Equine Natural Movement Series

[?Aini ?VanillaIceCream]

Also has anyone heard of Equine Natural Movement Series (being offered in MA but at 3 times the cost of others)

I will be starting their professional training program this month. I'll review back with details!

I have just completed the first module...6 days of training (7 total, with one complete day off in between), of which 3 were all hands-on work at an area barn with the horses. The work is structural integration/myofascial release based.

 

[uchaboo]

Could you say anything about your impressions of the class? I'm considering taking the series of courses, but would like to hear some feedback since the cost is quite high. Thanks!

 

[hannababi]

Hi...do you have any specific questions or concerns? I'll be back to post more about my impressions of the class in a little bit.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Specifically.. I'm wondering if you found the class to be of high quality (incl the techniques themselves, the instructors, the materials handed out, etc)? Have you gone on to use the techniques in your own practice and gotten good results with them? From reading on the forum elsewhere, I see that you've taken other equine courses, so I'm curious how this one was for you since you have experience with other classes to compare it to. I haven't taken any equine bodywork classes, but am very interested and am curious about pursuing that line of work. This class and its approach intrigues me, but I'm not in a position to blow that kind of money if its not totally worth it. Thanks for taking the time to give your impressions

 

[Pompal 09.]

First off, I want to preface my impressions with the fact that my impressions are just that...mine. I've only taken module I and have intentions on following through with the rest at a later time.

Yes, I did find the class to be of high quality (techniques, instructor, class environment in & out of the barn, materials and other teaching aides). I also found it to be structured, yet comfortably casual...with most learning styles addressed. The classes are usually small, too...there were 5 of us, if I'm remembering correctly.

I felt as though I could have bypassed module I and started with module II because I've been to human massage school (along with having 7 years of experience in the field, as well as Reiki & Polarity training). This course is set up for beginners, as well as the experienced. I've made myself clear with them, post-class, in that regard. I felt myself to be at a different learning & experience level and see that it takes great skill to acommodate those differing levels.

With regard to the expense, I agree it is a big financial commitment and investment. I still struggle with this one, again because I've already paid out approx $10,000 for my initial massage education...aside from continuing education...and don't desire to pay for a repeat education. The cost of travel & lodging, the loss of money from not working during each week of training also add up to quite a bit.

I came away with something that I completely did not expect...HUGE confidence in what I was already doing and there's no amount of money in the world that could have bought that...its value is immeasurable to me. My massage strokes are very similar to the techniques being taught in this course. It also left me with a question to ponder: where does massage start and myofascial work end, and vice versa?

Yes, I do utilize the techniques taught. More than doing just a myofascial session, I combine the techniques with my own.

Anyway, I hope there's some helpful nuggets in all of that. Thanks for your patience...it took me long enough to get back here with a proper reply!

 

[simplekiller123]

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. It was very helpful to me.

 

[teecrush]

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. It was very helpful to me.

You're welcome, you're welcome!