Thanks to popular demand, Beyond the Dura will once again be held at the beautiful Jupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter, Florida. The full-service hotel is located on the Atlantic Ocean just 10 miles from The Upledger Institute (UI) and UI HealthPlex Clinical Services.

Special room rates are available in limited quantity when you book your room early. Call the resort at 561-746-2511 and ask for the Upledger room block.

The conference kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30th, with a reception and opening remarks. Thursday through Sunday will bring you lectures, demonstrations and panel discussions, with free time for relaxation and fun.

On Thursday evening you’ll enjoy a silent/ live auction and wine tasting to benefit The Upledger Foundation. And Saturday night will come alive with our celebrated costume dinner dance. This year’s theme is a Beaux Arts Ball. (Think Moulin Rouge!)

Your Host: John E. Upledger, DO, OMM
Beyond the Dura research conferences were inspired by Dr. John E. Upledger, developer of CranioSacral Therapy. Profiled in TIME magazine as one of the world’s “next wave of innovators,” he brings his notable blend of vision, creativity and out-spoken patient advocacy to his role as your conference host.

The conference is sponsored by The Upledger Foundation, founded by Dr. Upledger in 1987 to provide each person who can benefit from CranioSacral Therapy the opportunity to receive it. The nonprofit Foundation supports ongoing community outreach and intensive therapy programs. It also offers financial assistance to qualified patients in need.

Keynote Speaker: Andrew Fryer, MD, FAAP
Dr. Andrew Fryer is a pediatric cardiologist in private practice in Dallas, Texas. Highly specialized and technically oriented, pediatric cardiology is firmly rooted in the traditions of mainstream Western medicine — which makes it one of the last places you’d expect a treatment modality such as CranioSacral Therapy to take hold.

Since his introduction to CranioSacral Therapy — first through his wife Sally, a pediatric physical therapist, and then through The Upledger Institute — Dr. Fryer has taken it from tentative office trials to a major tool in the armamentarium of therapies he offers his patients. He has since brought CranioSacral Therapy into the pediatric intensive care unit, the neonatal intensive care unit, and out in the field on the scene of major, life-threatening traumas.

Join Dr. Fryer as he shares clinical cases and demonstrates how CranioSacral Therapy has revolutionized his practice. He sees his experience as a microcosm for what is soon to come with the acceptance of CranioSacral Therapy and other complementary modalities: a true transformation of medicine.

Guest Speaker: Kenneth E. Salyer, MD
Chairman and Director of the International Craniofascial Institute, Dr. Salyer is the lead surgeon in the ongoing effort to separate Egyptian conjoined twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim.

BTD ’03 Tuition Savings
If You’re A:

Medallion Member, Upledger’s International Association of Healthcare Practitioners $495

Previous BTD Participant $395

Qualified Full-Time Student $300

Tuition for the full four days is only $595. We’re pleased to offer tuition discounts. (See above.) Costs include all presentations plus the Thursday Foundation benefit and Saturday evening dinner dance.

Full refund up to two weeks prior to conference; $50 administrative processing fee thereafter.

Reserve Your BTD ’03 Space Today
Phone: 1-800-233-5880 (North America),

US 561-622-4334 (Worldwide). Ask for priority code N0103. Hours: 8 a.m.-8p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri. (ET). You’re welcome to leave a voicemail after hours. You may also register through our website at www.upledger.com.

Upledger Foundation Raffle to Award This Year’s “It” Car
Yeah, baby! Consumers worldwide are hailing the newly designed MINI Cooper S as the car to own in 2003. Manufactured and imported by BMW — and made famous by Austin Powers — it blends German engineering with solid, muscular style in a car determined to give you more bang for your gasoline buck.

Now you have the chance to win a brand- new 2003 MINI Cooper S of your own. Simply join in The Upledger Foundation raffle for a minimum $50 donation. The drawing will be held on April 5, 2003. Tickets are limited to 1,500, and proceeds benefit nonprofit Foundation programs.

You need not be present to win. Total price including taxes not to exceed $30,000. In the event that not enough tickets are sold, the winner will receive a cash payment of 50% of all tickets sold.

