VM1: Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1
VM1 April 23-26, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Core-Pak Seminar Series offers a substantial discount for the seminars and a convenient payment plan of $100 per month - Click here for more details.
Tuition Discount available to Full-Time Healthcare Students who qualify – call 561.622.4334 for details.
Pre-requisite Workshop(s): This course is intended for licensed or certified healthcare professionals, or for students nearing completion in their studies to become a healthcare professional, with palpation skills and experience as well as anatomical knowledge. Upon registration you will receive a list of anatomical terms and structures to review in advance of the course to help you achieve maximum benefit from attending.
Description:In this course, you will be introduced to the models and concepts of functional biomechanics as viewed from Jean-Pierre Barral's Visceral Manipulation approach. This method of evaluation and treatment is based on the concept that each of our internal organs rotates on a physiological axis. Focus is on the abdominal cavity and includes the organs, their membranes, ligaments, innervation and their spatial functional interrelationships. You will learn basic manipulations for correcting abnormal motions and stress patterns within this cavity. The manual techniques are not advised for pregnant participants.
Advance Preparation: REQUIRED READING*
*These items are not included in your class tuition. To purchase your items, follow the links provided.
Visceral Manipulation (VM)
— To purchase, visit https://shop.iahe.com/Product-List/Textbooks/Visceral-Manipulation-Revised-Edition
A Pathway to Health (PTH) — OPTIONAL
— To purchase, visit https://shop.iahe.com/Patient-Info/A-Pathway-to-Health-How-Visceral-Manipulation-Can-Help-You
OR
Purchase our VM1 Starter Kit, which includes these and much more!
— To purchase, visit https://shop.iahe.com/Product-List/Books/Starter-Kit-VM
IMPORTANT PREPARATION —
Your VM1 experience starts before the class begins. Completing this advance preparation helps you arrive confident, focused, and ready to make the most of every hands-on moment. Watch the introductory videos, review key anatomy and complete the required reading to build a strong foundation for learning in class. A little preparation now sets the stage for deeper understanding, sharper palpation, and greater clinical integration later.
Access your prep materials here:
https://info.barralinstitute.com/prepare-for-a-successful-visceral-manipulation-1-class/
Supplies: PLEASE BRING A MASSAGE/TREATMENT TABLE. Due to liability issues, meeting sites may not allow banquet tables to be used as treatment tables. Additionally, treatment tables provide a safer and more comfortable environment for the lab portion of class. We understand some travel may not make massage/treatment table transport possible – when you receive an email from us asking about massage/treatment tables, please simply reply accordingly.
AFTER you sign in and pick-up your name tag at the seminar, set your massage/treatment table in front of the pre-set chairs in the meeting room.
We recommend you bring colored pencils or markers, as many students find that adding color annotations while drawing and note taking in class is beneficial for learning. BI provides grease pencils for identifying anatomy on skin during the labs, but you are welcome to bring your own eye liner pencil. Students may find these easier on their skin. Before using a writing device, just verify with the teacher if they have a preference.
When needed or desired, you are expected to provide your own face mask and eye goggles/glasses for mouth work and other similar and appropriate lab times.
Attire: Comfortable, loose fitting clothes. As many of these manipulations require an exposed abdominal cavity, we encourage you to bring a bath towel, clothing suitable for skin contact (lab clothes), and appropriate undergarments so that you are comfortable if they are exposed during the lab sessions. During trades you may be in varied stages of undress, but during lecture time and in common areas of the meeting site outside of the classroom, please return to a fully clothed professional appearance.
Due to potential chemical sensitivities of your classmates, please refrain from wearing perfumes or oils to class.
Due to the nature of the work, short finger nails are required.
Times: Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. on the first day of class. A Continental Breakfast will be served on day one, at which time the seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. Subsequent class hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, and the last day will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Class ending times are approximate, and may run late based on class participation.
Meeting Site/Lodging:
Courtyard Ottawa Downtown
350 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa, ON K1N7E9, Canada
613.241.1000
Group Rate: single $175.00
Group cut-off Date: March 23, 2026
Link for reservations:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/3d4c41ab/LUFQ2XxFBEekDNdP3s1mPQ?u=https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1770819340270%26key=GRP%26app=resvlink
***Booking through the Group Block avoids the extra fees and penalties you will encounter when booking through third parties. ***
Directions to Meeting Site:
Please see Google Maps for directions.
Uber is available from the airport.
Distance is 22 min (16.3 km)
via Route 79 N and Colonel By Dr
Ottawa International Airport
1000 Airport Parkway Private, Ottawa, ON K1V 9B4, Canada
Take Route 79 N and Colonel By Dr to York St
21 min (15.9 km)
Continue on York St to your destination
Turn right onto York St
Turn right onto Dalhousie St
Turn right
Courtyard by Marriott Ottawa Downtown
350 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E9, Canada
Public Transportation: www.octranspo.com, https://www.viarail.ca/en, https://www.octranspo.com/en/our-services/stations1/rideau1/
Hotel Parking: $35.00 for the day (Subject to change)
Limited Parking Onsite first come first serve.
Please check area parking garages for a better rate.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Our preference is to have all students attend their class as planned. Plans changing within 29 days of a class start date cause significant and costly implications for our operations to support your planned attendance.
Transfer to a new class date: No fee up until 29 days prior to the class start date.
Transfer to another class 29-15 days in advance: $100 logistics and planning fee.
Transfer to another class less than 15 days of class start date: $200 logistics and planning fee.
Tuition less the applicable logistics fee is non-refundable.
Cancellation of class: Fully refundable more than 29 days prior to the class start date. Cancellations or no shows within 29 days of the class are nonrefundable and are subject to applicable logistics and transfer fees based upon the date of class cancellation or transfer notification received by our home office. Refundable tuition for students in a package program (core-pak or trak-pak) is based on the early registration pricing for the course/online video involved. Refund requests must be made in writing (email to refunds@iahe.com) within 12 months of the registration.
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