Evolve Osteopathy Courses
Biodynamics of Osteopathy - Phase One
4 day residential course
Group I: 30 July - 2 August 2026 ( course is full )
Group II: 8 - 11 October 2026 ( limited places )
Āio Wīra Retreat Centre | Waitakere | Auckland | New Zealand
Course Fee $1250 + Accommodation and meals (please enquire)
The Spirit of Osteopathy Series
Exploration of the Biodynamics of Osteopathy Course Book series, designed and developed by James S. Jealous, DO
Biodynamics of Osteopathy:
Phase One
This introduction to the whole biodynamics of osteopathy approach is about involuntary motion. This is motion present in the whole and in the lesion. We learn to synchronise with Primary Respiration, which is the key to working with stable rates and not irritating the system. Allowing us and the patient to begin to shift to a state of neutral receptivity. How we learn to synchronise with primary respiration gives us the possibility to relate to the lesion field in a very different way. Allowing the intention of the healing forces to be free to work.
Phase Two
Is about communication with the natural laws of healing that surround activity at 2-3 cycles per minute. We sense the fulcrum, the Stillness through which the breathing creates form and function. It is a different kind of synchronising from that in Phase One, shifting our awareness more deeply. We work with the Fluid body and the outcome of treatment is more complete...
Phase Three
Is where we explore the Long Tide and the indwelling therapeutic force already present in the lesion field. We learn that the dural system is not made-up of three sickles but rather a series of folds in a sac, arising during growth and development.We discover that zone D, the horizon, and the Wire (along which the Long Tide moves during its intended therapeutic course) are all linked as natural laws pertaining to this level of Primary Respiration.
Phase Four
Focuses on the Midline, a place where the spatial relationships are expressed as a whole. It synchronizes and centers us in such a way that we become aware of Zone D and the Dynamic Stillness. The Third Level Stillness in Phase Four is different from the Stillness in the other Phases – we are centered by the Stillness at the center of creation. Our intention is replaced by the intention of the Tide which can facilitate our spiritual path.
Phase Five
Is about the face. As we approach the face, we use all of the principles that we have learned in Phase One, Two, Three, and Four. We work with automatic shifting and notice differences from how the face is viewed by older models within Osteopathy in the Cranial Field. As we synchronize with the therapeutic presence of the Long Tide we see what we can learn about the face from that landscape. We also work with Seams, Dynamic Stillness, and Ignition.
Phase Six
Is a continuation of our journey into the Wholeness that generates life and delivers therapeutic forces that transmute lesions once Neutral is expressed. It is a mixture of activities centered around the outside presence of Primary Respiration as something that is a non-biological force and that has a persona. We will also continue to explore seams and then move on to the extremities, first in the embryological terms and then as Sutherland taught them in his work called PowerPoints.
Phase Seven
Highlights the Health. Dr. Still’s famous comment “Find the Health; anyone can find disease,” has plagued many minds over the last century.We come to the clear vision of several indwelling aspects of the Health: Love, liquid light, and a diamond matrix. A approach to the terminally ill and dying patient is addressed. In the somatic sensation of the Tide passing through the House Under the Sea, our awareness is transmuted by the Health. The lesion is seen as a precognitive act of the Health. Thoracic Respiration, Primary Respiration, and Ignition are as One.
Phase Eight
Is a deeper exploration of seams, balanced rhythmic interchange, and the Flame of Intention as a therapeutic modality. Phase Eight is the culmination of our awareness of Wholeness, and ultimately brings us to the Divine Presence, Unconditional Love and Oneness. The living Tide dominates the awareness while forms move to the background. One feels the Breath of Creation in oneself as the Center of Wholeness. One feels the Unfoldment of oneself as one is Created. Our consciousness is a gift, we do not own it and if we try to control it we lose Wholeness.
Phase Nine
Is when we are able to fully evaluate and treat the Central Nervous System and the Eye. We also address Fire and the therapeutic modality of the Shakedown.We have attempted to enter this balance point between the Perfect and the Disease, it is a point where the whole of everything is suspended by Love as it works to incarnate the Complete. In the balance point of everything is The Intention of the Tide following the movement of the distortion back to a True relationship with the Blueprint of Life.
These courses reflect an important legacy as one of the few remaining direct connections to Dr Sutherland’s work in contemporary osteopathic training.
-- Jim Jealous, DO
Āio Wīra is an Auckland based retreat centre near beautiful Bethells Beach, supporting groups and individuals who seek health and wellness in a healing natural environment. It offers a natural sanctuary where you can escape the stresses of modern life for a while. Nestled within the beautiful native bush of the Waitakere Ranges, it’s a place to breathe, meditate, heal, relax and learn within a group environment. Bedroom accommodation is in single beds with two or three beds per room. The sauna and spa pool are usually available in the evenings or as required.
Osteopathy For Our Deepest Nature
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18 to 21 July 2024
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15 to 18 May 2025
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28 to 31 July 2023
Dune Lakes Lodge | Helensville | Auckland | New Zealand
I have been collaborating with Rosemary Wyndham Jones since 2023. Rosemary has a beautiful rural property on the dunes near the ocean by Helensville, north of Auckland. She has a free herd of horses that have not been ridden. They live in their natural herd behaviours and to be amongst them is a truly special experience. Rosemary has many wonderful equine programs in which the horses teach us so much about ourselves. Dr Jealous inspired my idea to combine working with these horses as part of an osteopathic course. He used to talk about sitting in the woods and watching the animals. The more still you could become, the more they would come closer and reveal themselves to you. So it is in our contact with our patients. The courses over the last two years have shown me that getting outside into the natural world with the herd allows us to engage our wider senses, learn about ourselves, our behaviours and unconscious patterns and get out of our intellect. This is not only helpful, but a necessary aspect in learning the Biodynamic approach to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field. Working with the horses outside and then coming into the beautiful barn where we hold our lessons and practicals has provided a wonderful rhythm. Observing our own reactions, habits and strengths in a gentle way with the horses and then learning how to work with our patients, holding this wider awareness. The horses show us ourselves and make it easier to see things we may not realise. As practioners in this sensitive approach, this is an important part of the learning journey. The biodynamic principles taught in this osteopathic approach have also been easier to grasp in this way; as we learn them naturally using all of our senses being with and working with the horses under Rosemary’s expert, sensitive and wise guidance.
On our first course Rosemary ‘found’ this note ‘Health’ in the arena.
Thoroughly recommend this course.
The integration of Biodynamic Osteopathy and the beautiful natural world of horses on West Coast New Zealand is just magical.
-- Jaqui Toohey, Osteopath
