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SUMMARY:Advanced Professional Course: A Collaboration with Amber Gray Lawrence KS POSTPONED 2021
DESCRIPTION:This Advanced Professional Course is a unique opportunity available only by invitation (to apply see below). We will be hand-selecting a small group of professionals to delve deeper into the intersectionality of somatic movement and core awareness within the embodied dynamic nervous system and primal core psoas.  Over the span of 23 years Amber has\, through a collegial\, idea sharing\, collaborative relationship with researcher Stephen Porges\, developed a body of movement work specifically integrating the polyvagal theory so that it can be applied in direct somatic work with clients. Together Amber and I will  explore her integrative work and with the primal expressions of psoas.  \nPRE-REQUISITE: You must have attended Liz Koch’s Professional Application Course (as a professional not as a layperson) and/or studied and trained extensively with Amber Gray.   \nTO BE INVITED TO ATTEND: You will need to email Liz Koch via www.coreawareness.com contact page. Please include what workshops (and year) you completed the application Course or training specific to Amber Gray\, your professional expertise\, and a bit about your interest in attending this advanced course. We reserve the right to invite who we believe will gain the most\, add to\, and collaborate with our intentions for this weekend.  \nSIZE: limited to 12 persons \nSTUDIO LOCATION: This 3-day workshop will take place at a private Studio in the countryside approximately 20 minutes outside of the university town of Lawrence. The studio is located on many acres of woods.  Lawrence is easily accessible via the Kansas City Airport (MCI) where you can catch a transporter to downtown Lawrence.  There is a historic hotel right in the heart of downtown\, air b&b’s\, and rooms to rent in walking distance to downtown Lawrence\,  plus an array of restaurants accessible by walking down main street (Massachusetts Ave). There may also be few sleeping accommodations available at the Studio location as well as transportation each day provided from Lawrence to the Studio.  \nAmber Elizabeth Gray is a pioneer in the use of Dance Movement Therapy\, Continuum and Soma-movement practices with survivors of trauma\, specifically those who have experienced torture\, war and human rights abuses. Amber’s expertise is represented in many published articles and chapters\, keynote addresses\, professional collaborations and presentations around the world. Amber has provided clinical training on the integration of refugee mental health and  torture treatment with creative arts\, mindfulness\,  and body-based therapies to more than 30 programs worldwide since the late 1990’s.  She has been nominated for the Barbara Chester Award for her work with survivors of torture in challenging contexts\, and is the 2010 ADTA Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. She originated a resiliency-based framework and clinical approach Restorative Movement Psychotherapy and polyvagal-informed movement therapies for mind-heart-spirit\, somatic\, movement and arts-based therapies with survivors of trauma in cross cultural\, low resource contexts. \n  \nLiz Koch  is an international educator\, author\, and the creator of CoreAwareness™ focusing on awareness as key for developing human potential and awakening consciousness. With 43 years experience specializing in the human core\, Liz is recognized in the somatic\, bodywork\, and fitness professions as an authority on the core tissue called Psoas.  Both nationally and internationally published\, her works include The Psoas Book\, Unraveling Scoliosis CD\, Core Awareness; Enhancing Yoga\, Pilates\, Exercise & Dance\, Psoas & Back Pain CD\, Mother\, Maiden\, Crone: Our Pleasure Playlist and her newest book  Stalking Wild Psoas: Embodying Your Core Intelligence published in 2019 by North Atlantic Books. \n  \n  \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 18 hours of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website. \nCANCELLATION POLICY: Collaborative Workshop Registration is FINAL. Please read the complete cancellation policy available online before registering. If there is a waiting list\, a transfer fee may apply.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/advanced-professional-course-a-collaboration-with-amber-gray-lawrence-ks/
LOCATION:Private address\, TBA\, Lawrence\, KS\, (access via Kansas City MO international airport)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Training
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SUMMARY:6-Day Professional Application Course & Psoas Retreat 2020
DESCRIPTION:Be inspired from the inside out! \nEach year I offer my HEALING RETREAT and APPLICATION COURSE for lay persons and professionals. This course is an opportunity to heal your own psoas issues and bring psoas awareness to your personal and professional life.  The Application Course offers those licensed as Somatic Educators\, Yoga Instructors\, Pilates & Gyrotonic Trainers\, Massage Practitioners\, Body & Healing Practitioners; as well as Birth & Fitness Coaches\, Dance Instructors\, Martial Arts Masters\, plus all psychology focused professionals\, to develop into Psoas Savvy Educators\, capable of helping others integrate and resolve psoas related issues. Completing this 30-Hr course is a prerequisite for joining my online Community referral page where people can locate Psoas savvy classes and therapists in their community. \nStep away from your dedicated focus to broaden your perspective and experience your bio-intelligent psoas. By doing so\, your psoas becomes a guide for self actualization that informs you from deep within your core being. \nA healthy psoas is the first step towards functional movement. Having a coherent core not only supports the capacity of core strength but is deeply nourishing for every aspect of your life and creativity; essential components for achieving your professional goals. \nInspire your  life and your specialization. Join me! \nGroup size: limited to a maximum of 17 participants  (during your stay\, family & friends are welcome to join you at the Spa Resort) \n \nPrerequisite: To attend the retreat and/or Nationally Certified Application Course you are required to complete one Psoas workshop or Remote Course.  