Transformation through Touch :

The myofascial and cardio-vascular axis centered around the Heart

The Shen Master Training is a training for artists of touch. It is a blend of Eastern Healing Arts and Osteopathy to deepen and train our perception & palpation skills.

On the lake we offer a new format as a residential retreat, an 11-day intensive immersion into the myofascial and cardio-vascular axis centered around the Heart. You will discover how the myofascial & cardio-vascular systems are the connecting element between all systems and how we can achieve Transformation through Touch through the art of palpation in the different springs.

Shock & Trauma can leave an imprint in the myofascial system and thus impact the cardio-vascular system. Andrew T. Still said: The law of the artery is supreme. During this workshop we dive deep into the myofascial and cardio-vascular systems. We experience how Transformation through Touch can manifest, as we learn to release the stress patterns in the fascia as well as in the blood vessels. We learn how to suspend the Heart in our hands and how the fulcrum of all fulcrums reorganizes the myofascial and cardio-vascular axis.

An 11-day Master class with Jörg Schürpf & Muriel Rochat at Om Waters

The Shen Master Training was originally designed as a 7 workshop post graduate training dispensed over a period of 18 months. Each of the seven workshops works with a specific self-regulating system, allowing the practitioner to develop and deepen their art of touch in the three basic realities of the body, also known as the three springs. The first spring is the biomechanic reality of the physical body. The second spring is the biodynamic reality of the fluid body and is magnetic. The third spring is the bioenergetic reality of the body and is electric.

For the second time we offer the Shen Master Training in a new format, an eleven-day intensive immersion at Om Waters in Northern Thailand. Floating and being rocked by the gentle waves of the lake, ruffled by the gentle breeze and winds, we dive deeply into the myofascial and cardio-vascular axis centered around the Heart to understand, perceive and touch the impact of shock & trauma and how we can transform them into resources for a better life. We return to the source of Being and learn how we can establish a respectful relationship with the myofascial and cardio-vascular systems and how we can deepen the primordial relationship between the central nervous system and the Heart.

We learn to master the principles of the gentle myofascial release techniques, as well as the biodynamic skill set and how we can apply them in our palpation. Thus we naturally develop our automatically form-shifting palpation, capable of adapting to the differences in pressure and tension throughout the fascia, fluid and energetic body.  

This is a unique opportunity to share, practice, exchange and learn in an awesome natural setting and being cared for by the incredible staff of the Cat House who cook sublimely delicious food and care for our well-being. It is a celebration of life offering us the possibility to be far away from our otherwise often busy everyday life and to connect with the Stillness of our Heart.

Workshop objectives

You are going to explore and master the myofascial & biodynamic skill set that enables you to open new dimensions in your communication through touch so that transformation can manifest naturally and smoothly.

The three steps of the myofascial skill set include:

• Land – Merge – Listen

• Reciprocal Tension

• Fascial unwinding

The five steps of the biodynamic practice are:

• Orientation – Be still and know

• Synchronization – Breathe with the whole as one united in PR

• Attunement – Connect from heart to heart & synchronize

• Therapeutic gateways – Letting go, vitality of fluid body, ignition

• Healing – Primary Respiration (PR) is the gateway to deep healing

During this 11-day journey, we will be carried by the water...

Terms and Conditions

All registrations are confirmed by return email once the registration form has been completed and the deposit of EUR 500.00 has been paid into our account. At this point, you are considered registered, and your place is reserved.

The total balance of EUR 1’200.00 for the training course you have registered for must be paid in cash at the start of the workshop once we arrived on the lake. The total amount of EUR 1’700.00 covers the transport from and to Chiang Mai, food and accommodation in a simple private room that might have to be shared with one other student. Bed sheets and linen are provided. Your travel costs to Chiang Mai ARE NOT included in the workshop fee.

The deposit of EUR 500.00 must be paid in Euro on the following account:

Jörg Schürpf

CH-8712 Stäfa/ZH

Switzerland

IBAN CH60 0900 0000 9131 4193 4

CCP 91-314193-4

BIC POFICHBEXXX

For any cancellation more than two months before the training course, the deposit of EUR 500.00 will be retained for administrative costs.

For any cancellation less than 60 days before the start of the course, the total amount of the training fee remains due unless you find someone to replace you.

In the event of illness and upon presentation of a medical certificate, we will retain your investment and carry it over to a future training course of your choice.

Thank you for your attention and understanding.

All our courses meet the ASCA and RME requirements for continuing education.

TO DEEPEN OUR ABILITY TO LISTEN

• palpation & perception leading to self-regulation

• communication & orientation bringing about clear connection

• how to contact the myofascial system

• how contact the cardio-vascular system

• how to enter in contact with the fluid reality of fascia

• how to enter in resonance with the Breath of Life

• how to discern and work with density, tension and vitality

TO EXPAND OUR ABILITY TO DIALOGUE WITH

• the myofascial and the cardio-vascular system

• mobility and vitality of the myofascial system

• mobility and vitality of the cardio-vascular system

• connecting to the Heart – fulcrum of all fulcrums

AND TO INTEGRATE

• restoring the communication within the myofascial system

• tapping into the power of the cardio-vascular system for integration

• the Heart

• necessity and power of the integration phase

• orientation

• from outside in and inside out

• the three main energy centers, the head, heart and hara

During this workshop we’ll cover the following contents:

• Anatomy of fascia & functional units

• Anatomy & physiology of shock & trauma

• Scar tissue – primary lesion of the fascia web

• Hyoid bone – C3

• TH 9 – the fascia vertebra

• Central Channel & Central Chain

• The different fascial chains

• The vascular tree

• Palpation and treatment of arteries and veins

• The Heart – fulcrum of all fulcrums

For who: All bodyworkers, Thai massage, Osteothai, Cranio-Sacral & Shiatsu practitioners or anyone interested in discovering the Art of Palpation and Multidimensional Touch.

Investment

EUR 1’700.00 for 11 days all inclusive, except flight that you have to organise by yourself.

Deposit: EUR 500.00 to be sure to have your place on the lake.

Lodging

Depending on the number of participants, you will have a private space for yourself or shared with one another person.

DATES

Departure from Chiang Mai on Tuesday, the 17th of February at 1pm by Songthaew; return to Chiang Mai on Saturday, the 28th in the afternoon around 4pm.

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