Flexible Times Newsletter — Winter Issue 7
Apr 29, 2024
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WINTER NEWSLETTER — ISSUE 7 |
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If after listening to Bert’s inspiring story you feel called to train with us, then go to this link for more information and to register for our Level 1 certification workshop (only 8 spots left in January 2024). Still have questions? Contact us here and we will be happy to help!
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Fascianetics®: Evolution of a Revolution
"A dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people’s ideas about it” is one definition of a revolution (1). This fits our vision of FST slowly evolving into Fascianetics as a more complete approach to healthcare in general and bodywork in particular. As we wrote in our blog recently, our current medical system is broken, and we are doing something about it by expanding your skills with more comprehensive training (2). For example, we hosted a workshop called DFR (Dermal Fascial Restoration) on Nov. 4-5 with creator Paul Mettler, DPT and his teaching staff which included our very own Chris Frederick. Chris was so impressed by how DFR helped improve mobility of his decades old deep scars combined with fascial densification (thickening and immobility), that he decided to first learn it and apply it to clients. Getting overall impressive results by assessing and treating skin and superficial fascial restrictions that also improved muscle and nerve function, Chris knew that this was a crucial addition to Fascianetics. In future advanced FST courses, Chris will introduce the basics of DFR so that you can start using in your practice for even better results! While stabilization has always accompanied mobilization in FST (e.g. sacral, shoulder, cranial and crown sets), over the last several years we have had increasingly more students attend with hypermobility. Realizing that they needed more (and much more in several cases), we have been developing more techniques that compress joints and capsules, while also allowing mild stretching where needed. Beyond simple stability, this has resulted in much improved proprioception and interoception. Surprisingly, many never realized they were hypermobile until we identified it in our classes. More students and the clients they treated were coming in with EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a more extreme version of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder) and we were compelled to come up with better assessments and treatments to meet that essential need (3, 4). Consequently, even as we have been peppering some of these new techniques in our classes, we are collaborating with a FST Level 3 Sports Specialist who has EDS. She is helping us develop a new 2-day workshop focusing on how to optimize care for clients with hypermobility both with hands-on manual techniques that integrate with FST as well as therapeutic exercise for self-care. We hope to offer that by Fall 2024 as a new, exciting addition to the spectrum of Fascianetics whole person healing paradigm. Meantime, leaving no stone unturned in getting you the best training in anything fascia, we are hosting a NEW Fascianetics workshop called Kinesiotaping for FST in January 2024. Check below for details! References
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Referral Program
A “price increase” we know you will like - For every person you refer to our Level 1 workshop in the USA or Canada, you will now get $100 unlimited account credit! Go to this link to read the details and start referring now. Do you have someone in mind – a colleague, friend, family member, or even a client – that you know would love a new opportunity to get trained to be a FST practitioner? Say, starting this coming January 2024 where we still have some spots open?? Some of our best students whose lives were changed after our training came from our FST Family. We want to extend an invitation to you to help someone’s dream come true and start a passionate career helping others with their hands and heart! Go to this link to read more and start referring now. Thank you!
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REGISTER NOW for Level 2 Frederick Stretch Therapy® “Level 1 is FST technique, but Level 2 is the art of FST”.
Troy Cammack has been a public hero (i.e. firefighter) for over 25 years and after his Level 2 FST training could not wait to tell you about his journey in this brief video above. What he didn’t tell you is that he is now one of our promising teachers-in-training and we are thrilled about that!! You know you need Level 2 when you get stuck just doing the Level 1 routine, your client hits a plateau or when you know you need more skills and tools to make the biggest impact in your client’s quality of life. REGISTER NOW for Level 2 in February 2024 to take your success to another level!
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New Workshop for FST Practitioners Only
Under our Fascianetics® brand, we are excited to announce a new workshop for all levels of practitioners whether they currently use taping in their practice or not. Brian Wong is a massage therapist, blackbelt and owner of a popular school of Brazilian Jujitsu in Oahu, Hawaii. He has developed a unique taping method that integrates with FST for more rapid and complete healing, recovery, and function. Go to this link for more information and to register for the weekend course at our USA location on January 27-28, 2024.
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Online 6-Hour Webinar with Diane Lee, PT
If you missed this popular 3-webinar series last August with renowned physiotherapist, author and specialist in lumbopelvic conditions Diane Lee, it is now available at the special price of $99 ($149 for non FST practitioners). The theme for this series of 3 webinars is common Postpartum conditions and how to assess and treat them with Diane’s unique Integrated Systems Model (ISM). Yet, it is also highly recommended advanced education for anyone treating low back, pelvis and hip pain, dysfunction, and other conditions. This is because the ISM method is superior at complete, whole-body assessment for optimal outcomes and best results. In fact, Chris Frederick is going to British Columbia, Canada next January to start his 6-month training with Diane Lee, to be able to integrate ISM with Fascianetics to expand your expertise as a FST Practitioner. Meantime, you can get started now with this in-depth series for a head start!
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FST Apparel Online Store Now Open!
From FST logo inscribed hats, shirts, tees, tanks, tunics, zips, pullovers, socks, and totes, it’s all waiting for you to order and look great from now through 2024 (USA shipping only). FST belts (neoprene and foam), massage tables, books, PROZE organic full spectrum hemp and CBD products and more still available here.
STW Institute Coming to Australia!
August of 2024 we plan on teaching in Sydney – more details to follow!
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Recommended Books |
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Notes on Complexity
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Fascia: What It Is, and Why It Matters
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Stretch to Win
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Fascial Stretch Therapy
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