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Anatomy from A to Z is a comprehensive 20-course series that details the human form from an integral anatomy perspective. This journey explores two donors—Anna and Z—so that you can see the unique variations between two different forms. This 4K video exploration reflects more than 16 months of work in the lab. The program includes the following courses:

• Course 1: Beginnings
• Course 2: Skin, Superficial Fascia, Perifascia & Deep Fascia
• Course 3: Muscle Layer: Pectoralis Major, Deltoid, Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi
• Course 4: Muscle Layer: The Gluteals, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Sartorius, Gracilis
• Course 5: Muscle Layer: Abdominals and Intercostals
• Course 6: Muscle Layer: Shoulder, Neck & Arm
• Course 7: Muscle Layer, Posterior Leg: Hamstrings, Lower Leg, Plantar Foot
• Course 8: Muscle Layer, Anterior Leg: Compartments Lower Leg, Dorsum of Foot, Quadriceps
• Course 9: Muscle Layer: Adductors, Pars Intima, Deep Six
• Course 10: Muscle Layer: Spine
• Course 11: Muscle Layer: Deep Neck
• Course 12: Muscle Layer: Forearm and Hand
• Course 13: Muscle Layer: Mastication
• Course 14: Abdominal Viscera
• Course 15: Retroperitoneal & Pelvic Viscera
• Course 16: Thoracic Viscera
• Course 17: Muscle Layer: Diaphragm, QL, Psoas, Deep Anterior Spinal Intrinsics
• Course 18: Appendicular Skeleton
• Course 19: Axial Skeleton
• Course 20: Cranium and Brain

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This 15-hour course is a compilation of the first season of Live with Gil, a series of nine diverse episodes exploring all manner of topics of keen interest to somanauts. In these 90-minute Zoom session recordings, Gil addresses and discusses topics of interest ranging over issues of anatomical import to life in general, usually with the company of special guests who are luminaries and experts in their respective bodywork or movement field. Each session ends with an interactive Q&A, in which the community shares questions, insights, and reflections. 

Season One includes:

• Live With Gil: Season 1 (entire season, 15 hr 45 min)
• S1 E1: “Deep Dive into the IT Band” (1 hr 30 min)
• S1 E2: ”The SI Joint” with Leslie Kaminoff (1 hr 52 min)
• S1 E3: “Brain Tour” with Dr. Madhav Gramke, D.C. (1 hr 47 min)
• S1 E4: “Sex Ed: Clitoral Anatomy” with Sue Hitzmann (1 hr 48 min)*
  • *This session is excluded from NCBTMB credit.
• S1 E5: “Deep Dive on the Psoas!” With Til Luchau (1 hr 58 min)
• S1 E6: “Exploring ‘Intersex’”with Debbie Rosas (1 hr 43 min)
• S1 E7: “Diaphragm-Abdomen Relationship” with Jill Miller (1 hr 41 min)
• S1 E8: “Touring Abdominal Viscera” with Marty Ryan, LMT (1 hr 33 min)
• S1 E9: “The Body As Gift” with Rachel Scott, E-RYT (1 hr 45 min)

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This 20.5 hour course is a compilation of the second season of “Live With Gil,” a series of 12 episodes of roughly ninety minutes each. In these live video calls, Gil addresses and discusses topics of interest ranging over issues of anatomical import to life in general, sometimes with the company of special guests who are luminaries and experts in their respective bodywork or movement field. Each session ends with an interactive Q&A, in which the community shares questions, insights, and reflections. 

Season Two includes:

• Live With Gil, Season 2 (entire season)
• S2 E1: “The Fascial Net Plastination Project” with Gary Carter, KMI, IASI, YTTC, BAWLA, LT Dip, Institute of Anatomical Sciences (1 hr 43 min)
• S2 E2: “Practical Applications of Dissection” with the Integral Anatomy Teaching Team (1 hr 27 min)
• Gil S2 E3: “Discussing the Diaphragm” with Leslie Kaminoff  (1 hr 44 min)
• S2 E4: “Autism & Gut Health” with Special Guests Roger Spurr and Marguerite O'Reilly (1 hr 47 min)
• S2 E5: "The Secret Life of Fascia" with Bruce Schonfeld, Advanced Certified Rolfer, Producer/Director. "The Secret Life of Fascia" (1 hr 33 min)
• S2 E6: “Ghost Fascia, Experimentation and the Fun of Creative Discovery” with Lauri Nemetz MA, BD-DMT, EYT500, LCAT, CIAYT (1 hr 44 min)
• S2 E7: “Exploring Scar Tissue” with Alastair McLoughlin, Designer of MSTR® (2 hours)
• S2 E8: “Exploring Bony Shapes and Movement” with Bernie Clark,  Author of Your Body, Your Yoga (and much more) (1 hr 40 min)
• Gil S2 E9: “Exploring Spontaneous Movement” with Joel Begin, DPT, PT (1 hr 38 min)
• S2 E10: “Releasing Scar Tissue, Part 2!” with Alastair McLoughlin,Designer of MSTR® Scar Tissue, Part 2 (2 hr)
• S2 E11: “Bone Health and Movement Quality Over Time” with Rebekah Rotstein, founder of Buff Bones® (1 hr 44 min)
• S2 E12: “Heart & Brain Coherence; Self-Regulation Under Stress” with Rachel Scott (1 hr 43 min)

