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Silicon Valley has been at the core of the tech industry for a long time. A fitting local to hold Pelvis Restoration, the primary course that best elucidates true core function and control. When technology works smoothly, the unseen complexity and work hours behind it can go unrecognized. The same can be said for the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms as they work “behind the scenes” compared to more superficial and easily identifiable “core” muscles. When the “roof and floor” of our core are appropriately positioned and synchronized there is a beautiful dynamic interplay between their postural, respiratory, and pressure control functions.
The class and I delved into the programming and circuitry behind pelvic position, asymmetrical pattern influence, and the role we can have as “programmers” to promote harmony across two sides of a pelvis, pelvic diaphragm, and respiratory diaphragm. The asymmetrical design of our human operating system was explored in great depth on day one. Day two was all about writing code to address the asymmetrical design and be sure our connectivity is enhanced in left stance with the ultimate goal of alternating between our right and left “systems”.
A big thank you to our host group at Competitive Edge Physical Therapy @competitiveedgept who created a great learning environment both physically and through their engagement. Thank you as well to Competitive Edge team member Tim Dempsey, PRT, CSCS, CPT, PES, DNSET. @coach_timdempsey While Tim readily admits he’s not a tech guy in the traditional sense, his expertise in lab and thoughtful commentary made it evident he’s a true tech genius when it comes to human function and PRI application.
@jmillermtpt
Mar 4
Silicon Valley has been at the core of the tech industry for a long time. A fitting local to hold Pelvis Restoration, the primary course that best elucidates true core function and control. When technology works smoothly, the unseen complexity and work hours behind it can go unrecognized. The same can be said for the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms as they work “behind the scenes” compared to more superficial and easily identifiable “core” muscles. When the “roof and floor” of our core are appropriately positioned and synchronized there is a beautiful dynamic interplay between their postural, respiratory, and pressure control functions.
The class and I delved into the programming and circuitry behind pelvic position, asymmetrical pattern influence, and the role we can have as “programmers” to promote harmony across two sides of a pelvis, pelvic diaphragm, and respiratory diaphragm. The asymmetrical design of our human operating system was explored in great depth on day one. Day two was all about writing code to address the asymmetrical design and be sure our connectivity is enhanced in left stance with the ultimate goal of alternating between our right and left “systems”.
A big thank you to our host group at Competitive Edge Physical Therapy @competitiveedgept who created a great learning environment both physically and through their engagement. Thank you as well to Competitive Edge team member Tim Dempsey, PRT, CSCS, CPT, PES, DNSET. @coach_timdempsey While Tim readily admits he’s not a tech guy in the traditional sense, his expertise in lab and thoughtful commentary made it evident he’s a true tech genius when it comes to human function and PRI application.
@jmillermtpt
Join us for “Re-Orientation of the Biotensegral Body Through the Right Hemisphere” April 23-34th!
Presented by Colby Mamigonian, CSCS, CPT, PRT
Available in person or online!
Mar 3
Join us for “Re-Orientation of the Biotensegral Body Through the Right Hemisphere” April 23-34th!
Presented by Colby Mamigonian, CSCS, CPT, PRT
Available in person or online!
For new attendees day one of Postural Respiration, or any PRI course, opens the door to a new way of thinking about patient assessment and treatment that is exciting and to a degree a little daunting as asymmetrical anatomy and patterns of breathing and movement are described in an observationally and evidence based manner. A central tenet in PRI is that we are all, universally, anatomically asymmetrical. The two sides of the body may look from the outside the same while inside we are different, left versus right, and this affects how we move, breathe, and function as a human being in our own unique way.
Asymmetries are a gift for movement and what this class really got was that an over-reliance on one side of the body needs to be recognized and managed or end-range dependence results while pain and pathology may follow. In fact. most of the patients that present to our offices share a similarity that an end-range reliance to one side of their body expressed in many unique and varying degrees will result in pain and/or pathology.
