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Your Genius ShowBob CooleyTom LongoLuther CowdenJay LyonsEric BeutnerGreg LiessnerNick WareElina NubaryanSandrine DuranKate RabinowitzKaren MasonPatrick GregstonAlex NolteEthan DupuisChris PearsallTomas TedescoEric DermondRichard GregstonBeth GorskyDevon AberJohn DesCampJosh WeilKatie NapierJacob BradyPhillip KendallCole Efstratis
Blog
- Discovering Resistance Flexibility For Yourself & Others
- 16 Types of Relationships
- Illuminating Lyme Disease
- Unconcussed
- Genetic Personality Types - Part 2
- 16 Types of Spirituality
- Sexual Abuse and Obesity
- Traditional Chinese Medicine and New 8 Element Theory - Part 1
- The Weak Link
- Self Centered and Other Centered
- Connecting Inside and Outside
- Not Your X's... But Your Y's
- Genetic Personality Types - Part 1
- Reflecting Good Looks
- Mastery
- Unraped
- Adding Wellness to Your Fitness
- Death Force Life Force
- Turning Lust into Intimacy
- Low Back Pain No More
- Investing In Wellness Instead of Fear of Illness
- Turning Depression Into Creativity
- Oh! Those Hamstrings - The Physical, Psychological, Emotional, and Spiritual Significance
- Turning Addiction Into Sobriety
- The Concept of Balancing - Muscles, Tissues, Organs, Personality, and the Conscious/Unconscious
- Getting Your Body to Digest the Good Food You Eat
- Turning Traumas Into Gifts
- Natural Flexibility - How All Animals (Including Humans) Stretch
- Grounding Psychology Through the Body
- The Body is Medicine - James Williamson’s Interview with Bob Cooley
- The New Humanity - Investing in Health Instead of Fear of Illness
- Addiction and sobriety
- My Top 12 Superfoods for a Super Fit 2012
- Top 7 United Nations Sustainability Secrets & X Factor Missing at the 2011 Climate Change Summit
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Straight Leg CloserBent Leg CloserLeg to Chest (sitting)Leg to Chest (at the wall)Knee to ForeheadFoot to Forehead (lying)Foot to Forehead (sitting)Leg to Chest SquatGB Arms (moving / with strap)Cradle the BabyLeg to Chest on the CountertopSliding Gall BladderRodeoGB ArmsPigeon (with strap)Pigeon (with arm)Pigeon Push-upCow PoseAssisted Straight Leg CloserAssisted Bent Leg Closer at the Wall
Lung
Dip on the WallHigh Hand on the WallDip on KneesStraight Arm Opener (lying)Straight Arm Opener (sitting)Bent Arm Opener (lying)Bent Arm Opener (sitting)Kneeling UntwistHigh Hands on the Door FrameStraight Arm Opener (squatting)Dip on FeetHandstand at the Wall (front facing)Handstand at the Wall (back facing)Free HandstandHandstand Push-up at the Wall (front facing)Handstand Push-up at the Wall (back facing)Assisted Straight Arm Lung OpenerAssisted Beach Opener
Large Intestine
Bent Arm Pull AcrossCrossover Arm Pull DownStraight Arm Closer (sitting)Bent Arm Closer (sitting)Straight Arm Closer (lying)Bent Arm Closer (lying)Arm on the Door FrameGrapevine ArmsStraight Arm Closer (squatting)Inverse Kneeling Twist (with strap)Inverse Kneeling TwistAssisted Straight Arm LI CloserAssisted Beach Closer
Stomach
Wide Bent Leg Push In (lying)Wide Bent Leg Push In (sitting)Thigh Stretch at the WallCamelBackbend Bench at the WallCamel (lying)Double ThighBackbend Bench (one leg)Backbend Bench (both legs)Backbend Bench (freestyle)Backbend on Back Extensor MachineKneeling Fall BackBackbend at the WallBackbendAssisted Quad Stretch (face down)Assisted Quad Stretch (face up)
Pancreas
Wide Bent Leg Extension (lying)Wide Bent Leg Sliding ExtensionWide Bent Leg Extension (in chair)Wide Bent Leg Extension (sitting)Wide Bent Leg Extension (at the wall)Wide Bent Leg Extension (both legs)Wide Leg Forward Bend (sitting)Sliding Turtle (one leg)Turtle (one leg)Sliding TurtleTurtleAssisted Pancreas RotationAssisted Spleen Arms
Brain
Central Straight Leg ExtensionCentral Straight Leg Extension (with towel)Central Bent Leg Sliding ExtensionCentral Bent Leg Extension (lying)Central Bent Leg Extension (sitting)Central Bent Leg Extension (at the wall)Central Bent Leg Extension (in chair)Central Bent Leg Extension (in chair / with strap)Central Straight Leg Extension (with strap)Forward Split (cantilever)Forward Split (bent leg)Straight Leg Twist (unbound)Bent Leg Twist (unbound)Straight Leg Twist (bound)Bent Leg Twist (bound)Straight Leg Inverse Twist (unbound)Bent Leg Inverse Twist (unbound)Straight Leg Inverse Twist (bound)Bent Leg Inverse Twist (bound)Assisted Central Straight Leg ExtensionAssisted Central Bent Leg Extension
Sexual
