FSS 154 - Healthy Living and Mind-Body Training

1. Identify spinal deviations and muscle imbalances with skeletal alignment. 
2. Apply the key principles of mind-body therapies to health coaching.
3. Describe the different dimensions of the Wellness Model.
4. Apply healthy diet guidelines and self-care techniques to health coaching.

1. Dynamic Alignment Training
   1. Plumb line analysis of neutral standing alignment
   2. Proper body mechanics and postural assessment
   3. Effect of motivation, mood, and emotional state on alignment and mechanics
2. Mind-Body (Somatic) Training
   1. Sensory re-education techniques/mind-body therapies
   2. Experiential anatomic knowledge
   3. Developing self-awareness of habitual postural patterns
3. Wellness Model
   1. Eight dimensions of wellness
   2. Personal application of wellness model
4. Nutrition
   1. Macronutrients and micronutrients
   2. Energy balance
      1. Calculating caloric needs
      2. Adequacy and moderation
5. Self-Care Techniques