CPD/CPE: 18hrs
Full Fee: $1200inc GST. Early Saver price of $1100, applies until the 13th Sept 2027.
Course Description
This three-day course, LT1, is designed to teach a new palpation procedure known as ‘listening’. This technique guides a practitioner to the proper manipulation site, determines which body structures are involved and identifies the best approach for treatment.
Expanding your evaluation abilities with this powerful technique will enhance your treatment outcomes no matter what modalities you practice.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will have learned:
- A new "listening skill" (palpation procedure) which guides practitioners to the proper manipulation site;
- To interpret the information the body is offering regarding imbalances and dysfunctions;
- How to determine which body structures are involved, and identify the best approach for treatment results;
- How to listen to the body systems, as they respond to treatments;
- To identify the correct approach when working on different parts of the body and with different clients.
Prerequisite: VM1
Listening Techniques 1 (LT) Course Dates
| Date | Course (Click link below for Booking Form) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17-19 (2027) |
Listening Techniques 1: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation - LT1 | The Vibe Hotel Sydney |
Damian has been a practising osteopath for 20 years. He was born in Yorkshire, England. He started his initial training in osteopathy at The John Wernham College of Classical Osteopathy, before completing his training at the British School of Osteopathy in London.
Soon after qualifying as an osteopath in 2002, Damian moved to New Zealand, and has practiced in Hamilton for many years. He took his first course in Visceral Manipulation in 2011 and was hooked from the start, when he discovered that Jean-Pierre Barral’s work reminded him of his early classical osteopathic training. Over the years, he attended numerous VM, NM and Vascular courses, with a belief that Visceral Manipulation was the catalyst to becoming a true holistic practitioner. Damian believes that with an understanding of how the musculoskeletal system, viscera, and psychology are intertwined and interdependent, practitioners have a much greater ability to evaluate, understand and help their patients.
Damian became a Teaching Assistant with the Barral Institute in 2013 assisting in classes across the breadth of the curriculum before qualifying as a Teacher. He says it is a great privilege to be a teacher with the Barral Institute, and that he gets a “massive buzz” when helping others to understand the principles and techniques of Jean Pierre’s work.
Before Covid Damian was teaching in Australasia and the USA. He continues to study the Barral curriculum, also as a result of travel restrictions, he’s had a little extra time. During which, he has been exploring the application of Jean Pierre’s principles to the Equus, a project much to the appreciation of both rider and horse.
Damian Kitcheman Course List
| Date | Course (Click link below for Booking Form) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7-10 (2026) |
The Pelvis - VM3 | The Vibe Hotel Sydney |
| Nov 12-14 (2026) |
New Manual Articular Approach - Lower Extremity - MALE | The Vibe Hotel Sydney |
| Oct 17-19 (2027) |
Listening Techniques 1: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation - LT1 | The Vibe Hotel Sydney |
| Oct 21-24 (2027) |
The Thorax - VM4 | The Vibe Hotel Sydney |
Booking Instructions
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Date/Time 17/10/2027 - 19/10/2027
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location The Vibe Hotel Sydney, 111 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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