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Jan Trewartha

Jan is the founder and director of the British Fascia Symposium and The Fascia Hub. She has been in healthcare since 1979, originally training as a State Registered Nurse in the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC), working with patients on the wards and in the operating theatre; a superb if non-deliberate foundation for her future career as a specialist in scars and adhesions.

In 1988 she was taught by a blind massage therapist to really ‘feel’ the body, leading to a lifetime passion for body work. Jan was a massage volunteer at the Auckland Commonwealth Games where she learned from professionals from all modalities. Her work now is the culmination of many years of training and experience in different disciplines. Through her school, Body in Harmony Training, Jan runs a variety of light touch therapy courses, including Sharon Wheeler’s ScarWork, for which she was the first accredited tutor in the UK.

To learn more about Jan please visit her website: https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/.

Jan is also the co-editor and lead author of the book Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body, published by Handspring Publishing in May 2020.

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What’s the big deal with the British Fascia Symposium themes this year? And why attend?

It’s British Fascia Symposium time again – where did the time go? Every two years we put on this big, informative event for the fascia-fascinated community. It used to be in-person, and was great fun, but if you couldn’t get on a plane to the UK you couldn’t join in. Now we appear like magic…

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What’s the big deal with the British Fascia Symposium themes this year? And why attend?

It’s British Fascia Symposium time again – where did the time go? Every two years we put on this big, informative event for the fascia-fascinated community. It used to be in-person, and was great fun, but if you couldn’t get on a plane to the UK you couldn’t join in. Now we appear like magic…

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Monthly Members’ Webinar – Looking after ourselves: enhancing our body awareness and ability to self-care.

Date: Thursday 28th MarchTimes: 19.00 – 20.00 (insert the Time Zone link after)Presenter: Jan TrewarthaTitle: Looking after ourselves: enhancing our body awareness and ability to self-care. Description: This will be a purely practical session following this month’s theme of ‘Developing Body Wisdom’.  Jan will guide you in self-exploration, using attention and intention to self-scan and help your…

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Monthly Member Webinar – Thursday 28th March 2024

Monthly Member Webinar – Thursday 28th March 2024 Practical details Date:  Thursday 28th March Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK time. Check your timezone here Presenter: Jan Trewartha Title: Looking after ourselves: enhancing our body awareness and ability to self-care. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with the zoom link. You will also…

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Monthly Members’ Webinar – How biotensegrity informs our practice and teaching; James and Jan in conversation

Date: Thursday 19th October 2023Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK timePresenters: James Earls and Jan TrewarthaTitle: How biotensegrity informs our practice and teaching; James and Jan in conversation Summary: As experienced practitioners and teachers, for James Earls and Jan Trewartha looking at the body through the lens of biotensegrity is vital to their work. The way we approach our clients’ physical issues is rapidly…

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“Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones……”

“Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones….” as the song goes.[1] The skeleton is traditionally thought of as connected bones surrounded by the periosteum and activated by muscles.  But are bones really the passive, dessicated, rigid structures we have in the past considered them to be? We are now starting to understand otherwise, and the…

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