For tickets call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. Or see the facilitator at any Upledger Institute or IAHE workshop before the drawing on April 5th. You can also purchase a ticket online at www.upledger.com.

The Visceral Manipulation Report
Addressing Mechanical and Emotional Problems
by Jean-Pierre Barral, DO

It is so interesting to experience the connection between the spine and the organs, especially the heart. A good example of that is Ben Ford, a 75-year-old retired business-man who came to see me after his cardiologist evaluated him. His doctor diagnosed him with tachycardia and arrhythmia. He received heart meds to help curtail the symptoms, but after two months there was no change.

During my evaluation of general listening I found restrictions in Ben’s right shoulder, clavicle, first rib and radius. The sternum was very tight, which in my mind was due to its relationship with the cervical plexus of C6, C7 and C8. I focused on releasing the clavicle and cervical plexus, just as we have done in our classes. On his next visit two weeks later, the listening took me to the sternum. As I worked there his tachycardia appeared very quickly, reaching 120 beats per minute.

It is interesting to see how the sternum and thorax can maintain a lot of emotion. At one point I asked Ben to breathe in deeply and hold his breath while I treated the sternal/ thorax region with visceroemotional techniques. During this state of apnea his fear of death and of being wounded were profound. The sternal tension kept getting stronger within the chest.

I asked Ben, while he was in deep inspiration, to think about the fear he had when he was a boy. He could not think about the fear and stay in apnea at the same time. His breathing became stronger and stronger until suddenly the thorax let go. His chest flattened out, breathing normalized, and the pulse was normal for the first time since the onset of his arrhythmia.

As you can see, when you can work with both mechanical and emotional issues, you often get good, clean results. Ben still sees me about three to four times each year. He has not taken any medications since his treatment. He feels very good, and with good reason. No more arrhythmia, and the tension and fear he maintained since he was 5 are gone.

Get Your Own Web Ad
New IAHP Therapist Profile Program
Need a cost-effective way to advertise your services and generate strong business leads? Partner up with Upledger’s International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP) — and get a web ad of your own.

Include your background, services, logo, fees and hours, driving directions and more. Then customize the look and feel of your site with one of our easy-to-use templates. A link will be placed by your name on the IAHP Find a Practitioner page. Plus, you’ll receive your own web address for business cards. What’s more, you can edit your ad anytime through a simple, step-by-step process.

As an IAHP member, you’ll get your own web ad for only $49.95 per year. Or if you’d prefer, pick up a profile form at any UI workshop, or print it out from the website by clicking on this link. Fill it in, fax it to 561-622-4771, and the IAHP will create it for you for an additional charge of $25.00.

What better way for clients to learn more about you and your services? Please visit www.upledger.com, and put the power of the Internet to work for you today.

Milestones

Congratulations and Well Wishes
• Don Ash, PT, CST, is now certified to teach CranioSacral Dissection.
• Jose Campos is now certified to teach CranioSacral Therapy I & II.
• Monique Bureau, PT, DO (Can.), is now certified to teach Mechanical Link II.

New Certified CST Teaching Assistants
• Celine Germain, CST

Now Certified in CranioSacral Therapy Diplomate Level
• Brian Calderon, CMT, CST-D
• Hank Meldrum, PT, OMT, CST-D
• Mary Murphy, CMT, CST-D
• Debbie Pope, OTR/L, CST-D
• Phil Robison, CST-D
• Patricia van der Ven, CST-D
• Carol Wells, MCSS, CST-D

Techniques Level
• Suzanne Aderholt, OT, CST
• Anne Armitage, CST
• Binaifer Bugli, PT, CST
• Jeffrey Cuevas, PT, CST
• Nadia Felix, M.Psy, CST
• Celine Germain, CST
• Joanie Griffin, CST
• Rachel Harrison, MD, CST
• Dana Keeler, LMT, CST
• Katherine Larter, CST
• Jennifer Richards, MPT, CST
• Meryle Richman, PT, MS, CST
• Cheryl Varnum, MT, CST
• Pamela Yenawine, CST

Now Certified in Lymph Drainage Therapy Lymphedema/CDP Certification, Level 1 (LLCC)

New Workshop!
BioAquatics Exploration: Shared Connections

The IAHE is introducing a new BioAquatics Exploration workshop this summer in the blue-green waters off the Bahamas. Called Shared Connections, it brings together couples and small groups of people who want to explore their relationships in a beautiful natural setting.

