A MACDONALD SAFETY CORRIDOR PROTOCOL SERIES SEMINAR
Unlocking the Pelvis & the Pelvic Floor
Edmonton Β· Saturday, March 13, 2027 Β· Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Β· One day, hands-on Β· Limited to 15 chiropractors
We are not treating pelvic floor issues. We think of the pelvic floor as a sensory organ, one that tells the brain where the pelvis is in space. When that signal is clear, the nervous system feels supported from below, and everything above it organizes better.
This is Lock Four of the MacDonald Safety Corridor Protocol: the floor of the corridor, the foundation everything else stands on. A full day of assessment and adjusting with Dr. Don and Brandi MacDonald, built so you can use it in your practice on Monday.
Registration: $599 CAD for the first 10 to register β then the price goes up to $799 CAD.
βThe pelvic floor work is stunningly useful, surprisingly quick and shockingly easy to implement. It is like a part of the nervous system that the chiropractic profession just left out.β
β Dr. Michael Winters, 43 years in practice, Paducah, Kentucky
What this is, and what it is not
This is not:
- Internal work of any kind
- Physiotherapy techniques or a home exercise program
- A new modality competing with your technique
This is:
- Completely external work, over the top of clothing
- Chiropractic assessment and adjusting of the pelvis and pelvic floor, through the posterior, central, and anterior components
- Built on physiological consent: every contact explained, and nothing moves forward without full agreement
- Learned hands-on, in a small room, with time to practice until your hands know it
If the pelvic floor feels like unfamiliar territory, you are not alone. Most pelvic floor work people have experienced is internal, and that is about as invasive as care gets. We developed this approach to be the opposite.
Why the floor matters
The pelvic floor is a bowl of fascia that needs to move in order to tell the brain what position we are in space. Think of it as the live-time Wi-Fi of knowing where your pelvis is. When that signal fades, the nervous system organizes around protection instead of possibility, and the body compensates: load stops dispersing through the pelvis and lower spine, the upper spine and shoulders take on more than their share, and the same low back cases keep coming back.
This protocol did not come from looking for pelvic floor problems. It came from optimizing the regulatory effect of the adjustment. Create ease in the floor of the Safety Corridor and you influence the vagus nerve's sensory input, the enteric nervous system, lymphatic drainage through the lower limbs, and the spring of the whole fascial system.
The clinical question is a simple one: how well does this person sense their own foundation?
βI was hesitant tooβ
βI'm very hesitant to add in a lot of techniques. I wonder, will this hinder the straight chiropractic I like to do? But the way you taught it, and the way the releases are done, is very much through a chiropractic lens. That actually surprised me a lot, and I was very pleased with that.β
β Dr. Lauren Rose, Okotoks, Alberta
Lauren came to our Calgary seminar the way many chiropractors do: interested, and quietly worried this would pull her toward physio. What she found was chiropractic, all the way through. As she puts it, it is easy to explain to practice members, because it influences the nervous system the same way the adjustment does. Other pelvic floor specialists do very different work, much more invasive, or they hand people exercises to do at home, which no one ever does. This is not that.
In your practice on Monday
It does not matter what technique you currently use. This fits inside the adjusting you already do, and chiropractors tell us the same thing every time: they were using it the day they got back.
βWhat I love about it is it's been really easy to implement into our adjusting. Day zero after the seminar we were using it and seeing good results. It wasn't two months of trying to figure out how to put it together. We just can add it in, which was awesome.β
β Dr. Liz Walker, Missoula, Montana
Liz drove seven and a half hours to the Calgary seminar. After being adjusted at the seminar herself, she drove seven and a half hours home without the back pain she had been living with, and the SI joint pain that used to switch sides has not returned. She is now training to hike the Grand Canyon.
What we will cover on Saturday, March 13
One full, unhurried day, working in pairs, with breaks and time for lunch.
- Step 1 β The MacDonald Safety Corridor, in brief: a short review to open the morning and frame the day. Just the essentials β the deep dive isn't what this day is for.
- Step 2 β Why the pelvic floor matters: the pelvic floor and its fascia, what the components are, and how closely this work is tied to the autonomic nervous system.
- Step 3 β Femur heads first: we go through the femur heads before anything else, so you can separate a hip issue from a pelvic floor issue and tell which is which.
- Step 4 β The Three Saddle Protocol, practised: the full protocol worked through in pairs, with plenty of table time. The repetition is what makes it yours.
