Alchemy of Bodywork
Rediscovering the Origin of Conscious Touch
Three-part course with Dirk Oellibrandt
‘The client’s body is the book, the practitioner is the conscious reader.’
This course is an introduction to the ‘Alchemy of Bodywork’, an approach that allows a healing dynamic to take place through the receptive presence of the practitioner.
In this series of three 1 hour lessons you will discover:
The body is the book, the practitioner is the conscious reader
Reframing your bodywork approach according to human nature
A thousands ways to touch simplified into 8 bodywork parameters
Helping the client to truly remember
The role of the practitioner in society
Inner Alchemy as embodied Life Science
The 5 elements in a nutshell
How to apply the 5 elements in bodywork
Postnatal and prenatal touch
The Life Force Ritual as an entrance code to the subtle body wisdom
A bridge between the post- and prenatal reality
How to apply this in a treatment
The Cosmic Cranium as an entrance gate
COURSE CONTENT
PART I
Bodywork Quality and Touch Parameters
Bodywork approaches can be like ‘lenses’ that colour the practitioner’s perception of their client and ‘filter out’ out our ability to openly perceive what the energetic presence of the client is showing us. Without realising it, the practitioner can easily identify with his or her modality.
This is a ‘masculine’ (in energetic terms) quality like the seed approaching the egg. The seed approaches while the egg ‘is’ and resonates. The core information in the process is held by the egg. Without consciously listening to the nature of the egg (read the body) the seed (therapeutic approach) has no chance of entering the egg on a deeper level. The ‘wanting’ seed will bounce of the eggs membrane.
The conscious seed, however, does not feel a membrane, but only a state of embodied unity. When listening to the true nature and intent of the body, the treatment becomes very simple, while at the same time everything is possible. Every single style of bodywork, healing and even coaching can be brought back to just 8 simple parameters. Carrying these parameters at the core of your practice, allows any modality to unfold in a process of helping the client to remember.
- The body is the book, the practitioner is the conscious reader
- Reframing your bodywork approach according to human nature
- A thousands ways to touch simplified into 8 bodywork parameters
- Helping the client to truly remember
- The role of the practitioner in society
PART II
Five Elements Applied to Bodywork
The Daoist Inner Alchemy Masters talk about occupying the body. To consciously be present and observe different densities of the physical and energetic bodies without being distracted by the structures that are present in these layers.
Nature uses the cycle of the elements as the emotions of the cosmos, to revitalise itself and express a continuous stream of endless abundance. Wood awakens, Fire expands, Earth sinks, Metal crystallizes, Water melts. All this can happen in any different density. From the bone structure to the most subtle layer of the aura. It requires developing sensitivity.
The Life Force Ritual is a series of movements that tell the creation story in the form of consciously shaped ancient symbols. Many therapists and bodywork teachers experience this as an enormous boost in their consciousness and sensitivity.
- Inner Alchemy as embodied Life Science
- The 5 elements in a nutshell
- How to apply the 5 elements in bodywork
- Postnatal and prenatal touch
- The Life Force Ritual as an entrance code to the subtle body wisdom
PART III
The Link Between Fascia, Etheric Vitality and the Triple Warmer Meridian
Fascia has lots of forms of physical appearance but it is by nature formless. The ‘huang’ for the Chi Kung Practitioner. The ‘Ether’ for the healer. The ‘Triple Warmer’ for the Shiatsu practitioner. Are they all so different, or just offering the same mysterious intelligence? Overcoming the need to solve is the key. Being aware that you do not know and staying fully present and open to receive the information when it is the right time. This represents one of the biggest challenges for a conscious bodywork practitioner….yet, it holds the greatest potential to develop unique healing abilities.
- What these 3 intelligence forms have in common
- A bridge between the post- and prenatal reality
- How to apply this in treatment
- The Cosmic Cranium as an entrance gate
Watch Course Introduction
Dirk is a traditional and at the same time modern alchemist. Free from the limitations of religion and the illusions of the world and with the power and freedom of the original spiritual wisdom. He is a spiritual teacher, a master bodyworker, leadership coach, inner alchemist and creator of deep transformational movement forms like Meridian Chi Kung and the Life force Ritual. He is the founder of Life Projects, an organisation whose work is based on the direct connection with the power and wisdom of Eastern and Western wisdom traditions.
Join Dirk as he introduces us to the transformational potential of embodied presence in the therapeutic setting. He offers a deep insight into the terminology and application of the ‘Alchemy of Bodywork’ which opens up a healing dynamic between practitioner and client. This approach can be applied within the context of any modality.
If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact us.
