FINDING COMFORT IN YOUR BODY - For Trager Students and Practitioners with Gwen Crowell. Seattle, WA We'll play with our body mechanics and with awareness of different parts of our bodies to make Trager easier and more comfortable. Drawing from student interests and questions, we'll look for mindful play in our Trager table work and Mentastics. ... Read more
Michael Lear will work with students in preparation for Gail Stewart's April Level 3 in Tacoma. Come refine our practice in community! Open to any Level 2 student or beyond. Practice days are 9am-4pm, in Tacoma. Cost is $75 per class. February 9th March 1st March 15th March 29th April 12th Special Guest ... Read more
Trager’s® rhythmic, interweaving waves of soft tissue and joint compression and traction result in profound levels of integration. Working from the inside out, dissolve patterns shaped through protection, injury, and trauma. Restore greater ease and a more pain free life for client and practitioner alike. This class is from 9am-6pm, the cost is $190. This ... Read more
LEVEL 1 PRACTICE DAY- For Level 1 Trager Students and beyond with Gwel Crowell in Seattle, WA In preparation for Gwen Crowell's Level 2 Trager Workshop in October, 2024, we'll refine our practice under Gwen's generous and expert guidance. Open to Level 1 students and beyond. Students will be consulted for questions and priorities for ... Read more
The the third step of Trager Certification, this course is designed for students in the fields of massage therapy, physical therapy, body-centered psychotherapy, fitness training, yoga, and other somatic practices. Both Mentastics (mindful movement) & Table-work are taught through demonstrations and supervised practice. You’ll come away with a more refined full body protocol to integrate into ... Read more
What is Trager? Trager is a unique, neuromuscular approach to bodywork and movement re-patterning. The tablework consists of deep, fluid rocking movements (oscillations) of muscles and joints combined with compression and gentle traction. This feeds into the nervous system resulting in dramatic muscular relaxation, along with feelings of lightness, freedom and flexibility. The client is ... Read more
Manual Therapy for the jaw helps patients with neck, jaw, face and shoulder pain as well as many different kinds of headaches. After this sixteen hour course, you may apply to the WA health Department Massage Board for endorsement. You’ll learn • Anatomy and physiology of the TMJ • Biomechanics and assessment of the TMJ ... Read more
What is Trager? Trager is a unique, neuromuscular approach to bodywork and movement re-patterning. The tablework consists of deep, fluid rocking movements (oscillations) of muscles and joints combined with compression and gentle traction. This feeds into the nervous system resulting in dramatic muscular relaxation, along with feelings of lightness, freedom and flexibility. The client is ... Read more
Leverage the essential principles of Dr. Milton Trager's seminal approach to touch and movement as a language that by their very nature are trauma-informed, non-invasive methods for reaching the unconscious mind and dissolving some of the deepest effects of trauma held in the musculature, those impacting the vagus nerve system. Using the body as a handle ... Read more
Would you like to expand your inner and outer landscape, learn to live and work pain free, and inspire and assist your clients? The second two days (*Mentastics B: Friday-Saturday, Sept 6-7th, 9:30am-4:30pm) revisit how deepening our personal practice expands our capacities to lead clients through transformative movement practices. We will then build on this ... Read more
This Trager 1 course takes place September 26-28 and September 30-Oct 2nd in Bellingham, WA. Trager work has become known as a highly effective neuromuscular approach to bodywork and somatic movement therapy with applications in rehabilitation, movement re-patterning, trauma informed care, and psychophysical integration. Trager Level 1 is a stand alone course as well as the first step ... Read more
Trager® Level 2 with Gwen Crowell takes place Saturday-Monday, October 5-7 and 12-14th, in Seattle, WA. Trager® has become known as a highly effective neuromuscular approach to bodywork and somatic movement therapy with applications in rehabilitation, movement re-patterning, trauma informed care, and psychophysical integration. Trager® Level 2, is a stand alone course (Level 1 course and fieldwork are ... Read more
