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Treating Trauma With The Pilates Method $64.00 USD Register Now $49.00 USD Forever Members enjoy early access, special pricing, and no expiration dates! If you’d like to take advantage of this special price, please add Forever Access here and then come back to this page to make your purchase. (If you have Forever Access - make sure you are logged in to make this pricing available.) NPCP CECS Not offered

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Description

They say “movement is medicine”—and Dr. Marcia-Elizabeth Thompson’s workshop proves just that.

Every time a client moves, their body tells a story. Whether they strive for perfection in every exercise or push through discomfort with sheer will, their patterns may reflect deeper emotional experiences or past trauma.

In Treating Trauma with The Pilates Method, Dr. Thompson—who refers to Pilates instructors as “natural medicine practitioners”—invites us to look beyond the surface. This workshop explores how to create safety, build trust, and offer true care for clients recovering from a wide range of physical and emotional challenges.

You’ll learn movement strategies for supporting clients dealing with:

  • Eating disorders
  • Digestive issues
  • Developmental trauma
  • Injuries—whether physical or rooted in emotional experience

No matter what your client has been through, their healing journey can begin with movement—and you can help guide the way.

Objectives

  • Gain confidence treating trauma through movement
  • Develop knowledge of how to teach clients with developmental traumas
  • Learn how to care for clients with digestive and/or eating disorders


Concepts & Techniques

  • Trauma-informed movement
  • Providing a safe, encouraging space for movement
  • Understand the impact trauma has on the body

Props & Equipment Used

  • Balls, Chair
  • Mat
  • Reformer
  • Small Props
  • Trap/Cad
  • Physio Ball

Workshop Level

  • Advanced
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate


Duration & Access

This workshop is  approximately 2.4 hours  long and you have 30 days of access
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)
 
 
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About Dr. Marcia-Elizabeth Thompson

Dr. Marcia specializes "Soul Medicine," the complete recovery from childhood trauma and addiction through the application of Chinese Medicine Psychiatry and Eastern Spiritual Psychology. She has de... Find Out More Other Workshops by Dr. Marcia-Elizabeth Thompson

Feedback on Treating Trauma With The Pilates Method by Dr. Marcia-Elizabeth Thompson

" It was amazing to re-think Pilates exercises on equipment through such a broad lens that included Eastern philosophy, many other somatic forms and trauma-based work. The exercises were explained and demonstrated in such great detail. I really felt inside of the movement sessions. All in all it was a very thorough workshop! "

Larissa V

" Fabulous workshop! Very informative! I will watch it again. Thank you! "

Tami L

" This has been very beneficial. Being trauma informed myself, I enjoyed the application on all of the equipment. "

Tami L

" I learned so much. It's Pilates as it was meant to be, slow and precise, controlled and intentional. Dr. Marcia is brilliant. She was so kind and supportive. I wish I lived near her so I could receive her gifts regularly. "

Kerri S

   

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