STA109: ’The Evolving Foot’ with special guests James Earls and Lucy Wintle

In Part 3 of our monthly focus on 'The Foot & Ankle', we welcome special guests James Earls and Lucy Wintle in an episode entitled 'The Evolving Foot'. James Earls is a hugely popular writer, lecturer and bodyworker specialising in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. He is the author of internationally acclaimed books including 'Understanding the Human Foot', 'Born To Walk' and 'Fascial Release for Structural Balance'. Lucy Wintle, co-author of 'Understanding the Human Foot' is the founder & owner of Canterbury Pilates, with a particular interest in integrating fascial movement. Lucy is part of a team designing and delivering in depth movement and anatomy courses to already qualified teachers. Topics in this episode include: A look at the books by James Earls, including news of Amazon bundle offer for 'Understanding The Human Foot' and 'Born To Walk' (at time of writing).  How an understanding of the foot has affected the teaching of Pilates.     How Anatomy has traditionally been taught in the wrong direction. Impact on how we act in clinic.     The value of story telling & play in education.           Letting go of the fear of tweaking our approach Evidence of the human transition to bipedal gait. A look at footwear - 'Crocs & Skechers' Details of courses run by Lucy & James Useful Links   Canterbury Pilates Website & Courses  James Earls Website: Born To Move 'Born To Move' at The School, Bristol, November 2022 'Move To Integrate' with Owen Lewis North London, September & October   'Mind, Movement Matters' St Regents Park November 15th   Our sincere thanks to James Earls & Lucy Wintle for giving up their time to be guests on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]