Pelvilogy 01 - London, UK
Jan
10
to Jan 13

Pelvilogy 01 - London, UK

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SomaTraining UK - Pelvilogy 01

Instructor: Erik Shimane D.C. of EPIK-HI

When: January 10-13, 2025

Location: British College of Osteopathic Medicine

Course Fee: £1500 (£1400 early-bird)

Prerequisite: None (SomaTherapy & ELDOA 04 Recommended)

Exam: Quizzes for Diploma Credit Daily

Course Certificate: This is a five (5) part course: 1) Attendance Certificate and upon completion of Pelvilogy 01 course, 2) A certificate of accreditation. The anatomy and biomechanics needs to be taken to be fully accredited.

Questions: Email us here


The treatment of the Pelvis is the foundation of Osteopathic care. This course will examine the 22 major axes (plural) movements of the pelvis. The course set out to explore and develop knowledge of a wide range of manual processing related to structural, functional, fascial and viscera along the axis (singular).

These complex methodologies are based on a tensegritive model of biomechanics. If these methods are not applied correctly, the therapist becomes ineffective and can put the patient/client at risk. For example, an incorrectly adjusted sacrum may induce a strain in the utero-ovarian ligament, potentially resulting in female infertility.

Over the course of 5 seminars (4 days each) we will explore in detail lesion mechanics, as well as the precise diagnostic tests before any correction.

Each seminar is dependent on one another. The practitioner will acquire a large number of applicable techniques for use in their clinic (photos of techniques and description will be distributed at the end of each seminar). The practical portion of the course will include demonstrations and practice treatment sessions to control the pelvis.

Course outline:

  • General: the pelvis and its orthopedic importance

  • Statement of the 22 major axes of the pelvis: description, injury mechanisms, visceral and orthopedic functional implications, etc.

  • Oblique Axis and dependent considerations: description, injury mechanisms; orthopedic and visceral implications, functional, etc.

  • Tests of the axes

  • Articular pumping of the joints and the normalization of all the ligaments of the pelvis.

  • Structural normalization of the oblique axes.

  • Application: clinical cases.

Info about the Post-Secondary Training Osteopathy and Manual Etiotherapy :

  • Pelvilogy.com

  • SomaVoyer.com, the official website of Guy VOYER, DO Education Programs

  • Guy VOYER, DO is convinced it is necessary to return to teaching osteopathy in a non-complacent way; his approach respects traditional methods, but also takes into account progress made since Still’s time.

    Here are some examples:

  • There is more and more talk of “holistic” global and interactive medicine, and we forget to apply the philosophy of complexity to teaching, practice and diagnostic and therapeutic methodology. Osteopathy is first and foremost a philosophy which is worth teaching and understanding.

  • The mobility of bodily fluids is due to the constant pressure and aspiration exercised by the four principal diaphragms of the human body; however, one must know how to treat them.

  • Still is the father of Osteopathy. He said, “Structure controls function”. It is, therefore, necessary to master with precision all adjustments needed for structural normalization.

  • More and more illnesses are due to hormone disorders (especially in women); however, one must know how to treat hormone chains.

  • Since Little John, we now know the importance of the sympathetic system in osteopathy; however, one must know how to control it.

  • Sutherland made extraordinary inroads with respect to cranial work; 80 years later, in order to avoid any esotericism, one must control the anatomy and biomechanics of the cranium’s bones and membranes.

  • All training programs stress the fasciae’s anatomy, biomechanics, physiology as well as their role and function.

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Pelvilogy 01 - Dallas, Texas
Feb
6
to Feb 9

Pelvilogy 01 - Dallas, Texas

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SomaTraining Texas - Pelvilogy 01

Instructor: Erik Shimane D.C. of EPIK-HI

When: February 06-09, 2025

Time: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Times will be announced closer to date)

Location: Legacy Sports and Wellness Center, Dallas, Texas

Course Fee: $1500 ($1450 course fee, $50 manual)

Prerequisite: None (SomaTherapy & ELDOA 04 Recommended)

CEC/CEU: 16 credits through Texas College of Chiropractic for the State of Texas

Exam: Quizzes for Diploma Credit Daily

Course Certificate: This is a five (5) part course: 1) Attendance Certificate and upon completion of Pelvilogy 01 course, 2) A certificate of accreditation. The anatomy and biomechanics needs to be taken to be fully accredited.

Questions: Email us here

16 Credit Hours

Continuing Education Credit hours available for chiropractors with a license in the state of Texas.