To be potentially included on my LINKS referral page requires a minimum of attending a 12 or 18 hour Psoas Workshop plus this 30-Hour Application Course.  Please note: I reserve the right to deny anyone for any reason to be included on my Community Web page. \n \nACCOMMODATIONS: Please the Ojo Caliente Mineral Spring Resort & Spa website https://ojocaliente.ojospa.com  for accommodation options and rates from hotel rooms to renting houses\, dining options\, travel plans\, and spa choices. If you wish to share a room please first register for the course and then email me to let me know you are interested.  I can not guarantee a roommate but will be happy to share your email with anyone else looking to share accommodations. There are many choices in rooms and each has unique possibilities so please feel free to contact me for suggestions as to which will best suit your needs. \nIMPORTANT NOTE: You must stay at the Ojo Caliente resort to attend this course and retreat. No commuters allowed.  \nWe will be in New Mexico in the wintertime.  It is very beautiful but may be cold and it may even snow!  Plan accordingly. For those interested there  is skiing options nearby – please direct all your questions about the location to Ojo Caliente Spa. \nWINTER SPECIAL: Accommodations are first come first serve basis. Although there is no group rate Ojo Caliente Spa SOMETIMES there is a winter special so be sure to ask what they might be offering.  \nIMPORTANT: To be part of the Application Course you must arrive Sunday\, January 26th to join us at 7:30 pm and leave after 5:00pm on Saturday\, February 1st  – this course comes to an end with a full day on Saturday.  To receive a certificate you are required to attend the full workshop portion of this course. \nRETREAT ONLY: You do not have to be a professional to come work/play for 6 days.  You do have to have the pre-requiste of at least a remote course and to arrive on time. \n \n  \n \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 30 hours of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/6-day-professional-application-course-psoas-retreat-2020/
CATEGORIES:featured,Professional Training,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Core Awareness Mentorship: Advanced Professional Course Lawrence KS
DESCRIPTION:This 4-day advanced course is designed for professionals who wish to refine their understanding of the explorations found in my book Core Awareness: Enhancing Yoga\, Pilates Exercise\, and Dance plus hone your ability in reading the psoas one to one.  In the intimacy of my private studio we will integrate the fundamental concepts for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas. Each day we will refine and articulate movement\, increase proprioception\, and integrate the results working together as individuals and in partnership. Learning from each other’s expertise\, sharing our observations\, questions\, and concerns in hopes of developing a keen eye\, touch\, and intuition. \nMy goal for you is to integrate the explorations into your own practice to be able to guide your clients and students through a natural process for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas.  \nThis workshop is offered to only 5 participants. It provides the time and attention necessary to deepen your understanding of my work with the psoas.  Each day will be a full day of learning.  My home will be open to you to enjoy my private library resources and to collaborate over a shared lunch around my table.  \n \nPROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES: Course Participants will gain hands-on skills for supporting the healthy psoas. Becoming cognizant of the signs of an overactive sympathetic fear response participants will identify and choose a strategy of support\, facilitate and implement basic trauma protocol\, utilize somatic tools for supporting the psoas and the sympathetic neuro-core\, and facilitate their client and students ability to resource support. Participants will also develop tools for evaluating their client’s ability to maintain a functional psoas by designing individual client homework that develops healthy self-help and lifestyle choices. Participants will display the ability to lead students through explorations that support the healthy psoas within their field of expertise; including conceptualizing and communicating the importance of core integrity and its relationship to the psoas. Participants will learn to assess the health of the psoas\, create a strategy for regaining a functional psoas\, define and prioritize which systems are interfering with the health of the psoas\, incorporate integral core concepts\, and educate their client/student in activities that overuse or recruit the psoas. Learning to guide their clients towards healthy ergonomic choices participants will enlist the five basic Core Awareness concepts utilizing these concepts and integrating them into their field of expertise to enhance the well-being of their clients/students base.  \nPREREQUISITE & REQUIREMENTS: You must be a professional (not a layperson) and have attended a minimum of two Psoas Workshops (or Tele-class plus workshop combination) to attend this course.  I encourage professionals already on my COMMUNITY page to attend to further deepen your understanding of how to utilize the explorations and develop skills in working one to one. This course is an educational process designed for people in the field of bodywork and fitness\, not for those wishing to heal their Psoas. Please register only if qualified. \n  \n \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 24 hours of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/core-awareness-advanced-professional-course-kansas-19/