Hip Flexor in the Door FrameHip Flexor (in chair)Hip FlexorHip Flexor (leg raised)Fish Pose (one leg)Hip Flexor LungeFish PoseHip Flexor on the Backbend BenchForearm Stand at the Wall (front facing)Forearm Stand at the Wall (back facing / alternating legs)Forearm Stand at the Wall (back facing / both legs)Assisted Bent Leg Hip FlexorAssisted Straight Leg Hip Flexor
Bladder
Crossover Bent Leg Extension (lying)Butterfly Closer (one leg)Butterfly Closer (one leg / with strap)Butterfly Closer (one leg / in chair)Butterfly CloserCrossover Bent Leg Extension (sitting)Crossover Bent Leg Extension (in chair)Crossover Bent Leg Sliding ExtensionCrossover Straight Leg Extension (with strap)Crossover Straight Leg Extension (with towel)One Leg Balancing (with prop)One Leg BalancingOne Leg Balancing (with prop / twist)One Leg Balancing (twist)Assisted Butterfly CloserAssisted One Leg Balancing
Thymus
Wall Roll DownBackward Dip at the WallSliding Backward DipPlow at the Wall (one leg)Shoulder Stand (hands on back)Shoulder Stand (hands on floor)Shoulder Stand (hands interlinked)Shoulder Stand (arms above head)Plow at the WallPlowShoulder Bridge (one leg)Shoulder BridgeAssisted Thymus (on side)Assisted Plow
Events
March 26-27, 2021 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 23-24, 2021 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 20-21, 2021 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 20-28, 2021 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
September 18-19, 2020 — Level III Certification — Boston, MA
September 15-16, 2020 — Level II Certification — Boston, MA
September 12-13, 2020 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
September 12-20, 2020 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Boston, MA
March 20-21, 2020 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 17-18, 2020 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 14-15, 2020 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 14-22, 2020 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
January 11-12, 2020 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
November 9, 2019 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
November 4-10, 2019 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 27-28, 2019 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 24-25, 2019 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 21-22, 2019 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 21-29, 2019 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
July 27-28, 2019 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
June 29, 2019 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
June 24-30, 2019 — Level IV Certification - RF and GPT (open to all who have taken Level I Certification) — Santa Barbara, CA
June 8-9, 2019 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 29-30, 2019 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 26-27, 2019 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 23-24, 2019 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 23-31, 2019 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
January 12-13, 2019 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
October 6, 2018 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
October 1-7, 2018 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 29, 2018 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
September 24-30, 2018 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 21-22, 2018 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 18-19, 2018 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 15-16, 2018 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 15-23, 2018 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
July 29-30, 2018 — Level II Certification — Boston, MA
July 27-28, 2018 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
July 27-30, 2018 — Level I-II Certification — Boston, MA
July 8, 2018 — Balancing Types™ — Boston, MA
July 7, 2018 — The 16 Geniuses™ — Boston, MA
June 30 - July 1, 2018 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 23, 2018 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
June 18-24, 2018 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 11-12, 2018 — Resistance Flexibility — Featherville, ID
March 23-24, 2018 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 20-21, 2018 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 17-18, 2018 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 17-25, 2018 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
