About Us
The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.
The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) is a continuing education institute that was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles. We offer 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are available to qualified professionals.
The human body is not symmetrical. The neurological, respiratory, circulatory, muscular and vision systems are not the same on the left side of the body as they are on the right, and vice versa. They have different responsibilities, function, position and demands on them. This system asymmetry is a good thing and an amazing design. The human body is balanced through the integration of system imbalances.
The Postural Restoration Institute® was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.
Are you a healthcare or fitness professional who continues to see the same dysfunctional patterns of movement, pain presentations, or habitual patterns of postural behavior associated with a dominant side of the body?
Are you interested in learning how different systems, including the visual and stomatognathic systems can influence asymmetrical tendencies and patterns?
If so, we invite you to consider beginning your PRI educational journey and learn how to recognize and manage these asymmetrical imbalances and typical patterns associated with system disuse or weakness that develops because of dominant overuse.
The Postural Restoration Institute® offers 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to complete our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are also available to qualified professionals.
PRI offers 3 primary courses (Myokinematic Restoration, Postural Respiration and Pelvis Restoration), which are introductory to the science and do not require pre-requisites. The three primary courses can be taken in any order; however, we generally recommend beginning with either the Postural Respiration or Myokinematic Restoration course. Primary courses are available as an online home study, live stream or live in-person.
The secondary and tertiary level courses each have pre-requisite coursework that must be successfully completed prior to attending these courses, which is defined on each course page. Secondary and tertiary level courses are available for live stream or live in-person attendance.
Learn more about the many courses that PRI offers for licensed healthcare and certified fitness professionals, in addition to the two professional credentialing opportunities, PRC and PRT.
Expand your knowledge of PRI through this video subscription platform where we discuss topics related to PRI course material, techniques, case studies, interdisciplinary management and more.
Explore our growing collection of free webinars discussing integrative application of the science of Postural Restoration®, and learn more about upcoming webinars with Ron Hruska.
Listen to PRI faculty members, credentialed providers and integrative specialists tell their story, and learn how they apply the science of Postural Restoration® in their healthcare or fitness setting.
Check out the products available for purchase to compliment your application of PRI course material, including non-manual and manual technique programs, patient guides, illustrations, and more.
Peruse a growing collection of additional resources designed to further educate you on topics outside of the standard PRI course work, including articles, recent emails and more.
Our Community
Congratulations to Louise Kelley, DPT, PRC and Frank Mallon, PT, DPT, PRC for receiving the PRI Directors Dedication Award as part of our 2025 Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
This year we not only celebrated our 25th year as an institute but also the accomplishments of individuals like these. Their kindness and humility in learning, teaching and implementing the science of Postural Restoration is truly a gift to us all!
The PRI Directors Dedication Award was established in 2012 to recognize individuals’ ongoing dedication to their advancement in PRI.
#prination
Apr 28
Congratulations to Louise Kelley, DPT, PRC and Frank Mallon, PT, DPT, PRC for receiving the PRI Directors Dedication Award as part of our 2025 Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
This year we not only celebrated our 25th year as an institute but also the accomplishments of individuals like these. Their kindness and humility in learning, teaching and implementing the science of Postural Restoration is truly a gift to us all!
The PRI Directors Dedication Award was established in 2012 to recognize individuals’ ongoing dedication to their advancement in PRI.
#prination
One week from today!
We’re excited to welcome #prination back for our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
The tables are set and the front row spots are ready to be claimed 😉
We’d be happy to make room for YOU if you’d like to join!
See you next week!
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Apr 17
One week from today!
We’re excited to welcome #prination back for our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
The tables are set and the front row spots are ready to be claimed 😉
We’d be happy to make room for YOU if you’d like to join!
See you next week!
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Featured Speakers: Michael Coggins, PhD and Aleksandra Sulik, AFAA Personal Trainer
“Towards Uncovering Novel Biomarker Relationships to Aid the PRI Practitioner”
Join us next week on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
See you soon!
Link in bio! 🔗
Apr 16
Featured Speakers: Michael Coggins, PhD and Aleksandra Sulik, AFAA Personal Trainer
“Towards Uncovering Novel Biomarker Relationships to Aid the PRI Practitioner”
Join us next week on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
See you soon!
