Upcoming Courses
VISCERAL MANIPULATION
Visceral Manipulation:
Abdomen 1 (VM1)
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2013:
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Hardwick, VT
Calgary, AB
Minneapolis, MN
Big Sur, CA
Seattle, WA
Tampa, FL
Toronto, ON
Tucson, AZ
Vancouver, BC
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Oct 3 - 6
Oct 17 - 20
Nov 14 - 17
Nov 17 - 19
Nov 17 - 22
Dec 5 - 8
Dec 5 - 8
Dec 12 - 15
Dec 12 - 15
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2014:
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Washington, DC
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Ottawa, ON
Chicago, IL
San Francisco, CA
Indianapolis, IN
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Portland, OR
Boulder, CO
Albuquerque, NM
Orange County, CA
Toronto, ONSomerville, NJ
New London, CT
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Jan 23 - 26
Jan 23 - 26
Apr 24 - 27
May 1 - 4
May 15 - 18
May 15 - 18
Jun 5 - 8
Jun 5 - 8
Jun 26 - 29
Aug 21 - 24
Sep 11 - 14
Sep 11 - 14
Nov 6 - 9
Oct 2 - 5
Dec 4 - 7
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Visceral Manipulation:
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Palm Beach, FL
San Luis Obispo, CA
Boston, MA
Vancouver, BC
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Oct 31 - 3
Nov 14 - 17
Dec 12 - 15
Dec 12 - 15
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2014:
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Chicago, IL
Calgary, AB
New York, NY
Houston, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Toronto, ON
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
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Jan 16 - 19
Mar 20 - 23
May 1 - 4
May 1 - 4
May 15 - 18
May 22 - 25
Jun 12 - 15
Jun 26 - 29
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Visceral Manipulation: Pelvis (VM3)
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Denver, CO
Seattle, WA
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
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Feb 20 - 23
May 29 - 1
Jul 10 - 13
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Visceral Manipulation:
The Thorax (VM4)
2014:
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Palm Beach, FL
Albuquerque, NM
Washington, DC
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Feb 6 - 9
Mar 13 - 16
Aug 14 - 17
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Manual Thermal Evaluation / Introduction to VisceroEmotional 1
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VisceroEmotional Relationships (VM6)
2013:
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Orange County, CA
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Dec 6 - 8
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2014:
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Albuquerque, NM
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Sep 26 - 28
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Visceral Manipulation Dissection (VMD)
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2014:
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Sacramento, CA
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Mar 21 - 23
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Listening Techniques (LT)
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Listening Techniques 2 (LT2)
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2013:
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Orange County, CA
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Nov 8 - 10
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Applications for Pediatrics (VAP)
2013:
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Visceral Vascular Manipulation:
Upper Body (VVMU)
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2014:
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Palm Beach, FL
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Feb 27 - 1
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NEW MANUAL ARTICULAR APPROACH
Manual Articular Approach:
Spine and Pelvis (MASP)
2014:
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Manual Articular Approach:
Lower Extremity (MALE)
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2014:
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Palm Beach, FL
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Jul 18 - 20
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NEURAL MANIPULATON
Neural Manipulation (NM1) 2013:
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Palm Beach, FL
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Albuquerque, NM
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Oct 25 - 27
Nov 8 - 10
Nov 22 - 24
Dec 13 - 15
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Chicago, IL
Springfield, MO
Boston, MA
Minneapolis, MN
Seattle, WA
Houston, TX
Palm Beach, FL
Toronto, ON
Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 17 - 19
Feb 28 - 2
Apr 10 - 12
Jun 6 - 8
Jun 19 - 21
Oct 10 - 12
Oct 24 - 26
Nov 6 - 8
Dec 11 - 13
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Neural Manipulation 2 (NM2)
2013:
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Minneapolis, MN
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Nov 15 - 17
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Albuquerque, NM
San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA
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May 16 - 18
Dec 4 - 6
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Neural Manipulation 3 (NM3)
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Neural Manipulation 4 (NM4)
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| Minneapolis, N | Oct 25 - 27
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Albuquerque, NM
New York, NY
Seattle, WA
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Jan 24 - 26
Apr 26 - 28
Nov 14 - 16
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Neuro-Visceral Manipulation of the
Thorax and Abdomen (NVMTA)
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2014:
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Los Angeles, CA
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Feb 8 - 10
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Train and certify in either Visceral Manipulation or Neural Manipulation
for as little as $100 per month.
