SOMATICS FOR RIDERS: Posture Transformation Program (The PTP Course)
A Deep-Dive guided exploration of your major muscle groups and tension patterns. Learn to Pandiculate your whole body to achieve and maintain your Effortless Riding Posture!
Lots of people are "pushing through" stiffness and back pain when they ride, instead of listening to their bodies, because they just don't know what else to do...
Are you tired of feeling sore or ignoring your aches or back pain when you ride?
Do you worry that your stiffness and tension are hurting your horses back or mouth?
Are you tired of your instructor telling you the same things over and OVER about your position?
Do you dream of being so fluid and supple you can easily follow every movement of your horse, even sitting the trot?
Are you exhausted from trying to do it all - horse, family, career...AND trying to make time for yoga or pilates so you are "fit enough" to be a good and kind rider for your horse?
Wish that you could feel the ease, freedom and joy you recall from riding as a kid?
WHAT IF there was a proven way to get supple and get rid of tension?
WHAT IF it was appropriate for all riders, no matter discipline or fitness level?
WHAT IF you could say 'Goodbye' to stiffness and back pain, FOR GOOD?
...this is NOT a new exercise program or workout, it's not 'bodywork' or some woo-woo healing modality. This is how you Hack your BRAIN to change your habits, using 100% proven physiology and neuroscience.
And this is my heart-horse Doc A'Nalu
Hanna Somatics is a revolutionary approach to pain relief and improving the function of your body.
In this DEEP-DIVE audio and video training we'll cover how to unwind chronic tension in ALL your major muscle groups to ditch pain, gain body-awareness and reveal your inner athlete.
You can use these techniques to get pain relief, become a more flexible rider, and even to become a more present partner for your horse!
My friend, I even show you how to access the natural self-care reflex that is the MISSING LINK to becoming the rider of your (and your horses) dreams! It's called PANDICULATION, and with the approach I'll teach you, it's easy enough that anyone can do it!
- Kim LaFollete
You will LEARN:
HOW to harness the power of your Brain to unwind your patterns of tension and pain.
HOW to let go of the habits that control your posture and prevent you from sitting 'correctly' on a horse
HOW to find True Neutral to access your full range-of-motion and strength to make great riding feel effortless
HOW to be empowered to address your current patterns of tension or trauma, AND to prevent future tension from affecting your posture or becoming pain
HOW to "lock-in" your releases for Long-Lasting Results and Real Change.
HOW to create a daily self-care practice to maintain your results and live in relaxation
HOW to use these strategies to help your horse let go of tension too, so you can be a better and more harmonious team
... and much, MUCH More!
...and to ditch your pain and stiffness so you can immediately start to ride like you were born to ride!
Here's everything you get when you enroll:
8 Somatic Movement Lessons - each week you get a 1-hour Somatic Movement Lesson laser-focused in on one of the central areas of the body where equestrians tend to carry and hold tension.
8 ‘Lock-In’ and Mindfulness Lessons - each Somatic Movement lesson is followed-up by a practical lesson to implement your new supple muscles, expanded range-of-motion and body awareness so you lock-in your immediate results, and continue the unwinding process.
LIFETIME Access to the course content, so you can go through it at your own pace or repeat the lessons as many times as you like.
Access to all the group class replays, and BONUS discussions on the applications of what we are learning to riding, sport and horsemanship.
Get advice and help when you need it with LIFETIME Access to the private PTP Facebook Group where you get online coaching & support from Alissa for the 8 weeks of your course, and occasional LIVE Q&A sessions! Here you can connect with other course participants to compare notes and share your AHA! moments and embodied experience.
BONUS: Monthly LIVE Movement Sessions with Alissa - customized to what you need each class. These live group classes compliment the 8-week lesson content, and also encourage and support you in maintaining a regular self-care practice. Available until space runs out...
BONUS! The INTRO Mat Class (Podcast version) - This 40 minute audio class is a full-body movement experience - an expanded version of the daily practice session we recommend for everyone to both maintain suppleness and prevent injuries. This is Alissa’s most popular class that she teaches at clinics and workshops around the world! (yours to keep)
BONUS! The INTRO Mat Class (EBooklet) - includes photos and written descriptions of the 9 movements introduced in the extended Podcast class for easy reference and a short-and-sweet version of your daily practice. (yours to keep)
BONUS! 8 Video Trainings: The Body-Mind Hack (download version). Learn 7 more simple yet powerful movements to reduce tension and improve range of motion, including one hands-on movement you can share with your horse or dog! This is how you become more balanced, improve your performance and get out of pain, FASTER! (yours to keep)
Hanna Somatics works directly with the root cause of chronic tension and pain - your BRAIN and the way it controls your muscles and movement.
