Functional 1
Subject of the course
The Foundations of Functional Perception
Functional 1 was created as the missing bridge between traditional biomechanical osteopathy and the deeper perceptual world of Biodynamic Osteopathy.
This course explores the pelvis, sacrum, craniovertebral junction, and occiput as central organizing regions within the biomechanical, functional, and fluid body. Inspired by the teachings of Dr. William Garner Sutherland, the principles of Balanced Ligamentous Tension (BLT), and the direction of ease, practitioners begin to understand how the organism continuously seeks balance through adaptation rather than forceful correction.
Through the study of functional relationships, compensation, balanced tension, and inherent motion, participants gradually discover how structural and biomechanical patterns begin to transform into fluid and biodynamic relationships perceptible within the living system.
Functional work is approached not as a collection of techniques, but as a refinement of perception.
Learning to follow the body rather than oppose it.
Learning to recognize how the organism is already seeking balance, adaptation, and Health.
As practitioners work functionally with the pelvis, sacrum, craniovertebral junction, and occiput, they begin to perceive how these central organizing regions influence the entire body through motion, fluid continuity, membranous relationships, and adaptive balance.
This gradual transition from structure toward fluid perception creates an essential bridge into the deeper perceptual foundations of Biodynamic Osteopathy, where biomechanics naturally evolve into fluid relationships, stillness, and the inherent ordering forces within the living system.
About the event
The course is taking place from
Sunday 14th till Wednesday 17th of March 2027.
Course hours
Sunday: class starts from 14:00 till 18:30
Monday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:30
Tuesday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:30, Clinic day,
Wednesday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:00
Location:
Lielupe Hotel SPA & Conferences by Semarah
Bulduru Prospekts 64/68, Jurmala, LV, Latvia
Teacher:
Werner Van Camp D.O. M.Sc. Ost.
Costs:
Course fee: 940,- euro
Coffee, tea, water and a healthy snack during the pauses are included.
Subscription and cancelling policies:
Your subscription will be completed by registration. The general terms and conditions of EATO apply to this agreement. The invoice will be sent within the next days. Students can pay the exact amount within two weeks after receiving the invoice on account number IBAN/BIC of EATO with mentioning name and invoice number.
Cancelling two months before the start of the course, the full amount of the course will be refunded. Cancelling one month before the start of the course, 50% of the course fee will be asked as compensation for cancelling. Cancelling less than a month before the start of the course, the full amount of the course fee will be asked, unless there can be found a replacement.
With love,
Annelies, Arturas, Fanny and Werner