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This 20.5 hour course is a compilation of the third season of “Live With Gil,” a series of twelve episodes of roughly ninety minutes each. In these live video calls, Gil addresses and discusses topics of interest ranging over issues of anatomical import to life in general, sometimes with the company of special guests who are luminaries and experts in their respective bodywork or movement field. Each session ends with an interactive Q&A, in which the community shares questions, insights, and reflections. 

Season three includes:

• Live with Gil, Season 3 (entire season)
• S3 E1: “Understanding Hypermobility” with L Tuthall and Audre Wirtanen, Founders of Hyp-access.com
• S3 E2: “Around the 12th Rib” with Jan Sultan, Rolfing Faculty, The Rolf Institute, Certified Advanced Rolfer
• S3 E3: “Respiratory Diaphragm and You” with Jill Miller, founder of Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® 
• S3 E4: “Feeling Your Feet” with Madeline Black, founder of The Madeline Black Method™
• S3 E5: “Nerve Project Preview! Cutaneous Nerves” with Dr. Madhav Gramke, DC
• S3 E6: “Diaphragm Salon” with Leslie Kaminoff
• S3 E7: “A Practical Approach to Neuroscience” with David Weinstock, developer of Neurokinetic Therapy®
• S3 E8: “Headaches vs. Migraines: Origins & Strategies” with Til Luchau and Sue Hitzmann
• S3 E9: “Visceral Salon” with Gail Wexler, PT, DPT
• S3 E10: “The MELT Method: Self-Care Deep-Dive” with Sue Hitzmann
• S3 E11: “Stretching Redefined” with Jules Mitchell, author of Yoga Biomechanics 
• S3 E12: “Occupying Inner Space” or, "Life Lessons from an RV!" with Rachel Scott 

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This 20-hour course is a compilation of the fourth season of “Live With Gil,” a series of twelve episodes of roughly ninety minutes each. In these live video calls, Gil addresses and discusses topics of interest ranging over issues of anatomical import to life in general, sometimes with the company of special guests who are luminaries and experts in their respective bodywork or movement field. Each session ends with an interactive Q&A, in which the community shares questions, insights, and reflections. 

Season four includes:

•  Live with Gil, Season 4 (entire season)

• S4 E1: "Understanding Ligament Pain Referral Patterns" with Robert Libbey, CMT

• S4 E2: "Enhancing Life Through Movement Study" with Judith Aston

• S4 E3: "Exploring Rehabilitative Medical Massage" with Dr. Ross Turchaninov

• S4 E4: "Fascia in Sports and Movement" with Bruce Schonfeld

• S4 E5: "Exploring Breathwork for Healing & Self Regulation" with Natasha de Grunwald

• S4 E6: "Embodiment Through Movement" with Debbie Rosas

• S4 E7: "Pilates, Dance and Personal Transformation" with Kristi Cooper

• S4 E8: "Developing your own plan to bring Nutritious Movement into your Life" with Katy Bowman

• S4 E9: "Wilhelm Reich, Orgone, & Bodywork" with Tom DiFerdinando

• S4 E10: "Mudfossils, Fascia and more!" with Roger Spurr

• S4 E11: "Exploring Hands" with Madeline Black

• S4 E12: "Reflections from The Nerve Tour" with Rachel Scott

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• What’s the Fuzz?! (5 hr/CE entire course for Explorers)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 1: Intro, Models, Differential Movement and Fascia (16:19)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 2: Structure and Movement of Superficial Fascia (34:59)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 3: Fuzzy Photography and Filmy Fascia (20:21)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 4: Perifascia and Deep Fascia (50:23)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 5: Identity, Movement Styles and Limits (22:56)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 6: Visceral Movements via Fluids (30:36)
• What’s the Fuzz?! Video 7: One Body, Many Textures (25:21)

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British Fascia Symposium Keynote 2020

• Video: 1 hour 13 minutes
• Reading: 5 minutes
• Review: 7 minutes

In this keynote presentation for the 2020 British Fascia Symposium, Gil shares new and remarkable insights on the properties of fascia as gleaned from his work with microscopic images in the lab. 

