Basic Certificate Course in Biodynamic Massage

The course structure

Sessions will include demonstration and practice giving the massage, feedback and discussion. The massage exchanges practised between the workshops will also be discussed. The 9 Biodynamic massages taught will include Energy Distribution, Palming, Basic Touch and Emptying. These different techniques and levels of touch are designed to meet people’s very different needs. As well as learning, you will have a great time receiving these very special massages.

The course will add up to a total of 108 hours Biodynamic Massage tuition and 48 hours of Anatomy and Physiology tuition.

Students can apply for the Assessment for the Basic Certificate in Biodynamic Massage after satisfactory completion of the course and all assignments. This certificate will enable you to work as a Biodynamic practitioner.

Dates:

The course will consist of 22 Thursday evenings and 1 Sunday of massage training and 4 weekends of Anatomy and Physiology training.

Thursday evenings: 6, 13, 20, 27 February, 6, 13, 20, 27 March, 3, 10 April, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May, 5, 12, 19, 26 June, 3, 10 and 17 July.

Sunday: 16 February

Practising the Biodynamic Techniques

Between workshops you are expected to practice the techniques either in exchanges with students from the group or working with other friends. These practise sessions will be discussed in the group supervision sessions during the weekends. You will write a case study of a series of six massages given to the same person. You will also need to receive 20 Biodynamic Massages from a qualified practitioner.

Anatomy and Physiology

The Anatomy and Physiology taught is closely linked to the Biodynamic Massage work. The module is 48 hours over 4 weekends and is designed to enable practitioners of Biodynamic Psychotherapy and Massage to work with an embodied understanding of the structure and function of the human body; and also to acquire a basic understanding of the functional identity of body, mind and soul.

Anatomy and Physiology session plan:

1) Introduction. Cells and molecules of living organisms. Regulation and basic energetic. Foetal development. The Nervous system.

2) Fluids. Connective tissue. Blood and the Cardiovascular system. The Respiratory System. The Skeletal System.

3) The Muscular System. The digestive and urinary systems.

4) Endocrine and immune systems. The lymphatic system. Skin. The reproductive system. Pregnancy and birth. Postnatal development. Review and feedback.

After we have received your application form you will be called for an interview. Interviews take place in July, August and September 2012 (£30).

Advanced course in Biodynamic Massage

For those interested in taking their Biodynamic skills further, there will be an Advanced Course in Biodynamic Massage offered starting September 2013.

LSBP Post-Graduate Diploma training in Biodynamic Psychotherapy (UKCP accredited)

Biodynamic Massage is often used in the course of Biodynamic Psychotherapy. The Basic and Advanced Biodynamic Massage courses can lead on to the Diploma Course in Biodynamic Psychotherapy and will be credited as a large part of the first year training.

How is Biodynamic Massage different from other types of massage?

· Biodynamic Massage is designed to help us literally digest our stress, not just in our minds but also in our bodies (Gerda Boysesn’s theory of the ‘psycho-peristalsis’ of the intestines).

· It touches the whole person: feelings, mind and spirit.

· We use no oil or powder and can work either directly on the skin, or through light clothing.

· We use a stethoscope to listen to the sounds in your belly, which we use as a biofeedback, to tell us from moment to moment how you are responding to our touch.