CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy

Congratulations to the newest Core Structural Integration Therapists! Suzanne Chartier, Katie Hohmann snd Paula Sanda have worked very hard over these 10 months and now can offer their clients a whole new experience.
We also want to thank Danielle Lewis for hosting this seminar at Body Therapeutic Architecture in Boca Raton. Her facility served as a great location for this advanced program. Danni coordinated all the models for our students and we want to thank them as well. And as George says in Greek, γειά στα χέρια σου • (geiá sta chéria sou)which means bless your hands.

New batch of CORE Butter!! Order now!
Call Patty @ 850-445-7903

CORE Butter is back! Our product is made especially for bodyworkers and also is great on your skin. All natural ingredients and a some love make this a great product for your clients. To order, text or call me @ 850-445-7903. 😀

I want to introduce the newest graduates of Myo 1 in Boca Raton.- In alphabetalcal order:
Mattie Hartley, Megan Krampe, Kelly Lackey, Pamela Manders, Alejandra Quesada, and Chris Stubbolo.

Today George received his 30 year AMTA pin. He has been a member of this fine company a long time and he is very proud of his pin.

A few more of the 2nd session...
George, Katie Hohmann, Danni Lewis, Suzanne Chartier, and Paula Sanda. Next week session three!

Core Structural Integration - 2nd Session - Boca Raton
Some photos from the beginning of the 2nd session treatment.
George teaching at Body Therapeutic Architecture. This facility is beautiful and offers many different movement and balance classes, contrast hydrotherapies and myofascial and structural therapy.
Check it out : www.blueprintyourbody.com

George lecturing on Core Structural Integration session 2 at Body Therapeutic Architecture in Boca Raton. More photos to come

CORE Myofascial Classes - Boca Raton
George is teaching Core Myofascial Therapy at Body Therapeutic Architecture, 4826 NW 2nd Ave., Boca Raton
Friday, July 8-Sunday, July 10, 2022 - Myo 1 - $750
$50 savings if registered by June 8
Friday, August 12- Sunday, August 14, 2022 - Myo 2 - $750
$50 savings if registered by July 12
Call Patty at 850-445-7903 to register

CORE Myofascial Therapy is an advanced program of Structural Integration that improves alignment, flexibility, and balance, while decreasing chronic pain patterns and soft tissue restrictions. The protocols and techniques are also beneficial for athletic performance , post surgical rehabilitation, and stress reduction.

Erector Spinae

🔈 MUSCLES THAT MAKE UP THE ERECTOR SPINAE

The Erector Spinae muscle actually consists of three columns of muscles, the Iliocostalis, Longissimus, and Spinalis, each running parallel on either outer side of the Vertebra and extending from the lower back of the skull all the way down to the Pelvis.

The Erector Spinae provides resistance that assists in the control action of bending forward at the waist as well as acting as powerful extensors to promote the return of the back to the erect position. During full flexion (i.e., when touching fingertips to floor), the Erector Spinae Muscles are relaxed and strain is borne entirely by ligaments of back, however on the reversal of the movement, the Erector Spinae in conjunction with the Hamstring muscles and Gluteus Maximus muscles (buttocks) is primarily responsible for the extension of the back (straighten the spine) as well as more specific movements such as the extension of the neck and sidewards movement of the head.

The furthest from the Vertebra of all the Erector Spinae muscles the Iliocostalis muscle is chiefly responsible with assisting extension and laterally flex of the vertebral column, maintaining erect posture as well as bending the vertebral column to the same side. The Iliocostalis Muscles origin attachment point is the Lumbosacral Fascia, the inferior 6 ribs (thoracis) and ribs 3 to 6 (cervicis). The insertion attachment points are the angles of ribs 7 to 12 (lumborum and thoracis); transverse processes of cervical C6–C4 (cervicis).

THE LONGISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLES
The Longissimus Dorsi Muscle the longest of the back and is made up of 3 distinct parts, the Capitis, the Cervicis and the Thoracis.

1. The Capitis Muscles are used to hold the head erect as well as rotating toward the same side of the muscle that is contracting. The origin attachment points are from the lateral of the top four and it’s insertion point is mastoid process of the skull.

2. The Cervicis Muscles are responsible for bending the top of the neck and assist in keeping the cervical spine erect. The origin point from narrow tendons from the lateral of the top four and it’s insertion points are from the lateral of the cervical vertebra 2 through till 6.

3. The Thoracis Muscles assists in the motion of backward and sidewards bending, keeping the spine erect and pulling the ribs downward to help with breathing. It’s origin attachment point is from the Lumbosacral Fascia and it’s two insertion points are the transverse processes of the , and laterally the lower nine or ten ribs, just where they begin to curve away from the spine.

THE SPINALIS MUSCLES
The Spinalis muscles are the closest to the Vertebra of all the Erector Spinae muscles and consists of two muscles, the Cervicis and the Thoracis.

1. The Spinalis Cervicis origin points are from the lower ligamentum nuchae: spinous processes of C6 or C7 and the insertion point of attachment is the spinous process of the axis. The Spinalis Cervicis Muscles work closely with the Spinalis Thoracis muscle to extend and laterally flex vertebral column such as when you try to stand tall to increase your height by extending the gap between your.

2. The Spinalis Thoracis origin points are from the inner portion of the Lumbosacral Fascia as well as from the spinous processes of T11 to L2. It’s insertion points are most if not all of the spinous processes of the upper from T2 to T8. The Spinalis Thoracis muscle work closely with the Spinalis Cervicis muscles to extend and laterally flex vertebral column such as when you try to stand tall to increase your height by extending the gap between your.

