013
645 AUD early bird/$695 AUD after May 31 Register: Dagmar van der Lem - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Essential Somatic Exercise Coach Training Level One - Adelaide, Australia
Learn the fundamental principles of Hanna Somatics and how to effectivelyteach the most basic Somatic Exercises for rapid, safe relief of muscle pain.
Thebarton Community Centre
Friday - Sunday, July 19 - 21, 2013
645 AUD early bird/$695 AUD after May 31 Register: Jo Bentley - Cell: +61 (0) 400 225 210, Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education - Maplewood, NJ
This full day seminar covers the fundamentals of Hanna Somatic Education: the science, philosophy, exercises, techniques and methods.
Wellspring Health Collective
Saturday, September 21, 2013, Sat. Oct. 19, 2013
$185.00 for NCBTMB continuing education credit/$165 for non-credit. Registration is required.
Somatic Exercise Coach - Level One - New Jersey
Learn the fundamental principles of Hanna Somatics and how to teach the most basic Somatic Exercises properly for rapid, safe relief of muscle pain.
Wellspring Health Collective
Friday - Sunday, September 27 - 29, 2013
$675 for continuing ed. credit/$645 for non-credit. Registration is required.
Pain-Free Lower Backs
Back pain isn't as mysterious as many people are made to think. Come learn about how stress reflexes can cause back pain and what to do about it.
Wellspring Health Collective
Sunday, June 2, 2013
$35 in advance/$45 at the door