2026 Course Dates

International Courses in South Africa
All courses are R 16 500.
  • Visceral Manipulation 1: 04 – 07 June 2026
  • Visceral Manipulation 2: 25 – 28 June 2026
  • Neuromeningeal Manipulation (NM1) – An Integrative Approach to Trauma: 06 – 08 August 2026
  • Visceral Manipulation 4: 03 – 06 September 2026
  • Visceral Manipulation Listening Techniques 1: 01 – 04 Oct 2026
  • Visceral Manipulation 5: 13 – 16 November 2026

Contact joanneenslin@mweb.co.za for a registration form or complete the form below

Banking details

Account name: Enslin Therapy
Bank: Standard Bank
Branch Code: 019205
Branch: Sandton
Account No: 424775530
Account type: Savings
Standard Bank Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ
Branch Code: 01920590
Proof of payment to: joanneenslin@mweb.co.za

Course Registration

    Neuromeningeal Manipulation: An Integrative Approach to Trauma (NM1)

    Pre-requisite: Complete VM1

    Study the three primary areas of trauma as they relate to whiplash: physical laws, evaluation and treatment.

    • Learn the appropriate anatomy and physiology for treatment of whiplash and trauma conditions.
    • Learn to locate and release restrictions along the meningeal system.
    • Assess injuries to the soft tissues of the cervical region and learn treatment protocols for optimal release.
    • Learn tests to determine restriction patterns of the cervicobrachial region.
    • Understand how whiplash creates restriction patterns throughout the body.
    • Identify techniques that encompass the whole body, as the whole body receives collision forces in a whiplash injury, not just the cervical spine.
    • Learn to evaluate restrictions in the lumbosacral region.
    • Discover new applications of visceral manipulation principles and techniques as they can be utilized for patients presenting whiplash and other conditions involving trauma.
    • Compare treatment sequence and tests for whiplash and traumatic injuries.

    Jean-Pierre Barral’s Neural Manipulation is not just another manual therapy that we add to our work, but rather it is a “style” of communicating with the body. We are doing all of these techniques, not to FIX something in the body but rather to ‘wake up a little something’ as Jean-Pierre Barral says over and over again.

    Barral says, “What we are wanting to do is to give the body a clear message.” “To be specific in a short time.” He says these things over and over. These are his messages of proprioceptive communication – his unique style and approach to working with patients. To have and hold this deep appreciation of the messages of the body. To hear him say, “Ahh you know, you can fool yourself with your stories; only the tissues know.”

    Visceral Manipulation 1 (VM1)

    In Visceral Manipulation: The Abdomen (VM1) you will study the models and theories of functional biomechanics as viewed from Barral’s innovative approach.

    • Learn manual skills to locate, evaluate and normalize primary areas of dysfunction within the abdominal cavity.
    • Explore the dynamics of motion and suspension in relation to organs, membranes and ligaments.
    • Examine the relationship of organs and structural or neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
    • Assess the quality of functional activity and somatic structures as they relate to an overall pattern.

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    Visceral Manipulation 2 (VM2)

    Pre-requisite: Complete VM1

    In Visceral Manipulation: The Abdomen 2 (VM2) you will expand on the functional anatomy, hand placements and techniques you learned in Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 to give you a deeper understanding of the abdominal cavity and its relationship to the cranial and thoracic cavities.

    • Explore the deeper structures within the abdominal cavity, focusing on the kidneys, pancreas, spleen, greater omentum, peritoneum, and their connective or suspensory tissues.
    • Learn about the concept of restriction planes, mobility and motility.
    • Begin to incorporate multiple long-lever techniques into your VM work.
    • Participate in supervised, hands-on sessions that guide you through specific techniques for locating and evaluating each organ, along with the effects and contraindications.

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    Visceral Manipulation 3: The Pelvis (VM3)

    Pre-requisite: Complete VM2

    Visceral Manipulation: The Pelvis (VM3) studies the relationship between functional and structural mechanics of the pelvis.

    • Learn to identify and conduct Jean-Pierre Barral’s method of evaluation and treatment for the organ systems of the pelvic cavity, including the integration of the pelvic organs with the complex ligament systems of that body region.
    • Discover techniques for differentiating between somatic and visceral causes for pelvic and low back problems.
    • Discover how to integrate the pelvic organs functional movement patterns.
    • Explore additional principles of direct and indirect approaches and their appropriate applications.
    • Integrate the pelvis into the body with principles of Lines of Tension and Interrelationships.

