Our Fluid System: The Body’s Dynamic Matrix

Our body has a cellular and interstitial fluid foundation. These fluids traverse membranes to transform into blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), synovial fluid and lymph. Each fluid expresses and is receptive to different qualities of somatic presence and touch.

We will explore and discern the qualities of grounded, weighted bloodful touch (including arterial, venous and capillary- isoring qualities) and the rarified, spacious cerebrospinal fluid rhythm. The balance of fluid presence, touch and movement lies between these two. Along with knowing your client’s affinities, developing your range of fluid connection will aid you, the massage therapist & bodyworker to communicate and facilitate transformation in your client.

This class is based largely on principles of Body-Mind Centering® and is aimed to help practitioners refine their somatic presence, manual applications and support somatic intelligence through skilled touch and movement. Participants learn to broaden and apply their touch and presence palettes to the modalities and protocols they already use.

We begin class with simple qigong exercise and continue with demonstration, hands-on and experiential activities. Please bring comfortable, modest clothing. For more information visit: www.intouchsomatics.com

In 1990, Bob Lehnberg received his certification as Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering and in 2002 Teacher of Body-Mind Centering. Since then Bob has received teacher certifications for BMC Yoga, Integral Yoga and Supreme Science of Qigong. He has been teaching in schools of massage therapy and programs of somatic training since 1990 and has had the good fortune to teach BMC and somatic practices throughout the US and internationally in Italy, Germany, France, Canada and in Beijing, China. Since 2007, Bob has been on the core faculty of the Kinesthetic Learning Center in Durham, NC teaching and coordinating the Body-Mind Centering Somatic Movement Educator and Practitioner certification programs.

We are a fully furnished massage school facility and provide Oakworks massage tables, class tables, and computer/projector for overhead presentations.

Approved Continuing Education Provider by NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) #1372.