4-Part October Self-Care Workshop Series: The Neck, Upper Back & Shoulders
Who this is for?
Anyone who wants to understand their body more deeply and take an active role in caring for it. No prior experience required.
Four sessions. Real tools. Lasting results.
Your arms, shoulders, neck, and upper back are intimately related. The arms and shoulders develop at the same time the neck (cervical spine) is taking form. Early on, you have no neck and no arms — your face sits right near your primitive heart space. As the heart and respiratory diaphragm develop, the distance between your face and heart grows, and your arms (limb buds) emerge alongside your developing neck.
I find that alone fascinating to consider — it gives me an even deeper appreciation for the beauty of the body.
In this 4-part series, I'll guide you through discovery and exploration using two complementary methods. We'll apply principles that work with the body's architecture rather than against it. A little bit of care can go a long way — small, soft movements can create big changes. When these structures move freely together, the whole body may organize differently. And you may notice other changes too — changes in how you feel.
Your body knows health — I help it remember.
ELDOA™ is a precise system of myofascial stretching developed by French osteopath Guy Voyer. Effectiveness was central to his thinking from the start — every posture is designed to decompress specific spinal segments and restore tension balance in the fascial chains that hold your body upright. This is something most movement approaches never address.
The Feldenkrais Method® is a form of somatic education developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais that works through gentle, intentional movement and heightened self-awareness. By engaging the nervous system's capacity to learn, it helps people discover easier, more efficient ways to move — often with surprising results for pain, range of motion, and overall sense of ease.
Four Wednesday evenings at 6:15pm on-line via zoom starting October 7th, 2026
Recordings will be sent if you can’t attend the class live. Erica, Feldenkrais® Practitioner and ELDOA™ level 3 instructor is excited to share knowledge and help you with your physicality. She has years of instructing dance and movement and is a leader in her field. To sign up or for more questions please contact info@fairviewosteo.com
Cost: $160 + GST
Early bird until September 15th: $140 + GST