3-D Workout Instructor Training Level I
Special Summer Program at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, LIMS®: 3-D Workout Instructor Training Level I |
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With renowned Instructor Dianne L. Woodruff, CMA, PhD
3-D WORKOUT is a cutting-edge fitness program for the general public based on LMA/BF. Developed by Dianne Woodruff, CMA, PhD and taught since 1999, this progressive program of fascial fitness restores whole-body connectedness and three-dimensional function. 3-D Workout offers two levels of instructor training supported by two professionally-produced DVDs.
A revolution is underway toward understanding the role of connective tissue (fascia) in movement and body organization. We now have scientific support for why Fundamentals works and what Bartenieff meant when she spoke of “connectedness.” It is the condition of the body’s fascial net that delivers that readiness-to-move we all value. 3-D Workout is a method for retraining/maintaining the body’s neuromyofascial web. This well-crafted application of LMA/BF may be used in many frameworks including fitness, education, senior fitness, rehabilitation, athletic training/coaching, elite sport, dance, ergonomics, occupational and physical therapies.
Who May Apply:
This course is continuing education for Certified Movement Analysts (CMAs), students training to become CMAs, and those with training in LMA/BF or BMC or at the discretion of the instructor. The training also meets part of the requirements for ISMETA registration as a Somatic Movement Therapist and/or Educator but is not part of LIMS® 100-Hour Hands-On Repatterning Training.
Dates: June 25- June 30, 2012 (Monday – Saturday)
Times: 9:30 – 5:30pm
Format: 6 full days of study—approximately 42 hours which includes a teaching practicum.
Location: New York City
Tuition: Nonmembers $890; LIMS® Members $850
(Illustrated manual and DVD included).
Registration Deadline:
May 30, 2012 ($200 Deposit Required to Register)
Maximum participants: 10-12
Why should CMAs learn to teach 3-D Workout?
CMAs need more opportunities to learn applications of LMA/BF and Fundamentals deserves a bigger place on the map—a larger context in which to become noticed, named and credited.
CMAs who are trained to teach 3-D Workout learn a well-crafted application of LMA/BF principles for the fitness community. CMAs will rediscover the many benefits and richness of LMA/BF in a framework that is teachable and learnable. Here is an opportunity for an new income stream and for contributing to fitness in a unique way. 3-D Workout can serve as a foundation for endless variation and adaptation depending on the population and individual goals.
3-D is an ideal approach for people who wouldn’t normally be attracted to exercise or for those who are “gym dropouts.” That difference occurs through movement, space and attention. 3-D Workout is aimed toward connecting and caring for the self rather than disconnecting and dissociating as often happens in conventional fitness. The instructor benefits as much as the student.
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 Dianne Woodruff
Dianne L. Woodruff, CMA, PhD has been teaching for 35 years and has been a movement and myofascial pain specialist for much of that time. She holds a doctorate in Somatic Education. Her dissertation on Bartenieff Fundamentals and her study of the work of Bartenieff, Laban and Dr. Vladimir Janda forms the basis of her clinical work and her fitness approach, 3-D Workout™. A Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (ISMETA), she is passionate about people becoming and staying well through better use of their bodies. Dr. Woodruff is based in Oakville, Ontario where she teaches and works privately with clients. www.body-in-motion.com.
Training Course Content
1) Body integration sequences inspired byBartenieff Fundamentals—review and learn new sequences to support whole-body organization and connectedness as well as grounding, initiation, sequencing, weight shift and level change; teaching in layers. 12 sequences.
2) Resistance training inspired by Space Harmony—review and clarification of planes, dimensions, directional components, dimensional and diagonal scales; teaching the use of space and spatial intent. A fresh approach to interval training using the whole kinesphere and all neuromuscular functions. 11 sequences.
3) Flexibility: the geometry of muscle and its fascia; the stretch reflex; specificity of body position and timing. 7 sequences.
4) Anatomy—the neuromyofascial web and the nature of fascia; review of pectoral and pelvic girdles and their associated joints; the postural/phasic torso; movement patterns for bipedal support and locomotion. Review of joint functions: flexion/extension, ab/adduction and int/ext rotation.
The American College of Sports Medicine has recently (2011) come out with updated exercise guidelines (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43(7). To the “big three” (cardio, flexibility and strength), ACSM has added “neuromotor exercise . . .[and suggests] exercises that improve balance, agility, coordination and gait.” In my view, such neuromotor training is essential for staving off the effects of sedentary living known as metabolic syndrome, the precursor of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and stroke, which has been found in almost 20% of North Americans, ages 6-79 (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Currently ACSM has not suggested a specific neuromotor program, but 3-D Workout is one such program I will propose to them.
Tom Myers [Anatomy Trains] writing on fascial fitness, (IDEA Fitness Journal, April 2011) lays out a general framework for exercise to which a BF-based workout fits nicely. 3-D Workout offers a specific application for retraining and supporting the neuromyofascial web for lifetime of wellness.
Finally, we must not forget that the stiffness of aging (often thought to be “normal”) is often due to unhealthy fascia that has lost its elasticity and resilience through lack of varied, whole-body movement--another target for 3-D Workout.
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