Daoist and Osteopathic Methods for Developing Perceptive Touch with Dr. Alexander Frantzis

In this four day workshop, at the behest of Master Frantzis, Dr Alex Frantzis will teach foundational principles shared between both osteopathy and Daoist qigong tui na. These principles will specifically enhance your ability for global palpation, or feeling through the body at touch.

This course is appropriate for hands-on therapists and medical professionals, as well as anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of healing touch.

One of the greatest skills a professional hands-on therapist can possess is using their touch to listen through the body and perceive areas with which they are not in direct physical contact.  Some individuals are born with an innate sensitivity that gives them this ability and are sometimes referred to as having “good hands.”

Yet this skill can also be taught and acquired through diligent practice. Anyone with a sincere desire to learn can cultivate the depth and subtlety of their touch to an incredible level.

Practices to do this exist in both Eastern and Western healing modalities, yet they are rarely taught outside of strictly professional or clinical settings. Even then, an excellent teacher is required to fully communicate the essence of what to actually do and not just theory and jargon.

In the West, Osteopaths have worked for generations to develop exceptional hands on sensitivity (palpation skill) as an essential cornerstone of their medical practice. This led to the creation of sophisticated healing techniques that frequently yield stunningly positive outcomes. Safely and effectively treating millions around the globe, Osteopathic methods have stood the test of time.

In the East, the “test of time” has been thousands of years as the Daoists refined the bodywork system known as qigong tui na through the millennia. Qigong tui na took perceptive touch and the ability to become subtly aware of the body to near unimaginable depths, simultaneously creating a system for reliably transmitting this skill through the generations.

What You Will Learn

This workshop will present an opportunity to learn foundational principles shared between both osteopathy and Daoist qigong tui na. These principles will specifically enhance your ability for global palpation, or feeling through the body at touch.

We’ll also explore the relationship of qigong exercises and Daoist meditation to refining a perceptive touch. Qigong exercises which facilitate developing this sensitivity for both bodywork and other human interactions will comprise the majority of this course.

This workshop is intended to accelerate and level up the skills of bodywork professionals, as well as simply increase the joy that a refined sense of touch can bring to your life and relationships.

Master Bruce Frantzis has invited Alex Frantzis to share this material with you, and it will include Tui Na applications that have not been taught before due to its focus on Osteopathy.

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Dr. Alexander Frantzis

Alexander Frantzis D.O. is a board certified physician in Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and a professor of osteopathic principles at the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Outside of an academic setting, he teaches workshops on developing Osteopathic palpation and is an officer of the Post Graduate Institute of Osteopathy, an organization dedicated to advanced osteopathic education. He has completed a formal acupuncture education and has also learned the Daoist internal arts from childhood as Master Bruce Frantzis’ son.

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Learn From Where You Are

AN IN-DEPTH LEARNING AND MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL EXPERIENCE

Attending online gives you access to LIVE teachings as well as RECORDINGS of every class. This gives you the tools to learn at your convenience from wherever you are in the world.

You can DOWNLOAD recorded classes for permanent offline access on your device.

You’ll not only receive the depth of instruction of Master Frantzis, but also guided practices from Senior Instructors to support your learning.

Experience the ease of learning from your home with multiple camera angles, clear audio, and live Q&As. It’s the next best thing to attending in person!

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The Benefits of Attending In-Person

In-person attendance is always recommended. Attending in person will allow you to have partners to practice with as well as getting hands on guidance from Dr. Frantzis.

We will also have an additional session on Monday for in-person only people to ask questions, practice on each other, and get energetic rebalancing from Dr. Frantzis. THIS SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED

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Course Schedule

Preparation Course From Master Frantzis (pre-recorded)

Learn the basics of Qigong Tui Na with videos from previous Qigong Tui Na courses with Master Bruce K. Frantzis.

Main Instruction:

June 30 – July 2, 2023

Registration/Check-in at the Energy Arts Training Center, Longmont (in-person):

• Friday June 30, 2023, 11:15-11:45 am
  

Class schedule:

• Friday June 30, 2023, 12:00-2:00 pm and 4:00-6:00 pm
• Saturday, July 1, 2023, 10:00am – 1:00 pm and 3:00-6:00 pm
• Sunday, July 2, 2023, 10:00am – 1:00 pm and 3:00-6:00 pm
• Monday, July 3, 2023, 10:00am – 1:00 pm (In-Person Only)

Review and Practice (In-Person Only)

July 3, 2023

Ask questions, practice on each other, and get guidance and energetic rebalancing from Dr. Frantzis.

• Monday, July 3, 2023, 10:00am – 1:00 pm

 

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Course Fees

(Virtual Attendance) One Payment of $297 or 3 Monthly Payments of $99

(In-Person) One Payment of $397 or 3 Monthly Payments of $133