What’s The Fuzz?! (Embodiment Conference 2020)

• Video: 55 minutes

• Reading: 5 minutes

• Review: 5 minutes

In this keynote address for The Embodiment Conference, Gil shares key insights and learnings about his evolving understanding of the various expressions of fascia and “the fuzz.”

The Heart of the Matter (Embodiment Conference 2020)

• Video: 54 minutes

• Reading: 5 minutes

• Review: 5 minutes

In this keynote address for The Embodiment Conference, Gil inspires and educates on the remarkable power and beauty of heart. Far more than being a “pump” in the middle of our chests, the heart is a whole body organ that refreshes the movement of the blood and acts as a profound and connecting leader in our relationship experience. 

Fascial Heart Conference

• Video: 1 hour, 20 minutes

• Reading: 5 minutes

• Review: 7 minutes

Join Gil for an 80-minute journey to explore the continuities, relationships, and connection of heart to its surrounding structures. You will explore the fascial layers of the heart, detail its relationship to the surrounding musculature such as the lungs, vessels, and respiratory diaphragm, and explore the heart’s capacity for movement. 

II World Congress of Fascia: Fascial Details of the Abdominal Wall

• Video: 2 hours, 46 minutes

• Reading: 5 minutes

• Review: 15 minutes

In this 2 hour and 46 minute presentation, Gil outlines the fascial details of the abdominal wall. In addition to learning about the movement potential that lies between the fascial layers, students will gain a deeper understanding of how the layers of the abdominal wall contribute to both the posterior and anterior rectus sheath. You will also have a better understanding of how the muscles and fascia of the abdominal wall relate to the surrounding structures and tissues, such as the inguinal ligament, bony landmarks, and respiratory diaphragm. 

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• Integral Anatomy Intensive (6 hr/CE, entire course for Explorers)
• Video 1: Intros and Models (27:16)
• Video 2: The Skin Layer (19:09)
• Video 3: The Superficial Fascia Layer (38:45)
• Video 4: The Deep Fascia Layer (37:12)
• Video 5: The Muscle Layer (41:01) 
• Video 6: The Visceral Layer (1:11:28)
• Video 7: The Nerve Tree and the Whole Heart (1:07:40)

• Integral Anatomy Series (9 HR/CE, entire course for Explorers)
• Video: Vol. 1, Pt. 1: Dissection of Skin (33:18)
• Video: Vol. 1, Pt. 2: Dissection of Superficial Fascia (1:07:40)
• Video: Vol. 2, Pt. 1: Dissection of Deep Fascia (33:54)
• Video: Vol. 2, Pt. 2: Dissection of Muscle (1:11:17)
• Video: Vol. 3, Pt. 1: Dissection of Membranes and Diaphragm (53:11)
• Video: Vol. 3, Pt. 2: Cardiac and Cranial Membranes (1:00:03)
• Video: Vol. 4, Pt. 1: Exploring Visceral Surfaces (53:17)
• Video: Vol. 4, Pt. 2: Dissecting Viscera (1:00:46)

• Dissection Series: Margaret 10 HR/CE (entire course)
• Dissection Sessions: Overview
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Welcome to the Lab! Orientation (58:00)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 1 -  Introduction to the Donor Form and Skin Layer (1:02:00)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 2 - Superficial Fascia Tour (1:01:00)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 2 - Superficial Fascia Tour (1:01:00)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 4 - Abdominal Viscera (In Situ) (1:29:00)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 5  -Thoracic Viscera (In Situ) (1:24)
• Dissection Series (Margaret) Video: Day 6 - Points of Interest (1:33:00)

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• Dissection Series: Jerry 10 HR/CE
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Orientation: Welcome to the Lab! (45:11)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 1- Donor acknowledgement and skin overview (1:02:08)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 2 - Superficial Fascia, Perifascia, and Male Genitalia overview – (1:30:00)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 3 - Overview of Muscles; anterior muscle overview, gluteal dissection (1:15:18)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 4 - Abdominal Viscera Tour (in situ)  (1:15)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 5 - Thoracic viscera overview and abdominal evisceration (1:37:00)
• Dissection Series (Jerry) Video: Day 6 - Central Nervous System – ex-situ (1:39:00)