Above all, this is a hands-on day β most of your learning happens at the table, working in pairs.
Bring a portable table if you can. The repetition is what makes Monday possible.
βI learned so much and can't wait to implement new techniques tomorrow!β
β Cathy Ng
βI learn something every single event you put on! And I leave more regulated and a better human!!β
β Petrice Foxworthy
The challenges that are already on your table
They include chronic knee issues, lower rib issues, and the pelvic floor issues your practice members come in complaining of.
- The low back that keeps relapsing. When the foundation is not sensing well, the lower spine does the compensating, and the same presentation returns every few weeks.
- The SI joint and hip challenges that stall. Lauren came to the seminar specifically for her male patients with tailbone issues she could not move beyond a quick adjustment. The protocol gave her an answer for every one of them.
- Your postpartum moms. One chiropractor wrote to us about her patient, who sat up after her adjustment with a look of surprise: it did not hurt to sit, and it did not hurt to load her pelvic floor, for the first time since she had delivered her first baby four years earlier.
- The people who have stopped mentioning it. Many practice members live with pelvic floor challenges and never say a word. Once you can assess the region, you start finding what has been there all along.
Many chiropractors have practice members who bring up pelvic floor concerns, but they feel thereβs a gap in their toolbox β so they donβt know what to do besides refer them out. This day closes that gap.
Learning this, comfortably
βYour seminar was amazing. I also loved how comfortable you and Brandi make everyone feel in a learning setting, which can often feel quite vulnerable.β
β Dr. Lauren Rose
This is sensitive territory to learn, and we teach it the way we practice it: everything explained, consent at every step, and a room small enough that you can ask anything. The more you practice it, the more confident you become, and practice members feel that confidence right away.
Refresher β Edmonton: Unlocking the Pelvis & the Pelvic Floor
$399 CAD
Saturday, March 13, 2027
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HOTEL INFORMATION:
Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South
4404 Gateway Blvd NW, Edmonton, AB T6H 5C2
No hotel room block is available for this seminar. Please book your own room directly with the hotel, and book early for the best rates.
Discover a seamless stay at our premier hotel in South Edmonton, Canada, where comfort, convenience, and connection come together. Ideally located at Whitemud Drive and Gateway Boulevard, this Edmonton, Alberta hotel offers easy access to Edmonton International Airport (YEG), South Edmonton Common, Southgate Center, the University of Alberta, and Whyte Ave, making it ideal for business and leisure travelers. Enjoy modern guest rooms and suites with plush bedding, ergonomic workspaces, and complimentary WiβFi. As a welcoming pet-friendly hotel in Edmonton, Canada, we make traveling with your furry companions easy. Start your day with Starbucks coffee, enjoy locally inspired dining at 4404 Restaurant, or unwind in Aurora Lounge. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, whirlpool, and heated underground parking
Learn with Dr. Don and Brandi MacDonald
Dr. Don MacDonald:Β Don brings the clinical perspective and over 28 years of hands-on experience.Β He teaches chiropractors how he observes, assesses, and adjusts while integrating neurological, fascial, and functional information, making complex ideas usable without asking practitioners to become someone else at the table.
Brandi MacDonald: Brandi brings the communication, education, leadership, and human-behavior perspective. She helps chiropractors understand how safety, language, consent, expectations, and the practice environment influence the experience of care.
Together, they are founders of The Informed Chiropractor Collective, the MacDonald Safety Corridor, and the upcoming book "The Polyvagal Shift"
Questions Chiropractors Ask Us
Is any part of this internal?
No. Every contact is external, over clothing. That is by design, and it is one of the first things we cover on the day.
Is this within chiropractic scope?
It is assessment and adjusting of the pelvis, organised through the MacDonald Safety Corridor Protocol. No new modality, no exercises to prescribe, nothing that asks you to practice as a different profession.
Do I need to change my technique?
No. Chiropractors from every technique background have integrated this into their existing adjusting, usually within their first week back.
What should I bring?
A portable table if you have one, and yourself. Everything else is provided.
How big is the group?
Fifteen at most. Hands-on work cannot be coached properly in a crowd, so we cap it and it does fill.
Unlocking the Pelvis & the Pelvic Floor
Saturday, March 13, 2027 Β· 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South
Registration: $599 CAD for the first 10 to register β then the price goes up to $799 CAD. Limited to 15 places.
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We would love to see you in Edmonton.
Don and Brandi MacDonald
The Informed Chiropractor