Gray Institute Courses: Where to Start
Start anywhere you like, but if you’re looking for a comprehensive approach to Functional Movement, we recommend the following program sequence:
First: 3DMAPS®
3DMAPS® will give you a comprehensive overview and help you identify the source of dysfunction in human movement and correct it.
Next: CAFS
CAFS gives you the tools to develop custom assessment, treatment, and training programs tailor-made for each individual patient or client.
Then: All Other Specializations
All of our other specializations will give you specific tools in the field of Functional Movement to make you the go-to movement professional!
Transform your career and transform your patients’, clients’, and athletes’ lives.
GIFT, which stands for Gray Institute for Functional Transformation is an elite, 40 week mentorship in Functional Movement. Regardless of your program sequence, you can join GIFT at any time and also have the distinguished opportunity to be certified in Functional Manual Reaction® (FMR).
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Functional Techniques
This course provides movement professionals a set of movements you can trust, the knowledge of when to use them, and the understanding of how they will benefit those you serve. We'll also provide a framework for discerning the benefit of movements you encounter in the future!
3DMAPS®
3DMAPS® is a functional assessment protocol that empowers you to identify the source of dysfunction and correct it.
CAFS
CAFS gives you the tools to develop custom assessment, treatment, and training programs tailor-made for each individual patient or client.
GIFT
GIFT is a 40-week mentorship in Applied Functional Science®. When you complete your GIFT Fellowship, you become credentialed as a Fellow of Applied Functional Science (FAFS) and also have the distinguished opportunity to be certified in Functional Manual Reaction® (FMR).
Chain Reaction®
Chain Reaction® is the longest running seminar in the movement industry. It empowers you to understand how the body moves on all three planes of motion as an inter-connected whole, rather than as isolated pieces.
Functional Soft Tissue Transformation
Functional Soft Tissue Transformation empowers you to understand and utilize the global/local/ manual movement spectrum, learn how to identify abnormal tensions in the body, select appropriate loading for testing and treating, create a plan to improve movement integrity.
Functional Golf System
Functional Golf System (FGS) is a system that organizes, sequences, and delivers individualized golf-specific training programs to clients. Leveraging over 250 golf-specific movements, the system empowers the movement practitioner to "prepare the body to make the swing."
Female Chain Reaction®
Female Chain Reaction® is a course for any and all movement science professionals who treat or train women. This course explores the unique female biomechanics, and empowers you to identify, assess, and treat dysfunction in the Pelvic Core Neuromuscular System.
Active Aging
Active Aging is a groundbreaking specialization course for movement professionals who want and need to enrich their understanding of working with aging clients. Learn the most functional approach to rehab and training actively aging adults.
Foot / Ankle
The first and only movement industry specialization focusing on the biomechanics of the foot and ankle.
Functional Yoga System
The most comprehensive functional yoga training course, Functional Yoga System, is designed for the human body of today while celebrating the many ways traditional yoga gets it right.