This course explores the relationship of the abdominal wall and the diaphragm, ribcage, pelvis and the form and function of the thorax or how we deliver air pressure sense into our thorax. One of the most unique topics in this course is that breathing and management of airflow may develop a pathologic pattern affecting every physiologic system in the human bod and defined as SuperiorT-4 syndrome. Superior T-4 is a result of an overuse of accessory muscles of respiration, especially muscles in the neck, that disrupts airflow into a chest wall that limits the ability for quiet breathing, movement, and dynamic posture.
I want to thank the students who travelled from Washington, California, and distant parts of Oregon. I especially want to thank Dan Arnold, PT and First Call Home Health for being the "anchor contact" and hosting these two days. I want to thank Minh Nguyen, OT, PRC, a veteran PRI practitioner, for lab assisting and adding his time and energy to facilitate everyone`s learning experience. And thank you to all of the students with your questions and enthusiasm for a rich and rewarding experience of Postural Respiration.
Feb 26
For new attendees day one of Postural Respiration, or any PRI course, opens the door to a new way of thinking about patient assessment and treatment that is exciting and to a degree a little daunting as asymmetrical anatomy and patterns of breathing and movement are described in an observationally and evidence based manner. A central tenet in PRI is that we are all, universally, anatomically asymmetrical. The two sides of the body may look from the outside the same while inside we are different, left versus right, and this affects how we move, breathe, and function as a human being in our own unique way.
Asymmetries are a gift for movement and what this class really got was that an over-reliance on one side of the body needs to be recognized and managed or end-range dependence results while pain and pathology may follow. In fact. most of the patients that present to our offices share a similarity that an end-range reliance to one side of their body expressed in many unique and varying degrees will result in pain and/or pathology.
This course explores the relationship of the abdominal wall and the diaphragm, ribcage, pelvis and the form and function of the thorax or how we deliver air pressure sense into our thorax. One of the most unique topics in this course is that breathing and management of airflow may develop a pathologic pattern affecting every physiologic system in the human bod and defined as SuperiorT-4 syndrome. Superior T-4 is a result of an overuse of accessory muscles of respiration, especially muscles in the neck, that disrupts airflow into a chest wall that limits the ability for quiet breathing, movement, and dynamic posture.
I want to thank the students who travelled from Washington, California, and distant parts of Oregon. I especially want to thank Dan Arnold, PT and First Call Home Health for being the "anchor contact" and hosting these two days. I want to thank Minh Nguyen, OT, PRC, a veteran PRI practitioner, for lab assisting and adding his time and energy to facilitate everyone`s learning experience. And thank you to all of the students with your questions and enthusiasm for a rich and rewarding experience of Postural Respiration.
Join us this April for “The Ripple Effects of Fear: How Clearing Somatic Fear with Cognomovement Improves Pregnancy, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Well-Being, and Child Development”
Presented by: Liz Larson, Cognomovement Co-Founder & Master NLP Practitioner
Join our annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Early Registration rate ends March 27th!
Feb 24
Join us this April for “The Ripple Effects of Fear: How Clearing Somatic Fear with Cognomovement Improves Pregnancy, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Well-Being, and Child Development”
Presented by: Liz Larson, Cognomovement Co-Founder & Master NLP Practitioner
Join our annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Early Registration rate ends March 27th!
“When you take a mundane movement and you add the imagery and you couple that with an emotion, and you’re reaching, and you’re feeling something and you couple that with music, the music is kind of the glue that encompasses everything”
Restoring Rhythms: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease
Join us for the Interdisciplinary Studies Summit this April 23-24th in person or online via live stream!
Feb 19
“When you take a mundane movement and you add the imagery and you couple that with an emotion, and you’re reaching, and you’re feeling something and you couple that with music, the music is kind of the glue that encompasses everything”
Restoring Rhythms: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease
Join us for the Interdisciplinary Studies Summit this April 23-24th in person or online via live stream!
Angles, Arches, Airway and Apnea…….just a few topics highlighted by Ryan Leary, DDS at this years Summit!
