Visceral Manipulation Intro - see below for the ADVANCED INTRO!

The purpose of Visceral Manipulation is to recreate, harmonise and increase proprioceptive
communication in the body to enhance its internal mechanism for better health.

Jean-Pierre Barral

This new and exciting course aims to introduce participants to the work of French osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral who noted the importance of organs' motion in maintaining their physiological function. He has developed gentle and precise techniques to locate and treat any restrictions that prevent this fullness of motion. The principles of these techniques are easy to learn and integrate into many body therapies.

This introductory weekend is suitable for any qualified bodyworkers and will focus on the organs of the abdominal cavity.

What you will get:

an understanding of the importance of organ mobility and inherent movement or motility
an introduction to the general listening and local listening techniques that help us to determine the precise location of restrictions
an understanding of the basic concepts of how to treat visceral restrictions
anatomical reviews to ensure you appreciate the size and position of each of the organs we will be working with
techniques to treat the liver, stomach, kidney and cecum (first part of the large intestine)
lunch, teas, coffees and a study guide!

Jo Crill is a Chartered Physiotherapist who has worked with these techniques for the last 9 years, studying both with the Upledger Institute and Jean-Pierre himself.

NEW ! Advanced Intro

After many requests for more we will be putting an

ADVANCED INTRO 10 - 11 NOVEMBER 2007

We will go over the importance of the listening skills, motility and the approach to good palpation. You will learn some more techniques for mobilising the stomach and oesphagus, liver and gall baldder and stomach and liver together.

We will also learn some techniques for the peritoneum and add the sigmoid colon to the picture after reviewing the cecum.

There are also some helpful approaches to the boney frame that are helpful so we will introduce these for the sacrum and stermnum.

There will be lots of emphasis on practice and palpation so you can further the skills begun in the first introduction.

The cost for these two days is also £150. If you are ready to book and put down the deposit or payment right away then please click here for the booking form for either of these two courses. Otherwise...