Link in bio! 🔗
Pelvis Restoration 101 with Lori Thomsen
Reposition (Inhibit)
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Retrain (Facilitate)
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Restore (Alternate)
Thanks to everyone who attended in person and online helping make these “complex” concepts easy to comprehend!
Apr 14
Pelvis Restoration 101 with Lori Thomsen
Reposition (Inhibit)
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Retrain (Facilitate)
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Restore (Alternate)
Thanks to everyone who attended in person and online helping make these “complex” concepts easy to comprehend!
Vertical Displacement & Visual Kinesthetics are just two aspects of our Forward Locomotor Movement through space.
Thanks to Dan Houglum for laying the groundwork last weekend, helping all in attendance gain an appreciation of “gait” and gravity!
Apr 10
Vertical Displacement & Visual Kinesthetics are just two aspects of our Forward Locomotor Movement through space.
Thanks to Dan Houglum for laying the groundwork last weekend, helping all in attendance gain an appreciation of “gait” and gravity!
“This course is an introduction to “top down” dominant influences that ultimately create stress and strain in the cranial, occlusal and visual systems and are considered pathologic if left untreated.
This course integrates many professional disciplines including physical therapy, chiropractic, osteopathy and dentistry among others with an emphasis on the stomatognathic system as it relates to the skeletal system.
I want to thank @jenpoulinpt and Chris @btsportsperformance for providing their space, time and clinical experience, making this weekend one of the best Cervical Revolutions yet!”
- Skip George
Apr 9
“This course is an introduction to “top down” dominant influences that ultimately create stress and strain in the cranial, occlusal and visual systems and are considered pathologic if left untreated.
This course integrates many professional disciplines including physical therapy, chiropractic, osteopathy and dentistry among others with an emphasis on the stomatognathic system as it relates to the skeletal system.
I want to thank @jenpoulinpt and Chris @btsportsperformance for providing their space, time and clinical experience, making this weekend one of the best Cervical Revolutions yet!”
- Skip George
It was a big weekend in the state of Michigan, yes they had two teams dancing in the sweet sixteen, but more significantly Myokinematic Restoration came to town. Hosted by Team Rehabilitation in Madison Heights, we broke down our body’s inherent asymmetry and studied game film.
Many basketball teams show tendencies, whether it’s to rely on the three point shot or to attack one side of the court more often than the other. Our human “court” is tilted to the right and we need a plan to level the court and attack the left side of the hoop. As a basketball team it’s best to have options and be able to swing the ball well to either side, as a human, it’s ideal to maintain our ability to oscillate between both sides.
A full court press was employed on the dominant L AIC pattern and a game plan was developed to counter its influence. Repositioning, retraining, and restoring alternation gave our Cinderella team, the R AIC pattern, a chance to join the big dance!
A big thank you to the folks at Team Rehabilitation, they were well represented in the audience and ensured we had everything needed for a successful two days. Thank you to the entire group for giving me a chance to “coach” up your clinical game plans.
- Jason Miller
Apr 2
It was a big weekend in the state of Michigan, yes they had two teams dancing in the sweet sixteen, but more significantly Myokinematic Restoration came to town. Hosted by Team Rehabilitation in Madison Heights, we broke down our body’s inherent asymmetry and studied game film.
Many basketball teams show tendencies, whether it’s to rely on the three point shot or to attack one side of the court more often than the other. Our human “court” is tilted to the right and we need a plan to level the court and attack the left side of the hoop. As a basketball team it’s best to have options and be able to swing the ball well to either side, as a human, it’s ideal to maintain our ability to oscillate between both sides.
A full court press was employed on the dominant L AIC pattern and a game plan was developed to counter its influence. Repositioning, retraining, and restoring alternation gave our Cinderella team, the R AIC pattern, a chance to join the big dance!
A big thank you to the folks at Team Rehabilitation, they were well represented in the audience and ensured we had everything needed for a successful two days. Thank you to the entire group for giving me a chance to “coach” up your clinical game plans.
