Erica’s Education Background

Posted on August 30, 2013 by violetquartz

Reiki Master Certificate 2004

Diploma General Sciences Sheridan College- Graduated with honours 2004

BA Kinesiology and health sciences York University – Graduated Magna Cum Laude 2008

CSEP Conference 2009

Muscles imbalance testing and movement pattern assessment course 2010 (8 hours)

Corrective exercise training for injury management and economy of movement course 2010 (8 hours)

Consistency and effectiveness in Rehabilitation and general exercise prescription: back, lower extremities, neck, and upper extremities course 2010 (16 hours)

Twist conditioning TRX workshop 2010 (3 hours)

Essentrics Training level 1 instructor 2011 (3 hours)

CSEP professional day 2011 (3 hours)

CSEP Exercise physiologist prep course 2011 (60 hours)

Integral Anatomy Intensive 2012 (7 hours)

Yamuna Body Rolling Phase 1 2012 (18 hours)

Functional Assessment of the Spine 2012 (18 hours)

Exploring the Breathing Body in Yoga 2012 (3 hours)

Stewart McGill’s Building the Ultimate Back 2013

Exercise of the week

Posted on August 26, 2013 by violetquartz

Step Up

Muscles worked: glutes and core

Form: Stand infront of a box or a step

Step up onto the box with weight in heel

Pelvis netural

Shift weight forwards & press up using your glutes (pushing the step away from you)

Repeat & Enjoy!

Guilt Free Fish

Posted on August 19, 2013 by violetquartz

Are you wanting to eat fish that’s not endangered or raised on fish farms? Well thanks to SeaChoice.org they have provided us with some subsitutions for guilt free eating.

Instead of…try

Atlantic cod…Alaskan or BC sablefish

Atlantic halibut…Alaskan Pacific halibut

Atlantic salmon…farmed Arctic char/wild Alaskan salmon

bluefin tuna…BC albacore tuna/US yellowfin tuna

Chilean sea bass…Alaskan Pacific halibut

mahi mahi…BC sablefish

Pacific snapper…farmed catfish

shrimp, farmed…BC spot prawn

swordfish…Canadian swordfish

Enjoy!

Exercise of the week

Posted on August 19, 2013 by violetquartz

Innerline

Muscles worked: core & lower body

Purpose: strength & control

Form: Squeeze cushion between inner thights

Legs to 90 degress

Hold your pee muscles, pelvic floor active

Relax your neck & head

Slight lift up through your pelvis

Rock side to side in a small movement without letting your back arch out of netural

Enjoy!

Exercise of the week

Posted on August 12, 2013 by violetquartz

30 Breathing

Muscles worked: upper body

Purpose: strength & alignment

Form: Lie face up on a foam roller

Breathe into your sacrum, side of ribs and upper ribs

All the while softening your spine into the roller

Enjoy!