Trainings & Workshops
Learning Programs & Experiences for Movement Professionals
looking to delve deeper into anatomy, Kinesiology & biomechanics?
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Embark on a transformative journey of lifelong learning and self-improvement. Together, let's raise the standard of movement education and inspire positive change in the lives of those you support.
Find inspiration and stay current on topics such as anatomy, biomechanics, the Franklin Method®, kinesiology and MORE.
You experience life through your body. Learning anatomy is more than names and locations - it’s the door to connection.
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Exploring the Hamstrings and Hip Flexors
In person AND virtual
Saturday, April 19th
3:00-5:00pm Pacific
In this workshop, we'll use experiential anatomy and accessible movements to delve deeper into the joyful balance of hamstrings and hip flexors that shows up in daily life and in yoga poses. As these are muscles that relate the spine to the legs, by understanding their design we'll feel stronger in our centers, better in our backs, and more free in our walking.
Anatomy Workshops at Bhakti yoga
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Hamstrings and Hip Flexors
April 19th: 3:00-5:00pm PST
Experiential anatomy and accessible movements to delve deeper into the joyful balance of hamstrings and hip flexors that shows up in daily life and in yoga poses. As these are muscles that relate the spine to the legs, by understanding their design we'll feel stronger in our centers, better in our backs, and more free in our walking.
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Exploring the Organs
August 23rd: 3:00-5:00pm PST
We hear movement is good for our organs, but what's actually happening? In this workshop, we'll explore the relationships of the organs, where they are, how they function and how they move when we move and breathe. We'll use Franklin Method imagery, embodied anatomy, and doable movements to feel more vital and nurturing of the structures that keep us alive.
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Exploring Fat/Adipose
December 6th: 3:00-5:00pm PST
The stuff barely mentioned in anatomy - and it's everywhere in the body! In this body- positive movement class, we'll understand the unsung functions of fat and move with imagery to connect with it as well as with the superficial fascial layer. We often think of muscles and deep fascia as being the functional aspects of movement, but we'll see there is a LOT happening with our adipose and it deserves to be experienced just like any other aspect of the body.
Anatomical Courses with Embody U
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A Scoliosis Exploration
Start anytime! This 4-week, self-paced course is for people with scoliosis or for movement professionals who work with those with scoliosis. Scoliosis can feel like a scary diagnosis, but it doesn’t have to be. Our philosophy is that understanding the body more - how it is designed, how it moves, and how it adapts - enables us to work with the body’s patterns to improve balance and function with ease.
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Dissection & Embodiment Experience
October 6-11, 2025
Work with a group of fellow explorers to journey through the body layer by layer by dissecting unfixed cadavers in small groups with expert guidance. Then apply and experience your new hands on insights in motion through Franklin Method-based embodiment of the tissues, bones, and organs.
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From the Ground Up
Start anytime! This 4-week, self-paced course of short, doable videos that are yours to keep/practice with for a lifetime. Healthy feet need to be strong yet supple. Our practices will help you identify your current foot patterns and develop the strength and mobility you need for healthy foot function.
Improve foot pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, and more!
“She is a treasure as a person
& a teacher.”
“As a physician, I have seen a great deal of benefit in her methods, which truly emphasize working with what one has, with no sense of a " one size fits all" approach. She tailors the yoga to my body and has enabled me to do my best.”
-Bill
Franklin Method at Oregon School Of Massage
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Imagery in Practice
Sunday, April 13 - 9:00am-12:00pm PST
Do you want your work with clients to be more rich and effective? Learn how to use and incorporate imagery! In this Franklin Method class we will go through the fundamentals of using mental imagery and how to create a successful change in the nervous system for yourself and for your clients. You will learn the different types of imagery which we will be incorporating into movement.
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Muscles of Scapular Motion
Saturday, May 10 - 9:00am - 12:00pmPST
Using imagery, touch and movement, in this course you will experience the many muscles that provide dynamic, three-dimensional movement for the scapula. Understanding how these muscles work together to transfer force more efficiently from the limbs to the trunk enables us to address common shoulder and neck tension for ourselves and our clients.
As part of the Franklin Method® Faculty, Ali frequently supports trainings and programming.
Self-Paced Franklin Method® Classes with Alison
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Master Your Voice
Embody and strengthen your vocal anatomy for powerful communication. Your vocal cords are part of your physical body. Like any other part of you, they can be trained and nurtured, so it feels easy to project and communicate
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The Body in Balance: Harmonize Your Natural Asymmetry
Explore a buffet of imagery that helps you create an even, symmetrical, balanced experience of movement within your body, no matter how you move.
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Dynamic Cueing for Yoga
Traditional cues can easily become redundant and limiting. Whether you’ve been teaching yoga for a long time or you’re a new teachers, cueing is the way we guide our students - and that guidance can offer so much more than just rote positional direction.
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Embodiment for the Office
This Franklin Method class is focused on sharpening our awareness for physical and mental wellbeing, paving the way for greater balance in everyday work and life.
See a workshop you’d love offered in your studio or space?
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