Instructor: Christina Polnyj Date: Sat. & Sun. Feb 8 – 9, 2025 Time: 9am – 6pm Location: Northwest Gainesville (address given after registration, prior to workshop) Cost: $375.00 or $335  Early registration discount up to 1 month prior CEs: 18 CE Hours Live and Relevant to Massage To register and for more reading on the workshop, visit essentialeducationinternational.com

Walk with us on this multi-layered exploration of the human foot through the lens of evolution and neurology. In this workshop, learn how the structure and function of our feet continually adapt for better or worse.

• UNDERSTAND HOW THE FEET ARE THE PRODUCT OF THE CONTINUOUS ADAPTION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT
• DISCOVER HOW ANCIENT NEUROSCIENCE SUPPORTS OUR BRAIN’S ROLE IN HOW WE USE IT OR LOSE IT
• ACQUIRE BASIC NEUROLOGY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THE “USE IT OR LOSE IT” CONCEPT
• LEARN DRILLS TO INTENTIONALLY STIMULATE THE BODY BRAIN MAPS TO MAKE THE FEET SMARTER, IMPROVE GAIT AND BALANCE
• DEEPEN YOUR AWARENESS THROUGH CHI KUNG EXERCISES FOR SIMPLE DAILY PRACTICE AND SELFCARE
• PRACTICE ACUPRESSURE AND HANDS ON TECHNIQUES FOR SENSORY STIMULATION AND JOINT MOBILIZATION
• EXPLORE THERAPEUTIC USES OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR FOOT CARE AND BOOST NEURAL ACTIVITY
• INCREASE CONFIDENCE WITH BLENDING A VARIETY OF MODALITIES IN YOUR PRACTICE
• RELEARN LIVING BAREFOOT TO FREE YOUR FEET
• HAVE FUN WITH YOUR SWAG BAG TOOLS

• NO MASSAGE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
• 18 FLORIDA CE HOURS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS
• LIVE AND RELEVANT TO MASSAGE THERAPY

 

Christina Polnyj is a teacher, aromatherapist and massage therapist in private practice in Gainesville, Florida.  Since 1993 she has been teaching classes in bodywork, aromatherapy and chi kung to massage therapists and other health care professionals, as well as the general public.   More recently she has also been instructing students in the art of simple and joyful, flavorful cooking. She is deeply passionate about food, aromatherapy, bodywork, chi kung and yoga and she brings this passion to her workshops and seminars. She also is a consultant, providing people with the solutions and the necessary skills for using essential oils, food, chi kung and bodywork in both the home and professional environments. She founded Essential Education International in 2008.

Nathalie Fossé is a licensed massage therapist who has been in practice in Gainesville, FL since 2003, under Fossé Restorative Therapy. She holds a degree in Material Sciences-Chemistry. She has studied various massage therapy techniques from myofascial release to visceral manipulations, trigger points, orthobionomy, craniosacral therapy, sports massage as well as applied neuroanatomy.  Nathalie has also trained as a yoga instructor and personal trainer.