Enjoy substantial savings Begin classes immediately |
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Our Partner Curriculums
IAHE is a coalition of healthcare instructors and curriculum developers united to advance innovative therapies
through high-quality
continuing-education programs.
To see partner curriculums and future workshop schedules, please click on a curriculum title below. CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY John E. Upledger, DO, OMM
LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY
Bruno Chikly, MD, DO
BRAIN THERAPY
Bruno Chikly, MD, DO
HEART CENTERED THERAPY
Alaya Chikly, LMT
Kerry D'Ambrogio,
DOM, AP, PT, DO-MTP
Kerry D'Ambrogio,
DOM, AP, PT, DO-MTP
HEALING FROM THE CORE
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana,
CMT, CST-D
THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD
Ann Harmon, DO
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
Judith (Walker) DeLany, LMT
QIGONG T'CHINGS
Cloe S. Couturier,
LMT/CO, CST-D
ZERO BALANCING
Fritz Smith, MD
FASCIAL INTEGRATION
Bruce Schonfeld,
Advanced Rolfer
BODY ALCHEMY
Rebecca M. Ridge Ph.D, TEP
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New Feature  on the IAHP's
Facebook page!
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September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month
Chronic pain is often due to long-term, unhealthy compensations that the body has been forced to make due to such causes as direct trauma, infections, repetitive movements from work or play, diet, environmental toxins or emotional stress. These can lead to adhesions that restrict movement of the viscera, cause fixations of the nerves, as well as compress the joints.
When the body is able to move freely, it is able to function optimally without pain. Visceral Manipulation, Neural Manipulation and New Manual Articular Approach are excellent modalities to assist our patients toward optimal movement and function, thereby enabling the body to heal its many ailments and chronic pain.
Celebrate this month knowing you are offering a great service to your patients.
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 The Rational Treatment of Visceral Ptoses
Transactions of the American Climatological Association. 1906; 22:127 by Dr. John Madison Taylor.
After having just completed VM2 (fantastic!) - I wanted to share a paper I'd found in my research for classes (a PT student at the time). From 1906, it is entitled "The Rational Treatment of Visceral Ptoses" by Dr. John Madison Taylor. It is a very interesting read, a fun read regardless of your interest - so flowery and narrative. But I found it compelling for the historic documentation of treatment of viscera and the commentary on the trend of the time toward surgeries for all things visceral. This doctor seems to be calling for practitioners to rely on their clinical expertise rather than cutting everyone open to treat.
- S. Frikken, SPT, CMT
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Principles of VM
by Marc Heller, DC
I am not sure why it has taken me so long, but after 104 articles, I am finally writing about visceral manipulation.
Let's begin with some background on how I started studying visceral work. In 1994, I worked in an interdisciplinary clinic, where I got to rub shoulders with a manipulating osteopath. I had always been interested in low-force methods, but this was my first introduction to the osteopathic ways of using low-force manipulation. I was impressed by the osteopathic methods and sought out a way to learn them.
Most PTs who do manual therapy use methods originally developed in osteopathy. Relatively few DOs in the U.S. are primarily manual practitioners, although some certainly are, and they can be very good. DCs generally are not exposed to the osteopathic model unless we search outside of our own profession.
What I like about osteopathic manipulation methods are their subtlety. Muscle energy and counterstrain use minimal force to move joints. The methods depend on patient positioning and in the case of muscle energy, small contractions of the patient's musculature, followed by relaxation while the joint is moved.
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Meet the BI Staff
Love and kisses to all alumni from the BI team. Through everyone's efforts we are helping patients all over the world. Click to view larger.First Row: Alain Croibier, Gail Wetzler, Jean-Pierre Barral, Dee Ahern, John Matthew Upledger (administration). Second Row: Dawn Langnes (administration), Judy Russell, Barbara LeVan, Ron Mariotti, Annabel Mackenzie, Jean Anne Zollars, Marc Naudin.
