The NVR curriculum integrates techniques, perspectives, and practices from structural integration, osteopathy, and clinical massage. This course sets the stage for practitioners to begin working with osteopathic subtlety and precision. It is an ideal starting point for structural integrators and massage therapists who work with whole body structural patterns. It can stand alone or prepare you for the deeper dive you can take in the next five courses of the Manual NVR curriculum. The techniques and strategies you learn in this course will help you improve left-right and front-back balance throughout the body and establish a foundation for working more effectively with the nerves and vessels that weave through the fascial layers. We will discuss a few specific therapeutic applications (such as plantar fasciitis, whiplash, and scoliosis), but the emphasis in this course is on structural and functional balance in the fascial system, through the NVR lens. If your practice already focuses on orthopedic issues, you will be excited to add the techniques you learn in this class to your tool kit. You will learn NVR techniques and approaches for: - rib cage - erector spinae - neck and shoulders - hip flexors - hamstrings - gluteal muscles - piriformis - hip adductors Return home with fresh insight and immediately useful methods for improving overall front-to-back and left-right balance.