LOCATION:Private address\, TBA\, Lawrence\, KS\, (access via Kansas City MO international airport)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Training,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Core Awareness Mentorship: Advanced Professional Course Lawrence KS
DESCRIPTION:This 4-day advanced course is designed for professionals who wish to refine their understanding of the explorations found in my book Core Awareness: Enhancing Yoga\, Pilates Exercise\, and Dance plus hone your ability in reading the psoas one to one.  In the intimacy of my private studio we will integrate the fundamental concepts for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas. Each day we will refine and articulate movement\, increase proprioception\, and integrate the results working together as individuals and in partnership. Learning from each other’s expertise\, sharing our observations\, questions\, and concerns in hopes of developing a keen eye\, touch\, and intuition. \nMy goal for you is to integrate the explorations into your own practice to be able to guide your clients and students through a natural process for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas.  \nThis workshop is offered to only 5 participants. It provides the time and attention necessary to deepen your understanding of my work with the psoas.  Each day will be a full day of learning.  My home will be open to you to enjoy my private library resources and to collaborate over a shared lunch around my table.  \n \nPROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES: Course Participants will gain hands-on skills for supporting the healthy psoas. Becoming cognizant of the signs of an overactive sympathetic fear response participants will identify and choose a strategy of support\, facilitate and implement basic trauma protocol\, utilize somatic tools for supporting the psoas and the sympathetic neuro-core\, and facilitate their client and students ability to resource support. Participants will also develop tools for evaluating their client’s ability to maintain a functional psoas by designing individual client homework that develops healthy self-help and lifestyle choices. Participants will display the ability to lead students through explorations that support the healthy psoas within their field of expertise; including conceptualizing and communicating the importance of core integrity and its relationship to the psoas. Participants will learn to assess the health of the psoas\, create a strategy for regaining a functional psoas\, define and prioritize which systems are interfering with the health of the psoas\, incorporate integral core concepts\, and educate their client/student in activities that overuse or recruit the psoas. Learning to guide their clients towards healthy ergonomic choices participants will enlist the five basic Core Awareness concepts utilizing these concepts and integrating them into their field of expertise to enhance the well-being of their clients/students base.  \nPREREQUISITE & REQUIREMENTS: You must be a professional (not a layperson) and have attended a minimum of two Psoas Workshops (or Tele-class plus workshop combination) to attend this course.  I encourage professionals already on my COMMUNITY page to attend to further deepen your understanding of how to utilize the explorations and develop skills in working one to one. This course is an educational process designed for people in the field of bodywork and fitness\, not for those wishing to heal their Psoas. Please register only if qualified. \n  \n \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 24 hours of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/core-awareness-explorations-an-advanced-professional-course-lawrence-ks-2019/
LOCATION:Private address\, TBA\, Lawrence\, KS\, (access via Kansas City MO international airport)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Training,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Core Awareness Mentorship: Advanced Professional Course Lawrence KS
DESCRIPTION:This 4-day advanced course is designed for professionals who wish to refine their understanding of the explorations found in my book Core Awareness: Enhancing Yoga\, Pilates Exercise\, and Dance plus hone your ability in reading the psoas one to one.  In the intimacy of my private studio we will integrate the fundamental concepts for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas. Each day we will refine and articulate movement\, increase proprioception\, and integrate the results working together as individuals and in partnership. Learning from each other’s expertise\, sharing our observations\, questions\, and concerns in hopes of developing a keen eye\, touch\, and intuition. \nMy goal for you is to integrate the explorations into your own practice to be able to guide your clients and students through a natural process for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas.  \nThis workshop is offered to only 5 participants. It provides the time and attention necessary to deepen your understanding of my work with the psoas.  Each day will be a full day of learning.  My home will be open to you to enjoy my private library resources and to collaborate over a shared lunch around my table.  \nPROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES: Course Participants will gain hands-on skills for supporting the healthy psoas. Becoming cognizant of the signs of an overactive sympathetic fear response participants will identify and choose a strategy of support\, facilitate and implement basic trauma protocol\, utilize somatic tools for supporting the psoas and the sympathetic neuro-core\, and facilitate their client and students ability to resource support. Participants will also develop tools for evaluating their client’s ability to maintain a functional psoas by designing individual client homework that develops healthy self-help and lifestyle choices. Participants will display the ability to lead students through explorations that support the healthy psoas within their field of expertise; including conceptualizing and communicating the importance of core integrity and its relationship to the psoas. Participants will learn to assess the health of the psoas\, create a strategy for regaining a functional psoas\, define and prioritize which systems are interfering with the health of the psoas\, incorporate integral core concepts\, and educate their client/student in activities that overuse or recruit the psoas. Learning to guide their clients towards healthy ergonomic choices participants will enlist the five basic Core Awareness concepts utilizing these concepts and integrating them into their field of expertise to enhance the well-being of their clients/students base.  \nPREREQUISITE & REQUIREMENTS: You must be a professional (not a layperson) and have attended a minimum of two Psoas Workshops (or Tele-class plus workshop combination) to attend this course.  I encourage professionals already on my COMMUNITY page to attend to further deepen your understanding of how to utilize the explorations and develop skills in working one to one. This course is an educational process designed for people in the field of bodywork and fitness\, not for those wishing to heal their Psoas. Please register only if qualified. \n  \n \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 24 hours of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/core-awareness-explorations-an-advanced-professional-course-lawrence-ks-fall/
LOCATION:Private address\, TBA\, Lawrence\, KS\, (access via Kansas City MO international airport)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Training,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Core Awareness: Advanced Professional Course Lawrence KS
DESCRIPTION:This 4-day advanced course is designed for professionals who wish to refine their understanding of the explorations found in my book Core Awareness: Enhancing Yoga\, Pilates Exercise\, and Dance plus hone your ability in reading the psoas one to one.  In the intimacy of my private studio we will integrate the fundamental concepts for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas. Each day we will refine and articulate movement\, increase proprioception\, and integrate the results working together as individuals and in partnership. Learning from each other’s expertise\, sharing our observations\, questions\, and concerns in hopes of developing a keen eye\, touch\, and intuition. \nMy goal for you is to integrate the explorations into your own practice to be able to guide your clients and students through a natural process for regaining and maintaining a healthy psoas.  \nThis workshop is offered to only 5 participants. It provide the time and attention necessary to deepen your understanding of my work with the psoas. Each day will be a full day of learning. My home will be open to you to enjoy my private library resources and to collaborate over a shared lunch around my table.  \nPROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES; Course Participants will gain hands-on skills for supporting the healthy psoas. Becoming cognizant of the signs of an overactive sympathetic fear response participants will identify and choose a strategy of support\, facilitate and implement basic trauma protocol\, utilize somatic tools for supporting the psoas and the sympathetic neuro-core\, and facilitate their client and students ability to resource support. Participants will also develop tools for evaluating their client’s ability to maintain a functional psoas by designing individual client homework that develops healthy self-help and lifestyle choices. Participants will display the ability to lead students through explorations that support the healthy psoas within their field of expertise; including conceptualizing and communicating the importance of core integrity and its relationship to the psoas. Participants will learn to assess the health of the psoas\, create a strategy for regaining a functional psoas\, define and prioritize which systems are interfering with the health of the psoas\, incorporate integral core concepts\, and educate their client/student in activities that overuse or recruit the psoas. Learning to guide their clients towards healthy ergonomic choices participants will enlist the five basic Core Awareness concepts utilizing these concepts and integrating them into their field of expertise to enhance the well-being of their clients/students base.  \nPREREQUISITE & REQUIREMENTS: You must be a professional (not a layperson) and have attended a minimum of two Psoas Workshops (or Tele-class plus workshop combination) to attend this course.  I encourage professionals already on my COMMUNITY page to attend to further deepen your understanding of how to utilize the explorations. This course is an educational process designed for people in the field of bodywork and fitness\, not for those wishing to heal their Psoas. Please register only if qualified. \n  \n \nNational Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved \nThis is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork for 24 hour(s) of continuing education credit (CEU). For more information on the NCBTMB\, please visit their website.
URL:https://coreawareness.com/events/core-awareness-explorations-an-advanced-professional-course-lawrence-ks-2/
LOCATION:Private address\, TBA\, Lawrence\, KS\, (access via Kansas City MO international airport)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Training,Retreat
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