Clinics & Workshops
Starts Feb 7
30 Canadian dollarsStarts Feb 7
40 Canadian dollars
ELDOA™ - Saturday 7 February 10:00am (Lunch & Social Option)
ELDOA™ is an approach to health and wellness through specific postures that engage the entire myofascial system. With momentary precision you will feel immediate change!
What is ELDOA™?
ELDOA™ is a French acronym: Étirements Longitudinaux avec Décoaptation Ostéo-Articulaire, this translates in English to LOADS: Longitudinal Osteo-Articular De-coaptation Stretching.
ELDOA™ is a method of self-improvement and stretching that helps shift one’s posture and functioning. Guy Voyer, the founder, was a French Osteopath who worked as a physical educator, physiotherapist with many specializations, including sports medicine and rehabilitation. He was ambitious and studied Osteopathy in Europe and in Canada and worked in clinics for years as he did clinical research and taught in osteopathic schools. He developed his method after thoughtful and thorough analysis of modalities of the of era.
The intent of ELDOA™ is to create more space within the body’s joints, vertebrae, and ligaments which can lead to decreased pain and better joint mobility, improved circulation and more. One does this through very specific positions or postures that engage the myofascial system for a short time. Intelligently, the principles of osteopathy, human development and understanding of physiology and anatomy are intertwined in ELDOA™ to make this method an impressive and impactful must for everyone’s self-care regimen.
Class description:
We will begin with what is called an osteoarticular warm up. This is followed by ELDOA™ postures. Throughout the class and between postures there are moments of breath work, movement and pauses to facilitate the best results. It is highly recommended to be well hydrated before the class.
Erica Trivett is an Osteopathic Practitioner, Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and certified level 3 ELDOA™ instructor.
Erica was trained in classical ballet and had an extensive international career in dance for more than 30 years. She has over 20 years’ experience teaching dance and movement in diverse settings from professional dance milieus to non-dance settings. Erica completed her manual osteopathy training at the Canadian School of Osteopathy Manual Practice in Vancouver and won the Coup de Coeur award for her thesis on osteopathy and smell dysfunction. Erica worked with West Coast Osteopathy & Wellness in North Vancouver for five years and Fulcrum Health Centre in Vancouver. In 2020 she consolidated her practice and opened Fairview Osteopathy in Vancouver, BC.
Erica enjoys continuing her understanding of Osteopathy and related topics with continuing professional development. Currently she has a particular interest in embryology, understanding how we were formed gives perspectives to the cause of people’s physical complaints. She cultivates self-improvements in her own physicality and believes in teaching tools to the public that may assist in better auto regulation, health management, preventative care as well as graceful aging.
Erica enjoys gardening, fishing, skiing, and hiking as well as being an aunt. Erica is also a board member of OsteopathyBC which is dedicated to the promotion and education of Osteopathy in B.C.