The treatment of the Pelvis is the foundation of Osteopathic care. This course will examine the 22 major axes (plural) movements of the pelvis. The course set out to explore and develop knowledge of a wide range of manual processing related to structural, functional, fascial and viscera along the axis (singular).

These complex methodologies are based on a tensegritive model of biomechanics. If these methods are not applied correctly, the therapist becomes ineffective and can put the patient/client at risk. For example, an incorrectly adjusted sacrum may induce a strain in the utero-ovarian ligament, potentially resulting in female infertility.

Over the course of 5 seminars (4 days each) we will explore in detail lesion mechanics, as well as the precise diagnostic tests before any correction.

Each seminar is dependent on one another. The practitioner will acquire a large number of applicable techniques for use in their clinic (photos of techniques and description will be distributed at the end of each seminar). The practical portion of the course will include demonstrations and practice treatment sessions to control the pelvis.

Course outline:

  • General: the pelvis and its orthopedic importance

  • Statement of the 22 major axes of the pelvis: description, injury mechanisms, visceral and orthopedic functional implications, etc.

  • Oblique Axis and dependent considerations: description, injury mechanisms; orthopedic and visceral implications, functional, etc.

  • Tests of the axes

  • Articular pumping of the joints and the normalization of all the ligaments of the pelvis.

  • Structural normalization of the oblique axes.

  • Application: clinical cases.

Info about the Post-Secondary Training Osteopathy and Manual Etiotherapy :

  • Legacy Sport & Wellness Center, SomaTraining Texas institute

  • SomaVoyer.com, the official website of Guy VOYER, DO Education Programs

  • Guy VOYER, DO is convinced it is necessary to return to teaching osteopathy in a non-complacent way; his approach respects traditional methods, but also takes into account progress made since Still’s time.

    Here are some examples:

  • There is more and more talk of “holistic” global and interactive medicine, and we forget to apply the philosophy of complexity to teaching, practice and diagnostic and therapeutic methodology. Osteopathy is first and foremost a philosophy which is worth teaching and understanding.

  • The mobility of bodily fluids is due to the constant pressure and aspiration exercised by the four principal diaphragms of the human body; however, one must know how to treat them.

  • Still is the father of Osteopathy. He said, “Structure controls function”. It is, therefore, necessary to master with precision all adjustments needed for structural normalization.

  • More and more illnesses are due to hormone disorders (especially in women); however, one must know how to treat hormone chains.

  • Since Little John, we now know the importance of the sympathetic system in osteopathy; however, one must know how to control it.

  • Sutherland made extraordinary inroads with respect to cranial work; 80 years later, in order to avoid any esotericism, one must control the anatomy and biomechanics of the cranium’s bones and membranes.

  • All training programs stress the fasciae’s anatomy, biomechanics, physiology as well as their role and function.

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TPI Summit 2024
Oct
25
to Oct 27

TPI Summit 2024

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Dr. Erik Shimane, DC is excited to present at the 2024 TPI Summit, Oct 25-27, 2024 in Orlando, Florida! He will be sharing performance tolls he’s successfully used for rotational athletes and clinical cases to maintain and elevate performance, especially post-rehab, return to play. The presentation is inspired from his years of learning and teaching with his mentor, the late and legendary Guy VOYER, DO (creator of the ELDOA method).

Dr. Erik has been a certified Titleist Performance Institute professional since 2009 and always learns new tips, tools, and modalities to bring back to his clinic from every Summit he’s attended. This year will no doubt be the same! Hope to see you there!

TPI Summit Link

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ELDOA™ 1 & 2 Certification Course 2023 with Dr Erik Shimane
Aug
18
to Aug 21

ELDOA™ 1 & 2 Certification Course 2023 with Dr Erik Shimane

ELDOA™ 1 & 2 Certification Course

Instructor: Erik Shimane, D.C.

When: 4 days: August 18-21, 2023

Time: 8am to 5pm daily

Course Fee: $1449 +tax
**Early bird price $1299 +tax, $150 off | July 28, 2023 deadline (contact us for coupon code)

Prerequisite: none

Exam: There is NO EXAM for this course

Course Certificate: Upon completion of this course, a certificate will be given to authorize the student as an ELDOA™ Student Practitioner, Level 2

Questions: Email us here

Continuing Education Credits Available: Hawaii Board of Chiropractic via Texas Chiropractic College (26 credits), NASM (1.9 CEUs), AFAA (15 CEUs)

**You MUST attend all 4 days to receive CEU credit

Parking: Validation is provided at a special rate of $10/day in the SALT parking garage


Learn all of the ELDOAs of the Spine

Covered Topics include:

  • Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Spine

  • Back Pain: Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA™

  • Introduction to Tensegrity Biomechanics

  • Philosophy of Complexity

  • Mobility vs. Stability

  • Water: hydration concepts

  • ELDOAs for all the Spine: L5/S1 through C2/C3

Links about ELDOA™:


Course Description

The course is a combination of ELDOA 01 and 02 instruction in a four day course, in-person only taught by an ELDOA™ instructor. ELDOA™ 01 – “The Most Frequently Used ELDOA™ of the Spine” with ELDOA™ 02 – The ELDOA™ of the Spine. The first part of the course is dedicated to topics specific to ELDOA 01: The Educational Paradigm of Guy VOYER, DO and the Teaching Method – “Learn by Doing”. The history of the ELDOA™, What are the Goals of the ELDOA™?, Introduction to Spine Biomechanics, the Functional Spine Unit of Junghans, and the Philosophy of the ELDOA – “You Are Your Own Best Therapist.”

The second part of the course, The ELDOA™ of the Spine, concentrates on the following topics: Back Pain: Treat the Symptoms vs ELDOA™ Address the Cause; Good Posture – The Gravity Line and Spine Curvature Disorders; Kapandji Spine Biomechanics and Descriptive Anatomy; Water is Life: Intracellular Water vs. Extracellular Water; and the Introduction to Factors of Progression. In this four-day course format, student-practitioners complete both ELDOA™ Level 01 and Level 02 Certification Courses.

ELDOA™ (Etirements Longitudinaux avec Decoaptation Osteo-Articulare) or LOADS (Longitudinal Osteo-Articular Decoaptation Stretches) are postural exercises that targets a specific functional unit in reference to an absolute fixed point and a mobile point, that one can perform with or without a practitioner with the primary goal being to increase the space within a particular articulation (joint). With the utilization of myo-fascial stretching, one can put tension around the joint to improve joint mechanics, increase blood flow, reduce pressure on the disc, reduce pain, rehydrate spinal disc, improve posture, have better muscle tone, and a sense of well-being and awareness. Upon competition of the course the practitioner will be able to provide the client or patient with particular sets of exercises to follow up with spinal exercises addressing subluxation at different spinal levels from C2/3 to L5/S1. Practitioners will also be able to utilize the ELDOA™ Techniques as a diagnostic instrument to assess a patient ability to perform exercises in a safe environment that allows the practitioner to modify the exercise as prescribed if a factor-of-progression is needed.

Course Objectives:

  • The History of the ELDOA, including the Comprehensive Historical Synopsis of How the ELDOA was Organized by Guy VOYER, DO

  • What are the Goals of the ELDOA? – General and Local Effects

  • Good Posture: The Gravity Line and Spine Curvature Disorders

  • Teach Classic Spine Biomechanics and Descriptive Anatomy

  • Water is Life: Intracellular vs. Extracellular Water

  • Introduction to Dura Mater and Cervical Spinal Fluid

  • Teaching Principles: Awareness, Myo-Fascial Stretching, Lemniscate & Introduce Factors of Progression

  • Teach the Classic ELDOA Postures of the Spine Levels L5-S1 to C2-C3

  • The Importance of a Home Program

  • Discussion and Theory: ELDOA Philosophy – “You Are Your Own Best Therapist”

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ELDOA™ Workout Class - Cervical Spine (Neck) & Upper Ribcage (Shoulder girdle)
Nov
27
8:30 AM08:30

ELDOA™ Workout Class - Cervical Spine (Neck) & Upper Ribcage (Shoulder girdle)

ELDOA™ Workout

Instructor: Erik Shimane, D.C. & Fabe Gin

When: Sundays in November 2022

Time: 8:30am to 9:30am

Fee: $30 cash (pay before class)

Equipment needed: bring your own mat

Questions: Email us here or Give us a call


Learn the exercises that brought Tiger back to the game!

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ELDOA™ Workout Class - Thoracic Spine & Lower Ribcage
Nov
20
8:30 AM08:30

ELDOA™ Workout Class - Thoracic Spine & Lower Ribcage

ELDOA™ Workout

Instructor: Erik Shimane, D.C. & Fabe Gin

When: Sundays in November 2022

Time: 8:30am to 9:30am

Fee: $30 cash (pay before class)

Equipment needed: bring your own mat

Questions: Email us here or Give us a call


Learn the exercises that brought Tiger back to the game!

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ELDOA™ Workout Class - Lumbar Spine & Abs (Low Back)
Nov
13
8:30 AM08:30

ELDOA™ Workout Class - Lumbar Spine & Abs (Low Back)

ELDOA™ Workout

Instructor: Erik Shimane, D.C. & Fabe Gin

When: Sundays in November 2022

Time: 8:30am to 9:30am

Fee: $30 cash (pay before class)

Equipment needed: bring your own mat

Questions: Email us here or Give us a call


Learn the exercises that brought Tiger back to the game!