Core Myo in the house!

Congratulations to our newest graduates!! Paula Sanda, Richard Limon, Abigail Stevens, Georgie Boynton, Danni Lewis ( owner of Body Therapeutic Architecture and Core Myo grad and Core Structural Grad}, Julie Schette, Kelly Weisensal, John Maldonado, Ab Kue, Olivier Pelletier, Susan Amato, and George Kousaleos

Final luncheon for our Core Myo group at Augys! Yummy!! Congratulations to this great group!!

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy

The Structural class will be taught in 10 months - one 3-day week-end each month. Please call or email George or Patty for more information. It will be held in Boca Raton, Florida.
George- 850-445-7904 / Patty - 850-445-7903

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy "For over 20 years, the CORE Institute has been dedicated to advancing massage therapy by promoting excellence in somatic education, wellness through professional touch, and service to the community."

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy updated their address.

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy updated their address.

I am always in awe of watching George teach - he is so good! ( and yes I love him but I am not saying this as his wife lol)

Teaching the Five Point Stance

George begins his class at The Chiropractic Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

George will be teaching at this conference on August 20-22, 2021 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference center

1st day of Core Myo at Body Therapeutic Architecture here in Boca Raton. Danni Lewis has done a fabulous job designing this space!

Back on the road again…yay!

On our way to Boca Raton for George to teach Core Bodywork at Body Therapy Architecture, Danni Lewis’ new facility. This will be the first workshop taught there but definitely not the last. We look forward to working with Danni in the future, teaching Core Myofascial Therapy and Core Structural Integration.
Photos to come!

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy

Please call Patty at 850-445-7903 to register. The location of the workshop is
Body Therapeutic Architecture- 170 W. Yamato Rd. 4826, Boca Raton, Fl 33431

CORE Institute School of Somatic Therapy "For over 20 years, the CORE Institute has been dedicated to advancing massage therapy by promoting excellence in somatic education, wellness through professional touch, and service to the community."

George will be teaching a small class in St Petersburg on April 24-25, 2021. It will be Core Myo for Legs on one day and Core Myo for Upper Body on the next. The cost is $395 for both days. You will receive 14 ces.
We are limited to 6 people for this and we have 4 so if any massage therapists are needing some ces in the Pinellas County area. The time for the class is 9am-5pm. To register: Call Patty at 850-445-7903. The class will be held at Healing Arts Sanctuary, 2031 4th Street N. Ste # 6, St. Petersburg, FL.

We want to thank this fabulous Core Structural Therapist, Danni Lewis for assisting George in teaching the XPECore Bodywork program. Besides being such a great therapist, she is one of the best human beings that you could ever meet. We love her and want only the best for her. ❤

Meet the newest CORE Myofascial Therapists! This week for our XPECore Mentorship we welcomed Robert Arscott, Katie Hohmann,
LaKisha Gaines, Brianna Reilly, Maisha Seebeck, and Raven Walker into the XPE Family. We really enjoyed the time we got to spend with all of you. We know we will get to spend more time with all these great therapists. Fabulous week at XPE Sports Center! Thank you Tony Villani for allowing us this space.

2021 XPECore Mentorship
This week, we have 6 wonderful therapists from all over, working hard to provide CORE Myofascial Therapy to these athletes here at XPE Sports Center in Ft Lauderdale. George Kousaleos teaches them in the morning and then in the afternoon, the students get to use their new skills on these combine athletes.

January XPECORE Mentorship Reunion!
We welcomed Shannon Behan, Bernice Dumbleton and Susie Rogers back for a week with George and some pretty great athletes. Here are a few photos from their time with us.

Sign up by calling Patty at 850-445-7903

XPECORE Bodywork Announcement!!! Because of Covid 19, we are only having two reunion week mentorships and one week for new participants. Please call asap to sign up as the January 24-29 week is almost full.
Dates for XPECORE Bodywork in 2021 are:
January 3-8 Reunion week/ January 24-29 Reunion week/ February 14-19 New Students
Please call George at 850-445-7904 or Patty at 850-445-7903 to sign up. This workshop will take place at XPE Sports in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

Learn CORE Myofacial Therapy in one-on-one seminars with George Kousaleos, LMT, founder of the
CORE Institute. Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, George is teaching the techniques and protocols of
his popular form of structural bodywork at his house in Trinity, FL. CORE Myofascial Therapy has been
utilized for improving balance, alignment, flexibility, functional movement, injury prevention, and pain
management. CORE Myo has also been used to support intensive training of elite collegiate, professional
and Olympic athletes since 1990.
These Florida-approved CE seminars can be arranged in one, two, or three-day classes, with a daily $300
tuition. The cost includes overnight accommodations for those who are traveling from more than one
hour away.
All participants must have a Covid-19 test in the week prior to the seminar. Please contact Patty
Kousaleos at 850-445-7903 to schedule your seminar. Payment plans are offered to those who wish to
complete the full CORE Myofacial Certification course in six days (two 3-day classes).

Thank you Betsy! You were already a fabulous therapist!

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Today we received a package from our student Shannon Behan. She sent us some fabulous teas and fresh beautiful lemons! Thank you so much Shannon!!

A definite shout out to all these guys for working during this difficult time.

George was surprised on his birthday last month with a visit from this cutie, Liana Eyre. Thank you for driving from St Augustine to share his birthday with him. She went through the XPECORE Mentorship and then took the CORE Structural Therapy class in St Augustine.

On our way to Boca! Can’t wait to meet the new students!

Congratulations to these wonderful folks on becoming CORE Myofascial Therapists!