“The tropical environment, with its dolphins and ocean life, provides a nurturing atmosphere in which to explore, heal and unfold our relationships,” says Chas Perry, PhD, CST-D. He co-instructs Shared Connections with Kathy Cramblet, LMT. “In addition to offering individual therapy, we’ll explore the shared connections between co-participants.”

Co-participants can include spouses, loved ones, siblings, friends or even colleagues. “There will also be opportunities for co-treatment,” Chas adds. “This allows co-participants to be treated together as a shared system of body, mind and spirit for mutual healing.”

The new course is designed to accommodate students who have completed The Upledger Institute’s SomatoEmotional Release II, or a previous BioAquatics Exploration or Dolphin Educational Workshop.

While each class will be limited to 10 participants, “We’ll accommodate up to four co-participants,” Chas says. At least half of each group of co-participants must have completed the prerequisites. “The others should have at least some understanding and acceptance of CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release.”

For a schedule of upcoming BioAquatic Explorations, please call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. You’re also welcome to e-mail us at iahe@iahe.com, or register at www.iahe.com.

BTD ’03: Come Explore New Healthcare Solutions
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Healing From the Core Alumni Reunion Scheduled at BTD ’03
Have you taken Healing From the Core: Grounding and Healthy Boundaries (formerly Supporting the Compassionate Heart)? Then be sure to join curriculum creator Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CST-D, in an advanced healing exercise for trauma recovery at Beyond the Dura ’03. It’s planned to take place at the Jupiter Beach Resort on April 30th during the presentation break.

“It’s a nice opportunity to gather with old friends, socialize and share some stories,” Suzanne says. “We’ll also get to take the time to slow down a little, connect with the resources that most nourish us, and support our nervous systems.”

The reunion is offered free of charge. To register call 703-620-4509, or see the schedule of events at Beyond the Dura ’03.

Special Session on CST Certification Added to BTD ’03 Lineup
Are you currently enrolled in the CranioSacral Therapy Techniques certification program? Are you going to attend the Beyond the Dura research conference? Then we have just the ticket for you.

On May 2, 2003, certified examiners Don Ash, PT, CST-D, and Mable Sharp, MS, PT, CM, CST, are leading a 3-hour exam-preparation session for practitioners going through Techniques certification. It will take place during the five-hour break scheduled for Friday afternoon.

Take this opportunity to:
• Ask a certified examiner questions about the CST Techniques Certification exams.
• Learn what subjects are particularly important for you to focus on when studying for certification.
• Gain insights into how to best utilize your time in preparing for testing.

The cost for this special CST certification session is only $75. To register call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103.

Healing From the Core: Grounding and Healthy Boundaries Workshop

When you’re flowing with life-force energy, it’s easier to live in the moment and experience the joy that is your birthright. In this experiential workshop, you’ll learn how to create a wider, deeper energy field, allowing you to be more present to yourself and deepen your healing process.

This is vital for anyone inspired to be a healing presence in the world. To hold a healing space for others, you must first be able to hold a space for yourself. Come learn about your unique energy flow, and how to create new energy habits that help you heal internal blocks on your own. Then you can more easily live from a heart-centered place of connectedness and spiritual awareness.

Classwork is performed in a supportive circle using grounding meditations, gentle movement, dreamwork and group sharing. When you take time to listen to subtle energetic cues, you engage the body’s incredible navigational system. And deepening internal awareness is key to developing intuitive skills and integrating all aspects of our-selves, which brings us home to who we really are.

3 Days, 18 Contact Hrs. Prerequisite: none, though CranioSacral Therapy I is recommended. Tuition: $325 U.S. if paid 30 days in advance, $375 U.S. thereafter.

To register, please call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. You may also e-mail iahe@iahe.com, or visit www.iahe.com.

CranioSacral Therapy Awareness Month Kicks Off With Annual Legislative Awareness Day

Florida therapists will demonstrate the power of a healing touch once again on their state legislators. This year’s Legislative Awareness Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 17th, at the 2nd-floor rotunda in the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.