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ELDOA™ Workout Class - Pelvis & Hips
Nov
6
8:30 AM08:30

ELDOA™ Workout Class - Pelvis & Hips

ELDOA™ Workout

Instructor: Erik Shimane, D.C. & Fabe Gin

When: Sundays in November 2022

Time: 8:30am to 9:30am

Fee: $30 cash (pay before class)

Equipment needed: bring your own mat

Questions: Email us here or Give us a call


Learn the exercises that brought Tiger back to the game!


Today’s playlist!

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Introduction to SomaTraining & Strengthening the Abs Practical
Aug
21
to Aug 22

Introduction to SomaTraining & Strengthening the Abs Practical

SomaTraining Introduction & Abs Practical Certification Course

Instructor: Scott Herrera of SomaTraining Texas

When: August 21-22, 2022

Time: 9:00am to 6pm, Sun & Mon

Location: Epik Chiro, Kakaako, HI

Course Fee: $850 ($800 course fee, $50 manual)

Prerequisite: none but suggested: Online Theory lecture with Guy VOYER, DO

Exam: There is NO EXAM for this course

Course Certificate: This is a 2 part course: 1) live practical, 2) online theory with Guy VOYER, DO. Upon completion of this course, a certificate will be given. The anatomy & biomechanics theoretical lecture needs to be taken to be fully certified.

Questions: Email us here


One of the most fundamental and popular courses of the SomaTraining program and the first course in the program. A unique course with detailed relational and fascial anatomy and relative biomechanics where students learn proper mechanics, execution and application from the very beginning.

The abdominals (obliques, transverse, pyramidals and rectus abdominus) and the thoracic diaphragm need to be properly trained. These muscles are not only functional but aesthetic.

Over 40+ exercises and its variations can be used regularly in strength and conditioning as well as in the field of rehabilitation, especially for the lumbar spine, lumbo-pelvis dysfunction, abdominal wall separations, Crohn’s, constipation, hernias, diastases, and digestive disorders.

Why the Thoracic Diaphragm is the most important muscle in the body to train and how to train it for optimal function. Maintains the relationship between the upper spine and pelvis.

Course outline:

  • Technical analysis of the movements which are the basis of muscle strengthening

  • Learning to perfect the movement (progression factors)

  • How to avoid injury with the appropriate preparation

  • Cool-downs for better recovery

  • Dietary factors

  • Quality efforts in terms of strength, volume, power, speed, resistance, endurance and fitness maintenance

  • Planning training sessions

  • Multiple strengthening methods

  • Muscular re-education programs

  • Sports preparation programs

  • 9-part abs

  • 18 week abdominal strengthening program

Info about the 3 Year SomaTraining Program:

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SomaTraining Practical: Proprioception & Awareness Certification Course
Aug
18
to Aug 20

SomaTraining Practical: Proprioception & Awareness Certification Course

SomaTraining Practical: Proprioception & Awareness Certification Course, Live Practical

Instructor: Scott Herrera of SomaTraining Texas

When: August 18-20, 2022

Time: 2pm-6pm Thurs, 9am-6pm Fri, 2pm-6pm Sat

Location: Epik Chiro, Kakaako, HI

Course Fee: $250 for a half-day / $400 Friday / $850 all 3 days

Prerequisite: none but suggested: Online Theory lecture with Guy VOYER, DO **

Outline:

  • Thursday 8/18/22: Hip & Knees

  • Friday 8/19/22: Lower leg, Ankle & Foot

  • Saturday 8/20/22: Spine, Pelvis, Shoulder & Elbow

Exam: There is NO EXAM for this course

Course Certificate: This is a 2 part course: 1) live practical, 2) online theory with Guy VOYER, DO. Upon completion of this course, a certificate will be given. The anatomy & biomechanics theoretical lecture needs to be taken to be fully certified.

Questions: Email us here

Bonus Anatomy Review: Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. will host an anatomy review on Sat 8/13/22 from 3:30pm-5:30pm and Sun 8/14/22 from 9am-11am. Details will be sent after registration.

**Due to the complex nature of this course and the online theory not offered until Nov 19, 2022, Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. will host an online or in-person lectures for registered students to prepare them on their ligament anatomy and tensegritive biomechanics. There is no added cost for this, it’s purely to prepare the student with a strong base foundation to find success during the live practical course.


