COURSES & EDUCATION
Mindful Treatment & Movement Therapy -
Structural Integration (SI) training:
Fulcrum Institute and BODYrebalance have entered into a collaboration, and we are very much looking forward to offering, according to ourselves, Denmark's best education in SI! Start is September 2022 with completion in early 2024. The education consists of 336 lessons, divided into 14 modules of 3 days around a weekend, once a month with the exception of July and December. Read more below, and practical info such as registration, price and location is at the bottom. We look forward to seeing you!
What is Structural Integration?
There are many different schools of SI worldwide, all based on Ida Rolf's method: rolfing®. SI is much more than passively receiving a treatment. It is an innovative and creative method that combines body awareness and movement education with manual treatment (myofascial release).
You and your client are a team: you provide input into new possibilities and a more appropriate use of the body. This can be in situations where the client is sitting, standing, walking or more subtly, such as breathing. You invite your client to provide feedback about what he or she feels and experiences, which also guides you in the process. Once the client has experienced it on his or her own body and felt the difference between the wear and tear and the edifying, he or she can purposefully integrate new habits that relax, strengthen and create ease in the body.
Through myofascial release, the above process is supported and optimized by manually balancing imbalances in muscles, joints and fascia chains. Here, the client often actively participates, where you guide him or her to move away from, or into, your pressure. This collaboration is not only to make the treatment more effective, but also helps to give the client an opportunity to mobilize and rediscover an area of the body that has been stiff and unused. You can treat on the table, but also where your client is sitting or standing.
The 10 sessions
The body is interconnected, and you can't achieve everything in one session. That's why the focus of SI is a complete course built around 10 sessions. The course is carefully designed and each session builds on the previous one and focuses on a specific body area: e.g. the chest and breathing, the balance of the feet and legs, mobility of the spine, etc.
The training is basically for everyone, regardless of background, but it is an advantage if you have experience in treatment and/or movement.
During the training you will learn to:
Deliver the 10 sessions and delve into and integrate the principles and philosophy of SI.
Identify imbalances and misalignments in your client's body.
Track motion distortions.
Give the client tools and know-how to balance the use of their body.
Apply light or deep connective tissue techniques.
Cultivate communication with your client, and make him or her aware of his or her movement patterns.
Practice the same edifying principles on yourself while working on and with the client.
Module 1 - Body reading
September 24-26, 2022
A comfortable posture is a body that rests within itself, and is your foundation from which you move out and through. If this foundation is stiffened, collapsed and/or misaligned, unnecessary, tiring compensations and limitations arise.
In this module you will learn to read your client's body and become curious about all its clues, such as misalignments and imbalances in fascia, muscles and joints. It is also here that the mindful collaboration begins between you and your client, which is the cornerstone of SI, and which you will develop in each module during the course of the training.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
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Noticing and adjusting imbalances in movement.
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How the different body parts interact.
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The opposing directions of movement that create balance in the body.
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To invite your client to notice and discover strenuous movement patterns.
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To give your client awareness to integrate new habits that relax and balance.
Module 2 - Myofascial Release (MFR)
October 8-9, 2022
MFR is a deep-seated treatment method that works with the body's elastic connective tissue - fascia - which surrounds and connects the body's structures such as muscles and bones. The focus is on relaxing, restoring and balancing imbalances in the body.
Are you straining and using unnecessary energy? And are you getting tense yourself while you are healing the client?
The foundation for giving treatment is that you integrate all the principles that you were presented with in module 1. Your most used tools, arms and hands, do not work alone. They are supported and receive strength from the whole body. In this module you will feel what it means to be in balance and in flow while you treat, and achieve increased strength and ease by using it consciously.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
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To deliver and dose your pressure adapted to the client
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Utilizing your body weight and gravity when treating
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How it is natural to use the table and the client to support and relieve you.
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How the different parts of your body cooperate on the task while you work on the client.
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The basic rules of MFR - directions - muscle/fascia chains - attachments - bone edges etc.
Module 3 - Myofascial Release
in motion November 5-7, 2022
Through MFR, your client's process is supported and optimized. Here, the client often actively participates, where you guide him or her to move away from, or into, your pressure. This collaboration is not only to make the treatment more effective, but also helps to give the client an opportunity to mobilize and rediscover an area of the body that has been stiff and unused.
When the boundary between treatment and movement merges, it becomes more natural for your client to let go - and take ownership of the process.
Through theory and practice you will begin to learn about:
How to guide your client to active mindful collaboration.
The principles of the client working from the inside while you work from the outside.
The logic of also being able to provide treatment to the client when he or she is sitting or standing.
Module 4 - 1st session: The chest -
your Breath January 20-22, 2023
All the tools and principles you have been introduced to in modules 1 to 3 are now brought together and combined to practice the 10-session course that is the focal point of SI. The course is carefully designed, and each session builds on the previous one and focuses on a specific body area.
The purpose is to give your client a 'user's guide' to their own body, so that they can notice and adjust imbalances and integrate new constructive habits. Here in module 4 we start the 1st session, where the focus is on the ribcage and its position in relation to the pelvis and the very basics - breathing.
