COURSE DESCRIPTION: Both conscious and subconscious patterns of emotional trauma can be felt in the body's tissues as structural associations. Stuck or unprocessed emotional and thought patterns contribute to both acute and chronic somatic and visceral dysfunctions. Classically, osteopaths are taught to perceive the various strain patterns in bone, fluid, and membrane. This course will expand on those dimensions by helping you perceive the emotional layers directly and integrate them into the osteopathic treatment. When appropriate, the stuck emotional and thought patterns can also be brought to the surface with “patient collaboration,” providing a fulcrum of sorts to aid in the release of the somatic, visceral, emotional, and thought disturbances. By addressing these additional layers in our work, we can both speed up the treatment process as well as help patients access a greater depth of healing. For more information please go to:  https://www.thedigonseries.com/