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Modular Learning Program
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Learning Formats:
Online -
Intensive -
Local
Entry Levels:
Personal - Professional -
Certification
Level 4. Post-graduate Development
— On-going Learning for LM Teachers
The first of these professional development courses began in September
of 2011. It is limited to 5-6 people, but can be repeated for others when we have a new group.
Other Professional Development (post-graduate) courses will be developed over time and added to the list
below.
These courses are open to LearningMethods Teachers (and on occasion to LearningMethods
Apprentice-Teachers). See each course description for course details and admissibility criteria.
Course 1. In-depth Anatomy of Wholeness
14 weekly sessions — September to December 2011
Open to LearningMethods Teachers and Apprentice-Teachers (max. 5-6 participants)
Who is it for?
All LearningMethods Teachers and Apprentices have already had some "human structure
and function", either in various workshops over the years or as part of training. This course is to
take things further and help you to:
— give confident and detailed answers in teaching situations when challenging
questions come up...
— know what other practitioners are talking about when they delve into
anatomy and physiology, and know how to reframe the discussion in a direction that reflects our work...
— show your credibility and authority of knowledge to suggest a different
path for a student who has a injury or problem and their doctor/physiotherapist has recommended an exercise
or treatment
— be able to teach a workshop or series of practical and experiential
classes on how people can use themselves in daily life with more ease and freedom...
— be clearer exactly what is going on under the surface when you're teaching
and you see functioning that you know is strained or less than whole, or you hear someone describe a
less-then optimal functioning but are not sure what exactly is the problem...
— have more knowledge and specific details about your own issues when
certain symptoms or experiences happen to you...
There are more specific details of exactly what we will cover below...
What is it?
This is an online course for LM Teachers and experienced Apprentice-Teachers
who want to take a detailed look at the structure of how we are built... how we function when everything
is working well... and what happens when things go wrong (and what to do about it)...
I will lead this in a systematic and thorough way that will recap some of what
we have already done, then go beyond to deepen your knowledge, to help you apply it to your teaching,
and yourself.
Along with my presentations, of course, you will have lots of opportunities
for your own questions, to steer the material into your areas of interest, and to take things away to
practice and experiment with (for yourself and/or in your teaching over the days in between the sessions).
The format will use the live video sessions of WebEx that have been so successful
for my other LMOnline groups. This allows us to see everyone at once, to use a whiteboard for drawing
and notes, as well as a cool new I have just been developing to use multi-layered illustrations to peel
back layers and show what goes on inside us step-by-step in beautiful detail (using the illustrations
I am preparing for my new book).
How is the course structured?
Participation is limited to a maximum of 5-6 people.
The course will run for one term, with a live 2-hour video session each week
over approximately 14 weeks. We will start early in September and go until the end of the year. Depending
on what we have accomplished and what we still want to get into, the course may be extended for further
weeks.
The live sessions will take place on the same day and time each week, so we
need to find a mutually workable day and time that suits each member. Because we may have members from
both North America and Europe, I suggest a timing that falls in the morning for those in North America
and in the afternoon for those in Europe who are 5-6 hours later. As to which day the new group will
be scheduled for... I currently have other groups on Friday and Sunday mornings, so perhaps a Monday
or other weekday... dates to be decided among the participants.
All the live sessions will be recorded in video and audio, and course members
will have their own private dedicated web site (like my other LMOnline groups) where all the live sessions
are archived for download and further study. There will also be an e-mail discussion list for questions
and sharing thoughts and discoveries in the days between our live sessions.
What are the fees?
The fees will be the same as my other online groups — currently CA$ 75.00 per weekly
session (approximately US$ 76, EU €52, UK £46, SEK 480).
Participants must commit to, and pay for, the whole
14-week course (I cannot make it work if people drift in and out), but you can pay either all at once
or in three instalments.
As usual, I am open to discussing fees if you really want to be part of this
but are not in a position to pay it all at once.
How to register
With only 5-6 spaces available and
a few people already eager to start, registration will be first-come-first-served for the remaining
places.
If you are interested in joining this group get in touch with me right away
at ...
Detailed content of the course
— The core is our Coordinating
System - that innate wholeness and integration that takes care of the organizing details when we can
be clear what we want and got out of the way to allow the system to organize it for us...
— Allied
with this and overlapping is the Suspension System - the pre-sprung elastic web of support that gives
us poise and freedom as well as effortless movement. How this applies not just to our main uprightness,
but also the arms/shoulders, the chest, the organs and breathing...
— And, of course, the Adaptive System - allowing
us to change and respond to our activities, what we do and how we do it. This includes adaptations of
strength, range, flexibility and endurance - not just how it all works but the common misunderstandings
in sport, fitness, performance and health regimes...
— A detailed look at the Movement System - the
givens of our structure: the main bones and joints, their ranges and limitations, their ligaments. The
main muscles and the dynamics of movement in each area (the foot, the knee, the hip and pelvis, the
lower back and the disks, the spine and neck, the ribs and breathing, the head, jaw and throat, the
voice and singing.
— And always, coming back to the larger, overall Patterns of
Wholeness - of how you the conscious,
choosing, thinking, intending (and sometimes reacting) person is built to function... and how we all-too-often
get in the way and interfere
— Lots of experiential exploring and practical activities, so that when
you work with someone you know from their descriptions what structures they are talking about, and when
you look at or feel their bodies or their movement you know what you are touching and seeing...
— Understanding
the common complaints and problems people come to us with (back problems, knee and hip problems, foot
pain, running problems, shoulder problems, repetitive strain injury, neck pain, tension, sports or exercise
injuries, performance injuries, vocal problems, and other chronic "medical" issues, etc.).
— And, I am sure,
a lot more that I have forgotten to add here...
There is no end to what we could get into, but it will
be you and your interests that will ultimately drive the direction and depth we do get into...
How to register
With only 5-6 spaces available and
a few people already eager to start, registration will be first-come-first-served for the remaining
places.
If you are interested in joining this group get in touch with me right away
at
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we'll notify you of upcoming events, including more details of this new training as they become
available.
If
you cannot make it to a workshop or want to work in between workshops, it is always possible
(and very
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