Tom Myers – The Science of Bodywork #1: Unfolding Evolution

The story of our evolution is written in our bodies – in the fundamental energy flows, the cellular exchange, the complex communicating systems. Come along with Tom Myers as he plays out our evolutionary history, emphasizing points relevant to contemporary manual therapy, bodywork and movement education. With humor, imagery, and a host of examples, Tom spins out the story he has been developing for 40 years, detailing the rise of the fascial, nervous, and circulatory support that comes together to from the primordial ooze to make ‘us’ modern humans – the most fascinating and dangerous of all the animals.

What You’ll Learn In The Science of Bodywork #1: Unfolding Evolution

Participants will come out of this video series and be able to:

• Identify key points in the scientific view of our body’s evolution
• Identify and characterize the three whole body communicating systems
• Identify and weigh the various factors that contribute to our shape, movement, and posture
• Appreciate their clients in the light of all that goes into them

Each of the 4 videos in this series provides 1 hour of Continuing Education for NCBTMB, 4 CEUs total.

• Hour 1: What Shapes Us?
• Hour 2: Concepts in Somatic Evolution
• Hour 3: The Vertebrate Body
• Hour 4: Social Evolution

This series is the first of 3 series – this one is on Evolution, the next series will give Tom’s unique take on Embryology, and a third series, which will be out in late spring, on the body’s stress response – Stress, Distress, and Eustress.

About Tom Myers

Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for over 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), co-author of Anatomy Trains in Motion Study Guide (2019), author of Body3, The Anatomist’s Corner, Structural Integration: Collected Articles, and BodyReading: Visual Assessment and The Anatomy Trains, and has also written extensively for Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Elsevier).

He has also produced over 20 online learning courses with Anatomy Trains, and others in collaboration with various body-minded professional groups. Tom lives and sails on the coast of Maine in the USA. Tom and his team deliver professional development courses and certification in Structural Integration worldwide.

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