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01 July 2024 | 9am - 5pm |
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02 July 2024 | 9am - 5pm |
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This event is part of the series: Summer School
This event is part of Touchpoint's International Summer School 2024
Round about: Fascia
Fascia - A New Reflexology Landscape
Interest and research in the field of fascia and connective tissue has sprouted over the past decades, and we find it is time to integrate our understanding of fascia into reflexology.
Like a tree relies on the fungal network interacting with its roots, our tissues and cells rely on the fascial web that permeates every part of the body and provides structure, support, communication, and perhaps much more.
Tension and energetic blockages anywhere in the body is transmitted along the fascial planes, and wherever fascia meets a surface a holographic image of the internal state of the tissues is built. This, we belive, is one of the explanations for the effects of reflexology.
Reflecting body fascia into the feet
The idea of 10 vertical zones from William H. Fitzgerald is what most reflexology traditions are built on.
With a background in this original idea we can add the mainlines of adhesion between superficial and deep fascia to better understand the micro fascial landscape on the feet.
The power of spirals
One of the most profound forms in nature is the spiral.
Similarly, within our own bodies the facial web operates through intricate spiral movements.
We can support and stimulate these inherent spiral movements using spiral techniques on the feet.
The 5 diaphragms
The five diaphragms play a significant role in influencing the fascial web.
For instance: The two sides of the respiratory diaphragm function independently, generating a distinct pull within the fascial network.
We test and balance the five diaphragms as a fundamental technique in fascial work.
Scar reflexes
Scar tissue impacts the flexibility of the fascial web.
Identifying and addressing the reflex points on the feet corresponding to scars can help release blocked communication, both physically and mentally, and promote increased mobility.
Tuning the fascial web via the feet
The feet (and hands) can be seen as start or end points for the fascial web.
Therefore, the way our feet make contact with the ground hugely influences the fascia of the entire body.
Sensitive fascia
Fascia is rich in proprioceptors. These specialized nerve endings are sensitive to changes in tension, pressure, and position.
When we move, they continuously send information to the brain about the state and location of muscles, joints, and fascia.
Understanding and improving fascial health can enhance our proprioceptive abilities and contribute to better balance and overall physical function.
A web of water
We all know the essential role of adequate hydration for the proper functioning of connective tissues.
However, emerging and reexamined scientific studies suggest that water plays a remarkably dynamic role in our physiology.
It is actively participating in energy transfer across multiple levels, including biochemical, electromagnetic, and even more subtle dimensions.
Fascia fascination
When you let yourself get entangled in the web of fascial wisdom, the realms of discovery stretch endlessly before you!
Where you aware:
- That the power to contract is not the exclusive domain of muscles alone; the fascia, too, possesses this ability.
- Some visionaries speculate that fascia, connective tissue and the water it contains may be the missing link between the body and the conscious mind!
More about the instructors here >
Instructors
Dorthe Krogsgaard & Peter Lund Frandsen
On Touchpoint courses and workshops you benefit from having two instructors throughout the days.
Dorthe and Peter are both highly experienced international teachers, who present a mixture of theory, demonstrations and lots of hands-on practice.
Thank you much, Peter and Dorthe. You are both magnificent, so well-rounded and empathic, both as stellar individuals and as an exceptionally integrative and professional team. I am grateful to study with you both, such leading-edge pioneers!
- Petra van Noort, New York City -
Peter and Dorthe are internationally respected leaders in reflexology; both as practitioners and teachers. I encourage reflexologists everywhere to expand their theoretical horizons and integrate the hands-on techniques from this workshop in their daily practice. You and your clients will be happy with the results!
- Christine Issel - Sacramento, CA, USA -
Touchpoint is well-known around the world for a high professional standard in reflexology. I recommend their teachings, which can widen your practice with great benefit.
- Hanne Marquardt - Black Forest, Germany -
Peter and Dorthe presented the most organized and professional training class I have ever attended in my adult life. As a 46-year-old veteran I have been through many classes from military training, to underwater welding, to different types of healing modalities. I was very impressed with the work Peter and Dorthe are doing. Thank you for the wealth of information I will be putting to valuable use. Cheers.
- Rigby Oughs - Boulder City, Nevada, USA -
Dorthe and Peter took a complicated subject like anatomy and made it very easy to understand as well as remember. They're phenonemal instructors that take necessary time with you as an individual to show you exactly where and how to work on your clients. This is easily one of the best reflexology classes I have taken.
- Chantal Magaruh - Nevada, USA -