Movement-Based Neurovascular Release

Neurovascular Release techniques quickly improve quality and range of movement in small yet meaningful increments, gradually restoring ease, connection, coordination, and structural balance throughout the body. 



Guiding our clients through NVR self-treatment techniques, we can provide a release for the neurovascular tracts that may be fascially restricted and/or protected by a neuromotor response that arose from past stretch-related microtrauma and other injuries.

Our goal is to improve structural balance, movement quality and range, proprioception, interoception, and nervous system regulation, while we nurture curiosity and respect for the body's intelligence.

Movement-Based NVR will also prepare our client/patients/students for other forms of manual therapy or movement training and will help them become more resilient and less susceptible to injury. 


Graduates of the Movement-Based NVR program say that this transformational work has changed how they understand and address movement limitations, has helped them get people out of pain, and has given them new insight and effective strategies for working with problems that are typically slow to change. 


Who is this for?


The Movement-Based NVR program is for movement educators and manual therapists who are ready to gain fresh insights, skills, and strategies for working with postural and functional problems that are typically slow to change.  

Specifically, this curriculum is for experienced practitioners who want to coach their clients/patients/students through guided self-treatment exercises using simple hand contacts, movement, breath, and a few basic props. 

Practitioners who benefit from this program include:

  • movement teachers (including Pilates teachers and yoga teachers)
  • structural integrators
  • physiotherapists and physical therapists
  • massage therapists 


(Note: If you are a movement teacher or educator, you do not need to have a license to practice manual therapy to use movement-based NVR techniques with your students.)




Program Components


The Movement-Based NVR Program is made up of Home Study Modules and live Labs. 


You may register and work your way through the Home Study Modules without enrolling in the live online Labs. The Home Study Modules are a curated collection of recorded classes, supplemented by PDFs and quizzes. They are divided into Level One (12 hours of video lessons) and Level Two (24 hours of video lessons). 


Practitioners who work through the Home Study Modules, participate in the Labs, pass quizzes, meet with Kier for a total of four hours of private mentoring, and complete a small case-study project will earn Certification in Movement-Based NVR.




Course Content

While working your way through the six Home Study Modules, both you and your clients will experience freer movement and a more regulated nervous system with improved vagal tone.

 

In this program you will:

  • Expand your map of the neural and vascular networks and learn new “self-treatment” techniques to share with your clients. (This course covers the neck, thorax, shoulder girdle, pelvis, extremities, and head.) 
  • Understand common structural patterns and adaptations from a neurovascular perspective, so that you can work on myofascial patterns more effectively.
  • Empower and educate your clients as you teach them to free their own movement restrictions. 
  • If you have previous experience with NVR, you will deepen your understanding of the NVR techniques you have already learned.




Home Study Modules and Homework


To get the most out of the Home Study Modules, you are expected to schedule time to practice teaching the NVR exercises to individuals while you are working your way through the Modules. 


Level One exercises are suited to one-on-one or group sessions with clients/patients/students. After practicing leading the NVR exercises with four to six individuals, experienced teachers of group classes will be ready to introduce these exercises in a group setting. 


Level Two exercises are more useful and appropriate in one-on-one sessions.



Movement-Based Labs

Benefits of being in a live cohort :

  • Receive individual guidance during class on how to work with your own body’s restrictions and concerns.
  • Practice teaching the techniques to other practitioners
  • Discuss your client-specific questions and strategies
  • Develop adaptations of the techniques presented in the Home Study Modules
  • Meet with Kier one-on-one for private mentoring

Schedule

The Movement-Based NVR Home Study Modules are scheduled for release in late October 2024. 

The Movement-Based NVR Labs (live online classes) will begin in December 2024 and end in May 2025. Practitioners in this small-group mentoring format class will meet twice monthly on Thursdays. These Labs complement the Home Study Modules and advance your practice of NVR with your clients, patients, and movement students.

You may also schedule private mentoring sessions for case consultation or extra help with your learning as you earn your Certification in Movement-Based Neurovascular Release.