Course Info:
Professional Training >> Mentastics
April 8-10, 2022
Potomac Massage Training Institute, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Faculty: Roger Hughes, Trager Instructor and Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, www.RogerHughesLMT.com
Language of Instruction: English
NOTES: Meaningful movement practices for self-care, self-development, and for our work with clients - this is Mentastics. Dr. Trager coined the word Mentastics as a contraction of "mental" and "gymnastics". The term refers to a whole field of practices that grow out of the fertile soil of sensory presence. Today, aspects of Mentastics interface with many other disciplines.
In this workshop, you deepen your experience of both process and movement repertoire. You explore using the time you spend with your clients, individually or in groups as a time to enhance your own personal growth. By pausing repeatedly to return to simple presence with nothing added, a state Dr. Trager referred to as Hook-up, you continually cleanse your mind of worry, attachment and striving, and rid your body of tension and fatigue.
Each morning focuses on principles of natural human movement, movement that enhances the sense of freedom, softness, ease, groundedness, and connection, and how to let these principles guide you in leading groups. Afternoons challenge you to deepen your personal practice while connecting more meaningfully with others, both on and off the table.
May be taken alone or as part of year-long Trager Certification Training Program that began September 3, 2021.
Tuition $525. This class is open to professionals and students in movement education, mindfulness, yoga, massage and wellness training, as well as Trager® Students and Practitioners. Membership in the USTA is required for this class to count toward future Trager® Certification.
Contact Info:
Elissa Webber
1-202-686-7046
workshops@pmti.org
www.pmti.org
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