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Is Back Pain A Part Of Your Daily Life?
Feeling Hopeless That It Will Ever Really Go Away?

Join Me And Learn 3 Simple Steps to a Strong, Pain-Free Back

(formerly called Top Keys to End Your Back Pain)

Two-Hour In-Person Interactive Workshop in Marin

This workshop is for you if:

  • you wake up stiff or sore in the morning
  • bending over is painful or challenging
  • you spend any time during the year with your back on ice
  • your back hurts regularly
  • you’ve been to other practitioners for your back and you still have pain

Next Workshop Located in Marin:

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

12:15-2:30 PM

Terra Linda Rec Center

670 Del Ganado Road

Call for info or to register: (415) 485-3344

At this powerful workshop, you will learn how to:

  • Decrease your back and neck pain almost immediately
  • Bend in a way that does not hurt your back or neck
  • Stop re-injuring your back
  • Sit comfortably at your computer for hours
  • Identify the 3 key elements you need to know in order to make your pain go away permanently
  • Get an action plan for your unique situation

This is not an exercise class. It’s an interactive seminar where we will be both seated and standing. We will be doing some gentle moves.

Comments from some past participants:

I came as an experiment-I was skeptical. I thought I already knew all the stretches for sciatica and they weren’t working. Your class is so creative, exercises are really outside the box! You’re very intuitive and really custom-fit for each person’s issues. Thank you!

-- Ellen F.San Rafael program participant

I’d had back pain for over 8 years and it was intolerable. I couldn’t find a position that didn’t hurt, whether sitting, standing, or walking. Tried acupuncture, chiropractic, and traditional approaches and the specialist said the only option was spinal fusion surgery. Dot gave me hope and she gave me some very different suggestions. She showed me specific moves to do and told me to stay in the pain-free zone. I followed her program and my pain was 95% better within a few months. Now I’m reclaiming my life and starting to do things I never thought I’d get to do again. It’s a miracle!

-- Eileen B. San Rafael

I feel WONDERFUL after your class. I can move and I am in much less pain and on my way to recovery again. Thanks again SOOO much for your wonderful expertise!

-- Kristina F.San Rafael

[I have been going to physical therapy for 9 months; afterwards, I am in more pain]. Literally, within 24 hours (after working with you), the really bad pain at the bottom of my spine was relieved. This is the best I’ve felt in 9 months. I did the whole routine you gave me on my own. I always feel better after I’ve done the routine.

-- Jaclyn D.San Rafael

Of all the classes I have ever taken I learned more from your back class than any doctor or physical therapist.

-- Mary W. Novato

Dot is a master teacher integrating the best of yoga and Pilates stretches to help loosen/relax your entire body including back pain. My back and neck pain have improved greatly with her class and her individual care and recommendations. Do yourself a favor – work with Dot to release whatever pain you have.

-- Sharon M.San Rafael

Balance Beam aka Tandem Stand

Easier: Feet Apart Tandem Stand

  1. Stand upright with feet hip width apart.
  2. One foot is in front of the other, with one heel along the toe line of the other foot.
  3. Knees are soft.
  4. Equal distribution of your weight between your two feet.
  5. Use a chair to hold onto if needed.
  6. Let go and see if you can stand for 10 seconds.
  7. Build to 30 seconds.
  8. Slowly move your front foot closer in line with your back foot, until your front foot heel is in front of your back foot toe.
  9. Then you are ready for the next level.

Goal: Maintain position without touching the chair or moving your feet.

Medium: Heel-To-Toe Tandem Stand

  1. Stand upright with feet hip width apart.
  2. Place one foot heel directly in front and touching the other foot toe.
  3. If not stable, move front foot over in the direction it came from until you are stable, or go back to the easier level.
  4. Knees are soft.
  5. Equal distribution of your weight between your two feet.
  6. Let go of the chair and hold this position for 10–30 seconds.

Goal: Stay balanced without touching anything.

Harder: Eyes Closed Tandem Stand

  1. Stand upright with feet hip width apart.
  2. Place one foot heel directly in front and touching the other foot toe.
  3. If not stable, move front foot over in the direction it came from until you are stable.
  4. Knees are soft.
  5. Equal distribution of your weight between your two feet.
  6. Place your hand either on a wall or piece of non-movable furniture or a chair with no wheels.
  7. Once balanced, close your eyes.
  8. Imagine a horizon line in your mind.
  9. Carefully let go of the wall or furniture or chair, keeping your hand near it.
  10. Try to hold this position for 10 seconds, and build to 30 seconds.

Goal: Maintain balance without visual input.

Dot Spaet, Back Pain Specialist
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