Our neuro rehab professional education courses & workshops teach you to
think different.
See below for upcoming events & curriculum options
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Looking to bring ZN Education to your team?
3-Day In-Person COURSE:
ZN Framework for SCI Rehab:
Exercise Selection & Execution
Learn the ZN Framework for Recovery, a new movement analysis system that quickly highlights disconnects and how fascial lines and floor-based exercises progressively build trunk stability, hip stability, and efficient gait patterns. This highly dynamic 3-day course offers the most comprehensive learning of my approach to SCI recovery.
This course is approved for 22 CEU’s through:
WORKSHOPS: bite-sized learning
Floor-based Training for
SCI & Neuro
Exercise progressions for at-home
& in-clinic programming
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Return to the foundations on the floor, facilitating the development of movement, strength, skill, and coordination in your SCI clients from the ground up.
We'll review positions, drills, transitions, and travels inspired by the motor development progression (MDP) and explore how to use this model as a template for building session plans while understanding a system for progression, regression, and customization to each client's needs.
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VIRTUAL Presentation: 4-hour
»Delivered over ZOOM, moving between PowerPoint/lecture and interactive movement experiences for the clinicians. I include A LOT of video of examples of my clients for deeper analysis and practical application.
HYBRID online + In-Person Workshop - 10 hours total:
3 hours online, asynchronous
7 hours in-person Labs
» A highly dynamic in-person experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Working with High Tone in SCI & Neuro Clients
A Holistic Approach to Tone & Spasticity
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Rather than viewing hypertonicity solely as a symptom to be reduced, participants will examine the relationship between neurological trauma, autonomic nervous system regulation, movement, and tissue adaptation to better understand the factors that influence the presentation of high tone. Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory and contemporary neurorehabilitation principles, participants will develop a clinical framework for recognizing when the nervous system may be primed for protection versus readiness for movement.
The course introduces practical, evidence-informed strategies that integrate autonomic nervous system regulation, interoceptive and proprioceptive inputs, fascial training principles, and graded movement progressions to improve movement quality and therapeutic engagement. Participants will learn how to analyze regional tone patterns, select appropriate regulatory interventions, and sequence exercises in a manner that minimizes unnecessary spastic responses while promoting efficient movement and tissue adaptability.
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Hybrid online + In-Person Workshop:
3 hours online, asynchronous
7 hours in-person Labs
A highly dynamic experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Optimizing your Pilates Equipment
Equipment demonstrations & exercises for SCI
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Pilates equipment can be a game-changer for supporting your client’s movement discovery and development - if you know how to use it.
If you’re using your reformer as a glorified leg press machine or your trapeze table is just a staging area for other equipment, it’s time to learn more about how these pieces can value to your program.
This presentation teaches you about the features of pilates equipment, explores which clients are best suited for the different pieces and several exercises to build your confidence in actually using the equipment in real client sessions. Stephanie will guide staff in Pilates exercises for themselves on and off the equipment so they have a better understanding of what it feels like for their clients.
inspired by the motor development progression (MDP) and explore how to use this model as a template for building session plans while understanding a system for progression, regression, and customization to each client's needs.
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ONLINE, asynchronous 11-hour course: learn more here
Private In-Person Workshop: Full Day/7-hour
»Bring me into your clinic for a highly dynamic in-person experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Self-paced Learning in
Online Courses & Workshops
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An introductory clinical pilates training for neuro rehab professionals - designed to help physical therapists use Pilates equipment with greater clarity, confidence, and clinical intent.
Most Pilates education focuses on exercises—what to do, how to sequence, and how to cue. But in a clinical setting, that often leaves a gap between knowing exercises and knowing how to apply them.
This workshop bridges that gap by helping you understand the equipment and, more importantly, how to use it clinically.
In this series, you’ll learn how to leverage key elements of Pilates equipment—such as spring tension, line of pull, suspension, and dynamic support—to address real movement challenges in neurological populations.
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Learn more about this workshop here.
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Understanding spinal cord injury
& getting started with SCI clientsWith a comprehensive exploration of potential motor and sensory abilities you may encounter, with video examples of REAL individuals with SCI, you’ll
know what to expect
when your new client with a [C5 ASIA B] SCI comes through the door.
Between an analysis of SCI-specific compensation patterns and a breakdown of common SCI client goals (how does someone drive with no leg movement?!), you’llfeel confidentsupporting your clients wherever they are in their movement journey.
We’ll also cover important safety considerations & secondary challenges unique to SCI so you are ready to address them if they ever come up. And if you’re hesitant about helping someone transfer out of their wheelchair onto your table, we’ve got that covered too.
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Learn more about this course here.
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Strategies to facilitate
deeper & lasting connectionsGain insight into best practices for programming, the neuroscience of motor learning & retention, effective cueing, and an introduction to fascial communication as it relates to integrating the body after a paralyzing injury.
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Learn more about this workshop here.
These courses and workshops have supported SCI rehab Continuing Education and Professional Development for the teams at:
