August 12-16, 2026 5 Day Intensive: Santa Barbara, CA USA
La Playa Studio
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The intensives are a journey of integrating your current knowledge base with a deeper understanding of human movement strategies through the Madeline Black Method. Discover how to address the individual and guide them toward achieving their goals.
You will learn:
Biomechanics of gait patterning.
Identify different strategies that effects their global movement system using assessment skills.
Practice manual techniques, and specific movements that help reset and improve one’s structure and function.
Build strength through appropriate choices of exercises.
Throughout the intensive, receive guidance and feedback on your teaching process from Madeline Black.
Changing a person’s movement habits, and improving their strength in one session brings the clients returning. Grow your skills and invest in yourself increasing your value and successful outcomes.
How is this intensive different from the past intensives? Madeline does not teach from a formula. She provides a clear outline for topics to be covered each day. As intensive progresses, the content and approaches to movement adjusts to meet the needs of the teachers present. Your input, questions and desires are folded into the work. Repeating an intensive several times is highly recommended.
FOR FIVE DAYS
SAVE THE DATE PRICE: $ 1575 ENDS October 16, 2025
EARLY BIRD $1675 ENDS February 22, 2026
FULL PRICE $1875
Outline
Day 1 Organizing principles: Gait, Lumbo-pelvi-femoral regions
Introduction of Madeline Black Method philosophy and practice.
Core principles.
Gait patterning
Reciprocal movements of torso motion in all planes to identify inefficiency and strategies for change.
Applications of assessment findings.
MET techniques for pelvis and hip joints articulation and activation, effect on pelvic diaphragm.
Torso adaptability, strength
Day 2: Thorax and breath
Overview of an integrated nervous system.
Diaphragmatic system, pelvic and thoracic
MBM movement techniques for improving efficiency of breath, and thoracic movement relative to the pelvis.
Breathing effects on stability/mobility; pain
Day 3 Feet Focus to torso
Force transmission/load transfers.
Closed Kinematic chain principles and assessments.
Movement influences talus to sacrum.
Movement re-organizing techniques improving efficiency.
Specific movements for foot to hip dynamic movement sequencing.
Effect on balance, pain and activation of hip joints, pelvic diaphragm and torso orientation.
Day 4 Upper limb to torso
Assessment upper extremity and thorax, cervical regions
Re-organizing techniques hands-on, props and with equipment.
Movement progressions from hand to torso.
Addressing physical limitations of this region.
Day 5 Session creation and practice
Develop session approaches using all material learned.
Live practice sessions with feedback and insights.
How is this intensive different from the past intensives? Madeline does not teach from a formula. She provides a clear outline for topics to be covered each day. As intensive progresses, the content and approaches to movement adjusts to meet the needs of the teachers present. Your input, questions and desires are folded into the work. Repeating an intensive several times is highly recommended.