Breathing is your central source of energy. Your posture and the way you breathe therefore have a major impact on your quality of life.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How you exercise 1st session.
The anatomy of the chest and pelvis.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 5 - 2nd session: Legs & Feet -
your Foundation February 24-26, 2023
If your feet, knees and hips are aligned and supporting your upper body, your strength and energy can flow freely between you and your base of support - the ground. Your balance adjusts effortlessly, your joints effectively point in the same direction when you walk. You are grounded and not so easy to fall over.
In session 2, the focus is on possible rotations and imbalances in the use of the feet, knees and hip joints. We also pick up from the previous module/session and look at how the upper body interacts with the legs.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
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How you exercise 2nd session.
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The anatomy of the feet and legs.
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To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 6 - 3rd session: Shoulders & Arms -
your Exterior March 24-26, 2023
"One of the hardest things to convince people of is that their arms were meant to hang." - Josef Heller.
The arms and shoulders are part of chains of muscles that attach to the neck, chest and spine, and all the way down to the pelvis. If these chains of muscles are in balance, then the arms have the best conditions in terms of strength and stability when you, for example, reach out or lift. The shoulders and neck can now also relax more, as they do not have to try to compensate, hold and do the whole task.
This session focuses on releasing tension in the shoulders and arms, and balancing the muscles on the entire outside of the body from feet to neck. It also builds on session 1, which focused on the chest.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
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How to exercise 3rd session.
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The anatomy of the entire outside of the body.
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To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 7 - 4th session: The pelvis -
your Pivot Point April 21-23, 2023
If there is balance and movement in the hip socket, there is a fertile ground for freedom and stability in the rest of the body. The best conditions are present for effortless cooperation and utilization of the deep core muscles.
This is the first of 4 sessions that deal with the core of the body, and the first of 3 sessions that balance the pelvis from different angles. Starting from the muscles of the inner thighs, which attach to the pelvic floor, the focus of this session is to find the balance point from within the center of the body. There is also a common thread to session 2 in particular, which also focused on the saucer.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to exercise 4th session.
The anatomy around the pelvis from the inner thigh.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 8 - Session 5: The Stomach -
your Power Center May 12-14, 2023
Imbalances in the abdominal area have a major impact on your well-being, whether the main cause is structural, functional or emotional.
It's not for nothing that the stomach is called your powerhouse. Anatomically, this is where your different body parts meet, connect, and gain much of their stability and strength. It's also where food, thoughts, and emotions are digested.
In session 5, the focus is on balancing the pelvis (and the rest of the body) from the abdominal region, both from the superficial and deep core muscles. Session 1 is also particularly full, as the deep core muscle psoas meets the breathing muscle diaphragm.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to exercise 5th session
The anatomy around the pelvis from the abdominal region.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 9 - 6th session: Back of the body -
your Progress June 23-25, 2023
A balanced spine moves in a continuous wave motion, like a reed in the wind, it should be able to both bend and yield while at the same time keeping you upright.
The theme of session 6 is to balance the back of the body's core from heel to neck. It is a natural continuation of session 5, as the back and glutes are deeply connected to your power center by providing counterplay to the muscles in the abdomen. The glutes also connect the back of the pelvis to the legs. They ensure, among other things, that you can move your legs backwards. That is, they are big players when it comes to propulsion.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to practice 6th session.
The anatomy of the spine and the back of the legs.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 10 - 7th session: Neck & Head -
your Control System August 25-27, 2023
In a balanced posture, the head rests on a vertical and relaxed neck, an extension of a flexible spine. Here, no unnecessary tension is required in the neck and throat to hold the head up.
In the seventh session, the focus is on organizing the top of the body's core. That is, the neck and head are balanced above the torso in extension of the spine. Tensions and imbalances in the neck, skull, and facial muscles are released.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to practice 7th session.
The anatomy of the neck and head
.To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 11 - Session 8: Lower Body: incorporates the themes of sessions 2,4,5,6 September 22-24, 2023
This session is the first of 3, where the focus is on integrating and following up on the previous sessions, where the whole body has been reviewed. The focus is initially on the lower body, and all the themes that belong there. So here is the chance to look at what you and your client have not managed to cover, or to look at what needs to be refreshed and polished.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to practice 8th session.
Coherence in the anatomy of the lower body.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 12 - Session 9: Upper body: incorporates the themes of sessions 1,3,5,7 October 20-22
Here you and your client continue where you left off in the previous session, starting with the upper body. You stop introducing 'new' learning to the client and focus on balancing and refining movement patterns that have already been covered.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to practice 9th session.
Coherence in the anatomy of the upper body.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 13 - 10th session: Rounding off
November 17-19, 2023
In the tenth and final session, the process is concluded, and here the goal is to give the client a feeling that he or she is balanced and self-propelled. Your focus is on cutting to the bone and only working on what is necessary here and now, and letting the rest go. Manual work is basically about wholeness and giving space around the body's joints and bone edges.
Through theory and practice, you will begin to learn about:
How to exercise 10th session.
Coherence in the body's muscle fascia chains.
To refine and target the tools you have been presented with in modules 1-3.
Module 14: pending date January 2024
Exam: pending date February/March 2024