January 20, 2018 — One Day Workshop — Boston, MA
January 13-14, 2018 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
January 13-14, 2018 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
December 9, 2017 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Venice, CA
November 4, 2017 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
October 30 - November 5, 2017 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 30, 2017 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
September 25 - October 1, 2017 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 23-24, 2017 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
September 15-16, 2017 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 12-13, 2017 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 9-10, 2017 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 9-17, 2017 — Level I-III Certification Immersion — Santa Barbara, CA
July 14-16, 2017 — Omega Institute — Rhinebeck, NY
June 24-25, 2017 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 3-4, 2017 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
May 30 - June 2, 2017 — The Genius of Flexibility Yoga — Featherville, ID
May 28-29, 2017 — Sun Valley Wellness Festival — Sun Valley, ID
May 20-21, 2017 — Level II Certification — NY, NY
May 6, 2017 — Creating Optimal Health in Today's Challenging Environment with Dr. Karl Maret — Santa Barbara, CA
May 4, 2017 — Mashing Workshop — Santa Barbara, CA
April 22-23, 2017 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
April 8-9, 2017 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
March 18-19, 2017 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 18, 2017 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Austin, TX
March 4, 2017 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Venice, CA
February 11-12, 2017 — Level I Certification — Brooklyn, NY
January 7-8, 2017 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
January 1, 2017 — New Year's Day Class & Demonstration — Santa Barbara, CA
December 17, 2016 — One Day Workshop — Boston, MA
December 16, 2016 — Resistance Flexibility — Bedford, NY
November 22, 2016 — European Thermography — Santa Barbara, CA
November 12-13, 2016 — Level II Certification — NY, NY
November 11, 2016 — Mashing Workshop — NY, NY
October 1, 2016 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
September 26 - October 2, 2016 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 24-25, 2016 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 17-18, 2016 — Level I Certification — Los Angeles, CA
September 12-18, 2016 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 10-11, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
August 20, 2016 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Los Angeles, CA
August 20, 2016 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Boston, MA
August 13-14, 2016 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
July 23-24, 2016 — Level I Certification — Los Angeles, CA
July 16-17, 2016 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
July 16-17, 2016 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
July 2, 2016 — All Personality Night — Santa Barbara, CA
June 27 - July 3, 2016 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 16, 2016 — 16 Genetic Personality Types — NY, NY
June 11, 2016 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Boston, MA
June 11, 2016 — Introduction to Resistance Flexibility — Los Angeles, CA
June 4-5, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
May 28-29, 2016 — Level III Certification — NY, NY
May 21, 2016 — 16 Types of Physiological and Psychological Health Upgrades — NY, NY
May 14-15, 2016 — Level II Certification — Boston, MA
May 7-8, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
April 25 - May 1, 2016 — Level V Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
April 23-24, 2016 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
April 16, 2016 — The Four Groups of Types — NY, NY
March 19-20, 2016 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 12, 2016 — 16 Genetic Personality Types — NY, NY
March 5-6, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
March 5-6, 2016 — Level I Certification — Los Angeles, CA
March 5-6, 2016 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
February 27-28, 2016 — Level II Certification — NY, NY
February 21, 2016 — Neck, Shoulders, and Wrists — Washington, D.C.
February 20, 2016 — Ankles, Knees, and Low-Back — Washington, D.C.
