Description: If there is one thing we all have in common it would be that we all need to breathe and “take a breath” to relax! It turns out that breathing is as important for life, as it is to our brain, as it is for our emotional health and wellbeing. So many of the clients we serve struggle with the impact of their breathing on their postural control, on their voices, on their parasympathetic system to create “rest and digest” to name a few implications. This series of 3 webinars consists of a summary of different effects, including the neuroanatomy, and the action, but also very practical ideas for intervention. We will take a deeper look at utilizing one of the most important life forces of our physical and emotional existence and not only be able to support our clients more, but also ourselves as we strengthen our ability to support the pressures and demands on our lives while serving others. This series is an important one as it will include both the current science and practices which will inform your practice and allow you to include low-cost techniques with high impact on the work you do.

Outline / Agenda:  2 to 4pm US ET each session

Session 1:  April 4, 2024,                Breathing and Wellbeing

Session 2: April 11, 2024,                 Breathing, Body, and Voice

Session 3: April 18, 2024,                      Breathing, Stress, and Relaxation

Learning Objectives:

Upon conclusion of the third session, the participant will be able to:

• Define 3 different dimensions of breathing to apply in assessment and intervention
• Include the neuro-anatomical considerations of the breathing mechanism to include in postural control assessment and intervention
• Discover 3 important considerations to include breathwork for purposes of attention, focus and concentration
• Add 20+ ideas of breathing activities and exercises to add to the toolkit of intervention

Assessment: Completion of Feedback Form

CE accreditation through the NOTCB has been applied for

Provider Name: The Maude Le Roux Academy

Presenter: Maude Le Roux

Bio: Maude Le Roux is an inspiration to many professionals and parents across the globe.  Her workshops are popular and previous feedback included much praise. Maude was born and raised in South Africa and graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town in 1984. Maude and Charl Le Roux moved to the USA in 1993 and opened A Total Approach in September 2001. Maude is SIPT certified and specializes in Sensory Integration services as it applies to functional activities of daily living, including improving the ability of children / students of all ages to partake in their learning environment.

Maude uses the practice of Sensory Integration at her center as a base for all her work. She designs her own live courses with regards to different areas of development and the impact on functional performance, activities of daily living, including the impact on academic performance. Maude works with a team of occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in her center. She is well known for her experience and work with children with multiple different diagnosis, ages and stages and has expanded her work to adults, who continue to struggle with sensory processing. Maude has been trained in the DIR/Floortime Method since the late 90’s and became an expert training leader for ICDL in 2011. Her center is recognized as a DIR Certified center in the US. She is a mentor to many therapists, including OT, SLP and DIR professionals internationally. She opened the online Maude Le Roux Academy in January 2019. Maude has presented at conferences in a variety of settings across the US and internationally. She has co-authored the book, The Listening Journey, with Francoise Nicoloff, and her second book, Our Greatest Allies, is available on Amazon.com.

Special Needs Accommodation: We invite anyone who may need a specific accommodation to contact [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Cancellation policy: Payment is due in full with registration through PayPal on this website. If the participant cancels before 30 days of the series, a $25 processing fee will be charged. Cancelling within the last 2 weeks of the workshop will result in 25% processing fee. Please contact [email protected] if you have any further questions in this regard.

Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Educators, Parents

Educational Level: Intermediate

Instructional Methods: PowerPoint, Group Discussion, Video

Contact Hours: 4 hours, 30 minutes

Fee: $125