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December 2009
It's only a small article, but I'm really excited and happy that
Choice Health & Wellbeing Magazine decided to publish it, after all every bit helps
to spread the word about this wonderful therapy. I don't think the Dorn article is on their website yet, but
if you get the magazine delivered or get the chance to pick up a copy, please give the article a read - I'd love to get
your feedback. You can visit their website here: Choice Health & Wellbeing Magazine.
December 2009
Well done to all of the students who attended the very last Dorn Method workshop of the year held
at Stratford upon Avon. (What a busy year it has been) Once again I have to say how nice it was to
meet such interesting and lovely people. There's always this strange feeling after a workshop:
I get to know everyone as friends and then after the two days is up, they all go off again! Still, I hope we can
all meet up for practice days and I wish you all the very best of successs with your new Dorn skills.
November 2009
Congratulations to all of the students who attended the Virginia Water London workshop this November. It was a packed
training and of course again such a lovely bunch of people to work with, I wish them all the very best of success with
their new Dorn Method skills. Many thanks also to Sophie for making available such an excellent
venue at Scorpio Clinics.
October 2009
This was my first visit to Dublin and I have to say it was a trip I'll never forget.
I found the people of Ireland to be very welcoming and friendly, and that of course goes without saying for all
the students on my Dorn Workshop too. So I must say a big thank you to all of them for being so welcoming and such good
students. I'll be adding them to my Dorn Therapists Listing
so if you need to find one in Dublin you know where to go; being Physical Therapists they're a very experienced bunch
so I'm sure you'll be in good hands!
October 2009
Wow, what can I say! I’ve just come back from what can only be described as a fantastic two day Dorn event (Kongress) held in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Kongress was in fact open to anybody, people with Back Pain looking for alternative treatment,
as well as of course Complementary Therapists, and quite a few professional practitioners too.
There was a great line up of speakers, starting off with Dieter Dorn talking about how Dorn touches people (not
just physically :0), but on all levels). More than 10 doctors from different fields
of expertise held talks about the Dorn Method from their own different perspectives.
What I found great was that most of them use the Dorn Method successfully in their own clinics, whilst others referred their
patients to Dorn Therapists. From all the talks I managed to listen to, and there
were more than 18 individual talks plus around 30 workshops to choose
from, it was certainly an action packed two days, not to mention all the exhibitors’
stands to look at.
I think the main message that came across is that the Dorn Method
touches people on all levels and is certain to grow all around the world; the picture above includes a world map upon which
Dorn Trainers attached labels showing what country they are teaching Dorn.
For more information, visit
The Dorn Kongress website.
September 2009
Massage World Magazine have just published
my article introducing The Dorn Method in their latest August/September 2009 issue.
It's a full featured 4 page article entitled 'A Revolutionary Approach to Back and
Joint Pain', so if you get Massage World delivered please take a look. Please note
though that they've not yet added the article to their
website.
August 2009
I know how difficult
and expensive it can be to build up business as a complementary Therapist, and so
my aim is always to try to help where I can to get you going with your own Dorn
practice.
Whenever I treat people, I give them a small leaflet they can take away with them
which is designed to help them understand how Dorn works, and which also offers
a bit of background information and explanation covering The Dorn Method.
So my latest addition to the Dorn Method supplies section is the leaflet I hand
out to my clients. It's a wonderfully designed A4 leaflet which you can use to help
promote your Dorn therapy as well as helping to inform and educate at the same time.
For more information, please visit the
supplies page.
August 2009
The Dorn Method is growing massively in Germany, and this year is the 7th organised
congress holding many talks and workshops, and one of the guest speakers will be
Dieter Dorn himself. Of course the only downside is that it's all in German, but
if you do happen to speak the lingo, and fancy a nice getaway to the lovely town
of Stuttgart, then this could be an ideal opportunity to experience the energy and
growth surrounding The Dorn Method in Germany.
For more information, visit
The Dorn Kongress website.
