FASCIA: FLUID, FORM AND LIVING MEMORY.
by MARY BOLINGBROKE

During this lecture, we will explore Dr. Still’s statement, ‘The Soul of Man with all the Streams of Pure Living Water in the fascia of his Body’. Our talk begins by looking at the structure of Fascia and the function Fluids. Next, we find the collaboration of Tensegrity and how our body becomes a living memory holding the Sacred and the profane. During the practical session, we will connect to our Beginners Mind and watch the fascial and fluid forms respond as we change our minds!

Mary qualified from the British School of Osteopathy in 1992 and then worked and trained with Stuart Korth at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London until 1997. Later, she trained with Jim Jealous and began working at Christian Sullivan’s practice in Bradford on Avon. She co-founded the Irish Diploma in Paediatrics with lan Wright in 2009 and continues to teach with lan in Ireland, London and Europe. She regularly teaches on Biobasics courses. Mary has a great interest in teaching as well as treating people of all ages, animals, including horses, dogs and the occasional parrot.

DIVINE FRIENDS – THE IDEA OF WHOLENESS AND THE SILENT PARTNER
by DAVID COOKE

Jim Jealous described a healthy patient as simply being at Peace. This lecture is looking at the idea of Peace and the concept of Listening with a capital L (as described by Rollin Becker) without directing any attention to the part while you treat. Through this we are allowing the patient to let go of their suffering while revealing their true nature of Peace, which is always there. Our true nature is a shared belonging with everything and everyone. It is timeless and eternal.

David qualified from The British College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003, with first class honours in Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a Master’s in paediatric osteopathy at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in 2006 and worked there as a clinical tutor for 7 years. He exclusively uses those techniques associated with cranial/biodynamic osteopathy, which he finds allows him to treat the whole person more effectively. That is not to say joint and spinal manipulation doesn’t have its place, just that the other stuff seems to work better for him.

REFLECTIONS ON 55 YEARS
WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE?
by NICHOLAS HANDOLL

The deeper our understanding of who our patient truly is – and where they are – the deeper the level of treatment we may be able to offer.

Drawing on over 55 years of experience, Nicholas explores the philosophy of osteopathy, the nature of consciousness, and how insights from quantum physics challenge our conventional understanding of reality. He invites participants to consider not only what osteopathy is, but also who we are and how this perspective can influence our osteopathic practice.

The session concludes with a guided practical exercise for all attendees, including tutors, designed to expand awareness of our experience of the world and deepen our appreciation of the patient on the treatment table.
Nicholas Handoll, D.O., was introduced to osteopathy in 1966 and qualified from the BSO in 1971. Although initially trained in the structural approach, he became increasingly dissatisfied with its limitations. After attending the UK’s first Cranial Course in 1972, he spent the next two decades researching the principles behind the Cranial Concept, ultimately concluding that its effects are a response by the body not from within but to something outside.
His research culminated in Anatomy of Potency, first published in 2000 and updated in 2016 as Anatomy of Potency: Energy Osteopathy and Quantum Physics. Nicholas defines potency as the living system’s capacity to renew, regenerate and reform itself, and views osteopathy as a philosophy of healthcare concerned with identifying what has compromised health.

Following a well-publicised dispute with the Advertising Standards Authority and the General Osteopathic Council over the scope of osteopathic practice, Nicholas chose to withdraw from the register while continuing to practise in accordance with the Osteopaths Act 1993.

Now semi-retired, he continues to share his research and philosophy through his two-day Energy Osteopathy course.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEUTRAL, POTENCY AND BODY’S
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND ITS INFLUENCE IN HEALTH
by MARÍA JOSÉ GIL

Neutral is a homogeneous state where fluids, the Potency and tissues are no longer perceived as separate from each other. In this state, only the whole can be perceived. This homogeneity gives the body the opportunity to be moved in all directions to restore health. J.Jealous
Neutral, it is also the gateway for deeper levels of potency and influence on the body´s EMF. Potency is the inherent organising force that expresses through the fluids, giving rise to motion and ordering structure and function. Through the lecture, we’ll travel from how the practitioner is able to perceive neutral, its influence on patients´ EMF, and its physiological effects on the body.

Maria has been running her own practice since 1999, specialising in the treatment of children and adults with spinal disorders. She initially worked as a physiotherapist and has been practising as an osteopath since 2007. Maria trained in cranial osteopathy through the SCCO pathway and in biodynamic osteopathy with Christian Sullivan, completing all phases of the Jim Jealous curriculum. Over the past eight years, she has been actively involved with Biobasics Spain and has collaborated in several biodynamic osteopathy workshops.

TREVELATIONS FROM MODERN SCIENCE: THE GLYMPHATIC CLEARANCE SYSTEM AND THE SUB ARACHNOID LYMPHATIC “LIKE” MEMBRANE (SLYM) – IMPLICATIONS FOR BRAIN HEALTH.
by CATRIN MEAR

This lecture reflects on Dr Sutherland’s remarkable perceptions of the “Highest Known Element”.

Since 2013, scientific research has led to numerous fascinating discoveries that have advanced our understanding of brain physiology. Among these are the identification of the glymphatic pathway, which facilitates the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, and the confirmation of a previously unknown lymphatic drainage system within the brain.

This presentation aims to bring participants up to date with this new model of brain physiology. It will explore the perception articulated by Dr Sutherland, who stated that “the arterial stream is supreme, but the cerebrospinal fluid is in command”. Contemporary research, which was not available during Sutherland’s time, now supports and elaborates upon his insights.
Catrin graduated from the European School of Osteopathy in 2005. A few years after qualifying, she discovered the postgraduate Biodynamics of Osteopathy programme, which rekindled her passion for osteopathy and led her to “fall in love with Osteopathy all over again”.

She holds a teaching qualification (PG Cert in Higher Education) and, since 2013, has used the fundamental principles of the model proposed by William Garner Sutherland to teach Cranial Osteopathy at the European School of Osteopathy. Her teaching spans both UK undergraduate and international postgraduate students.

In addition to her teaching work, Catrin practises privately in Surrey, specialising in the osteopathic treatment of individuals with chronic pain conditions. She is also a qualified Stress Illness Recovery Practitioner (SIRPA) and integrates mind-body approaches as a valuable complement to osteopathy for those recovering from chronic pain.

Catrin has furthered her expertise by completing APO training at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London. This charity clinic supports the wellbeing of children facing a wide range of health challenges and conditions.