PROPRIOCEPTION

  • The physiology that controls how our joints move, or articulate, depends on a number of mechanisms in the tendons, ligaments and surrounding tissue. It is important to train these specific mechanisms in order to increase or revive control of a joint. This process is called Specific Proprioception Training and can be used in the healing process following a sprain or to treat arthrosis as an example.

  • These exercises are not about the joint itself, but the collective group of mechanisms surrounding it. Specific Proprioception Training is a major factor in the road to recovery from injury as well as reaching maximum performance potential.

  • “This work must be very precise. Because it is not the joint that is trained as a whole but a specific ligament or part of the capsule within that joint.”

  • You will learn hundreds of exercises that may be used throughout the body for this proprioceptive work applied to specific ligaments.

  • The missing link in the road to recovery and rehab

  • 50+ exercises

AWARENESS

  • How can an articulation be trained, a muscle strengthened, or a posture corrected, if the brain does not know the area being treated? How does a spine remain straight, if the feeling of being straight is skewed?

  • The cortex must be trained to become acquainted with and recognize every area of the body. A strict methodology involving four progression factors is indispensable to really becoming familiar with the pelvis; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; and the various diaphragms.

  • You will learn how to apply the very important and often neglected aspect of awareness in your daily practice and for your clients.

Links about the 3 Year SomaTraining Program:

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ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. - July 2022
Jul
10
8:00 AM08:00

ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. - July 2022

ELDOA 1 Certification Course

Instructor: Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.

When: Sunday, July 10, 2022

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Course Fee: $499 + HI sales tax

Prerequisites: none (some anatomy background is helpful)

Questions: Email us here


Learn the most frequently used ELDOAs of the Spine

Covered Topics include:

  • Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Spine

  • Back Pain: Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA

  • Introduction to Tensegrity Biomechanics

  • Guy VOYER’s Educational Paradigm

  • The Philosophy, history & development of the ELDOA

  • Philosophy of Complexity

  • Mobility vs. Stability

  • Water: hydration concepts

  • ELDOAs – C4/C5; T6/T7; T8/T9; L5/S1

Links about ELDOA:

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ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. April 2022
Apr
8
to Apr 9

ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C. April 2022

ELDOA 1 Certification Course

Instructor: Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.

When: Friday & Saturday, April 8 & 9, 2022

Time: 3:30pm to 7:30pm, Fri & Sat

Course Fee: $499 + HI sales tax

Prerequisites: none (some anatomy background is helpful)

Questions: Email us here


Learn the most frequently used ELDOAs of the Spine

Covered Topics include:

  • Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Spine

  • Back Pain: Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA

  • Introduction to Tensegrity Biomechanics

  • Guy VOYER’s Educational Paradigm

  • The Philosophy, history & development of the ELDOA

  • Philosophy of Complexity

  • Mobility vs. Stability

  • Water: hydration concepts

  • ELDOAs – C4/C5; T6/T7; T8/T9; L5/S1

Links about ELDOA:

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ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.
Jan
16
8:30 AM08:30

ELDOA 1 Certification Course w/ Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.

ELDOA 1 Certification Course

Instructor: Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.

When: January 16, 2022

Time: 8:30am to 5pm, Sunday

Course Fee: $499 + HI sales tax

Prerequisites: none (some anatomy background is helpful)

Questions: Email us here


Learn the most frequently used ELDOAs of the Spine

Covered Topics include:

  • Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Spine

  • Back Pain: Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA

  • Introduction to Tensegrity Biomechanics

  • Guy VOYER’s Educational Paradigm

  • The Philosophy, history & development of the ELDOA

  • Philosophy of Complexity

  • Mobility vs. Stability

  • Water: hydration concepts

  • ELDOAs – C4/C5; T6/T7; T8/T9; L5/S1

Links about ELDOA:

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ELDOA 1 Certification Course
Aug
28
to Aug 29

ELDOA 1 Certification Course

ELDOA 1 Certification Course

taught by Dr. Erik Shimane, D.C.

When: August 28 & 29, 2021

Time: 8am to 5pm, Sat & Sun

Course Fee: $499 + HI sales tax

Questions: Email us here

Class is closed to registration. Look out for the next one!


Learn the most frequently used ELDOAs of the Spine

Covered Topics include:

  • Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Spine

  • Back Pain: Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA

  • Introduction to Tensegrity Biomechanics

  • Guy VOYER’s Educational Paradigm

  • The Philosophy, history & development of the ELDOA

  • Philosophy of Complexity

  • Mobility vs. Stability

  • Water: hydration concepts

  • ELDOAs – C4/C5; T6/T7; T8/T9; L5/S1

Links about ELDOA:

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