MAKING MOVEMENT MATTER

…where quality of movement becomes your deliberate choice! ARE YOU READY TO REPLACE HABITS THAT HURT YOUR BUSINESS WITH HABITS THAT HELP YOUR BUSINESS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW TO CLAIM YOUR INDEPENDENCE AND VITALITY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? Training, Consulting, & Public Speaking for

MAKING MOVEMENT MATTER

Expensive and Unproductive Absenteeism Or Your Happy, Healthy and Productive Workplace – which would you prefer? Hello, I am Ulf Tölle a.k.a. The Motion Master®, and I believe that improved flexibility leads to a happy, healthy and productive workforce. I work with individuals and companies to improve their quality of life.

You already know that staff absenteeism costs your business money. But did you know just how much of that absenteeism could be prevented? According to the 4th European Working Conditions' Survey, more than 40% of absentee time is taken because of musculoskeletal disorders, such as repetitive strain injuries, back and neck pain. Motion Mastery™ Workshops put you and your employees back in charge of your own movement health – empowering each person to master the quality of their movement and coordination.

Employees' output and ability to work well will increase. We will bring fun back into the workplace, teaching greater stress resilience and coordination, and making the workplace safer and happier. And the happier your staff are, the more productive they are – and that means better results for your business.

As The Motion Master® I am passionate about health. I believe becoming as healthy as possible enables you to shape the world and empower others.

«I couldn’t really tell if there was any difference at all during the session. Two weeks later I realised that I hadn’t had any tension in the back of my neck at all! It was amazing! Even though at the time I didn’t notice the difference, the proof was in the results! The tension I used to feel in the back of my neck & shoulders was quite painful, and only by having massages by professionals was it ever resolved. Now, although I do get it occassionally, its about 10% of what it used to be, and that’s a year afterwards!» Claire Boyles, Business Coach & HR Consultant, London

«Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. …» from the Constitution of The World Health Organization WHO

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Who is Ulf Tölle MPH?

Ulf Tölle MPH is a neuromuscular reeducation specialist with 30+ years’ experi-

ence. After working as a performer and soloist, Ulf has coached world-class athletes and musicians. Since the '90s he has worked in employee health and for the past 9 years he has been working in the office of an orthopaedic specialist in Zurich, specializing in movement rehabilitation after injuries and accidents. He supports people of all ranks, and shows them how to achieve a better quality of life by learning to improve and master their own movement quality.

The Motion Master® offers coaching & movement rehabilitation at the workplace. He works with your staff on:

1. Empowering Through Education – creating sustainable effectiveness by teaching and empowering staff to understand the cause and effect relationships of their movements;

2. Enhancing Self-Efficacy – participants learn how to deal more effectively and con-

structively with their physiological conditions. They make transforming experiences and learn to dramatically improve their movement quality. Groups and seminars facilitated by The Motion Master® bring learning by observation to your team or department.

3. A Happier and More Productive Workplace –Motion Mastery™ workshops bring about constructive changes in the atmosphere at work

«The Motion Mastery™ Workshop for our orchestra was excellent. It generated immediate results. Already the second day the orchestra sounded more colourful. It was obvious, that the musicians played with less physical effort and – even some of them perhaps not noticing the former– they achieved a better intonation and in terms of musicianship a greater homogeneity. Without any doubt it was worth the investment.» Tiago Flores, Artistic Director, Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

«…The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.» from the Constitution of The World Health Organization WHO 3

The British Medical Journal published on 19th August 2008 a study to determine the effectiveness on backpain

Randomised Controlled Trial of Alexander-Technique Lessons, Exercise, And Massage (ATEAM) for Chronic and Recurrent Backpain The full text version can be found online: http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a884 BMJ 2008;3387:a884

General Information on the Study Groups GP (control) – normal care, no exercise, analgesics as needed Exercise – prescription for exercise from a doctor with nurse delivering behavioural counselling once a week for 6 weeks Massage – 1 massage per week for 6 weeks 6 AT lessons – 2 lessons per week in the first 2 weeks; thereafter 1 lesson p. w. (Total 4 weeks of AT-lessons) 24 AT lessons – 2 lessons per week in the first 6 weeks; then1 lesson p. w. for 6 weeks; thereafter 1 lesson per fortnight for 8 weeks 1 lesson after 7 months and 1 lesson after 9 months. (Total 20 weeks AT-lessons plus 2 review lessons)

Please note:

1) the graphs are displaying data collected at different measurement points (at start, 3 months after and 12 months after), regardless of the time period and duration of the interventions: i.e. for 4 weeks (such as with the 6 AT–lessons), for 6 weeks (such as with the 6 massage sessions and with the exercise sessions resp.) or for 5 months (such as with the 24 AT–lessons).

