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Education Workshops for Posture Alignment Therapists

Note: I am happy to teach any workshop to an individual or group upon request. Custom workshops are available, email me your ideas and we'll work it out. 

Live In-Person Multi-Day Workshop at your location!

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I come to you to teach this workshop in your facility! 

This small group in-person seminar/workshop will take your/your teams therapy skills to the next level! 
Topics can include:
  • Advanced postural and functional evaluation techniques
  • Proper ecise selection, execution, purpose, and outcome
  • Patch Fitness, weight training, and strength training techniques, progression, and sequencing
  • Live therapy on clients/students with special attention to how to make appointments fast, effective, personalized, and giving the "wow" factor
  • Understanding stenosis, degenerative joints, herniated discs, osteoporosis, etc.
  • Understanding client mindset, psychology, motivation, habits, and fears
  • How to give an effective talk/presentation
  • Email me if you're interested

Testimonials from Posture Alignment Therapists

Matt Whitehead has in my opinion proven to be one of the most insightful Egoscue therapists around. His understanding of human structure and of postural relationships is impressive, as well as his ability to apply these insights effectively in therapy. In classes he is able to convey his knowledge in a clear and accessible way. I highly recommend him both as a therapist and a trainer of postural therapy. - Ketu
Matt is a fantastic teacher.   His workshops helped me better understand muscle imbalances that play a role in postural imbalances and how to better understand and approach postural therapy.  As a new graduate of PAS training, his workshops filled in gaps from the PAS certification course and helped me feel more confident in my thinking and visualization of the body as a functional unit.  Thank you, Matt! - Cara

Recordings available for purchase

These workshops are recordings from live workshops that have already happened. You can purchase a video and audio recording along with all accompanying materials for $35 for 1 hour workshops and $70 for 2 hour workshops, unless otherwise noted. Email me and let me know which recording you'd like to purchase. 

Understanding Posture Conditions

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Compare and contrast different postures:
  • Egoscue's 3 "conditions"
  • PTX's 6 "postures"
  • The Pain Free Programs's 6 "forms"
  • Understand what the underlying dysfunction in each posture is & why the body compensates as it does
  • This will boost your understanding of your client's postures
  • 2 hour workshop

Using and Understanding ePete

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  • Pain - why put it in and if/how it affects the menu
  • Sticky - how to use it and how to use it most effectively
  • Menu - how to break down and understand an ePete menu
  • Modifications - how to use ePete to make menu modifications
  • We will cover how ePete uses the 5 guiding principles & how the menu is based off the posture
  • 1 hour workshop (this is the old version 1 of ePete)

Understanding the Egoscue Condition Menus part 1 - "Health Through Motion" menus

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  • Review condition 1, 2, & 3 menus from HTM/ePete "D" condition menus
  • Understand what each ecise is doing & why they are in that order
  • Learn why & how to substitute different ecises into the menu
  • This will greatly help your understanding of how to create menus for clients and how to substitute ecises in a menu
  • 1 hour workshop

Matt is in my opinion one of the top 5 Egoscue certified therapists worldwide.  Matt's workshops and teaching ability are equally valuable, well rounded, balancing technical content and practical applications, simplifying concepts and offering a supportive forum for some of the best coursework I've taken.  - Catee

Essential Anatomy for Posture Alignment Therapy - beginning level

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  • Review the human skeleton
  • Review structural & functional classes of joints with examples
  • Review basic muscles that create major posture imbalances
  • Analyze basic joint interaction & their influence of posture
  • Explore what muscles might be involved in posture imbalances & how to test it
  • Ecises to address specific muscle imbalances
  • 1 hour workshop

Essential Anatomy for Posture Alignment Therapy - advanced level

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  • Review of bones, joints, & muscles of the human body
  • Go into detail about what muscles are involved in specific posture imbalances
  • Analyze many variations of posture imbalances & what they mean (i.e. anterior pelvic tilt with external femurs vs internal femurs vs lordosis vs flat back vs knee flexion vs knee hyperextension etc.)
  • Ecises to address each specific combination of posture imbalances
  • Review of bone & joint interaction through the body & how to analyze cause vs affect
  • 1 hour workshop

Anatomy of an Appointment/Session

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  • Learn how to make new client & returning client appointments more effective & life changing
  • Understand the different types of clients & how to focus your appointment process to their wants/needs
  • Understand how each part of an appointment can help or hurt the overall goal of a client appointment
  • Learn how to make client appointments faster & more effective
  • After this workshop your clients will leave happier & excited to refer to you
  • 1 hour workshop