Join us for “From Shrinking Jaws to Expanding Airway Care: What PRI® Clinicians Should Know About Modern Dental Sleep Medicine and Otolaryngology” this April!
Interdisciplinary Studies Summit
April 23-24th, 2026
Live or Live Stream
Feb 11
Angles, Arches, Airway and Apnea…….just a few topics highlighted by Ryan Leary, DDS at this years Summit!
Join us for “From Shrinking Jaws to Expanding Airway Care: What PRI® Clinicians Should Know About Modern Dental Sleep Medicine and Otolaryngology” this April!
Interdisciplinary Studies Summit
April 23-24th, 2026
Live or Live Stream
Coherence* requires Co-Sense of the Left Periphery, Left Heel, Right Glute Max, or Right Arm.
Ron’s definition,
*Coherence: “The quality of forming a unified whole via brain and body lateralization”
Feb 10
Coherence* requires Co-Sense of the Left Periphery, Left Heel, Right Glute Max, or Right Arm.
Ron’s definition,
*Coherence: “The quality of forming a unified whole via brain and body lateralization”
“I think of neutrality now a little differently since diving into this Polyvagal theory a lot, as availability and choice and helping them choose what they want to do with their body once they are regulated”
Julie Blandin, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC will be presenting “The Neuroenergetic Interplay of Mind and Body:
Rewiring Breathing Patterns, Belief Systems, and
Postural Mechanics” on Friday April 24th!
Join us for this year`s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Feb 6
“I think of neutrality now a little differently since diving into this Polyvagal theory a lot, as availability and choice and helping them choose what they want to do with their body once they are regulated”
Julie Blandin, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC will be presenting “The Neuroenergetic Interplay of Mind and Body:
Rewiring Breathing Patterns, Belief Systems, and
Postural Mechanics” on Friday April 24th!
Join us for this year`s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
AI Vs. Reality
AI: “I increased her sensory awareness on the left by literally removing her right”
Ron: “everything on the Left is going down on a surface that’s coming up….what is allowing her to sense that? A concentric towel under her Left elbow and an eccentric band in her right hand”
Feb 5
AI Vs. Reality
AI: “I increased her sensory awareness on the left by literally removing her right”
Ron: “everything on the Left is going down on a surface that’s coming up….what is allowing her to sense that? A concentric towel under her Left elbow and an eccentric band in her right hand”
Frigid temps and a warm reception greeted this instructor for the latest Cervical Revolution, hosted at the PRI headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Attendees from around the world (Poland, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, and, of course, the US) tuned in to learn how the right temporal-mandibular-cervical chain (the TMCC), a neuromuscular chain encompassing our cranium, mandible, and neck, conspires with the chains below (left AIC, right BC) and the visual, vestibular, and occlusal systems above to orient us to our right and create adaptations that hold us there. These adaptations to the tissues of our neck and cranium and to our sensory systems provide the ingredients for our habitual forward locomotion and respiratory function and, over time, produce the symptoms for which our patients seek care.
The most critical adaptation involves the occipital-atlantal (OA) articulation, our neurobiological foundation responsible for foramen magnum position, brain stem centric freedom, cranial nerve performance, physiologic homeostasis, and the signaling to the brain that we’ve shifted to one side. Overactivity of our right TMCC interrupts this articulation’s ability to slide, glide, and roll on each side. We lose the instantaneous alternating left-to-right contact, and our brain becomes over-reliant on the right OA contact sense for upright function.
When trauma – concussion, whiplash, Lasik surgery – is layered on, the brain is placed further into threat mode and resorts to extension to reorient itself in space. These individuals may require additional exteroception in the form of orthotics – for their feet, teeth, and eyes – as they manage gravity and the demands of daily life.
