Remodeling the Mind with Movement

The MBY Education Synergy Series Presents

Remodeling the Mind with Movement

Melanie Byford-Young & Kate Smith, ND, and Chris Goodwill, PT

Functional Anatomy of the Brain: Understanding Motor Mapping

and Movement Control and Why We Move the Way We Do

Friday, June 6, 2025, 3 - 6 pm PST

Livestreaming on Zoom

&

The Mind & Movement: Chronic Pain Reprocessing

Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10 am - 12 pm PST

Livestreaming on Zoom

&

The Consequences of Concussion & How Pilates Can Help

Saturday, June 7, 2025, 2 pm - 4 pm PST

Livestreaming on Zoom

All sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for 7 days.

As a mindful movement professional, you guide clients through breath, movement sequencing, muscle activation and movement patterns. You look at their posture and make judgements about the efficiency of motion. If there is pain, you try to restore better patterns to help alleviate the issues. Many clients improve, but others continue to have issues even with core work and strengthening. Why?

Ask yourself do you really understand how the MIND dictates MOVEMENT, and how MOVEMENT remodels the MIND? Do you speak accurately about the sympathetic nervous system, proprioception and motor learning? This three part series will inform and guide Pilates movement professionals how to modify programming for clients who experience persistent movement problems, headaches, chronic pain or who have had a concussion.

Registration closes 24 hours prior to the start time of the workshop. All sales final. Paid participants will receive a video recording with access for one week for online workshops only. Register for each of these workshops separately by clicking on the offers below OR receive 25% OFF when you purchase all three at this link.

BUY ALL THREE & RECEIVE 25% OFF

These workshops are for:

Pilates & movement instructors who work one-on-one with clients
1 year teaching experience recommended

Friday, June 6: 3 pm - 6 pm PST

$350

Saturday, June 7: 10am - 12pm PST

$200

Saturday, June 7: 2 pm - 4 pm PST

$200

Livestreamed online via ZOOM & access to recorded video for one week.

To Purchase a Workshop Separately, Select One Below:

Functional Anatomy of the Brain: Understanding Motor Mapping and Movement Control

Coordinated movement is the end product of the coordination of many systems, thoughts and perceptions --it is not just the nerves transmitting an impulse and the muscles and fascia reacting. How you move depends on how your brain evaluates the situation far more than what capacity your body has. Today there is a lot of talk about the role of different parts of the brain, the vagus nerve, the sympathetic nervous system and movement maps. As always, to be able to critically evaluate information you see on the internet or in the research literature, you need a solid understanding of functional anatomy. In this workshop, you will learn the functional anatomy of the brain as it relates to motor mapping, movement strategies, and re-educating movement possibilities. This active and interactive workshop gives participants an embodied experience of modifying motor mapping through a variety of movement cues, past experiences, and situational variables.

$350.00 USD

Synergy Series: The Mind & Movement Chronic Pain Reprocessing

Chronic pain involves all systems, and requires a conscious approach and simultaneous mental and physical training. Mental training involves helping the brain interpret sensory input and judge what is safe and what is not. Dr. Kate Smith is an expert in the Chronic Pain Reprocessing Method. Her expertise in naturopathic medicine, women's health and chronic pain reprocessing give her the multi-system perspective that enables her to work with complex individuals. Kate helps her clients understand and re-frame pain, as well as helping them to understand and reset their nervous system. Movement professionals will learn about the complexities of chronic pain, specifically how chronic pain changes the brain, and how brain and nervous system adaptations perpetuate pain. You will learn how to adapt cues, imagery, feedback, breath and Pilates movements to help de-escalate chronic pain, and enable your clients to move beyond the limitations of chronic pain.Throughout the workshop, Melanie will help contextualize the information to a Pilates framework, and will facilitate the Q&A portion of the workshop.

$200.00 USD

Synergy Series: The Consequences of Concussion & How Pilates Can Help

Concussions cause dramatic short and long term issues in the brains and lives of clients. Whether the cause was a traumatic MVA, a fall or multiple microtraumas to the head, the consequences can impact a clients’ vision, energy, sensitivity, alignment and ability to integrate information. In this workshop, Chris Goodwill shares how concussions impact brain and body function, the stages of healing, and common patterns of impairment. She will demonstrate how to evaluate eye and neck integration, and discuss key movement interventions that can help people with a concussion. Melanie will help contextualize the information to a Pilates practice and framework, and will facilitate the Q&A portion of the workshop.