​I have worked with Matt as a mentor individually and done workshops with him via Zoom for over 3 years. I value his experience and expertise that has helped me with the nuts and bolts of understanding the work we do and the therapy process. This has helped me better help my clients. I can truly recommend Matt as someone to trust who will help you advance your skills as a therapist. - Alan F - Creative Edge Yoga

Live Therapy Workshop

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This is a 1 1/2 hour workshop where I will do live therapy with a client and participants get to watch and ask questions.
Client: Patrick


​You will learn:
  • How to explain the relationship between posture and pain
  • How to find the underlying dysfunction
  • How and when to use functional tests and what they tell you
  • How to create a menu targeted at the dysfunction

Groins/Tower Workshop

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This is a 1-hour workshop talking all about groins. What is the difference between Supine Groin Stretch, Supine Groin Stretch on Towels, Supine Groin Progressive in Tower, Double Pedal, Lying Supine with Pillow, etc.?

​You will learn:
  • How to do each one correctly
  • What each one does
  • When to use each one
  • How the quad test works
  • When to use the quad test vs the pelvic tilt test
  • When to do Supine in a menu

Live Therapy Workshop

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This is a 1 1/2 hour workshop where I will do live therapy with a client and participants get to watch and ask questions.
Client: Grace

​You will learn:
  • How to explain the relationship between posture and pain
  • How to find the underlying dysfunction
  • How and when to use functional tests and what they tell you
  • How to create a menu targeted at the dysfunction

Matt has been the best teacher I have ever had in postural therapy. I have learned a lot in his workshops, recordings and in one-on-one appointments. He is very stimulating, above all the good info he gave me, he helps me to ask the right questions and find the correct answers. Matt has taught me to think like a positional therapist (he has taught me how to fish instead of giving me the fish). Great person, very hard-working and very professional. Thanks Matt for making me a better therapist. - Egoitz

Understanding Footwear and Foot Disorders

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This is a 1-hour workshop talking all about shoes and feet.
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You will learn:
  • How footwear impacts the body
  • The 5 criteria for minimalist footwear and why they are important
  • Where foot disorders come from
  • Ecises to address foot dysfunction​

Abdominals and Core Strength

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In this 1-hour workshop you will learn:
  • Functional anatomy of the abdominal muscles
  • How the abdominal muscles influence posture
  • What core strength is from an Posture Alignment Therapists perspective
  • How to test abdominal strength, weakness, and flexibility
  • Ecises that restore abdominal strength and function

Posture Magic

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In this 1-hour workshop you will learn how to think like a posture master including:
  • The magic of the human body and how to use it to your advantage as a Posture Alignment Therapist (PAT)
  • How Pete Egoscue knows what ecise to give a caller on Pain Free Radio
  • The tricks experienced PATs use to quickly decrease a clients pain
  • The most effective functional tests to use and when to use them to wow clients

THANKS!! You are a VERY good teacher and a very good pedagogue!!! - Elène

I have done a number of educational workshops with Matt and would definitely consider taking more. His experience and knowledge of understanding in the material is evident in how he breaks down each matter and clearly explains what it means and also how to use it with your own clients. I believe his training would be beneficial for beginners as well as more advanced practitioners and would highly recommend any of his courses.  - Bethany Mahaffey - Physical Therapy Edgewater

Functional Testing

Patch Fitness

Understanding Pain Free Living Menus

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During this 1-hour workshop you will learn:
  • What the purpose of functional tests are
  • How to determine which functional tests to do with a particular client
  • What each functional test is showing you about your client's function
  • How to use functional tests to educate your client
  • What ecises to do based on what happened during a functional test
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In this 1-hour workshop you will learn:
  • What Patch Fitness is and why is it important
  • How to correctly do Patch exercises
  • What Patch exercise to use for different posture imbalances
  • When and how to introduce clients to Patch Fitness 
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  • Understanding the mindset of a fact finder, skeptic, and pessimist
  • Understanding the posture of a fact finder, skeptic, and pessimist
  • We will cover how these menus use the 5 guiding principles and how the menu is based on the posture
  • 1 hour workshop

My experience with Matt has been as a teacher/instructor.  He is one of the rarities in this field, as instructing is more than just a job, it is a gifted passion.  Matt pushes the student to think for him/herself. Being under Matt's tutelage will allow for growth and true understanding in the field of postural therapy. - Denise 

Understanding Childhood Development - part 1

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  • Importance of movement from conception to 1 year
  • Phases of physical development from birth to 1 year
  • What happens when a child misses/skips a phase of development
  • Typical ways children who missed a phase compensate in their movement
  • What interferes with each phase of normal childhood development
Part 1 (1 hour) covers the first half of the material and part 2 covers the second half of the material. 