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• Visceral Manipulation 1: Dissection & Anatomy Companion Course (entire course)
• Abdominal Wall Orientation: King (4:03)
• Peritoneum, Medial & Median Umbilical Ligaments, Round Ligament, Greater Omentum (King) (15:46)
• Omentum: Greater and Lesser; Hepatoduodenal and Hepatogastric Ligaments (King) (12:18)
• Mesentery Tour (King) (11:24)
• Liver Ligaments: King (12:09)
• Stomach and Related Tissues (Maestro) (5:44)
• Pyloric Bypass: Learning from Stomach Surgery (King) (6:47)
• Pancreas, Duodenum, Portal Vein, Superior Mesenteric Artery (King) (6:51)
• Stomach, Duodenum, Pancreas, Spleen: In-Situ Overview; Hiatal Hernia and Ligament of Treitz (A) (15:47)
• Visceral Manipulation 1: Exposing Duodenum: Dissection & Ligament/Muscle of Treitz (Z) (9:35)
• Gallbladder, Hepatoduodenal Ligament; Cystic, Common Bile and Hepatic Ducts, Portal Vein, Hepatic Artery, Hepatic Plexus (King) (16:07)
• Adhesions of Loops of Small Intestine (Maestro) (3:06)

• Adhesions of Small to Large Intestines (Maestro) - (2:38)

•  Colon Tour (King) (10:44)

• High Cecum & Variability (Maestro) (2:06)
• Surprise Visceral Orientations (Maestro) (5:34)

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• Visceral Manipulation 2: Dissection & Anatomy Companion Course (entire course)

• Pyloric Bypass: Learning from Stomach Surgery (King) (6:47)

• Hepatorenal Relationship (King) (1:54)

• Kidneys, Vasculature and Fasciae (King) (14:23)

• Adrenal Glands (King) (5:57)

• Spleen (King) (4:46)

• Pancreas, Duodenum, Portal Vein, Superior Mesenteric Artery (King) (6:53)

• Gallbladder, Hepatoduodenal Ligament; Cystic, Common Bile and Hepatic Ducts, Portal Vein, Hepatic Artery, Hepatic Plexus (King) (16:07)

• Greater Omentum, In-Situ Overview (A) (8:47)

• Lesser Omentum, In-Situ Overview (A) (4:21)

• Greater Omentum, Dissection From Transverse Colon (A) (18:20)

• Greater Omentum, Dissection From Greater Curvature of Stomach (A) (15:25)

• Greater Omentum, Ex-Situ Comments (A) (6:12)

• Integral Anatomy Series ~ Video: Vol. 3, Pt. 1: Dissection of Membranes and Diaphragm (53:11)

• Visceral Membranes: Pleura, Peritoneum, Fascia Propria, Transversalis Fascia, Dissection from Diaphragm (A) (20:50)

• Transversalis Fascia and and Parietal Peritoneum Relationship (Z) (7:55)

• Transversalis Fascia: Differentiating From Diaphragm, Identifying Fascia Propria & Descending Colon (Z) (18:50)

• Transversalis Fascia: Differentiating From Diaphragm (Z) (10:34)

• Fascia Propria, Right Side, Peritoneum, Ascending Colon (Z) (7:53)

• Differentiating Descending Colon, Fascia Propria, Peritoneum (Z) (12:46)

• Opening Peritoneum (Z) (4:28)

• Abdominal Viscera Tour, Disease Process (Z) (15:36)

• Opening the Peritoneum: Surface Projections of Abdominal Viscera (A) (14:58)

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• What’s the Fuzz?! (entire course, for Easy Riders)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 1: Intro, Models, Differential Movement and Fascia (16:19)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 2: Structure and Movement of Superficial Fascia (34:59)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 3: Fuzzy Photography and Filmy Fascia (20:21)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 4: Perifascia and Deep Fascia (50:23)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 5: Identity, Movement Styles and Limits (22:56)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 6: Visceral Movements via Fluids (30:36)
• Easy Rider: What’s the Fuzz?! Video 7: One Body, Many Textures (25:21)

• Integral Anatomy Intensive (6 hr entire course for Easy Riders)
• Easy Rider: Video 1: Intros and Models (27:16)
• Easy Rider: Video 2: The Skin Layer (19:09)
• Easy Rider: Video 3: The Superficial Fascia Layer (38:45) 
• Easy Rider: Video 4: The Deep Fascia Layer (37:12)
• Easy Rider: Video 5: The Muscle Layer (41:01)
• Easy Rider: Video 6: The Visceral Layer (1:11:28)
• Easy Rider: Video 7: The Nerve Tree and the Whole Heart (1:07:40)

• Integral Anatomy Series (9 hr, entire course for Easy Riders)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 1, Pt. 1: Dissection of Skin (33:18)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 1, Pt. 2: Dissection of Superficial Fascia (1:07:40)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 2, Pt. 1: Dissection of Deep Fascia (33:54)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 2, Pt. 2: Dissection of Muscle (1:11:17)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 3, Pt. 1: Dissection of Membranes and Diaphragm (53:11)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 3, Pt. 2: Cardiac and Cranial Membranes (1:00:03)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 4, Pt. 1: Exploring Visceral Surfaces (53:17)
• Easy Rider: Video: Vol. 4, Pt. 2: Dissecting Viscera (1:00:46)