$200.00 USD

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During these workshops, you will learn:

The function of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem in movement planning and modulation. This will include the role of the amygdala, hippocampus, motor cortex and the Cranial Nerves including the vagus nerve.
Feedback and feed forward movement patterns.
How the brain takes internal and external input and determines how to move based on whether it perceived safety or not.
How the brain learns from experience, recognizes threats, and determines how to move in the moment.
How to help clients rewire the mind with movement and cueing.
An in-depth understanding of how the brain, nervous system, endocrine system and body are impacted by chronic pain.
The meaning of central sensitization and what symptoms and behaviors can result from it.
How catastrophization is manifested in the body, how it results increased pain sensitivity, and how to help decrease the impact of catastrophization.
How movement and specific communication strategies can help clients with chronic pain.
How to use breath, mental strategies and movement to help restore capacity and movement confidence.
To recognize and understand the classic symptoms of post-concussion syndromes including fatigue, visual impairment, tinnitus and brain fog.
Why the sympathetic nervous system is upregulated post-concussion, and techniques to recognize and resolve the issues.
What Pilates movements to select, avoid, or approach with caution when working with subacute and chronic post-concussion clients.
When to refer your clients to specialists, and what kind of specialists can help with specific issues related to visual integration, sensory integration and neuro-regulation.

** If you're interested in expanding exercise programming within these topics, please go to Pacific Northwest Pilates Education to view additional workshops at this link.

Kate Smith

Naturopathic Physician

Dr. Kate Smith is a licensed Naturopathic physician, co-founder of Prema Health in Portland, Oregon, and is a Certified Pain Reprocessing Therapist (PRT), Holistic Pelvic Care™ practitioner. She specializes in mind body medicine and the treatment of chronic pain and women’s health conditions. Kate has always been fascinated by the human body and understanding the interconnectedness of mental, emotional and physical symptoms. Her personal journey with chronic pain created an opportunity to delve into the study of this field

Kate received her Naturopathic Doctorate degree from the National College of Natural Medicine. She is trained in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain conditions, and specializes in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). Kate is a lifelong learner and avidly seeks out the newest research and innovations in both the western and alternative medicine fields to help patients heal and find freedom from chronic conditions. She has presented throughout the pacific northwest, and will be featured at the Naturopathic Medicine Conference in 2025.

Chris Goodwill

MSPT and Clinic Co-Founder

Chris is the co-founder of Element Wellness and Sports Rehabilitation in Portland Oregon, where she works as a manual and exercise based physical therapist. She specializes in working with complex clients who have neurological issues, myofascial issues, whiplash and post-concussion syndromes, as well as working with elite and everyday athletes. Chris treats all layers and structures of the human body understanding that restrictions can lead to pain, tightness and reduced quality of life. Once the nervous system is calmed and realigned, the body can maintain proper alignment during activities of daily living. She has extensive post-graduate training in Neural Mobilization, Craniosacral Therapy, osteopathic muscle energy application, Maitland joint mobilization, Barnes Myofascial Release, and Barral’s Visceral Manipulation. She also has studied and integrates Rehabilitative STOTT PILATES, yoga, and strength training into her practice.

Chris was introduced to the field of Physical Therapy at an early age, after undergoing ligamentous reconstructive surgery on both knees due to gymnastic injuries. Fascinated by the human body’s capability for healing, she decided to pursue Physical Therapy as a career. After graduating from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 1993, she completed her Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree at Regis University in 1996.

Melanie Byford-Young

Co-Owner, Pacific Northwest Pilates, Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation, STOTT PILATES®

Melanie is a leader in the global community of Pilates, physical therapy, and fitness training. She is co-owner of Pacific Northwest Pilates and Melanie Byford-Young Education, and a Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation for STOTT PILATES™. She co-created the six-part Rehabilitation Course series for licensed healthcare professionals which is taught internationally. She has also created her own library of over 25 courses, master classes, and case-study based learning workshops. Her expertise in therapeutic orthopedic strategies attracts a world wide audience and has sent her abroad to work throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Home-based in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Melanie splits her time between working with complex clients, consulting, teaching, and creating content. She loves teaching and mentoring students and therapists, and is a highly-sought after resource for professionals wishing to acquire critical reasoning skills to assess physical movement.