Understanding Childhood Development - part 2

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  • Importance of movement from conception to 1 year
  • Phases of physical development from birth to 1 year
  • What happens when a child misses/skips a phase of development
  • Typical ways children who missed a phase compensate in their movement
  • What interferes with each phase of normal childhood development
Part 1 covers the first half of the material and part 2 (1 hour) covers the second half of the material. 

Psoas

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Learn all about the psoas major muscle including:
  • The 32 attachments sights of the psoas
  • Psoas anatomy and physiology and how it is designed to exert force throughout its range of motion unlike any other muscle
  • How to test whether the psoas is short/tight and distinguish it from other hip flexors
  • Posture imbalances created by psoas muscle imbalances
  • 1 hour workshop

Excellent webinar. Clear, precise and purposeful.  Also, as usual, a reminder of the what the mission is and specific steps for getting there. I’ve participated in/and listened to several of your webinars and your message gets clearer and clearer. I’m grateful to be on the receiving end! - Natatlie

Psoas Ecises

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This workshop covers ecises that address psoas muscle imbalances. 
  • Ecises to lengthen, stretch, and release the psoas
  • Ecises to wake up, engage, and strengthen the psoas
  • Ecise progressions from low demand to high demand
  • Proper ecise technique and how to tell if the ecise is creating the desired outcome for the psoas
  • 1 hour workshop

Tibial Torsion

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This 1-hour workshop is all about tibial torsion. 
  • What is tibial torsion and how do you identify it during a posture evaluation?
  • What are the two types of tibial torsion?
  • Are people born with tibial torsion?
  • What causes tibial torsion?
  • How do you correct tibial torsion?

Pillows and Straps

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This workshop will focus on learning when to use a pillow and when to use a strap in your therapy practice. 
  • What posture imbalances dictate the use of a pillow?
  • What posture imbalances dictate the use of a strap?
  • Learn the functional purpose of using a pillow and/or strap with a variety of ecises. 
  • Come away feeling confident in your selection of many ecises that utilize a pillow and/or strap. 
  • 1 hour workshop

I have purchased some of Matt’s workshop recordings. The knowledge shared in these workshops helped me gain a lot better understanding of anatomy, posture deviations, how to choose ecises and how to build a successful business. I have also done 1 on 1 coaching with Matt. When I feel stuck in my therapy Matt helps me look at things in a very simple way which saves me a lot of trial and error and stress and helps me grow as a successful therapist. - Tamás Berényi

Business Strategies

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1 hour workshop focused on growing your posture therapy business. 
  • ​Learn the key to a successful posture therapy business.
  • Learn whether advertising works and what the best referral sources are. 
  • We discuss pricing and package strategies and you'll be able to develop a system that works best for you. 
  • Determine the best appointment spacing. 
  • Learn a tried and true method to turn any prospect into a paying customer. 
  • You'll come away with the 1 thing you can do to quickly boost your bottom line.

Video Therapy

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This 1 hour workshop will help you master video therapy appointments. 
  • Learn how to conduct an effective and efficient video therapy session. 
  • Learn how to evaluate posture and palpate your clients posture virtually. 
  • Learn the best functional tests to use during video therapy and how to evaluate them. 
  • This workshop will allow you to work with clients from around the world and grow your business. 

