Presenter Team Biographies

Dr. Guy Meadows (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Guy has been studying human physiology and psychology for twelve years of which seven has been devoted purely to sleep research and the prevention of sleeping disorders.

Guy believes that getting a good night's sleep is as important for optimal human performance as eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. In recent years Guy has narrowed his focus solely onto the prevention of chronic insomnia and now uses his in-depth knowledge to provide highly a successful holistic non drug-based plan for chronic insomnia sufferers.

Gary Ward

Gary Ward has been a Personal Trainer for ten years. He has a degree in European Studies from Loughborough University. Following a PGCE at Nottingham University, Gary went for some 'time out' in France and worked no less than five winter ski seasons selling ski boots; he became fascinated by the anatomy of the foot.

To this day the foot has captured Gary's imagination and when working with the body, he has always tried to ensure that the foot is functioning optimally. Those five years highlighted that injury and poor foot mechanics come hand in hand. Ten years in the fitness industry and numerous PT courses, but where was the information on the foot? He created Anatomy in Motion as an extension to all he has learnt regarding the human body combining the mechanics of the foot directly with the exceptional auto-corrective properties of the human body. Gary is a fan of all movement: admiring all from break dancers and skate boarders to field sport athletes and runners. His principal activities are skiing, golf and climbing and he also has an active interest in mental, emotional as well as physical healing.

Sophie & Audrey Boss

Sophie & Audrey Boss are the authors and founders of Beyond Chocolate. Beyond Chocolate is a radically different approach to weight loss.

Serial dieters for years, Sophie and Audrey Boss finally overcame their weight problems when they discovered the key to success: break free from the diet mentality and learn how to listen to your body so that you can make food choices that really work for you.

Sophie & Audrey propose a liberating approach to establishing a healthy and satisfying relationship with food, and a positive body image. Based on extensive research and on helping thousands of women through their workshops and courses, Sophie and Audrey have distilled everything they've learned about how to stay off diets and still lose weight in 10 simple principles that will allow you to:

• Eat whatever you want without feeling guilty
• Lose weight and not worry that you'll put it back on
• Only think about food when you are hungry
• Stop overeating * Feel comfortable in your body
• Wear clothes you like and feel good in.

Beyond Chocolate is your passport to freedom!

Kathryn Payne

Kathryn Payne was educated in Engineering and Physiology before training as a Pilates teacher, personal trainer and sports massage therapist and is now halfway through her Structural Integration training with Tom Myers.

She also has a wide-ranging personal experience in disciplines such as dance, swimming, rowing and climbing.

She is now also Director of Lifecheck Health a health consultancy company specialising in a holistic approach to health for individuals and working groups.

Matthew Stone

Matthew has devoted his career to exploring the keys to unlocking human potential. In university he read social sciences, focussing on social and environmental psychology. Post university, the wicked world of advertising beckoned. Missing its soul, he went East and studied with Indian Gurus, Zen Masters and leading exponents of human potential. Amongst numerous personal development courses, he trained as a Humanistic Psychotherapist with an organisation called The Humaniversity. On qualifying, he led a therapeutic community in Dorset called The Leela Centre. Its primary purpose was to help individuals and groups to grow in their ability to access and live from their highest potential. This led to becoming School Director of an independent, boarding school in Devon called Osho Ko Hsuan School.

London beckoned and Matthew joined a training company called Kennedy Scott, supporting long term unemployed young people to get back into work. This was deeply rewarding but ultimately provided too small a canvas in which to evolve his own developmental approach.

Seven years ago was the birth of The Stone Partnership, his own coaching and training company. This provided the opportunity to apply his own approach to working with individuals and organisations. He tends to work with large organisations or individuals who show clear commitment to untapping their reservoirs of ability. Clients include, Starbucks, News Corporation, Channel 4, Morgan Stanley, Guardian Newspapers, Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Current projects include wring a book helping readers unlock their very best ability whilst achieving maximum fulfilment along the way.

Liz Bussey

Liz is one of the UK's leading movement practitioners and international health and fitness presenters. She is also a Senior Educator for Polestar Pilates UK, with over 15 years of bodywork experience.

Liz recently launched BusseyBe, a company dedicated to creating cutting-edge products revealing the true potential of the body and mind. One such product is BodyMap, a revolutionary postural technique that returns the body to a perfect state of balance within moments.

BodyMap has recently been successfully received by clients in both the fashion and dance industries, such as Maria Grachvogel, Rambert and The Royal Ballet.

Liz also runs a Pilates movement studio in London, and a second Pilates rehabilitation studio in Lewes, East Sussex.

She is a qualified Reiki and NLP practitioner and has completed Trager level one with Dean Juhan and stage one of the KMI Structural Integration training with Tom Myers. She is currently in training to become a Shadow Work practitioner.

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Cutting-edge, movement workshops revealing your true physical, emotional and intellectual potential. A chance for you to experience the incredible speed at which you can achieve optimal health and fitness for life!