Welcome Video & Course Syllabus
How to use this course
How to Get the Max Benefits from Somatic Movement
The Problem: Chronic Tension caused by Sensory Motor Amnesia (SMA)
A word on Stretching
Join the PTP Community
Before we begin...
Introduction - An important message from your instructor Alissa!
REVIEW: How to Get the MAXIMUM Benefits from Somatic Movement
PTP Lesson 1: Controlling Your Back Extensors
Wellbeing: Seated Exercise + Intentional Breathing
PTP Lesson 2: Controlling Your Stomach Flexors
Week 2 Wellbeing: Appreciation Meditation
PTP Lesson 3: Controlling Your Waist Muscles
Post Lesson Q&A
Wellbeing: Luxurious Seated Lateral Work
PTP Lesson 4: Controlling the Muscles of your Trunk & Rotation
Post-Lesson 4 Discussion: Carrying the weight of your body
Wellbeing: Breathe in the Idea...
PTP Lesson 5: Controlling Your Leg & Hip Muscles
Wellbeing: Run, Dance, Ride!
PTP Lesson 6A: Controlling the Muscles of your Neck & Shoulders
PTP Lesson 6B: Neck & Shoulders Session (part 2)
Wellbeing: Unwinding the Shoulders Audio Class (8 minutes)
PTP Lesson 7: Controlling the Muscles of your Breath
Mindfulness: We are all One - Post lesson discussion on Feel
Finding your Tripods - The Foundation of your Posture
PTP Lesson 8: The "Sexy Walk"
Join me via Zoom for a live group class (links inside)
Congrats! Here's what's next...
eBooklet: Full-Body Daily Maintenance Routine
Audio Class: Full-Body Daily Maintenance Routine (42 mins)
More resources for you
Before you go...
Suppling Your Back
Suppling Your Stomach
Suppling Your Waist
Mastering Trunk Rotation & Stability
Suppling Your Hips & Legs
Suppling Your Neck & Shoulders
Mastering the Muscles of Breathing
Mastering the Human Walk
No, it's for everyone! The lessons in this course are designed for every human body - no matter your sport, discipline or lifestyle. This course is especially beneficial for equestrians because we need to use our bodies to communicate with our horses.
YES. First, congrats on not having back pain! 85% of riders complain of stiffness or pain, so you are one of the lucky few. However, you may still have some unconscious muscle tension that is preventing you from performing at your maximum athletic potential and in comfort and ease. This course will teach you to unwind that tension before it becomes pain, and prevent the accumulation of future tension too!
Yes, but when you start depends on your recovery progress. The general recommendation is that you do not begin doing Hanna Somatics until your physician has cleared you to begin physical therapy.
When you register, you get immediate access to all the course materials, so you can begin your transformation right away. I recommend that you take the full 8 weeks to work your way through the course materials, but they will still be beneficial if you go faster or slower.
None! All you need is a computer, tablet or smart phone to access the course, and a comfortable place to lay on the floor to do the mat classes!
Both. This course is for everyone, every discipline, every sport... from riders to dancers, competitive athletes to grandmothers and new mothers too!
Somatic Exercises are unlike any other form of exercise. Rather than focusing on the body itself, we are focusing on making changes in the brain and how it controls muscle contractions. Instead of stretching or strengthening the muscles themselves, with Hanna Somatics we are changing the instructions that the muscles are receiving from the central nervous system. No other form of exercise or bodywork does this, which is why Hanna Somatics is so unique, so reliable and so effective!
Yes! We have a 30-day 100% refund policy. Just email us to request your refund, and tell us why the course isn't working for you, if you feel like sharing. We do ask that you have tried the first three movement lessons before asking for your refund - because in order to create change in your life, you have to do the work...right?
If you are happy with your posture and your physical performance, or don't believe there is any way to change your body or get rid of your back pain, then this course is probably not for you - because I can guarantee that you will see and feel results with this program! That's not my personal opinion either, Hanna Somatics works because it is based on proven science, anatomy and natural reflexes. So if you aren't ready to have your mind blown and your limits lifted, don't enroll in this course!