August 2009
I'm excited to announce
my Dorn Method Workshops have now been accredited by the Federation of Holistic
Therapists (FHT).
This means Therapists coming on to the Workshops can gain valuable CPD (Continuing
Professional Development) points, and of course The Dorn Method is now also covered
by FHT Insurance. For more information, please visit the
FHT website.
For Therapists wishing to earn CPD points by coming onto my Workshops, and to receive
relevant insurance from the FHT, you will need to have a Level 3 in Anatomy & Physiology
with a qualification in body massage.
August 2009
I never thought I'd see the day that I would see a Dorn Therapist giving pelvis
and leg corrections to a horse - that really was an experience I'll never forget!
I sometimes get asked by people whether Dorn can be used on Animals as well as us
humans, so I decided to try to do a bit of research for myself. Unfortunately, I
couldn't find anything here in the UK, but after a quick search on the net I discovered
a lovely lady who actually uses The Dorn Method to treat Horses, not far away from
my home town in Bavaria.
Her name is Simone and her website can be found here (unfortunately all written
in German):
Dornmethode-pferde.de She has been treating horses using Dorn for quite some
time now with a lot of success, and is therefore always very busy.
I contacted Simone asking whether she would be kind enough to meet with me, so I
could learn more about what she does. To my delight she told me she was actually
going to be treating a horse whilst I was on holiday visiting my parents nearby,
and asked whether I'd like to come along. This was amazing luck and of course I
said yes, I really wanted to see this!
We had a 20 minute drive to a farm where the horse was located. The horse itself
was having walking difficulties and needed treatment on it's hind legs and pelvis.
Although it was a horse, the Dorn treatment I watched being performed all looked
very familiar, with checks and dynamic corrections being done. However of course
the horse can't be told to swing a leg to provide dynamic assistance, so that was
the job of the owner, who had to help by moving the legs of the horse whilst the
therapist did the correcting.
The whole treatment took around 40 minutes, and included a lot of sweat and physical
work. Afterwards on way back home, to show me some more horses Simone treated, we
dropped off at a place called Walker Ranch. This was a western style ranch in Bavaria
- now THAT was a whole other story:
walker-ranch.de.
April 2009
I had a wonderful time demonstrating The Dorn Method at the NEC Holistic Health
2009 show, where I met so many lovely Therapists eager to find out more about Dorn;
thank you all so much for your interest.
It did get a little tiring after doing so many leg length checks(!) but at least
people got to see how simple but powerful Dorn actually is. For those of you who
asked about Workshops in your local area, please drop me an email to let me know
where you live, to see if we can sort something out soon.
April 2009
I've just added a Dorn Method Supplies section to my website and a few great products
to help you get going with Dorn. There's a really fabulous A2 sized Dorn Spinal
Connections poster, the Home Study Course as well as Silk Paper for Breuss Massages.
I'll be adding more items as and when I can, but please do take a look by
clicking here
March 2009
I was recently invited to hold a Dorn Method talk in Leamington Spa, at the local
Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) meeting. There were 25 people present, and
I think everyone there enjoyed the evening as much as I did, it certainly gave me
a good chance to show local therapists a good overview of the Dorn Method. In fact,
two of the attendees are now coming to my next workshop, with another wanting to
come along later in the year.
I'm always keen to demonstrate how valuable The Dorn Method is for Therapists to
learn, and just how beneficial it is as a treatment for back pain; so if you'd like
me to hold a talk for your local group, then please do
get in touch with me.
March 2009
I've just come back from a great Dorn Method get-together in Ottobeuren Germany,
attended by Dieter Dorn himself as one of the guest speakers.
The event was a yearly gathering, mainly to exchange ideas, and experiences, etc.
It was a very nice trip, good to meet so many like minded and friendly Dornies!
It's amazing to see the energy and excitement that Dorn has in Germany, but there
again it has been going now for 35 years or more with literally thousands of Therapists
including some Doctors who offer Dorn Therapy; all in all, providing lots of evidence
that Dorn is growing strongly.