Being Proud and Confident

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Medica Complete Health

15th

to the 17th

of MarchSomers, Mornington Peninsula

Create a newconnection to

Yourselfand learn how to tap

into your self-awareness

to help correct badpostural habits

Being Proud and

Confident


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The two and a half daysworkshop is a fantastic wayto get hands on experienceand make a real differenceto your life and the lives ofother people in the workshop

Spiro Antoniades, as anexperienced healthpractitioner, will enhanceyour experience by integratingpowerful mind-body therapeutictechniques to facilitate lastingchange within you. He will assistyou to get in touch with what reallymatters to you

Should you choose to embark onthis journey of personaldevelopment you need to knowthis means you consciously takean important step for your wholelife to change, given you maintainpractice after the workshop.Imagine what your life would belike if you were to let go of thelimiting beliefs you hold aboutyourself!

The program involves:

i. specific aerobic exercises andrepetitive yoga style postures tohelp strengthen your lumbar spine,

ii. individualized craniosacraltherapy sessions to assist withfreeing your chest from somaticor emotional restrictions,

iii. group manual therapy sessionswhere you would pair up with otherparticipants to learn how to releasethe cervical spine,

iv. yoganidra to learn to direct self

healing for the whole spine,

v. the study and practice of simpleexercises that will help correct yourposture to take home and practice,

vi. group discussions at the end ofthe day to share experiences andwisdom,

It would be unfair not to

mention amazing food cooked withlove by your facilitator!

Experience the Healing Power of YourSelf


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Why this

Workshop?

I always wondered what happened in the West and

people have lost their fighting and inner warrior

state of being, why we present with so many back

problems, stiff necks, shallow breathing, thyroid

dysfunction. I look around me and I see fear,

submission, anger, rounded shoulders, slouching

characters, obesity. Then, I look at old pictures of

the ancient people, the people who lived with and

from the Earth and I see Pride (with the positive

meaning), Stamina, Inspiration, Self Confidence.

We, here in the western world, give more value to

objects, so we work hard to acquire. Together with

the fact we also live in our heads (or in some

computers head the last couple of decades), we

find ourselves working in positions our bodies

were not designed to be. We learn to abide to

rules and regulations that are imposed upon us,

but they do not necessarily spring out from a deep

understanding of Respect to the Other (Remember

last decade? Tolerate rather than encompass!).So we again find ourselves to be obedient and

fearful. We grew up within a nuclear family with

limited, often, beliefs, and not in a community

which shares experiences.

Over the years, I have seen numerous cases of the

above. Treatments always help to correct peoples

posture, moreso if they are also pro-active.

Treatments, however, are well limited in their

positive effects, especially if the person lacks selfawareness. I came to understand that when one

gains a strong insight about themselves, then it is

much easier to change a condition.

This Workshop is designed to give this insight to

the participants. Our aim is to create a

comfortable, supportive, and warm environment,

where each one of us entrusts their Self to the

other participants, knowing that all that happens

stays within the group. We will swap stories, openour Hearts, trust our bodies to each other, eat

great food, play, laugh (or cry if needed!).


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Therapeutic Sessions at the Workshop

This transformational program utilises each other as co-facilitators, exercise, physical therapies andmindfulness techniques, to give you tools that will assist you to create lasting change and becomethe best You that you can be

The CranioSacral System consists of the brain, spinal cord, membranes & fluid within it. The fluid hasa rhythm all its own, like your heartbeat or pulse. When there is a disruption in the system,dysfunction can occur. A disruption means that the cerebral spinal fluid is not flowing to its maximumpotential. It can be caused by an accident, such as a blow to the head or a fall. A disruption can alsooccur from any sort of repeated physical or emotional stress, chemical toxicity (from medications, forexample), or environmental toxicity. To correct a disruption, the therapist will use gentle non-intrusivetechniques to free restrictions of the soft tissue, bone structure, & central nervous system. Thetherapist facilitates rather than induces a change. The client decides upon the level of physical and/oremotional change. CranioSacral Therapists are trained to release restrictions in the body.CranioSacral Therapy (CST) calms the central nervous system, allowing the body and mind to bestronger and more resilient. In general, CST is very relaxing and people report feeling exceptionallygrounded immediately after a session. At the Workshop the CST sessions will focus on the relation ofthe Heart/ Emotional issues that may be contributing to thoracic restrictions and bad posture

Yoganidra as a state of mind between wakefulness and sleep that opens deep phases of the mind,

connecting mentally an initial request (visualization, or mantra) within specific body parts, whilemeditating on each part. It is a state of conscious deep sleep. One appears to be sleeping but theunconscious mind is functioning at a deeper level: it is sleep with a trace of deep awareness. Innormal sleep we lose track of our self but in yoganidra, while consciousness of the world is dim andrelaxation is deep, there remains an inward lucidity and experiences may be absorbed to be recalledlater. Since yoganidra involves an aimless & effortless relaxation it is often held by a facilitator whoverbally delivers instructions. In the Workshop, yoganidra will focus on postural alignment