- Louise Kelley
Feb 4
Frigid temps and a warm reception greeted this instructor for the latest Cervical Revolution, hosted at the PRI headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Attendees from around the world (Poland, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, and, of course, the US) tuned in to learn how the right temporal-mandibular-cervical chain (the TMCC), a neuromuscular chain encompassing our cranium, mandible, and neck, conspires with the chains below (left AIC, right BC) and the visual, vestibular, and occlusal systems above to orient us to our right and create adaptations that hold us there. These adaptations to the tissues of our neck and cranium and to our sensory systems provide the ingredients for our habitual forward locomotion and respiratory function and, over time, produce the symptoms for which our patients seek care.
The most critical adaptation involves the occipital-atlantal (OA) articulation, our neurobiological foundation responsible for foramen magnum position, brain stem centric freedom, cranial nerve performance, physiologic homeostasis, and the signaling to the brain that we’ve shifted to one side. Overactivity of our right TMCC interrupts this articulation’s ability to slide, glide, and roll on each side. We lose the instantaneous alternating left-to-right contact, and our brain becomes over-reliant on the right OA contact sense for upright function.
When trauma – concussion, whiplash, Lasik surgery – is layered on, the brain is placed further into threat mode and resorts to extension to reorient itself in space. These individuals may require additional exteroception in the form of orthotics – for their feet, teeth, and eyes – as they manage gravity and the demands of daily life.
- Louise Kelley
It was great to be in Columbia, Missouri for the first Pelvis Restoration course of 2026!
Some concepts we explored included,
🚶♀️➡️🚶There’s a left and right side of the pelvis and these sides need to move differently from each other with forward movement.
↔️🔄Pelvis alternation occurs with frontal/transverse plane regulation.
🌬️🎈This regulation with respiratory and pelvic diaphragm synchronization allows the system to resonate.
💎💥The pelvis has a lot of detail with big impact.
Thank you to Teresa and Mizzou Therapy Services for hosting me this weekend!
- Lori
Feb 3
It was great to be in Columbia, Missouri for the first Pelvis Restoration course of 2026!
Some concepts we explored included,
🚶♀️➡️🚶There’s a left and right side of the pelvis and these sides need to move differently from each other with forward movement.
↔️🔄Pelvis alternation occurs with frontal/transverse plane regulation.
🌬️🎈This regulation with respiratory and pelvic diaphragm synchronization allows the system to resonate.
💎💥The pelvis has a lot of detail with big impact.
Thank you to Teresa and Mizzou Therapy Services for hosting me this weekend!
- Lori
Three unconnected symptoms, one common denominator!
Deanna Elliott, PT, DPT, PRC will be presenting “The Ripple Effects of Alignment: Postural Restoration® to Support Bowel Health, Anxiety and Pregnancy Outcomes” on Thursday April 23rd!
Join us for this year’s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Feb 2
Three unconnected symptoms, one common denominator!
Deanna Elliott, PT, DPT, PRC will be presenting “The Ripple Effects of Alignment: Postural Restoration® to Support Bowel Health, Anxiety and Pregnancy Outcomes” on Thursday April 23rd!
Join us for this year’s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit is now available online!
You quite frankly can’t replace what occurs LIVE here in Lincoln and it’s worth the effort to experience someday.
But,
These presentations should have the chance to be heard around the world for those who can’t get here physically!
They are too powerful to miss!
Stay tuned for previews of these presentations and more information regarding the 2026 Summit!
Jan 30
Our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit is now available online!
You quite frankly can’t replace what occurs LIVE here in Lincoln and it’s worth the effort to experience someday.
But,
These presentations should have the chance to be heard around the world for those who can’t get here physically!
They are too powerful to miss!
Stay tuned for previews of these presentations and more information regarding the 2026 Summit!
Cranial Right Torsion
“This is the physiologic position of the cranium that is most often seen in the patient with a B AIC, B BC, R TMCC pattern. Often this pattern reflects and represents history that include whiplash, visual instability, significant malocclusions, chronic anteriorly
repositioned TMJ discs, head trauma and dysautonomia.
The occiput and sphenoid rotate around an anteroposterior (sagittal) axis in the opposite
direction.
When the above occurs, torsion is named after the side of the superior sphenoid wing. If the greater wing is high on the right side, it is called a right torsion pattern. If it is high on the left, it is called a left torsion pattern.”
