BACKCARE WORKSHOP
Experience the Happy Back Workshop
My goal for this workshop is to give you a clear, accessible understanding of a few common back conditions, so you can better recognize them, work with them, and respond to them intelligently. By the end of the workshop, you will have a practical toolkit of effective approaches and a sequence that I have gathered over many years of working with clients who experience back issues, as well as through my own lived experience with back sensitivity.
Pilates and yoga are often prescribed by doctors for people with lower back pain. And while these practices can be incredibly supportive, I’ve also worked with many people who tell me that their back pain actually increased after practicing yoga or Pilates. This is something I want to address openly and honestly.
In this workshop, I share insights from my perspective as a Pilates and yoga teacher, but also as someone who has lived with a serious back injury affecting my vertebrae. I continue to practice, teach, and move with this condition, and that experience deeply informs how I approach back care and movement.
What I hope you take away from this workshop is a clearer sense of what to watch out for, what supports your back, and how to modify your practice in a way that feels safe, informed, and sustainable for your body.
This workshop is for students who have...
- Back spasms/ pulled muscles
- Tight/ weak back muscles and a weak core
- Disc injuries (Bulges/ Herniations)
- S/I joint dysfunction (just briefly touching on it)
Interested in attending a back workshop?
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Corporate Workshops
Provide your team with preventative care. Many of our workplace environments, including work-from-home require sitting all day long—here’s a look at how that can affect your back:
Atrophy of back muscles
Stiffness and aching
Muscle fatigue
Spinal instability
Developing poor posture
Pricing: $500 for maximum 10 people, 90 minutes
Own a Studio?
This workshop provides tools and strategies to those clients who suffer from back issues so they can practice yoga/pilates and other movement modalities safely. It's also a great resource for teachers so they can learn how to modify for clients who complain that their backs feel irritated during or after their class.
Pricing can be set by the studio and revenues will be split 50/50
What People are saying about the Happy Back Workshop...
Rebecca Haase attended the workshop in June 2022 :
I came to the Happy Back Workshop because of a back injury, spasms and disc bulges.
Elaine the owner of the 2nd story pilates & yoga studio in Queens recommended that I work with Monika.
What I learned is that I should REALLY rest and take it easy and let my back heal. Also, the pictures of what not to do helped me a great deal.
I could see what I was doing wrong.
Monika's handout is excellent.
I read it right away when I got it and the pictures are very helpful.
People who have back problems should attend this workshop!
For me, it was the perfect workshop and handout. Just what I needed for the problem I am experiencing.
Thanks again!