Open to movement teachers, practitioners, therapist, personal trainers and the public

Friday 15th May 2009

9.30-1.30pm
Anatomy in Motion - The Foot

Presented By Gary Ward

Anatomy in Motion provides an alternative way of understanding anatomy. It breaks the mould of conventional thought processes by assessing the truth behind the body in motion.What we have discovered is that although the anatomy book is right, the interpretation of it may have led to misguided practices and training schedules that don't correlate with the way the human body is designed to move.

This anatomy workshop highlights the role of the foot in movement and it's direct connection to the rest of the body through muscle slings, joint motion, the nervous system: all of which are governed by the indisputable laws of biomechanics.

AiM uses full body movement patterns that match the desired interconnection between the joints, muscles, fascia and the nervous system to help the body subconsciously find it's ultimate path of least resistance.What's different about us? We let the feet do the talking…

2.30-6.30pm
The Body Asleep

Presented by Dr Guy Meadows

Highlighting the importance of sleep on the physical and psychological performance of your body, this workshop will teach you how to get a good night's sleep every night and feel energised during the day.

• The importance of sleep on the performance of the human body
• The influence of circadian rhythms on our daily energy level
• How to guarantee a good night's sleep, every night
• The potential and unexpected benefits of going on a sleep diet
• How letting go of wakefulness can be used to solve everyday problems
• The benefits of becoming a human 'being' rather than a human 'doing' using mindfulness meditation

Friday 26th June 2009

9.30-1.30pm
Getting the best out of yourself & others

Presented by Matthew Stone

A journey into what will help the participant (they will be actively participating as opposed to passively listening!) get the best out of themselves in this thing called life.

Matthew will come with pockets laden with gold wanting to share stories, insights and basic principles in unlocking our best. He will draw from 30 plus years of personal experience in his own journey of self development and experiences in helping others stretch and grow in themselves.

The material will explore:

• Knowing yourself
• Playing to your strengths
• Creating a personal horizon
• Taking complete responsibility for your performance
• Being inspired and inspiring!
• Creating and responding well to challenges
• Committing to collaboration
• Listening
• Sharing difficulties
• Building trust
• Having fun together
• Playing to each others' strengths
• Celebrating success
• Making this time matter

It will be engaging, relevant and offer an opportunity to work on the listeners current life experience applying some of the principles offered during the seminar.

Of course, available time will determine depth/outline of material covered.

2.30-6.30pm
The Body Evolved

Presented by Liz Bussey and Kathryn Payne

This practical, immediately usable workshop will teach you the evolutionary, physical journey we took from the beginning of time to the present day.

You will have the opportunity to look and study the key developmental movement patterns that allowed us to survive the transformation from water, to land, to today's environment of hard surfaces and sharp edges.

This experiential workshop will also teach you how to build truly functional movement patterns and strategies, which you can immediately integrate into all your movement practices whether it be at the gym, yoga class or personal training session, or simply into everyday life.You will discover how to fine tune fundamental movements such as reach, push, pull and yield, all of which will immediately return the body back to it's natural balanced, healthy state!

Saturday 11th July 2009 - Women Only Day

9.30-1.30pm
Freeing the Female Form

Presented By Liz Bussey

How well do you know your female form, it's qualities and the origin of its evolution? How well do you listen and successfully communicate with its systems and needs? How often do you choose movement practices that full fill its true potential in both mind and body?
This practical workshop will teach you the following fundamental elements that are necessary to tap into the uniqueness of your feminine potential

• Introduction to female anatomy and it's purpose
• Understanding the evolution of the female form, it's personalities and needs in everyday life
• The precautions and contraindications of today's exercise routines and life style on the female form
• Movement patterns and practices that enhance and reflect the female form

2.30-6.30pm
Beyond Chocolate - How to stop dieting and lose weight for good!

Presented by Sophie and Audrey Boss

In 4 hours you'll discover the secret to ditching the diets for good. A hands-on introduction to Beyond Chocolate, this powerful and motivating workshop will show you how to change the way you approach weight-loss and body confidence. Experience the 10 Beyond Chocolate principles first hand and come away with a completely different mindset.

Outline

• Who and what is Beyond Chocolate
• How to ditch the diets
• Experience, using some of the most impactful experiential exercises, the Beyond Chocolate 10 principles, such eating when you're hungry, tuning in and being your own guru.
• Q&A session

Workshop Administration Details

How much?

How to book?

Please download and complete the booking form and send it with your payment to:

Liz Bussey
Chiswell studios
Templeton house
33-34 chiswell street
London EC1 4SF

Payment: Please make cheques payable to - Liz Bussey

Policy

All workshops must be paid for 7 days prior to the workshop date in order to guarantee your place.

No refunds or transfers provided.

The organisers have the right to cancel the workshop/workshop at any point should there be insufficient numbers or other unforeseen circumstances. Participants are therefore responsible for all personal travel costs and accommodation fees.

Who to talk to?

For further information, please contact Maxine: maxine@polestarpilates.co.uk