You’re the real deal.

We would love to have you attend our in-person course as a demo model to help our students learn and practice on real individuals with spinal cord injury.

You’re a good fit to be a demo model at one of our in-person courses if you:

  • Are patient & curious

  • Offer constructive feedback

  • Are good at communicating your needs

  • Give consent to lots of eyes watching you!

  • Give consent to learning hands touching and supporting you

  • Are reliable to show up!

  • Have medium-to-manageable levels of tone (or no tone at all)

  • Are fully cognitive (no severe TBI)

What’s in it for you:

  • Learn the Zebrafish “Framework for Recovery” assessment protocols & exercises

  • Work through the material with any of your trainers attending the course

  • Be included in the conversation alongside the pros

  • Leave with a basic program to do with your trainer and at home, formulated by the attendees

How to participate:

If all of that looks good to you, please fill out an application for the course you are most interested in attending.

Expect to take 10-15 minutes & have video files of your movement ready to upload. This helps me see you IN ACTION and know where to place you within the curriculum.

If you prefer to have this application emailed to you to fill out at a future date, please enter your email here and we’ll send it over!

Apply for Washington D.C.: Jan 30/Feb 1, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Caretakers and family members can be onsite for special needs but can not participate in the course.

    Your trainer, friend or assistant will need to officially register for the course if you would like them to learn & participate in the lectures & labs.

  • This depends on the course or workshop!

    Generally:

    • 3-day Course - Day 2 (cervical SCI): call time 1:30-4:30pm

    • 3-day Course - Day 3 (thoracic SCI): call time 10:30-3:30pm

    • Full-Day Workshops (High Tone, Floor-Based Programs, Pilates): call time 2-4:30pm

    We appreciate you taking the time to come out and learn alongside us!

  • Wear tight-fitting clothing so we can see your movement!

    Water & snacks

    Lunch or prepare to go get lunch at the break

    Any braces, crutches, binders or orthotics you normally use

  • Please let me know as soon as possible if you will not be making it to the course. I will need to find a replacement for you.

  • The course alternates between demonstration and lab/practice time.

    Stephanie will demonstrate a set of exercises in front of the group.

    Clinicians will then break out into groups to practice the set of exercises on a demo model.

    Demo models can expect to work with 2-3 different groups of clinicians throughout the day.

    The day concludes with these groups coming together to pick out the best exercises for you to present to the entire group.

    You will leave the day feeling worked, rejuvenated in the new approach, and with an exercise program to work on with or without your trainer.

  • There may be an opportunity for 1:1 training after the course. Inquire if you are interested.

  • To provide an intimate experience focused on the clinicians, I ask that models arrive at the call time for the lab portion of the course only.