The course is aimed at therapists with completed basic training who would like to expand their clinical competencies by an essential aspect. The emphasis is on practical experience. 

 

Content Part 1

Intra-peritoneal organs

Part 1 is dedicated to the organs of the abdominal cavity, which are practically all of endodermal origin.  The endodermal inner tube of our embryonic body stores memories of our earliest pre-natal experience.  A deep understanding of the topography, anatomy and texture as well as embryological growth movements of abdominal viscera forms the basis for sensing the motility of the individual organs, how they hold inertia, and the impact of formative imprints on health in later life.  The latest research results on the gut-brain axis and the microbiome are incorporated. Further treatment approaches via the peritoneum and mesenteries, as well as the enteric nervous system, complement the ways of supporting the health of the abdomen.   

 

Content Part 2

20 - 22 March, 2026

Extra-peritoneal and thoracic organs 

Part 2 deals with the pelvic organs, the kidneys and the thoracic organs of the lungs and heart.  Here, too, the embryological history of development, the position in the body and the direct palpation experience as access to the motility of the individual organs are taught. Animal organs will be employed to strengthen participants’ ability to identify individual viscera in the living body.  Connective tissue relationships in the pelvis and thoracic cavity are discussed and special attention is paid to the function of the ANS, in particular the ventral Vagus branch (polyvagal theory according to Stephen Porges) in the regulation of the heart and lungs.