Bowen for Mothers and Babies
with John Wilks
This course is designed to provide both an understanding of the Bowen Technique and the practical hands-on skills that enable participants to work safely and effectively with mothers and babies in a clinical setting.
The Bowen Technique is a powerful but gentle approach to addressing a wide variety of symptoms and conditions that mothers and babies frequently present with, both prenatally and postnatally. The course will teach practical skills to address the following:
The Bowen Technique is a powerful but gentle approach to addressing a wide variety of symptoms and conditions that mothers and babies frequently present with, both prenatally and postnatally. The course will teach practical skills to address the following:
- Understanding and application of Bowen work to mums and babies
- The importance of a safe environment, empathy and eye contact when working with babies
- Negotiation of touch and space when working with babies
- Womb health and Posture including optimal fetal positioning during pregnancy
- The Psoas in the mother and the baby and how to work with it
- Working with Posterior babies
- The use of forceps and suction, how that impacts the baby and how to work with the imprints
- Planned and emergency Caesareans – how to work with mother and baby
- Babies who have been born ‘normally’ but are exhibiting symptoms such as colic, restlessness etc
- A look at the baby’s cranium - its differences to an adult and areas that might need addressing
- The role of the umbilicus prenatally and at birth – its ramifications and how to work with umbilical shock
- Looking at the ramifications of induced deliveries
- Working with Mums after birth (including working with scar tissue after Caesareans)
Venue, Dates, Times
The workshop will be held at Crossing Wellness Center in Silver Spring, MD. Address: 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: 301-565-4924
Crossings is conveniently located three blocks from the Metro Red Line. There is public garage parking and hotels and restaurants within walking distance. How to get to Crossings: https://crossingshealing.org/about-us-2/location-directions-parking/ |
Dates: April 4 - 7, 2024
Times: 9:30 am to 6 pm each day, with 1.5 hours for lunch
Fees and Registration: The workshop fee is $725 for 4 days, $650 if paid 1 month in advance (by March 4).
Times: 9:30 am to 6 pm each day, with 1.5 hours for lunch
Fees and Registration: The workshop fee is $725 for 4 days, $650 if paid 1 month in advance (by March 4).
Travel and Lodging:
By Car: Silver Spring, MD is just north of Washington, DC.
By Train: Amtrak travels in to Washington, DC via Union Station. You can take the Metro from there, the Redline to Silver Spring.
By Plane: The area is served by three different airports: Ronald Reagan International, Dulles International and Baltimore Washington International airport. You can travel to Silver Spring metro stop via the metro service easily.
Lodging: There are many hotels and airbnb near the venue. The Hotel Silver Spring and DoubleTree by Hilton are within walking distance.
Food: There many local restaurants and a Whole Foods and other grocery stores nearby.
By Train: Amtrak travels in to Washington, DC via Union Station. You can take the Metro from there, the Redline to Silver Spring.
By Plane: The area is served by three different airports: Ronald Reagan International, Dulles International and Baltimore Washington International airport. You can travel to Silver Spring metro stop via the metro service easily.
Lodging: There are many hotels and airbnb near the venue. The Hotel Silver Spring and DoubleTree by Hilton are within walking distance.
Food: There many local restaurants and a Whole Foods and other grocery stores nearby.
About John Wilks
John Wilks has been practicing and teaching Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and The Bowen Technique for the last 27 years. In his early 20’s he developed a deep interest in body-centered psychotherapy, yoga and meditation and has since taught in many countries throughout the world including the UK, USA, South Africa, New Zealand, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Serbia, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Portugal, Norway, Israel, Australia, Central America, Brazil, Ireland, and France.
He is the author of 6 books including Choices in Pregnancy and Childbirth (2015), An Integrative Approach to Treating Babies and Children (2017), Understanding Craniosacral Therapy and several books on the Bowen Technique He was a co-founder of the Breath of Life Conferences in London and speaks at conferences worldwide on the topic of the long term effects of how we form in the womb and how we are born. He runs two large internet based teaching programs specializing in delivering high quality webinars and courses to health professionals www.ehealthlearning.tv and www.ourbirthjourney.com For more details see www.therapy-training.com, |