Cervical Revolution - An Integrated Approach to Treatmet of Patterned Cervical Pathomechanics
Copyright©️ 2015-2026 Postural Restoration Institute©️
🎥 Louise Kelley
Jan 28
Cranial Right Torsion
“This is the physiologic position of the cranium that is most often seen in the patient with a B AIC, B BC, R TMCC pattern. Often this pattern reflects and represents history that include whiplash, visual instability, significant malocclusions, chronic anteriorly
repositioned TMJ discs, head trauma and dysautonomia.
The occiput and sphenoid rotate around an anteroposterior (sagittal) axis in the opposite
direction.
When the above occurs, torsion is named after the side of the superior sphenoid wing. If the greater wing is high on the right side, it is called a right torsion pattern. If it is high on the left, it is called a left torsion pattern.”
Cervical Revolution - An Integrated Approach to Treatmet of Patterned Cervical Pathomechanics
Copyright©️ 2015-2026 Postural Restoration Institute©️
🎥 Louise Kelley
Impingement and Instability has had the pleasure to kick-off the new PRI educational calendar for the last several years. It’s a great course to establish a solid neurobiological foundation for the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It was my distinct pleasure to help PRI practitioners on that journey, and this most recent course was no exception.
This course has four unique PRI Non-manual techniques that capitalize on the conversations around pressure, neurobiology, and human asymmetrical sense of self that can only be found in the I&I course. These four unique PRI Non-manual techniques are a bridge to the rest of the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It is a far more valuable experience for the live stream course attendees if there are in-person attendees available to perform these, as well as other, non-manual techniques because our discussions of reference centers and sense of pressure are better sensed than explained. My thanks to Ben Mix, Morgan McBee, Will Baum, and Eric Menchi for their attendance in-person, and their willingness to allow us to learn from them. We had a wonderfully diverse group of movement professionals attending via live stream as well. We had individuals in attendance from six countries outside of the United States, as well as seven individuals who have earned the distinction of Certification from the Postural Restoration Institute.
- Dan Houglum
Jan 21
Impingement and Instability has had the pleasure to kick-off the new PRI educational calendar for the last several years. It’s a great course to establish a solid neurobiological foundation for the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It was my distinct pleasure to help PRI practitioners on that journey, and this most recent course was no exception.
This course has four unique PRI Non-manual techniques that capitalize on the conversations around pressure, neurobiology, and human asymmetrical sense of self that can only be found in the I&I course. These four unique PRI Non-manual techniques are a bridge to the rest of the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It is a far more valuable experience for the live stream course attendees if there are in-person attendees available to perform these, as well as other, non-manual techniques because our discussions of reference centers and sense of pressure are better sensed than explained. My thanks to Ben Mix, Morgan McBee, Will Baum, and Eric Menchi for their attendance in-person, and their willingness to allow us to learn from them. We had a wonderfully diverse group of movement professionals attending via live stream as well. We had individuals in attendance from six countries outside of the United States, as well as seven individuals who have earned the distinction of Certification from the Postural Restoration Institute.
- Dan Houglum
2016 in Review,
- A new home for the Postural Restoration Institute
- First Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium in new building
- International courses in the UK, Australia, Canada and Japan
- Release of our theme song by Tim McGraw 😂
………..Still trying to stay “Humble & Kind” 10 years later!
#prination
Jan 16
2016 in Review,
- A new home for the Postural Restoration Institute
- First Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium in new building
- International courses in the UK, Australia, Canada and Japan
- Release of our theme song by Tim McGraw 😂
………..Still trying to stay “Humble & Kind” 10 years later!
#prination
So when you’re talking about “GROUNDING”…from a neuro-biological sense…that is almost exclusively a scapular conversation as far as the brain is concerned.
- Dan Houglum
Jan 15
So when you’re talking about “GROUNDING”…from a neuro-biological sense…that is almost exclusively a scapular conversation as far as the brain is concerned.
- Dan Houglum
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