“We hope to have more than 20 volunteers this year,” says UI Community Relations Director Barb Richmond. The therapists will offer free CranioSacral Therapy sessions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to all legislators and staff members.

Florida therapists who would like to take part in this important event — which kicks off CranioSacral Therapy Awareness Month in April — are urged to call Leslie Ockunzzi, Community Relations Coordinator, at 1-800-233-5880, ext. 1381.

CranioSacral Therapy Alters Brain Functioning to Aid a Wide Range of Disorders

While head of the Clinical Psychophysiology Service at McLean Hospital — the largest psychiatric teaching hospital at Harvard Medical School — Dr. Paul Swingle was asked to consult on a research project conducted by an osteopath at the New England Medical School. The physician wanted to determine what effect CranioSacral Therapy had on the brain activity of a patient and therapist during a typical session.

“At the time I dismissed CranioSacral Therapy as pure bunk,” says Paul Swingle, PhD, FCPA, R. Psych. Nonetheless, he agreed to help by measuring the brain activity during the treatment session. “What I found startled me,” he says. “With all the necessary experimental controls in place, I saw a marked change in alpha brainwave amplitude that immediately coincided with the CranioSacral Therapy. I didn't’t know exactly what the technique was, but the results so impressed me that I promptly enrolled in a class.”

That was more than four years ago. Dr. Swingle has used CranioSacral Therapy in his neurotherapy practice ever since to help modify brain functioning to treat a wide range of disorders. “During treatment sessions,” he says, “I obtain EEG measurements. Some of the most important brain effects I’ve witnessed include a marked increase in theta and alpha brainwave amplitude in the back of the brain associated with the induction of a still point.” This is consistent with earlier findings by Dr. Elmer Green, then of the Menninger Clinic and Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, and Dr. John E. Upledger, developer of CranioSacral Therapy.

“Slow wave [i.e., theta] deficiency in the occipital region is associated with poor stress tolerance, sleep disturbance, racing thoughts, generalized anxiety, and vulnerability to substance addiction,” Dr. Swingle says. “Neurotherapy that focuses on restoring this deficit is strongly enhanced with still point induction.”

CranioSacral Therapy Strengthens Sensory Motor Rhythm
Dr. Swingle treats many children with involuntary movement disorders and seizure disorders at his Vancouver clinic. A major component of his protocol is to “increase the sensory motor rhythm over the sensory motor cortex [roughly across the top of the head from the tips of the ears]. The sensory motor rhythm is represented by brainwave activity between 13 and 15 cycles per second. When made stronger with brainwave biofeedback, it results in increased seizure threshold and reduced involuntary body movements.”

This increased brainwave amplitude Dr. Swingle has witnessed with CranioSacral Therapy is associated with “calm and passive attentiveness.” He has also reported an increase in the important sensory motor rhythm when a thoracic release is performed. To illustrate, he performed still point inductions on six patients with closed head injury and one with attention deficit disorder. “The effect of the still point was an increase in theta amplitude from a low of 6.2% to a high of over 80%,” he reports. “Such changes in theta amplitude can have profound effects on brain quieting.” Dr. Swingle has reported these findings at various North American conferences.

According to Dr. Swingle, children undergoing sensory motor rhythm training strongly benefit by a CranioSacral Therapy sequence of still point, sphenoid manipulations, and thoracic and occipital releases. In terms of brainwave activity, this CranioSacral Therapy regimen results in an increased amplitude of occipital theta frequencies (mental quieting) and of the sensory motor rhythm (body quieting). “The quieting often occurs immediately,” he adds, “and parents usually report a marked, sustained improvement.”

Once a skeptic, Dr. Swingle now strongly advocates the use of CranioSacral Therapy as part of neurotherapeutic treatment of many disorders. The synergistic effect of these modalities results in “efficient and permanent remediation of many disorders associated with anomalous brain functioning.”

Dr. Paul Swingle is a clinical psychoneurophysiologist with a practice in Vancouver, British Columbia. A highly respected biofeedback practitioner, he creatively integrates CranioSacral Therapy, Cerebral Electrical Stimulation, acupuncture, electromagnetic therapy and other new technologies into his protocols. He is also a registered psychologist in British Columbia, and is board certified in biofeedback and neurotherapy.