Third Row: Kathy Woll (administration), Rita Benamor, Lisa Brady Grant. Fourth Row: Rene Assink, A.J. de Koning, Pierre Vey, Dominique Thevenot, Mark Bookhout, Peter Coppola. Fifth Row: Eric Marlien, Olivier Bazin, Christoph Sommer, Mark Bloemberg, Nabil Lahlouh Gonzalez. Missing: Stijn Bekker, Roberto Bonanzinga, Gabriela Cincarova, Ken Frey, Alison Harvey, Frank Hiltensberger, Sabine Mittermayr, Theresa Nievelkoetter, Jorg Petersen, Dicky van den Broek, Bernhard Voss. Visceral Manipulation 2
Sydney, Australia - April 20-23, 2013
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Receiving Treatment Will Make You a Better Therapist...
The following is a testimonial by a therapist in Australia who received a session
which included Visceral Manipulation, Neural Manipulation and Visceral Vascular Manipulation.
"Just thought I'd give you an update for your interest. My singing is exciting to use as a fine tuned barometer with how things are going - I'm finding it really interesting (and great!) with how things have changed with your one treatment. My left soft palate feels so unrestricted now to elevate with preparation to sing, something which had been bugging me for ages! As I mentioned to you, the change between my vowels is so much easier than previously, when I had to work very hard cognitively for placement to have something that wasn't nearly as smooth. Thank you! My breath also now feels 'connected' to my abdomen and the pressures feel like I can better expand my left ribs and maintain this without it 'collapsing' as previously. I'm looking forward to even more changes with this.
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Searchable Article Database
For articles and research information pertaining to the modalities that we offer, an article database is now available that can be searched using various criteria.
We strive to make our searchable database as comprehensive as possible. If you know of an article that is not included on this list, please e-mail us with the article information.
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 To these recently certified instructors:
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Annabel Mackenzie - Vancouver, Canada (VM5)
- Rita Benamor - Lisbon, Portugal (VM2)
- Roberto Bonanzinga - Lesignano de Bagni,
Italy (NM4, MALE, MAUE)
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Featured Products -
New Manual Articular Approach;
Upper Extremity by Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, MRO(F), RPT &
Alain Croibier, DO, MRO(F)
The first of a three-part series, the content of this book  is derived from the rich experience of its authors. This text presents a selection of effective techniques that are simple, precise and not at all forceful. Entirely new and original, the main objective of the work detailed is to help the therapist bring relief to their patients. This book is for professional osteopaths, students of osteopathy, physiotherapists and manual therapists wishing to enrich their practice and broaden their skill set.
Soft cover - 262 pages
$79.95
Visceral Mobility and Motility Testing - Comprehensive Illustrated Collection of Visceral Motion
This table-top flipchart is a comprehensive collection of over 100 anatomical drawings depicting the mobility and motility patterns of healthy organs. The mobility and motility of each organ is clearly explained via illustration, as well as accompanied by supporting text. A hidden pop-open easel displays the table-top chart and spiral binding along the top allows for easy flipping from one page to the next.
Size: 8.5" wide by 14" tall
Price $150.00
Price for Barral students and alumni, $95.00
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Upcoming Conventions
Fort Worth, TX
September 24 - 27, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
February 3 - 6, 2014
with Conference Presenter Jean Anne Zollars
Framingham, MA
March 20 - 23, 2014
with Keynote Speaker Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CMT, CST-D and Conference Presenter Mariann Sisco, PT
Tarrytown, NY
Orlando, FL
June 26 - 29, 2014
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Barral Institute Alumni Association 
The Barral Institute Alumni Association is managed by the International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP).
Participants in Barral workshops are automatically eligible for membership.
Basic membership is free; a Medallion Membership that offers enhanced professional benefits is also available.
For a complete listing and description of the benefits associated with Medallion status, please visit
http://iahp.com/pages/benefits/
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Visceral Manipulation 
Study Groups create wonderful opportunities to practice the skills you have learned and further your understanding of your chosen modality by sharing experiences and asking questions of other like-minded practitioners.
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