- Jason Miller
As the snow season comes to a close remember that trunk rotation is required by many more activities than just skiing down the slopes.
Walking, running, sitting, standing and even sleeping all require us to rotate or disassociate our upper half (thorax) from our lower half (pelvis).
In essence we rely on our ability, or lack there of, to rotate all day, everyday.
Are you doing it efficiently?
Can’t wait to dive deeper this Friday during our Forward Locomotor livestream!
Apr 1
As the snow season comes to a close remember that trunk rotation is required by many more activities than just skiing down the slopes.
Walking, running, sitting, standing and even sleeping all require us to rotate or disassociate our upper half (thorax) from our lower half (pelvis).
In essence we rely on our ability, or lack there of, to rotate all day, everyday.
Are you doing it efficiently?
Can’t wait to dive deeper this Friday during our Forward Locomotor livestream!
Two days discussing Postural Restoration Developmental Sensory Motor Sequences with @lisamanginopt.ndt.prc
Thanks to everyone who explored Human Evolution alongside us as it relates to the principles of sensory motor growth and development!
Mar 31
Two days discussing Postural Restoration Developmental Sensory Motor Sequences with @lisamanginopt.ndt.prc
Thanks to everyone who explored Human Evolution alongside us as it relates to the principles of sensory motor growth and development!
Featured Speaker: Danielle Phillips, PT, DPT, PRC
“Beyond the Pattern: Enhancing Patient-Provider Relationships Through
Emotional Intelligence”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
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Mar 27
Featured Speaker: Danielle Phillips, PT, DPT, PRC
“Beyond the Pattern: Enhancing Patient-Provider Relationships Through
Emotional Intelligence”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in bio! 🔗
Cranial Resolution with the one and only Jennifer Smart!
Thanks to everyone who joined us in Lincoln and from around the world last weekend!
Looking forward to complimenting so much of what was discussed in this course with Lisa Mangino and the developmental sequencing and patterning discussed in Human Evolution this Friday!
Mar 24
Cranial Resolution with the one and only Jennifer Smart!
Thanks to everyone who joined us in Lincoln and from around the world last weekend!
Looking forward to complimenting so much of what was discussed in this course with Lisa Mangino and the developmental sequencing and patterning discussed in Human Evolution this Friday!
Featured Speaker: Heather Engelbert, PhD, MPT, PRC, CYT
“Seeking Perfect in an Imperfect World:
The Art of Successful Outcomes”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
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Mar 21
Featured Speaker: Heather Engelbert, PhD, MPT, PRC, CYT
“Seeking Perfect in an Imperfect World:
The Art of Successful Outcomes”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
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Featured Speakers: Torin Berge, MPT, PRC & Yoshi Mitsuyama, MS, ATC/L, PRT
“Management of Concussion and Concurrent Conditions Associated with Dysautonomia in a Professional Soccer Player: A Case Led Discussion”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in Bio! 🔗
Mar 18
Featured Speakers: Torin Berge, MPT, PRC & Yoshi Mitsuyama, MS, ATC/L, PRT
“Management of Concussion and Concurrent Conditions Associated with Dysautonomia in a Professional Soccer Player: A Case Led Discussion”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
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Featured Speaker: Liz Williams, LCSW, CHt
“Emotional Stories of the Patterned Body”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year`s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
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Mar 13
Featured Speaker: Liz Williams, LCSW, CHt
“Emotional Stories of the Patterned Body”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year`s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in Bio! 🔗
Finish Line Physical Therapy, the go-to rehab and recovery clinic for runners in the NYC area, played host to last weekend’s Postural Respiration course.
Attendees across multiple disciplines (PT, chiropractic, strength and conditioning, coaching), working with a wide range of patient populations (runners, cyclists, pediatrics, pelvic health, post-partum, musicians, general orthopedics), learned about the wonder and magic of our thoracic diaphragm. We even had a rowing coach in attendance, eager to nudge the rowing world away from its outdated warm-up and cross training techniques and, instead, towards a paradigm that is far more effective in preventing and treating injury.
