Bowen for Mothers and Babies with John Wilks Early Bird
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$725.00
$725.00
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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:
- 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).
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).
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 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.
