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What is the Postgraduate Programme about?
This course is a masterclass with Bill Palmer, the originator of Movement Shiatsu, a style of work in which the client is more active within the therapy, in which the therapist assists the client's process rather than performing 'diagnosis' and 'treatment'. The main aim of the course is to develop your own authority and to develop freedom and creativity in your work.
The course covers:
* How to fully integrate talking with bodywork
* Making Shiatsu interactive
* Using Movement to develop awareness
* Processing emotional issues through the body
* Working with Chronic and Stuck issues.
* Using Developmental Movement and the Six Divisions in Shiatsu
The course is structured with a large amount of individually tutored practical work to make sure that you can really integrate this approach with your normal Shiatsu style. The insights and techniques are meant to ENHANCE rather than replace your normal work
What do you get from the course?
Successful Completion of the course obtains a Postgraduate Certificate from the School for Experiential Education. The primary point of the course is to develop your personal authority in your own work, not to train you in Movement Shiatsu.
However, the course can be repeated, and many students do come back, because each year covers the same material from different angles. When a participant has developed enough understanding of Movement Shiatsu and integrated it into their own work, they will obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Movement Shiatsu and will be given authority to advertise themselves as practising Movement Shiatsu.
Since all teachers on the course are MRSS(T), the hours count towards post-graduate training required for MRSS certification and Continuous Professional Development.
Finally, and most importantly, we expect the course to re-vitalise your Shiatsu, to make your relationships with clients more contactful and spontaneous and, hopefully, make your work and life more fun.
If you want to taste the work before committing to the full course, there are several workshops Bill is teaching in the first half of 2010 (see http://www.seed.org/courses.html).
Alternatively you can apply to do the first residential of the course without commitment and decide whether to continue at the end. However, prioirty will be given to those people who have booked for the entire course and, if the course becomes full, you will be given the choice to commit for the full course or to give up your place.
What is the structure of the course?
Residential 1:
The course will start with an intensive residential course covering:
* The Three Basic Principles of Movement Shiatsu and how to apply these within any form of work.
* Three archetypes which support all forms of therapeutic communication.
* How to do Shiatsu in positions which stimulate and develop the Six Divisions in the client
* Learning a sequence of exercises which strengthen the Six Divisions.
Throughout this residential we will be forming the group, setting up individual support for each participant during the year and doing lots of practice.
Mentors:
Each participant can choose a personal mentor to help them integrate these skills into their own style of practice during the Postgraduate Year.
Three weekends once every two months:
After the residential there will be three non-residential weekend courses in Bath. Each weekend will consist of two days, one day learning new material about the Six Forms of Touch and Developmental Movement, one day concentrated on each participant learning to integrate the new material into their Shiatsu Practice.
Residential 2:
The course will finish with another Residential in which the focus will be on personal development and in using the information taught during the year to explore yourself and change your own life. We believe that clients only respond to work which the therapist has digested in themselves, so we try to make sure that each person has experienced the function of the techniques taught instead of just understanding the ideas.
This residential will end with a graduation party.
What is the cost of the course?
The total cost of the course is £1095 per person. There are a limited number of reductions for people on low income. In addition we ask each person to pay their own accommodation costs for the residentials, which currently come to £190 per residential if you sleep in the house, £110 if you camp, both including full board. (The accomodation prices are subject to change if the venue increases their prices)
You should also arrange for your own accommodation in Bath on Friday and Saturday nights for the weekend courses. In previous years however, we hvae block-booked an inexpensive and very friendly hostel for £15 per night.
You may, by arrangement, pay the fees by regular instalments
What are the dates?
Residential 1: September 16th-19th 2010 in Gaunts House, Wimborne, Dorset
Weekend 1: 13/14 November 2010 in Combe Grove Manor, Bath
Weekend 2: 8/9 January 2011 in Combe Grove Manor, Bath
Weekend 3: 12/13 March 2011 in Combe Grove Manor, Bath
Residential 2: May 19-22 2011 in Gaunts House, Wimborne, Dorset
Gaunts House is a rambling mansion set in vast estates in Dorset. Richard Glyn, the lord of the manor, has turned it into a charitable foundation for alternative education. It is a wonderful location to do an intensive residential, especially in September and May, when we are there.
Combe Grove Manor is a hotel on the outskirts of Bath, overlooking one of the most beautiful valleys in England. It has extensive leisure facilities, including a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gym, golf, saunas and steam room.
The White Hart Inn is a very inexpensive inn, with dormitory accomodation and a few small rooms where, in past years, most of the participants stay for the Bath weekends. It has a large garden, a great restaurant and a warm atmosphere.