Mechanical Link Introduces Two New Skill-Review Workshops
Paul Chauffour, developer of Mechanical Link (ML), is introducing two new classes that focus on specific techniques covered in the UI Mechanical Link curriculum. Called Mechanical Link Skill Review & Integration workshops, both courses are designed to reinforce your skills, and help you practice integrating the techniques into your protocols.

According to UI curriculum director Kathy Woll, Mechanical Link Skill Review & Integration I & II will cover techniques presented in the first two ML workshops. Mechanical Link Skill Review & Integration I, II & III will focus additionally on techniques from the MLIII workshop.

“Both classes will also bring you up to date on any changes that may have been incorporated into the curriculum over the last few years,” Kathy says. “Like Paul always says, Mechanical Link continues to evolve. And he’s determined to make sure each of his students stays at the forefront of his research.”

To register or for more information, please call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. You’re also welcome to e-mail us at iahe@iahe.com, or register at www.iahe.com.

Dear Dr. Chikly,
You and Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT) have been so instrumental in my recovery, I really have to share the outcome of my semi-annual radiation oncology follow-up. You would not believe how amazed my doctor was!

He said, “You are a perfect example of what can happen when a patient assumes responsibility for her healthcare.” Then he added, “What you have done is a true illustration of integrative medicine — a harmonious blend of conventional and complementary therapies.” To that, I gratefully acknowledged the role that your method of therapy has played as the prime source of my relief from pain and lymphatic congestion. (And all of the other combined life adjustments!)

He was truly amazed that my symptoms had been so greatly reversed. He looked for swelling and couldn’t seem to find much. He also remembered that I had an extensive case — arm, breast and torso. All he could say was WOW! Now I do not have to go back to him for 9 months instead of the usual 6.

Thank you, Dr. Chikly. I am thankful for all that I have learned from you. And I thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a patient, humble and kindly way.

Love,
Laura Lander, LMT, LLCC

Editors note: To learn more about how Lymph Drainage Therapy can help you, call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. You’re also welcome to e-mail us at iahe@iahe.com, or visit us at www.iahe.com.

New Book!
Mechanical Link: Fundamental Principles, Theory and Practice Following an Osteopathic Approach

by Paul Chauffour, DO, and Eric Prat, DO

This is the first book published in English on the Mechanical Link manual therapy system developed by French osteopath Paul Chauffour. Chauffour and his protégé, fellow osteopath Eric Prat, present a comprehensive guide that includes the philosophy behind the system’s development. It includes a thorough explanation of its principles and benefits in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. (hardcover) $60 + s&h

To order, please call Educational Services toll-free:

1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103. or click here to order on-line

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The UI HealthPlex Corner
The Upledger Institute Credo (featured in the Fall 2002 Upledger UpDate) includes a vital second element: the following set of goals defined by Dr. John E. Upledger.

The Upledger Institute Goals

1. The Upledger Institute will offer educational opportunities regarding all that it knows about the facilitation of natural, inherent, self-healing processes.

2. The Upledger Institute will always place patient/client welfare above any restrictive “loyalties” to professional disciplines. It is our belief that when all knowledge is openly shared between all healthcare professionals from all disciplines, the ultimate beneficiaries are the patients and clients.

3. The Upledger Institute will strongly endorse and, on occasion, individually produce informational programs for public consumption that offer concepts, ideas and techniques related to body-mind-spirit integration, inherent self-healing techniques, and the facilitation of self-healing processes they can apply to others. We will always be sure that the techniques and concepts we endorse or present are essentially risk-free, and that they foster a re-recognition of the natural healing abilities with which we are all gifted at birth.

4. The Upledger Institute is dedicated to searching and researching for concepts and techniques that may be used for temporary symptomatic relief while core problems are being discovered and resolved within the patient/client. Most of these concepts and techniques come from the patients and clients themselves who are, indeed, our best teachers. We will always remain open to the evaluation and use of new methods, provided they are in keeping with the “essentially risk-free” criterion that applies to all of our methods and modalities.

