Decompress your spine, hips and shoulders.
Release fascia.
Get stronger and longer!
ELDOA™
Method
Release joints and create balance throughout the body with
ELDOA™
What is it?
ELDOA™'s are a series of specific movements designed to wind fascial chains in the body, creating tension on either side of a joint, and then elongating the movement to decompress the joint space.
Why do it?
Regular practice will promote optimal joint function while strengthening and rebalancing muscles and connective tissue along the spine and throughout the body. Read more benefits of ELDOA™ below.
Benefits of ELDOA™
Improve posture, mobility, blood circulation, and organ function
Promote faster recovery from injuries or sports training
Reduce stress, excess tension, joint inflammation and muscle pain
Relief of chronic pain in the spine, hips and shoulders
Increase muscle flexibility with balanced muscle tone and performance
Alleviate negative side effects associated with scoliosis, arthritis, disc degeneration and many other conditions.
FUN FACT!
ELDOA™ is a French acronym for "Étirements Longitudinaux avec Decoaptation Ostéo Articulaire", or more easily translated to “Longitudinal Osteo-Articular Decoaptation of the Spine”.
Strengthen and release fascia for real and lasting flexibility with
Myofascial stretching
Myofascial Stretching is a strengthening and stretching technique that creates real and lasting change in the elasticity of the muscle fibers and surrounding connective tissue. All muscles are wrapped in connective tissue linked as fascial chains throughout the entire body. It can be difficult to stretch muscles when the connective tissue is not elastic, much like trying to elongate muscles that are wrapped in leathery sleeves.
Myofascial stretches put the fascial chains under tension to rebalance their length and improve function. Regular practice corrects structural imbalances and releases excess tension across the joints to reduce inflammation and pain. Keep your muscles long and strong to complement your Pilates program or any other physical activity.
"ELDOA™ has taught me how to let go of SO MUCH tension in my whole body. My confidence in my spine, lower back and posture has increased as my back becomes stronger after every class. I know how to get out of trouble after a long day of sitting at work, counteracting the computer hunch, neck tightness and all the other stress my body holds throughout the day. ELDOA™ may seem like just back stretching exercises, but it is so much more!" - Nicole V.
“The ELDOA™ and Myofascial Stretching classes have contributed a great deal to my increasing strength, flexibility and stamina. I had lost height as I was ageing, however after a couple years of ELDOA™ my height has been increasing!” - Leigh B.
Who created ELDOA™ & Myofascial Stretching?
Developed by French osteopath Guy Voyer, DO, ELDOA™ and Myofascial Stretching are part of his SomaTraining program.
Both of these techniques respect the functional tensegrity of the body using the organization of the fascial chains and human biomechanics.
VPC first brought the groundbreaking ELDOA™ Method to Vancouver in 2013!
We soon realized that ELDOA™ and Pilates complement each other perfectly by building strength and improving flexibility simultaneously.
A number of our VPC staff are trained in the ELDOA™ Method.
Get started with ELDOA™!
If you have acute or chronic back or joint pain, you may need some private instruction to modify the basic ELDOA™ exercises before attending our classes. 55-minute ELDOA™ privates are also available at our standard rates.
ELDOA™ Primer
30-minute introductory private session - $81.25
Or explore our ELDOA™ and Myofascial Stretching classes and series...