2) The study groups who received Alexander-Technique-lessons improved their result throughout the whole course of the study, even though their lessons had ended a long time ago. 4

Health Promotion at Victorinox

In 2002 Victorinox Swiss Knives Implemented the Alexander-Technique to Promote Employee Health Employee absentee hours had skyrocketed in recent years. The reason? Most absentee days taken by the Ibach plant's 967 employees were the result of Repetitive Strain Injuries.

Victorinox implemented their Balance Time® programme, with the aim of supporting their employees to consciously pause for a moment, interrupt building patterns of tension and promoting recovery before employees reach exhaustion.

Since staff participated in this movement workshop and were shown how to use the Alexander Technique, the absentee hours went down from 47000 hours to 22000 hours – a decrease of 53%! Paul Auf der Maur, who is responsible for running Victorinox's health programme, confirmed that the reduced absentee hours began immediately, and has continued ever since.

«In the attachment you’ll find the excellent evaluation from your workshop. After another reminder all participants sent in their feedback. I will talk about this success story as well with Mr. Kügler from our CPD department. Obviously you are well equipped to attain the attention of a whole group and keep it alive for an extended period of time …»

Thomas Pier, Occupational Physician, NDR Hamburg, Germany

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Ulf Tölle MPH

«Making Movement Matter»

Ulf Tölle MPH a.k.a. The Motion Master®

is a highly qualified health expert in neuro-muscular re-education, with more than 25 years coaching experience. His professional background is in performance (as a soloist and musician in orchestra) and performance coaching with 30+ years’ experience in the Alexander-Technique. He holds teacher certificates from two different traditions in the Alexander-Technique and a Master’ s Degree in Public Health from the Universities Basel, Bern and Zurich. Between 2006 and 2010 he was chair of the Swiss Society of Alexander-Teachers SVLAT/ASPTA, and from 2011 to 2013 he chaired the Alexander Technique Congress Association ATCA.

Ulf The Motion Master® is in demand across the world as a consultant and public speaker on movement health. It is his mission to remind people of their natural abilities and that these are well worth their time and effort to maintain.

He motivates people to invest in their own movement health, to engage with their movement and is able to guide and coach individuals and groups effectively. Contact Ulf today, and he will help you and your staff to express the gifts we are all born with.

«…Ulf moved my head slightly off my normal position and I was feeling how the blood started flowing into my hands. I was so astonished that I did not want to move. It was such a pleasurable and relaxing feeling. My neck stopped hurting and I felt a huge relief in my whole body. … I wouldn’t believe it, but after experiencing the change myself, the flow of energy and the entire relaxation in the whole body, I must say that Ulf has an incredibly deep understanding of the human body – he truly is a Motion Master.» Milos Viazanica, London UK

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Reducing Absenteeism at Work

«Your workshops made all the difference to me. There are many techniques out there that claim to reeducate patterns of movement without integrating the mental processes and cognition in this reeducation. The principles of the Alexander-Technique are founded in modern neurophysiology and support a systemic understanding of the organism, that does not separate mind and body.» Silvana M. Azevedo, Physiotherapist

The Motion Master® consults with individuals, teams and whole departments. Any intervention will be preceded by analysis, followed by detailed diagnosis. The style and format of Motion Mastery™ workshops will depend on your requirements: individual consulting, working in small groups, experiential workshops, lectures and webinars are all available.

Call us today to see how you can reduce your costs of absenteeism, making yours a healthier, happier and more productive business: CH +41 (0) 44 586 06 81

UK +44 (0)20 7193 0981 skype themotionmaster

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