Upcoming Course:

Saturday, Sept 20- Sunday, Sept 21, 2025

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ELDOA Level 1 Certification

Instructor: Tara Lyn Emerson

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Back pain is the epidemic no one in fitness is trained to fix—until now.
 

ELDOA bridges the gap between pain and performance with joint-specific exercises that decompress, realign, and restore function.

If you’re a movement professional and don’t have a strategy for spinal health, decompression, and fascial tension… you’re missing a crucial piece of what your clients actually need.

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Here’s why:

• Over 80% of Americans will experience back pain.

• It’s the #1 cause of years lived with disability worldwide.

• Diagnostic procedures alone cost $50 billion/year.

• 50% of people who experience low back pain will have another episode within a year.

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You don’t need to be a biomechanics nerd to take this course.
You just need to be ready to level up how you help people feel, move, and stand.

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📆 Join me for ELDOA 1 this September and walk away with tools that go deeper than foam rolling or core bracing ever could.

Let’s get you in the room.

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Course Description

ELDOA 1 is the foundational course in the ELDOA program, created specifically for student-practitioners with minimal or no formal background in spinal anatomy or biomechanics. This immersive two-day course introduces the most frequently used ELDOA exercises of the spine, serving as the essential starting point for anyone looking to progress in the ELDOA system.

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What You'll Learn

With the guidance of a certified instructor, participants will work in small groups to:

• Learn and practice ELDOA exercises for key spinal segments

• Coach and correct one another to ensure proper technique

• Understand the anatomical and mechanical principles behind each posture

This hands-on approach ensures that you leave the course not only feeling the benefits of ELDOA — improved posture, reduced tension, and increased body awareness — but also fully capable of applying and teaching these techniques to others.

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Lecture Topics Include:

• The History of ELDOA and its creator, Guy VOYER, DO

• Educational Philosophy & Complexity Theory

• Tensegrity and Relational (Fascial) Anatomy

• The ELDOA Methodology: Learn by Doing

• Understanding the Spine: Anatomy, Function, and Movement

• Water and the Intervertebral Disc: The Role of Hydration

• Osteo-articular Warm-up Techniques

• The Medical Approach vs. the ELDOA Perspective

• The ELDOA Philosophy: "You Are Your Own Best Therapist"

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Course Outcomes

By the end of ELDOA Level 1, participants will:

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• Understand the general anatomy and biomechanics of the spine

• Be able to perform and teach foundational ELDOA exercises

• Improve their own posture and body awareness

• Gain the tools to use ELDOA as part of a broader health and movement practice

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Details

• Duration: 2 Days, Saturday 9:30pm-4:00pm, Sunday 8:00am-4:00pm

• Location: Equinox Sports Club LA, 1835 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

• Prerequisite: None – just bring your curiosity and motivation to learn how the body works and how ELDOA can optimize its health and function

• Exam: No exam required

• Certification: Upon successful completion, participants will be certified as ELDOA Student Practitioner Level 1

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Join us and begin your journey into the powerful world of ELDOA.
Learn how to move better, feel better, and help others do the same.