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What is Rebalancing Bodywork?

Rebalancing is wholistic bodywork which aims to release the energy held in the body/mind as a result of physical and emotional injury and the inevitable conditioning of the world. As we are freed of unnecessary burdens we become more alive and can experience our lives in a healthier, more enjoyable way.

Rebalancing gets us in touch with a process of ongoing change, a growing awareness and release of patterns in ourselves which limit us, inhibiting our energy flow and maintaining physical imbalances, discomforts, aches and pains.

You will learn many techniques which, when used with a developed sensitivity, will bring a person to an understanding of his or her potentials as a human being. This can lead to an experience of what it is to be closer to oneself, to relax into an easier, more harmonious and joyful - even ecstatic - way of living

Kootenay School of Rebalancing

Inspired by clients who loved the work and wanted to learn it, the Kootenay School of Rebalancing began in Nelson, B.C. Canada. Over 9 years the school offered a 6 month course in Nelson and then moved to Hacienda del Sol retreat in Costa Rica. A delightful tropical learning environment provides the student with an ideal setting in the jungle to experience Rebalancing Bodywork. In the 70's this work was initiated in India by the mystic Osho and since then has spread widely all over the world.

Rebalancing is holistic bodywork which aims to release the energy held in the body/mind as a result of physical and emotional injury and the inevitable conditioning of the world. As we are freed of unnecessary burdens we become more alive and can experience our lives in a healthier, more enjoyable way. The Kootenay School of Rebalancing takes a spiritual approach to the body.

Our Aim

The school has these main purposes:

• 1. To provide training for individuals who are either practicing or potential bodyworkers. Through a two month process of learning and practicing the techniques of Rebalancing and being Rebalanced, each participant will receive knowledge and skill to become a Rebalancer.
  
  
• 2. To provide an opportunity for self-transformation. As well as receiving the training the Rebalancing participants will inevitably experience a tremendous amount of personal growth. Personal issues and experiences will be dealt with as they arise in the context of bodywork, meditation, and group dynamics. In order for the group process to work effectively, it is crucial that each participant be fully committed to the entire two month period and to the process of self-transformation.
  
  
• 3. To provide a complete bodywork training of the whole body through the 10 rebalancing sessions. Each session is unique and different, which in sequence are aimed to rebalance the whole body. During this phase of the course the students will practice the 10 sessions on clients as well as exchange with one of the other students.
  
  
• 4. To provide business management as part of the program to enable students to successfully step into their own practice.

Course Components:

1. REBALANCING BODYWORK TRAINING: 7 hours daily, six days a week instruction on:
• Deep Tissue and Joint Release techniques
• Anatomy
• Breathwork
• Bodyreading
• Learning and applying the 10 sessions of Rebalancing Bodywork
• Supervised clinic hours
• Business orientation
  
2. MEDITATION: 1 hour daily meditations of various traditions; silent and active Meditation taught as a life tool: bringing awareness to all our tasks and interactions….. the practice of eating,walking, speaking……
   
3. COMMUNITY LIVING: Learning and practicing:
   • How to share and live together in a loving way
   • Communication skills that support and enhance clarity and compassion
   • Emotional awareness and responsibility
   • Healthy boundaries
     
4. HEALTH AWARENESS:
• Diet and different dietary needs
• The importance of nutrition and our relationship to food
• Finding balance: Integrating body movement and exertion
• Positive changes, new disciplines to bring home
  
5. NATURE:
   • Living immersed in a tropical jungle paradise
   • Special leadership offered on: five sensory development; taking time for direct experiences with the ocean, full moon, stars, earth, trees, turtles and allowing resonance with all life nature interpretation -- fascinating aspects of life in the most biodiverse part of the world

There are two certificates:

1. Rebalancing Bodywork Level I Certificate (400 hours)
2. Life Meditation Program Certificate

COST: Please find up to date information about this years' cost here.

"Just feel that life is flowing within you. Feel that the body has a great flowing energy.” -Osho

The Setting

This year the school will be held in Costa Rica at Hacienda Del Sol. The Costa Rican jungle is alive, vibrant, and full of inspiration. Every day sun energy brings light and warmth nourishing the body, mind, and spirit. The smells and sounds of the ocean have a powerful presence. Within a scenic 20 minute walk or a 5 minute drive, this bed of water awaits your body to rock and caress you. Thousands of beautiful tropical fish welcome you into their kingdom.

Amidst the healing atmosphere, we have created a village where comfort, shelter, and food provide for all your needs. The rustic village blends into the jungle and is designed in the native Costa Rican tradition. In this simple setting, the balance between human comfort and environmental integrity is maintained.

The Facilities

Each student will share a cabina with one other person. Some of the cabinas are equiped with electricity, hammocks and mosquito nets. There are shared bathrooms with six showers - fully equipped with hot water.

Our Buddha Hall (pictured above) can accommodate the entire class very comfortably and incorporates the very high ceilings and thatched roofing to allow for excellent ventilation and shade.

The Food

Three vegetarian meals a day will be prepared for you by our cooks.

We suggest that students receive one or more rebalancing sessions from a certified Rebalancer. It is important to receive the direct experience of Rebalancing from an experienced practitioner in order for the learning of this art to be complete. Please check www.rebalancing.com to find practitioners.

The Kootenay School of Rebalancing will issue Certificates of Merit for participants who complete the two month course to the standard required. Regular attendance and participation in all components of the course in addition to skill in bodywork techniques are required for certification.

Advanced Rebalancing Course

This course is designed for Rebalancers who have completed the initial Rebalancing training. Find out more here.

Contents include:

• refining all moves and learning new deep moves,
• how to use bodycentred psychotherapy in the sessions,
• daily Feldenkrais,
• how to use orgodynamic breathwork in the session,
• the meridians and points relating to the organs
• daily meditation,
• more on chinese medicine,
• how to use this knowledge of Chinese Medicine in the sessions,
• breath of life craniosacral,
• case studies and
• business update

To find out more about the next Rebalancing Certification and Life Meditation Program click here.