Shoulder Release & Balance

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Description

Jean Sullivan teaches her method of rebalancing the shoulder girdle through a series muscle release techniques and movement training. Learn what muscles are often tight and restricting essential movement patterns and how to restore the motor control necessary for healthy shoulder mobility.

Objectives

Learn to see imbalanced movement patterns in the shoulder girdle
Learn release techniques for commonly tight muscles that interfere with shoulder function Introduce new movement patterns to support improved muscle recruitment
Learn exercise progressions that build flexibility and strength throughout the shoulder girdle
Take away verbal and tactile cues that help your clients improve their shoulder mobility and alignment

Concepts & Techniques

Restore mobility and functional movement in the shoulder girdle
Release restrictions in glenohumeral joint and scapula before strengthening
Establish neutral positioning of the humeral head
Coordinate humeral and scapular movements
Activate and recruit muscles individually before incorporating them into larger movement patterns

Props & Equipment Used

Balls
Chair
Reformer
Small Props
Trap/Cad

Workshop Level

Advanced
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 1.3 hours long and you have 30 days of access
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

About Jean Sullivan

Jean Sullivan, Studio Director and Founder of ITT Pilates is known internationally as a Master Pilates instructor and movement educator. Jean has been teaching since 1994 and certifying Pilates instru... Find Out More Other Workshops by Jean Sullivan

Student Comments

" The information in the Shoulder Release & Balance was very detailed. The fact that the movements were demonstrated assists greatly in what to cue as well as what to look for. "

Stacey G

" Very easy to follow and love the cues and exercises presented. "

Karin N

" This is my first workshop through Fusion Pilates and I throughly enjoyed it. This site is exactly what I have been looking for to continue my education. "

Tara

" Thank you for the generous info and different stretch and exercise demos. I will be practicing them and applying to my clientsâ€™ needs. Good material to have and always go back to when needed. "

Jheramie G

" I find the workshop very useful,good progressions of exercises,lots of attention to muscles activation/release with exercises shown addressing the major areas of concern for many clients.Great cuing,easy to follow explanations. "

ANNA OGUIMOURA

" Excellent workshop. The simplicity and the complexity of the neutral position of the shoulder girdle was so easily understood by Jean. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wonderful teaching skill. Our clients thank you too. "

Susanne D

" Fantastic workshop, I learned a lot about the shoulders which is extremely helpful for my students. Thank you!Brigitte "

Brigitte T

" Amazing workshop that highlights the muscles and joints involved in shoulder mobility. Great instruction on a variety of exercises for shoulder mobility. Excited to try these out! "

Tiffany H

" The information was insightful, interesting and useful. "

Staci J

" Very detailed. A lot of great information and demonstration! "

Deanna N

" Very educative and easy to understand and apply to my teaching. "

Lee D

Featured Student Feedback

Karlon K It was a good class. Thanks, Jean is an excellent teacher. It would be useful to have examples of people with more severe pathology to watch Jean que.

Giovanna C Great information, clearly and concisely presented. Very useful.

Meghan B Great workshop!

Stacey G The information in the Shoulder Release & Balance was very detailed. The fact that the movements were demonstrated assists greatly in what to cue as well as what to look for.

Karin N Very easy to follow and love the cues and exercises presented.

Tara This is my first workshop through Fusion Pilates and I throughly enjoyed it. This site is exactly what I have been looking for to continue my education.

Georgui S It is certainly a very interesting job that gives us many possibilities to help people with shoulder diseases, postural disorders and asymmetries. the most difficult was the language since i do not speak English and is difficult to translate following the meaning of the corrections and advice. Thank you very much...

Lori L Great workshop, I enjoyed all the detailed information!

Jheramie G Thank you for the generous info and different stretch and exercise demos. I will be practicing them and applying to my clientsâ€™ needs. Good material to have and always go back to when needed.

Nicole C Excellent workshop - thank you.

ANNA OGUIMOURA I find the workshop very useful,good progressions of exercises,lots of attention to muscles activation/release with exercises shown addressing the major areas of concern for many clients.Great cuing,easy to follow explanations.

Susanne D Excellent workshop. The simplicity and the complexity of the neutral position of the shoulder girdle was so easily understood by Jean. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wonderful teaching skill. Our clients thank you too.

Danielle V this was an excellent progressive workshop. I am very familiar with the anatomy of the shoulder girdle and biomechanics, but you have very much caught my habits and refined my knowledge and ability. Thank you.

Gail G I wish a little more time was spent going over the anatomy and the function of the muscles mentioned. Also, this course did not have a PDF of each exercise like other courses I've taken from this website, which would be helpful for note-taking.

Courtney K Nice clear explanation of anatomy and function. Enjoyed the workshop.

SEONGYUN L It was great.

SEONGYUN L It was realy nice. Her voice was good to listening and also great the quality of education.

Stephanie Mieko D Very detailed explanations of movement in the shoulder girdle. It was really easy to see what was happening on the model with Jean's explanations.

Tessa C Excellent. Both my shoulders are trashed but differently. Lots of things to experiment with (plus a few that I will never be able to do!)

Maitena S Very interesting and useful. Thank you, Jean!

Sarah N Loved the detailed exercise breakdowns and Jean's thoughtful teaching style.

Melissa S Good class.

Genevieve G Workshop was great and very informative. The instructor was knowledgeable and presented the information precisely and thoroughly.

Leighton R Very nice video, very clear and taught at a good pace with a wonderful model and teacher...

Marana De Moura N Very good workshop! I really appreciated this information...

Maren Fritsche F very nice workshop, thanks

Brigitte T Fantastic workshop, I learned a lot about the shoulders which is extremely helpful for my students. Thank you!Brigitte

Tiffany H Amazing workshop that highlights the muscles and joints involved in shoulder mobility. Great instruction on a variety of exercises for shoulder mobility. Excited to try these out!

Staci J The information was insightful, interesting and useful.

Ilana K I was lucky enough to learn from Jean in person over a period of years. It\'s great to see that the specificity and clarity of her explanations remains both enlightening and inspiring on video. Very helpful workshop.

Deanna N Very detailed. A lot of great information and demonstration!

Jennifer M Jean is an excellent presenter and clearly has some great knowledge to share. I loved the anatomy lessons and then the application of those in progressive exercises.

Tina R Loved how things were explained with the anatomy of the movements, very helpful

Carrie A Thank you for this informative workshop.

mandy g Great

Marjorie G Very informative...

Yuki K I appreciate for the lots of information...

Amy H Wonderful workshop, so much useful information!

Carlos A It´s very interesting

Carlos A It´s very interesting. It´s helped me to improve my classes.

Cassidy M Lots of great information and excellent examples of exercises to do with clients.

Jana S Very nice workshop with lot of useful information, easy to follow.

Madeline B Very clear

Darlene B This was an excellent review of what I knew about the shoulder, and I found what I didn't know! Wonderful info, nicely presented. I loved the reformer work and variations. Very informative. Thank you.

Tracey M Excellent instruction with good hands on techniques explained. My client's are already benefiting from the many variations and new exercises featured in this workshop.

Penny M This material was presented very clearly. I especially liked the use of the skeleton and the close up visuals of the client's movements.I'm sure that the exercise progressions and variety will be very useful in my own teaching environment. Thank you!

Lee D Very educative and easy to understand and apply to my teaching.