What happens after the treatment: A practical exploration of Puchta Foundation Exercies

Join us for an evening exploring Puchta Foundation Exercises 

📅 Wednesday 9th December
🕢 7:30pm (UK time)
💻 Online

Tickets:
ICO Members – FREE
Non-Members – £15

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Puchta Foundational Exercises: Applied Exercise Program

This webinar introduces its participants to Puchta Foundational Exercises (PFE), an exercise program and highly effective extension of the osteopathic treatment. Developed throughout the last twenty years of my practice, PFE is meant to be performed in-between treatments and allows the patient to play an active role in their recovery. The program is based on osteopathic laws and principles and effectively applies osteopathic principles to the excise system, which is both strikingly simple and profound.

This Webinar is a continuation of Puchta Foundational Exercises: What happens after the treatment? which was presented as a webinar at the ICO in 2024. The webinar covered the theory behind PFE and can be made available to participants who wish to familiarize themselves with the theory behind PFE.

The applied exercise program on December 9th, 2026 is largely practical and exercises will be performed sitting, standing and lying down (please be sure to have a chair, yoga mat or carpet and a bathroom towel, which will be used as a prop. You might also want to put a cushion under your head when lying down). Participants will learn the exercises that constitute the foundations of PFE. Particular attention will be paid to the clinical reasons for each exercise including the possibility of progression, flagging both counterindications and necessities. I will also break down the cuing of the exercises, which emphasize sensory awareness and inclusion. Finally, the webinar will consist in a pre- and post- evaluation to assess postural changes and proprioceptive awareness.

Andrzej Puchta
Dip. O.M.P.T., M.Phys.Ed.
Andrzej obtained his Masters in Physical Education from the Academy of
Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland, in 1987. He received his Certificate of
Training in Massage Therapy from the Institute of Massage Therapy in
Warsaw, in 1985. He subsequently received his Diploma in Massage Therapy
from Kikkawa College in Toronto, Canada, in 1994. He is registered with the
College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.

In 2004, Andrzej graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy &
Holistic Sciences in Hamilton, Canada in 2004 with a Graduate Diploma of
Osteopathic Manipulative Theory and Practice and became a Member of the
Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners.

In 2006, he completed extensive training in the Art, Science and Practice of
Classical Osteopathy in Maidstone, England, under the tutelage of John
Wernham, who himself was trained by the founder of Classical Osteopathy,
J.M. Littlejohn, and became a member of the Institute of Classical Osteopathy,
England.
www.classicalosteopathytoronto.ca

Angela Blumberg
Angela founded her dance company Angela Blumberg Dance (ABD), a registered charity, in
2012 and has since presented her work at Fall for Dance North’s International Presenters
Program, the National Arts Centre of Canada, the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert
Series, The University of Toronto’s Annual New Music Festival, The World Dance Alliance
Americas, Dance Made in Canada / Fait Au Canada, DanceWorks CoWorks, and Toronto
Metropolitan University’s Springworks.In addition to her artistic work, Angela is passionate
about education and has taught contemporary dance at Canada’s National Ballet School from
2020 – 2026.
Angela has taught the Gyrotonic method for 17 years and has trained in the Alexander
Technique from 2012 – 2014. In 2021 Angela co-founded Puchta Foundational Exercises (PFE).
She is the owner of Aligned, a studio for personal training that specializes in postural
awareness, strength and mobility.
Angela graduated with an MFA in choreography and dramaturgy from York University (2011),
and a BA (Hons) from the Laban Centre in London, UK (2006). She is currently a PhD student at
Concordia’s Individualized Program. Her research focuses on the development of a dance
technique based on biomechanical awareness, somatic practice and modern dance principles.
www.angelablumbergdance.com