Trail Guide to the Body is the most effective and engaging way to master palpation and musculoskeletal anatomy. Now, the new 4th Edition offers even more — new illustrations, practical tips, more kinesiology and a complimentary DVD that brings palpation to life!
Included for the first time with the textbook — a complimentary DVD for practicing palpation!
Before you can assess or treat a muscle, you first must be able to locate it. This acclaimed book delivers beautifully illustrated information for learning palpation and the musculoskeletal system. It makes mastering the essential manual therapy skills interesting, memorable and easy. With 504 pages and 1,400 illustrations covering more than 162 muscles, 206 bones, 33 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, this text provides an invaluable map of the body.
A hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones, and more
Author: Andrew Biel
Illustrator: Robin Dorn
Trail Guide to the Body was first published in 1997. Now in its 6th edition and with more than 900,000 copies sold, the textbook has become the gold standard for foundational musculoskeletal anatomy and palpation education.
If you want to differentiate your psoas from your scalenes or just want to ace the next quiz, you'll find the answer here. This handbook follows the chapters and structures as they are arranged in the Trail Guide to the Body textbook. A resourceful complement, this handbook contains 220 pages and 450 illustrations. It offers a variety of questions and exercises including fill-in-the-blanks, drawings to color, illustrations and matching exercises.
At last, a stool that is not only strong and sturdy, but folds easily for carrying or storage. Made from high quality steel components, this stool is made to last! It has vertical adjustments from 20" to 26" and the color can be ordered to match your table.
UNLOCKING YOUR BODY - Regaining Youth through Somatic Awareness, Thomas Hanna, from "Thinking Allowed" with Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove. A video presentation of Hanna's basic method for working with persons with stiffness and soreness in the middle of the body. Hanna explains the neurophysiological origins of chronic muscular tension, then demonstrates on a live model how to eradicate this problem. This tape is immensely valuable for anyone with chronic back pain, because it shows basic techniques that clients could learn in an actual session with Hanna. (90-min. color)
Size: 24"x 70" with zipper.
As the human body moves, muscles contract and relax, creating subtle changes in body contours and shifting patterns of light and shadow on the skin's surface. Visualizing exactly what happens beneath the skin to cause these changes on the surface is an essential skill for artists, physicians, physical therapists, and body builders — for anyone who needs to understand the body in motion. Why not paint a live model to look as though his skin had been stripped off and then photograph him in multiple poses? From that idea comes Visualizing Muscles, an innovative aid to drawing, sculpting, and learning surface anatomy. More than one hundred static and active poses are included in Visualizing Muscles. Paired photographs — one painted and labelled, one not — show how the simulated muscles produce the subtle lights and darks, hills and valleys, on the model's unpainted skin. Captions highlight the muscles called into play by a given pose.
Waking The Tiger - Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences
What the author achieves here is a remarkably complete lesson on how the human organism can recover from trauma by physiologically releasing the experience.
A small classic that gives simple and clear instructions on how to gain greater awareness and control of the process of breathing. Immensely beneficial on two fronts: emotional and physiological. Carola Speads, who studied and taught for many years with the pioneering movement teacher Elsa Gindler, shows us how the quality of our breathing determines the quality of our lives. Her flexible program of gentle exercises maximizes the benefits of breathing for people of all ages.
Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this class with the student in mind. This drop-in class is good for beginning or advanced students.
This is a great way to:
take your practice deeper,
customize your routines,
learn new movements for different areas of the body that can be done sitting, standing, and on the floor
bring in your concerns and get individual attention and instruction.
This unique approach to conscious and conscientious breathing and somatic organization makes for an invaluable practice adjunct for anyone involved in mindful disciplines, whether it be yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation, or just livin in your body in the best way you can. The lessons in this learning series offer a truly unique blending of some of the best and most healthful methods drawn from the traditions of East and West.
This handy Wooden Folding Stool features a comfortably padded seat on a sturdy hardwood frame. Seat size 13" square with a 3" retardant foam cushion. Available in a wide variety of colors and fabrics to match your table or any decor: black, navy, burgundy, purple, teal or cream. This 19" high compact stool allows you to get closer to your work, then folds easily into a neat package for storage or transportation with a soft leather handle.
