What you'll learn
- In this course, you will learn some simple strategies for decreasing the stress response and inducing calm.
Requirements
- none
Description
This course explores three influencers of calm - the vagus nerve, breath and eye movement. After a little discussion of the anatomy and mechanisms at play, we go through a full Creating Calm sequence to help promote better rest, improved sense of well being and an opportunity to find a little calm in your day.
Both practitioners and general public will find this information valuable. Practitioners will see how these techniques can be applied to a manual therapy practice as hands-on manipulation and as part of home care. Everyone else will learn a little more about their amazing body and have access to a great set of tools to use to help decrease stress, and find a bit more calm.
Who this course is for:
- beginner, practitioners, fitness pros, general public
Course content
- Preview00:46
Instructor
![Laurie Di Giulio](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 17 Reviews
- 98 Students
- 3 Courses
Laurie completed examinations with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario in 2000, and worked as an RMT in the province until 2014. During that time, she owned and managed a multidisciplinary wellness clinic, and acted as both faculty and administration at massage therapy colleges throughout the GTA. Her role in education included program coordinator for two Toronto campuses, curriculum development and instruction, specifically in anatomy, physiology and pathology.
In 2014, she moved to Halifax (Nova Scotia) and brought her unique style of neurological-based practice to the east coast; she taught at two massage therapy colleges, coordinated and led study groups for healthcare professionals, presented at several conferences and developed and delivered her own continuing education courses. She spent a short time living in Northern Alberta, is currently back in Nova Scotia and continues to travel to teach, treat and learn. She runs courses for the general public and healthcare and fitness professionals from Alberta to Nova Scotia. Laurie believes that being a lifelong learner is key to being an effective therapist, and her additional training includes NeuroKinetic Therapy, yoga teacher training, StrongFirst KettleBell User, Primal Movement Patterns, Cupping, RockTape, Active Isolated Stretching and personal training. In her spare time, Laurie can be found at the gym, near a beautiful body of water or the airport, as she travels frequently to visit family and to work.