Workshops in Fascia Fitness

Today is my first day back to work after my summer break. I've returned refreshed and ready to get on with the next phase of my Fascia Journey. 2 years ago I promised myself that I would devote the next 2 years to investigating fascia research. At first this was a personal interest which I used to inform and inspire my work in the Pilates studio, beyond this I had no great ambition. I enjoyed passing on interesting fascia facts to my clients. I've attended workshops, congress, courses, meetings; read books and research articles. I have met and spoken with many of the men and women leading the fascia revolution, I have been inspired and, in some cases, shocked by the lengths they have gone to further their research.
I have known for a while that fascia can be changed and trained by movement; also if neglected fascia can deteriorate and be easily damaged. Neglected and damaged fascia effects our ability to move without pain. I know that Robert Schleip and Divo Muller have been teaching courses on how to keep our fascia fit, and I have attend several of them in London and Germany. The principals are simple to grasp once a basic understanding of fascia is obtained. The principals can be layered on top of existing exercise or movement systems. For the last 2 years I have been applying these principals to Pilates. This has involved a certain amount of creativity which has been fun for everyone involved. The idea for this blog was born out of the want to record and share the experiences of applying these principals to the Pilates system.
Earlier this year I wanted to make sure that my way of applying the principals to the Pilates system was in line with the Fascia Fitness Association's standards and made a series of videos. A compilation of short clips I set to 'bounce' music for a bit of fun and gifted it to Robert and Divo when I met them in Canada at the Fascia Research Congress. I have attached this private video to this blog for information/education and not for public publication or reproduction. Following the video's and because of the level of my interest in Fascia research and it's application to movement I was awarded a qualification to teach teachers about Fascial Fitness.
In truth I have been daunted by the amount of information which needs to be imparted, where to start?
Preparation of workshop material has now begun.
Workshops will be presented on 3 levels:-

Introduction-   Understanding Fascia and Fascial research .

Application-    Understanding Tensegrity, Myofascial Meridians, lines of tension and elasticity in the body,sensory ability of Fascia and the importance of hydration on Fascia.

Fascial Fitness- Application of Fascial Fitness principals to movement/exercise for the enthusiast,instructor and educator of instructors.

Enjoy the video- it was made for fun.

Tracey Mellor
(c) August 2012