The techniques used in the group therapy sessions focusing in the release of the neck and theoccipital base, are based on CST, myotherapy and relaxation massage techniques. The protocolfollowed is developed by Spiro, and is a powerful tool to utilize in order to deeply relax the receiver,

so optimal safe traction is applied. The result is stunning, the receiver feels the positive effectsstraight after the treatment: better oxygenation of the brain, feeling of significant alignment,sometimes euphoria


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Your

FacilitatorMind-Body Medicine

Spiro AntoniadesBHSc(Acupuncture), Adv. Dip. TCM (Herbs), Adv. Dip. Massage(Myotherapy), CSI I& II, SER I & II

Spiro Antoniades studied Chinese Medicine and Therapeutic

Massage at Victoria University in Melbourne. Upon graduation in1995, Spiro started treating and teaching Massage at VictoriaUniversity

Since then, he has established a number of practices aroundMelbourne, partaken in the formation of a non-profit organisationtreating heroin addiction with acupuncture, and taught massage andvarious Chinese medicine aspects in universities and governmentorganisations

His current clinic is Medica Complete Health in East Brunswick,

Melbourne. He furthered his medical knowledge by undertakingstudies in craniosacral therapy, designed by the Upledger Instituteof Craniosacral therapy and Osteopathy in Florida, USA.Spiros Antoniades has also completed a Graduate Diploma inChinese herbs at the Southern School of Natural Therapies, and,more recently, an Advanced Diploma in Massage (Myotherapy) atKangan TAFE.

His current passion is the study and medical application of the ancientGreek Hippocratean wisdom, in conjunction to the contemporarytraditional Greek medicine and dietary therapy. His primary treating

style is now a fusion of myotherapy, shiatsu techniques, medicinalherbal remedies based on the ancient Greek Hippocratean system ofthe Four Humors, and craniosacral techniques


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Your Investment

Full Program Price:

$ 400

Payment schedule:

$150

non-refundable

deposit by the 28th

of February.

Its an all-inclusive package:

all you need to pay for are your travel expenses, and drinks. You would also need to bring: yourown breakfast, bed linen, towels, running shoes, and training clothes. We are renting a familyholiday home with enough rooms and beds to accommodate us, so to keep expenses low,therefore we have to be respectful towards the owners and leave it the way we found it. If people

wish, Spiro will organize car pulling. Somers is only 1.15 hours away from Brunswick, using theEastern Freeway and Eastlink.

The price includes:

2 nights accommodation (some might have to be twin share rooms if the participants exceedthe number of rooms) with late check out time on the last day (after 6pm), lunches and dinners from Friday night to Sunday noon, 2 half hour craniosacral treatments, facilitated exercises (yoga style, aerobic, simple tricks) for 1.30 hours per day, facilitated group therapy workshops (hands on) for 1 hour per day, yoganidra for half an hour per day, facilitated group discussions for an hour at the end of the day (for 3 days)


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Program Details

First Day:Arrival at Somers by Friday the 15

thof March, 6.30 pm

Settling in, Introductions of the participantsDinner at 7.30 pmAfter dinner: A short film projection as an ice braker and starting point of discussion. Theme ofDiscussion: Confidence: How it affects our Minds and Bodies.A few explanatory notes about the workshop by the facilitator

Second Day:Breakfast by 9 am10 am: Specific running techniqueUpon return: rhythmic yoga exercises to strengthen the lower back11.30 am -12 pm: Individual Craniosacral therapy focusing on the thoracic spine, emotionalblockages, self confidence*1 pm: Lunch2 - 5 pm: Individual Craniosacral therapy focusing on the thoracic spine, emotional blockages,self confidence*5 pm 6.30 pm: 1 hour of hands on guided practice (in pairs) to release the cervical spine andthe occipital base6.30 pm 7pm: Yoganidra focusing on the healing of the whole spine7 pm: Dinner

After dinner: Socrates on Self Confidence as a starting point of discussion. Sharing ourexperiences from the first day of the workshop. Demonstration and practice of simple tricks tohold a correct posture

Third Day:Breakfast by 8 am9 am: Specific running techniqueUpon return: rhythmic yoga exercises to strengthen the lower back, demonstration and practiceof simple tricks to hold a correct posture10.30 am -12 pm: Individual Craniosacral therapy focusing on the thoracic spine, emotionalblockages, self confidence*

1 pm: Lunch2 - 4 pm: Individual Craniosacral therapy focusing on the thoracic spine, emotional blockages,self confidence*4 pm 5 pm: 1 hour of hands on guided practice (in pairs) to release the cervical spine and theoccipital base5 pm 5.30 pm: Yoganidra focusing on the healing of the whole spine5.30 pm: Cleaning up the space that offered us refuge the last few daysAfter cleaning: Retrospection, Introspection, Sharing of our experience, Closure

*During the Craniosacral session times each participant is required to be present to receive a halfhour treatment per day. Whilst not on the treatment table you can choose to do anything you

wish during the designated time, as long as you respect the space of the others (Somers beachis a great way to spend this time for a nice stroll!)


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Being Proud and

Confident

To book your place in this

transformational program contact:

[email protected]

or

Spiro Antoniades at Medica Complete Health

on 0412 901 007, or 03 9381 1773

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