5. The Upledger Institute considers each new patient/client as unique and individual. Statistical probabilities, symptom patterns and probable diagnoses are all put in the background as the therapist establishes rapport with the patient’s/ client’s Inner Physician and reads the history which is contained in the body. This history is manifested as abnormalities in tissue, fluid and energetic qualities and motions. Further, on subsequent visits, the initial evaluation is done once again without reference to or consideration of what was gleaned previously about this patient/client. This is done so that subtle new findings that might present will not be missed because of bias obtained during previous visits. Thus, the door for new information is always open and the therapist has no investment in any previous diagnosis. Quite often patients/clients are evaluated by two or more different therapists, none of whom know what the others have found. The sharing of findings by the therapists is done after the evaluations are completed. This requires a subordination of therapists’ egos toward the benefit of the patient/client.

6. The Upledger Institute will consistently and constantly work toward making the patient/client independent of the therapist. Our goal is to assist in the enhancement of patient/client self-esteem, as well as to help them assume responsibility for their own health. Further, we work toward the development of a free and trusting communication between the infinite levels of consciousness each of us possesses so that any level of consciousness can easily gain the attention of the conscious awareness without having to resort to the presentation of symptoms and/or disease processes in order to be heard.

7. In facilitating the human being’s self-healing processes, The Upledger Institute therapists will use whatever modalities seem appropriate, provided these modalities are essentially non-invasive and risk-free. Further, they will explain to any patient/client who is receptive, at an appropriate time, exactly what is going on in the most simple and straightforward terms possible. We want patients/clients to know the reasons for their problems and what is being done to facilitate their resolution. We also want patients/clients to understand that their healing is a joint endeavor toward which they must offer significant effort.

The Upledger Institute HealthPlex Clinical Services offers private sessions and intensive therapy programs for small groups of individuals. Please call 561-622-4706 for an appointment.

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Books and Products to Stimulate Your Practice
Cell Talk
by John E. Upledger, DO, OMM
In his groundbreaking book Cell Talk, Dr. John E. Upledger explores uncharted territory in complementary care: communicating with the body on a cellular level to facilitate health and well-being. As creator of CranioSacral Therapy, Dr. Upledger has synthesized years of hands-on research and clinical observations into a fascinating journey that gets straight to the heart of the human body. Cell Talk opens new vistas in healthcare, and it offers therapists an unabashed look at the possibilities of working with whole-body consciousness. (hardcover) $65 + s&h; Pre-publication Sale: $45 + s & h

Craniosacral System Poster
The Upledger Institute has introduced the first poster of its kind to present the craniosacral system in vivid detail. It portrays a comprehensive, full-color illustration of the complete system, plus seven other visual perspectives that prove especially valuable in client education: the meninges, temporomandibular joint, spheno-occipital junction and more. All in a large 19” x 25” format ideal for displaying at your practice. $25 + s&h

SomatoEmotional Release: Deciphering the Language of Life
by John E. Upledger, DO, OMM
In Dr. Upledger’s new book, he leads us down his path of discovering this process, taking us through many of the experiences that have shaped his understanding of the body’s inner wisdom. He compels each of us to look beyond the surface dimension of our being to find that place from which true and lasting healing can take place. (softcover) $20 + s&h

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
This quarterly journal responds to the needs of the international community of bodywork and movement therapists. It helps define and clarify their roles while discussing the broad range of issues that concern them. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles, editorials, summaries and technique papers that explore practical approaches to musculoskeletal dysfunction. And it clearly explains and interprets therapeutic strategies and techniques involved in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal dysfunction. (Four issues annually with each subscription.) $63 for IAHE alumni, $74 for all others.

The Second Brain
by Michael D. Gershon, MD
Dr. Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel. His 30 years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: nerve cells in the gut that act as a brain. This “second brain” can control our gut all by itself. Our two brains — the one in our head and the one in our bowel — must cooperate. If they don’t, then there is chaos in the gut and misery in the head, everything from “butterflies” to cramps, diarrhea and constipation. (softcover) $14.00 + s&h

Graceful Passages CD Set: A Companion for Living and Dying
by Michael Stillwater and Gary Malkin
Graceful Passages offers compassion, comfort and emotional healing through music and spoken word. (2 CDs) $27.95 + s&h

Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques
by Art Riggs, CMT
This textbook-style manual for massage therapists offers broad instructions, theory and specific protocols for addressing conditions and injuries commonly encountered in massage practice, including strengthening and stretching advice for clients. (softcover) $25.00 + s&h

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rehabilitation
by Eric Leskowitz
This breakthrough new volume was designed to help bridge the gap between complementary and conventional medicine. It presents the insights of many prominent proponents of complementary and alternative approaches to rehabilitation medicine, as well as their visions of the future in this rapidly growing field. The opening chapter presents CranioSacral Therapy from Dr. John E. Upledger. (softcover) $44.95 + s&h

The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce
The author provides a masterful synthesis of discoveries in physics, biology and psychology to reveal an extraordinary relationship of mind and reality, and Nature’s blueprint for a self-transcending humanity. (softcover) $14.95 + s&h

Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage
by Mark F. Beck
Comprehensive and easy to read, this book focuses on the essential information needed to start a career as a massage professional. Students will gain an understanding of the body and its functions and learn massage techniques and therapeutic skills. (softcover) $63.95 + s&h

BIOFREEZE
BIOFREEZE is the original analgesic cooling gel containing an herbal extract known as ILEX. The ILEX base helps promote full penetration of the pain-relieving medications. The result? A deep, long-lasting period of pain relief that’s perfect for patients in between therapeutic sessions.
4 oz. Tube $7.50 + s&h
16 oz. Pump Bottle $21.50 + s&h
3 oz. Roll-On (single) $8.00 + s&h
4 oz. Tube (box of 12) $75.60 + s&h
3 oz. Roll-On (box of 12) $78.36 + s&h

Self-Esteem CD Set
by Caroline Myss, PhD
Caroline Myss casts new light on this often-misunderstood subject, redefining self-esteem as an actual “core power” that is essential to our evolutionary progress. (4 CDs) $34.95+ s&h

Emergence: Labeled Autistic
by Temple Grandin and Margaret M. Scariano
Temple Grandin tells how she went from a fear-gripped, autistic childhood to become a successful professional, a world leader in her field. An astonishing true story, it’s a chronicle of perseverance, courage, and the loving wisdom of a few adults who saw in Temple what others couldn’t. Emergence will give new hope and insight into the tragedy of autism and the vast potential of the human spirit. (softcover) $12.99 + s&h

Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment
by James H. Clay, MMH, NCTMB, and David M. Pounds, MA
In this text, the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy are brought to life by embedding superb illustrations of internal structures directly into photographs of live models. This produces a stunningly realistic text that provides a general overview of individual muscles that are essential to understanding basic clinical massage therapy techniques. (softcover) $45.95 + s&h

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Upledger Foundation to Host 2nd Annual Memorial Golf Classic
On April 4-5, 2003, the 2nd annual Upledger Foundation Nancy Schaffer Memorial Golf Classic will hit the links at the PGA National Resort and Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The event will feature sports legends and local celebrities teeing off to help raise funds for the Foundation’s many therapeutic and research programs.

In addition to Saturday tournament play, the weekend includes a Pairing Par-Tee on Friday night, April 4th, highlighted by a dinner, silent auction, and the opportunity for attendees to meet participating celebrities.

The memorial golf classic is held in honor of Nancy Schaffer, a long-time Upledger Foundation supporter who lost her battle with a rare blood disorder called myelofibrosis in 2001. During her illness she found relief from the effects of the disorder at The Upledger Institute HealthPlex Clinical Services in Palm Beach Gardens. She received CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release®, both developed by John E. Upledger, DO, OMM.

Schaffer believed so strongly in these therapies that her family approached The Upledger Foundation with the idea for a memorial golf tournament that would benefit the Foundation’s many research and community-outreach programs. Most recently, the charitable Foundation co-sponsored a week of intensive therapy for conjoined Egyptian twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim. The goal was to help prepare the twins for possible separation surgery.

The 2003 golf classic is open to the public, and all interested golfers are invited to participate. Tickets are $225 per player. The fee includes entrance to all tournament events, including the Friday Pairing Par-Tee and the Saturday-evening awards ceremony.

To register for The Upledger Foundation Nancy Schaffer Memorial Golf Classic, please call Educational Services toll-free: 1-800-311-9204. Ask for priority code N0103.

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