EDUCATION

Hypopressives for Pilates Teachers

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Day 1: Foundation Day

By the end of this course participants will have:
• A deep understanding of the core principles of the Hypopressive fundamental breath technique, including the unique apnoea breath. And also the role breath plays in the activation of the pelvic floor.
• An overview of the connections between the fascia and muscle chains that create a holistic engagement of the whole system and a passive activation of the pelvic organs and pelvic floor.
• A knowledge of the fundamental poses (these will need ongoing personal practice) and how posture effects the pelvic floor.
• An understanding of the connection between the feet, jaw, palms, eyes, and pelvic floor.
• An insight on how to sequence poses for the best possible results for yourself and your clients.

Times: 9am-11.30pm & 12pm-2pm (4.5 hours)
Fees: £210 (or £180 if doing the whole weekend)
Tutor: Abby Lord

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Day 2: Mobilise your Fascia

• Recap the fundamentals from Day 1
• Dive into how the nervous system affects our pelvic floor – developing a great breath practice with visualisations to hack into the central nervous system.
• Investigate mobilising the fascia and nerves in the poses through spirals, rocking and active stretching with focused attention to breath.
• Create greater activation in our posterior deep fascia chains through cervical flexion and extension.
•Draw it altogether in a short dynamic flow to tempt you to experiment more.
•Entry Requirements: You must have attended the Foundation Day first.

Times: 9am-11.30pm & 12pm-2pm (4.5 hours)
Fees: £180 (need to also do day 1)
Tutor: Abby Lord
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**You must have attended the Foundation Day first!**

Abby Lord

Abby is seen as one of the world’s leading Hypopressive trainers and coaches. She completed her training in Spain with Tamara Rial and Piti Pinsach, and was the first person to bring Hypopressives to Scotland. From there, she has joined forces with other trainers around the world to create the first truly International Hypopressive Programme of Teacher Training, developing a multidisciplinary approach to Hypopressives and training trainers of the highest calibre.Abby has been a teacher for many years, from teaching toddlers’ ballet to English teaching in South Korea and teaching High School Drama. She found her way back to ‘the body’ after suffering multiple prolapses after the birth of her babies. Discovering Hypopressives was a game-changer and she has since developed and strengthened her understanding of the method through attending training in Spain, she is also a personal training, K08 Specialist and anatomy courses, Pilates training (she's still to qualify) and now into training on the nervous system with polyvagal theory and TRE. All these modalities have brought depth to her understanding of Hypopressives and further fuelled her realisation that ‘the more you learn, the less you know'. The learning journey continues….
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