Over the course of two days, we explored numerous concepts related to how an individual manages their upright existence. We presented examples of ineffective diaphragm position (i.e. lacking a full zone of apposition), stemming from poor opposition from IO/TA activity, including excessive belly expansion or neck muscle activity. These individuals can no longer alternate and reciprocate their center of mass. They move themselves with overactive chains of muscles whose activity our brain is unable to sufficiently suppress. The result? Hyperinflation, sympathetic nervous system dominance, and inefficient forward locomotion and all other dynamic activity.
We had ample lab time for assessment of tests and implementation of program design to address issues associated with patterned respiratory neuromechanics for optimal kinetic outcomes. I know I speak for all of the attendees when I say fellow PRC Josh Speckman’s assistance throughout the weekend was SO helpful and much-appreciated!
-Louise Kelley
Mar 12
Finish Line Physical Therapy, the go-to rehab and recovery clinic for runners in the NYC area, played host to last weekend’s Postural Respiration course.
Attendees across multiple disciplines (PT, chiropractic, strength and conditioning, coaching), working with a wide range of patient populations (runners, cyclists, pediatrics, pelvic health, post-partum, musicians, general orthopedics), learned about the wonder and magic of our thoracic diaphragm. We even had a rowing coach in attendance, eager to nudge the rowing world away from its outdated warm-up and cross training techniques and, instead, towards a paradigm that is far more effective in preventing and treating injury.
Over the course of two days, we explored numerous concepts related to how an individual manages their upright existence. We presented examples of ineffective diaphragm position (i.e. lacking a full zone of apposition), stemming from poor opposition from IO/TA activity, including excessive belly expansion or neck muscle activity. These individuals can no longer alternate and reciprocate their center of mass. They move themselves with overactive chains of muscles whose activity our brain is unable to sufficiently suppress. The result? Hyperinflation, sympathetic nervous system dominance, and inefficient forward locomotion and all other dynamic activity.
We had ample lab time for assessment of tests and implementation of program design to address issues associated with patterned respiratory neuromechanics for optimal kinetic outcomes. I know I speak for all of the attendees when I say fellow PRC Josh Speckman’s assistance throughout the weekend was SO helpful and much-appreciated!
-Louise Kelley
Featured Speaker: Locatelli Rao, PT, DPT, OCS, PRC
“Restoring Taylor Wobble to Restore Systematic Resonance”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in bio! 🔗
Mar 11
Featured Speaker: Locatelli Rao, PT, DPT, OCS, PRC
“Restoring Taylor Wobble to Restore Systematic Resonance”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in bio! 🔗
Had a fantastic weekend of Myokinematic Restoration with Craig and everyone in attendance online and in person!
Such an awesome group of various health and fitness providers dissecting human patterning and the asymmetrical ways we address it.
Your asymmetry is a gift, until it’s not. Enter, repositioning activities outlined in this course and others.
Returning to a “neutral” parasympathetic state however, does not retrain our cortical desire to leave it.
The real magic happens everyday your clients are reprogramming and repositioning themselves, unassisted, to alternate through life unrestricted.
Their lift scores will reflect it!
Mar 10
Had a fantastic weekend of Myokinematic Restoration with Craig and everyone in attendance online and in person!
Such an awesome group of various health and fitness providers dissecting human patterning and the asymmetrical ways we address it.
Your asymmetry is a gift, until it’s not. Enter, repositioning activities outlined in this course and others.
Returning to a “neutral” parasympathetic state however, does not retrain our cortical desire to leave it.
The real magic happens everyday your clients are reprogramming and repositioning themselves, unassisted, to alternate through life unrestricted.
Their lift scores will reflect it!
Featured Speaker: Neal Hallinan, CSCS,LMT,PRT
“The Power of the Downbeat: Inhibiting Autonomic Nervous System Generated Tension Through Walking to 4/4 Timed
Music”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year`s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in bio! 🔗
Mar 6
Featured Speaker: Neal Hallinan, CSCS,LMT,PRT
“The Power of the Downbeat: Inhibiting Autonomic Nervous System Generated Tension Through Walking to 4/4 Timed
Music”
Join us on April 24-25th for this year`s PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit!
Link in bio! 🔗
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