An exploratory seminar for those aligned on inspiration and evolution.  April 9 – 15, 2010.

With Don & Linda McFarland, Duncan & Gina Carruthers-Hogg.

While we were in Venice we came across an Aussie guy in a kebab takeaway, traveling around Italy. The conversation quickly went to ‘so what would you recommend to see of Italy?’ This that and the other but the place you have got to go is Matera! A day or so later we drove into Matera, by this time it was dark. We followed our noses to ‘i Sassi’. It took only moments to realise the resounding truth of the traveler in the kebab store. This was, indeed, a lesson in history like no other.

Matera is like a large outdoor museum, made from a perfect integration of human activity and the cycle of nature. Considered one of the oldest towns in the world, Matera exemplifies the different phases of human evolution through continuous habitation. Simply moving from the old part to the new part of the town, you can go through the different epochs which have characterised this evocative location. Nowadays Matera is a remarkable town in southern Italy. The world is becoming increasingly conscious of it’s cultural, historical and naturalistic potential.  The heritage of the town includes: human settlements of the Neolithic age, rock-hewn churches and villages, with their Byzantine and Benedictine frescoes, and the Sassi, Matera’s old district made of Tufa, which have captured the interest of many writers and is today World Heritage listed since 1993. An unending tangle of houses’ grottoes, stairs and narrow ally ways make up the most original of all urban settlements throughout the world.

A remarkable experience.

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Private Sessions – an exploration into the healing potential of your body.

Every bodywork treatment is designed around you. The art is to find your way towards a more easy and efficient way of functioning. Nothing is imposed upon you. The aim is to work with you rather than on you.

Each treatment offers a different input for your body, so areas under strain – or areas under-used – will get the benefit of ‘fitting in’ to a bigger picture once again. There is a good chance that you will become more aware of what you are doing, how you are doing it, and what you could do differently.

Not all treatments are a revelation, but quite a few of them are. Why is this so? Because people adapt and forget. This is a way of remembering what it is like to feel good. Alignment = feeling good. Fundamentally, there is good science at work!

Treatments are taken clothed, and take about 60 – 90 minutes. (more…)

Hello and welcome. You are invited to take advantage of these FREE opportunities to enjoy the benefits of Body Harmony® this April, May & June.

These events are open to you and your friends, family, spouse or clients. You can read more about Body Harmony® on this website.

To make it easier to have a first up experience, you can also book your first 30 minute treatment at no cost to you. It’s a great way to find out more and understand better what we actually offer you. See our contact details below. (more…)

Body Harmony® International Conferences like this upcoming event in Samoa 2009 are the perfect opportunity to learn, relax and enjoy. People come from all over the world to take advantage of the remarkable benefits afforded by the practices of Body Harmony®. And you can too. It’s a conference open to anyone with an interest.

This time we are beach-side in the South Pacific at the Aggie Grey’s Lagoon, Beach Resort & Spa on the island of Upolu, Samoa. So come on in, – we think you will enjoy what is on offer! Download the FULL BROCHURE

Every 18 months or so members of the wider Body Harmony® community gather together to hold an exceptional International Conference. This event moves around our planet from Australasia to the continent of America and then on to Europe by rotation every eighteen months.

These conferences have occurred in Bali (twice), mainland Mexico and Baja (three times), in Tenerife – Spain, Lake Bled – Slovenia and Palm Cove – Australia.

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The 2009 ‘One Month Body Harmony Retreat’ is the most comprehensive opportunity to study and experience the practices of Body Harmony® offered anywhere in the world.

In this retreat we offer you well over 100 years of combined bodywork experience, expertly guided by the founder of Body Harmony®, DR Don McFarland. (more…)

The Book “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge has a great analogy (which I have paraphrased) for what I call the Healing loop.
At the start of the day, a group of mates decide to go out 4 Wheel driving. The track is sandy or muddy. The first driver picks a way through the mud. The others follow, and before long, the track is entrenched.  Any drivers following barely steer, the track takes them a particular way.

This track is like what happens in the brain when a behavior or pattern is reinforced. It creates a strong pathway in the brain, which becomes the main mode of experience if the pathway is triggered. Doidge advocates retraining your brain by brain exercises, to reignite new pathways or possibilities. (more…)