Scoliosis

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This 1 hour long workshop will help you understand scoliosis and how to work with clients who have scoliosis. ($40)
  • Learn the types of scoliosis and different classifications
  • Be able to identify the curve patterns
  • We discuss the possible causes of scoliosis from both a medical and functional standpoint
  • Learn how to identify the muscles responsible for each type of curve
  • Understand Egoscue's approach to addressing scoliosis
  • Learn ecises to use and ecises to avoid when working with clients with scoliosis
  • Learn the keys to ecise selection and sequencing  and learn sample menus

I took the Video Therapy workshop with Matt and it was fantastic! It was just when the pandemic started and everyone had to switch to Zoom sessions. Matt gave us some tips how to assess posture via Zoom. I liked it very much and I have been practicing his recommendations since then. This information was so beneficial that I now see clients from all parts of the world and they have been very happy with the results. His workshops are excellent for every PAS. I am always happy to learn more about the Egoscue Method and Matt is a wonderful instructor and teacher and his advice is very practical and not just theoretic. - Antje 

I have been toying with making some changes and this workshop gave me some direction. Thanks Matt for these ideas, this workshop was great as it allowed me to look at things with-in my therapy differently and pushed me to try out new ideas!  - Courtney

Pain Free by Pete Egoscue book workshop series

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What does each workshop cover?

There is a 1-hour workshop for each chapter of the book that focuses on a pain area (feet & ankles, knees, hips & pelvis, spine, shoulders, head & neck, and elbows, wrists & hands. Each workshop talks about the anatomy of the joint(s), its relationship to the the other joints of the body, and pain issues affecting that joint and what causes them. The workshop then goes over each ecise menu and discusses why these ecises are used and why they are in the order presented. How, why, and what substitutions to use is discussed also. 

Feet & Ankles: Our Musculoskeletal Sole

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  How posture imbalances cause ankle sprains, bunions, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, and shin splints.
  • The functional relationship between the foot, ankle and lower leg.  
  • The purpose of each ecise in the foot pain menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the ankle pain menu and why they are in that order. 

Knees: The Biology of Benders

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  The anatomy of the knee and how the foot/ankle, knee, and hip work together. 
  • What causes knee arthritis, meniscus injuries, ligament tears, and other knee pain. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the external femur rotation menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the internal femur rotation menu and why they are in that order. 

The Hip & Pelvis: Central Command

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  The role the hips and pelvis play in overall body posture, movement, and function. 
  • What causes hip and pelvic pain.  
  • The purpose of each ecise in the menu for hips/pelvis with no pain but movement restrictions and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the menu for hips/pelvis with pain and why they are in that order. 
  • Why these menus are different.

The Spine: Our Backbone of Function

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  How humans developed an s-curved spine and bipedal movement. 
  • What causes scoliosis, herniated discs, muscle spasms, stenosis, and other spinal issues and pain. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the lumbar pain/herniated disc menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the thoracic back pain menu and why they are in that order. 

The Shoulders: The Mobility King

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  How the shoulders and hips are the same and different.
  • What causes shoulder pain, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, dislocations, and other shoulder problems. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the shoulders with pain menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the shoulders without pain but with motion restriction menu and why they are in that order. 

Head & Neck: The Crown of Balance

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  What's unique about human head and neck posture. 
  • How posture affects balance and the relationship of the eyes, ears, brain, and posture. 
  • What causes headaches, herniated discs, and other head & neck pain. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the cervical spine/neck herniations menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the headaches menu and why they are in that order. 

Elbows, Wrists, & Hands: Elegant Efficiency

This 1 hour workshop focuses on:
  •  How our feet/ankles and hands/wrists are similar and different. 
  • The functional relationship between the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, and spine.  
  • The purpose of each ecise in the elbow pain menu and why they are in that order. 
  • The purpose of each ecise in the hands/wrists pain menu and why they are in that order. 

Matt’s teaching is insightful, straight forward, easy to understand, and thorough. He takes time to answer all his students questions completely, and after any of his workshops I feel I have something practical to use with my clients. I highly recommend learning from Matt whenever the opportunity arises. - Juliet

I have enjoyed these classes so much, thank you for you time and energy, I think we have all learnt a lot. I am looking forward to really absorbing the information now and letting it help me in my work with clients. - Anne

Hey Matt, great workshops, as always. - Alex

WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY

I really just wanted to express my gratitude for what you do and your great help. And, great help it was!! When one is in constant great pain for as long as I was and so desperate for help...words cannot express what I want to say....how can I thank you enough? You helped change my life. 
– Carrie
I feel soooo limber and free in my hip movements and relaxed in my low back. Outstanding and I'm very impressed with the pdf's and the videos, great support to the client. Wonderful job, keep up the great job. – Mike
It is amazing! I've been in pain for 5 years and worked with other therapists and no one has been able to help me. Working with you I am 95% pain free! It feels so good to not have any pain and be able to walk and do things I haven't been able to do for years. Thank you so much! - Joni
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