    Visceral Manipulation 4: The Thorax (VM4)

    Pre-requisite: Complete VM2

    After taking Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 and 2, you’ve become acquainted with the feel of the different abdominal organs and local restrictions. In the Thorax workshop, you’ll take an expanded look at the functional biomechanics of the thoracic cavity. You’ll also explore the relationship between the hard frame and soft frame with its countless articulations for respiration, circulatory requirements and upper body movement patterns.

    • Explore visceral fascia of the throat and thoracic cavity.
    • Review the anatomy, biomechanics and function of the thoracic organs.
    • Study the biomechanics of the cervical, thoracic, rib cage and shoulder girdle complex.
    • Learn techniques to release the soft tissue components of the thoracic inlet and hyoid apparatus.
    • Practice listening techniques within the thoracic activity.
    • Understand practical integration of the thoracic cavity organs.
    • Learn integration of the thoracic organs with the complex ligament systems of that body region.
    • Discover techniques for differentiating between somatic and visceral causes for thoracic and spinal problems.
    • Special Focus on Pleura, Lungs, Pericardium, Heart, Mediastinum, Thyroid, Trachea, Aesophagus, Sternum, Rib Cage and Thoracic Plexuses.

    Visceral Manipulation 5: Manual Thermal Evaluation and VisceroEmotional Relationships (VM5)

    Prerequisite: Complete VM3 and VM4

    VM5 is divided into 2 parts:

    • Manual Thermal Evaluation – an evaluation method that utilizes sensitivity to temperature changes to identify dysfunction within the body.
    • Visceral Emotional Listening – we revisit some of the techniques learned in VM1-VM4, as we learn new evaluative tools for listening to the “messages of the body.”

    Course Highlights:

    • Discover the scientific understanding of body heat, and the clinical significance of changes in surface temperature.
    • Learn the use of Manual Thermal Evaluation to find restrictions and organ dysfunction in the body.
    • Review VM1-VM4 while learning topography of the organs and their manual thermal palpation.
    • Explore the synchronicity between the body and brain, and how that affects the health of a person.
    • Discover how the brain uses the internal organs to discharge and express excess energy (often of emotional origin) and how that affects structural integrity.
    • Learn specificity of working with structure and the emotions.
    • Help the body discharge stored emotional energy with precision.
    • Practice working with energy loss, locating structural restrictions contributing to pain, and managing a therapeutic session.
    • Evaluate if emotion is 0%, 1% or 100% of the problem.

    Visceral Manipulation: Listening Techniques 1: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation (LT1)

    Prerequisite: Complete VM1

    Course Description: The most fundamental, yet most complex, question that a practitioner faces when working with a patient is, “How do I determine what are the reasons for this person’s pain and dysfunction?” Listening Techniques 1 (LT1) assists the practitioner in answering that question. Expanding on the evaluation tools taught in Barral Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1, as well as in Barral Neural Manipulation 1, LT1 is designed to reinforce powerful evaluation techniques known as “listening” skills. Listening Techniques’ are palpation tools developed by Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, which enable the practitioner to fine-tune assessment skills. The evaluation phase of a patient’s treatment session is key to long-lasting results. Through precise evaluation techniques, the practitioner is able to determine, and focus on, the primary causes of a patient’s dysfunctional pattern. No matter what type of modalities a practitioner uses, this workshop enhances his/her evaluation tools and skills, which in turn will lead to greater patient outcomes. The LT1 workshop includes lecture, demonstration and practice for each technique presented.

    Course Highlights:

    • Practice “listening” techniques (palpation skills) that help guide you to the appropriate manual manipulation site.
    • Learn to interpret the information the body is offering regarding imbalances and dysfunctions.
    • Demonstrate through ”listening” how to determine which body structures are involved, and identify the best approach for treatment results.
    • Practice ”listening” to the body systems, as they respond to your manual treatments.
    • Explain and demonstrate the correct approach and amount of force when working on different parts of the body and with different patients.
    • Enhance your specificity when evaluating the body for restrictive patterns, which will enable more effective treatment applications.
    • Understand how to incorporate “listening skills” in the patient’s evaluation and treatment plan.
    • Enhance palpation sensitivity to increase effectiveness with treatment and patient outcomes.