February 20-21, 2016 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
February 12, 2016 — Resistance Flexibility with Dr. Christiane Northrup — NY, NY
February 6-7, 2016 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
February 6-7, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
February 6-7, 2016 — Level I Certification — Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2016 — Genetic Personality Type Night with Bob Cooley — NY, NY
January 30-31, 2016 — Level II Certification — Los Angeles, CA
January 23-24, 2016 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
January 16-17, 2016 — Level I Certification — Los Angeles, CA
January 9-10, 2016 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
January 9-10, 2016 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
December 12-13, 2015 — Level I Certification — NY, NY
December 5, 2015 — All Personalities Night — Santa Barbara, CA
November 30 - December 6, 2015 — Level IV Guest — Santa Barbara, CA
November 30 - December 6, 2015 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
November 22, 2015 — Resistance Flexibility Workshop — Washington, D.C.
November 14-15, 2015 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
November 7, 2015 — All Personalities Night — Santa Barbara, CA
November 2-8, 2015 — Level IV Guest — Santa Barbara, CA
November 2-8, 2015 — Level IV Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
October 17-18, 2015 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
October 15, 2015 — The Genius of Flexibility Santa Barbara - One Year Celebration! — Santa Barbara, CA
October 11, 2015 — Introductory Workshop — Calabasas, CA
October 7-28, 2015 — The 16 Geniuses — 16 Genetic Personality Types — Santa Barbara, CA
September 12-13, 2015 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
July 18-19, 2015 — Level I Certification — Boston, MA
June 13-14, 2015 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
May 2-3, 2015 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
April 11, 2015 — Women's Health, Power, and Sustainability with Christiane Northrup, M.D. — Santa Barbara, CA
March 21-22, 2015 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
February 4 - March 25, 2015 — The 16 Geniuses — 16 Genetic Personality Types — Santa Barbara, CA
January 10-11, 2015 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
December 6-7, 2014 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
November 26 - December 17, 2014 — The 16 Geniuses — 16 Genetic Personality Types — Santa Barbara, CA
October 22, 2014 — The 16 Geniuses — 16 Genetic Personality Types — Santa Barbara, CA
October 15, 2014 — The 16 Geniuses — 16 Genetic Personality Types — Santa Barbara, CA
October 8, 2014 — The Genius of Flexibility Santa Barbara GRAND OPENING — Santa Barbara, CA
October 4-5, 2014 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
September 5-7, 2014 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
August 25-31, 2014 — Burning Man — Black Rock City, NV
June 27-29, 2014 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 18, 2014 — Cooley Yoga — Santa Barbara, CA
June 11, 2014 — Cooley Yoga — Santa Barbara, CA
May 15, 2014 — Oh, Mastery - Having a Free Attentional Focus in Cooley Yoga — Santa Barbara, CA
April 10, 2014 — The health and sustainability of the planet is a reflection of your personal health and sustainability — Santa Barbara, CA
March 28-30, 2014 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 14-16, 2014 — Level III Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
March 6, 2014 — Oh, Those Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands — Santa Barbara, CA
February 7-9, 2014 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
February 6, 2014 — Oh, Those Hamstrings — Santa Barbara, CA
January 10-12, 2014 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
December 12, 2013 — Oh, Those 16 Geniuses and Resistance Flexibility — Santa Barbara, CA
December 7, 2013 — One Day Workshop — Portland, OR
November 1-3, 2013 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
October 30, 2013 — Oh, Those 16 Geniuses — Santa Barbara, CA
October 3, 2013 — Oh, No Low Back Pain! — Santa Barbara, CA
August 30 - September 1, 2013 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
August 29, 2013 — Oh, Those 16 Genetic Personality Types and Flexibility — Santa Barbara, CA
July 26-28, 2013 — Level II Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
July 25, 2013 — Oh, Those Yoga Poses and TCM — Santa Barbara, CA
June 28-30, 2013 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
June 27, 2013 — Oh, Those Yoga Poses — Santa Barbara, CA
May 24-26, 2013 — Level I Certification — Santa Barbara, CA
May 23, 2013 — Oh, Those Hamstrings — Santa Barbara, CA