This course is a weekend introduction to the work of Bill Palmer. The Six Divisions are traditional combinations of meridians which complement each other in performing six archetypal body-mind functions.

Bill has found the Six Divisions to be particularly helpful when working with chronic conditions and has developed a style of working with them which is easily integrated into other forms of Shiatsu.

The Six Divisions are traditional combinations of meridians, which complement each other to form six archetypal body-mind functions. Bill has shown how they govern the development of movement in children and, in this workshop, will introduce what he calls Developmental Process Work. This uses Shiatsu and Developmental Movements to release stuck energy patterns in a way that the client can consciously embody and take into the rest of their life. The workshop will be very practical and will aim to present the material in such a way that you will be able to really use it to enhance your Shiatsu practice.

Clients find this work engaging, challenging and satisfying since they are moved out of a passive 'patient' or 'victim' role and into a state where they take charge of their lives. Practitioners find the work enlivens their contact with clients and reconnects to the spontaneous and intuitive basis of Shiatsu touch.

Bill says about his work: "My central belief is that we, as individuals, are not wise enough to know what is best for another person. Therefore, I don't try to understand what to do by diagnosis and theory. Instead, I focus on helping people to feel into themselves through their body sensations, and trust their natural life process to do the therapeutic work. My work is now more like education than therapy. Since I believe the meridians to be the pathways along which the mind learns to inhabit the body in childhood, they provide one of the best ways of helping a person's awareness to reach hidden and blockaded parts of the self. The meridians are the guides, teaching us about ourselves through the body."

He has written over forty articles exploring this approach, some of which are available online."

For a Bill's biography click here

To see a photo-text gallery giving a flavour of the courses and their content click here

Cost, Time & Location:

10-5pm on both May 26th and 27th.
The Old Market Place, Hove
£120