FAMO Practice 3

This third FAMO Practice module brings the new concept of the core to life—physically, emotionally, and relationally. The multidimensional, all-encompassing repertoire invigorates the body-mind from the inside out and outside in, fostering an inner lift and buoyancy along with a profound feeling of connectedness. The intentional use of fascial movement qualities (FAMO Focus) and the emphasis on the Deep Front Line and Arm Lines (Anatomy Trains in Motion) amplify these aims.

About the Course

The FAMO Practice 3 repertoire builds on and complements the exercises in FAMO Practice 1 and 2.

By the end of the course, you will have a nuanced understanding and a felt sense of a multidimensional set of profound FAMO exercises, ready to use in your personal practice and with clients. Experience has shown that the movements and techniques are well-suited for group classes, personalised training, and therapeutic settings, using body-minded movement to enhance physical functionality and psycho-emotional wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes

By participating in this course, you will:

  • Learn and experience multidimensional exercises anchored in sound principles of integral fascia-focused anatomy and body-mind holism
  • Expand and deepen your knowledge of working deliberately with the bodywide and central myofascial core to enhance structural health, physical functionality, mental peace, and emotional wellbeing
  • Appreciate the structural, functional, and emotional "hands to heart and heart to hands" connection in a new light
  • Understand the 'why' behind exercise execution, including applied training techniques, breathing patterns, variations, adaptations, and the use of massage tools and supportive props
  • Grasp and embody the 'how' of exercise execution and teaching
  • Discover the diverse, nuanced use of massage tools that goes beyond the obvious and generic
  • Comprehend how fascial movement qualities are deliberately utilised, trained, and enhanced with specific exercises and sequences
  • Understand how focusing on specific myofascial meridians influences and enriches movement aims and positive outcomes
  • Explore all myofascial meridians in practice, with a special emphasis on the workings and somatic and psycho-emotional gains of the Deep Front Line and Arm Lines
  • Experience and observe the profound effects of fascia-focused core movements on the body-mind
  • Gain a new repertoire of exercises to add a novel dimension to your own practice, your classes, personalised training, bodywork, or therapy sessions
  • Vitalise your body-mind in the moment

Course Highlights

FAMO Practice 3 comprises:

  • Differentiated and integrated exercises in all body positions
  • Slow and deep, dynamic and rhythmic, stimulating and invigorating, strengthening and melting exercises as well as contrasting movement sequences
  • Exercises variations and adaptations that alter focus, intensity, and/or body position
  • Exercise variations with and without massage tools

Each exercise is experienced and discussed in terms of:

  • Movement execution
  • Exercise aims and benefits
  • Functional myofascial anatomy
  • Utilisation of fascial movement qualities
  • Applied training techniques
  • Use and advantages of massage tools or supportive props
  • Purposeful sequencing

Self-Contained & Part of FAMO Diploma

FAMO Practice 3 is a self-contained course and also a module within the FAMO diploma program. It can be attended after completing FAMO Practice 2.

Prerequisite

*** The selection of exercises in Slings in Motion courses differs from that in FAMO Repertoire courses.

Detailed Information About the Repertoire Courses

Mandatory Literature

The accompanying book for the course will be available on various Amazon stores.

FAMO Practice 3
Multidimensional Whole-Body Movement

By Karin Gurtner

Course Information

Duration 21 hours
Format
  • In person (at the studio)
  • Live online (via Zoom)
Certificate Certificate of Participation
Self-study 60 hours (variable)

Live Online Equipment

For live online participation, you need the following equipment:

  • Exercise mat
  • 2 soft massage balls
  • 2 soft massage domes
  • 2 squash balls
  • Kneeling pad

Training Tools

Our FAMO & Slings tool selection comprises:

  • Massage Balls (pair)
  • Massage Domes (pair)
  • Trigger Balls (pair)
  • Kneeling Pad (single)

Each item (pair) is individually available, or the complete selection can be purchased as a set.

Next Steps

After completing FAMO Practice 3, your next step in the Fascia Movement diploma journey is FAMO Teaching & Functional Sequencing.

FAMO Teaching & Functional Sequencing

FAMO Diploma Assessment