Anatomy Trains Australia & NZ

GOING DEEPER WITH LOU BENSON

For Structural Integration practitioners, this is a rare opportunity to spend a full day in a small-group mentorship with 𝐋𝐨𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧, as part of Summer School 2027 🤩

Lou is the retired Education Director and former lead teacher for all levels of Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (ATSI) worldwide. With more than 35 years as a Manual Therapist and Structural Integration Practitioner, Lou brings a depth of experience that goes far beyond technique.

This one-day mentorship is an opportunity to slow down, refine your perception and explore what “deep work” really means.

Because going deeper isn't necessarily about using more pressure. It’s about becoming more sensitive and responsive to the person in front of you — learning to recognise patterns, distinguish what you are feeling and respond with greater precision and less effort.

𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬

📅 2 March 2027
📍 Mandurah, Western Australia
💰 $579
👥 For Structural Integration practitioners only
⚠️ Limited places — first come, first served

An exceptional opportunity to study directly with one of the most experienced teachers in the Anatomy Trains community ❤️

Explore the full workshop and Summer School program via https://anatomytrainsaustralia.com/2027-summer-school/

Meet 𝐖𝐨𝐣𝐭𝐞𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 & discover 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 🦴

Wojtek Cackowski returns to Australia for Summer School 2027, bringing his extensive experience in Structural Integration, manual therapy and myofascial work to a four-day BoneWork workshop.

Based on the pioneering work of Sharon Wheeler, BoneWork explores the remarkable fascial plasticity of bone and the tissues surrounding it.

The workshop introduces two key approaches:

🦴 Bone Change
Precise, gentle manual techniques work with the fascial layers surrounding the periosteum, addressing connective tissue changes that can develop following injury or trauma. The aim is to support changes in shape, contour, alignment and functional movement.

🦴 Bone Rolling
This approach focuses on restrictions and adhesions between adjacent bones at the level of the periosteal fascia. Through carefully directed manual pressure, the surrounding connective tissue is worked with to help restore a more natural relationship between neighbouring bones and greater freedom of movement.
Importantly, Bone Rolling is entirely a soft-tissue approach. It does not involve joint manipulation, chiropractic techniques or high-velocity adjustments.

Wojtek is a certified Structural Integration ATSI practitioner, Scarwork® and Bonework® teacher, and the founder of ZOGA Movement . With more than ten years of experience, he combines manual therapy and yoga with myofascial therapy and regularly teaches and speaks internationally.

📅 16–19 February 2027
📍 Seashells Mandurah, WA

Want to explore BoneWork with Wojtek?
Find out more and register for Summer School 2027: https://anatomytrainsaustralia.com/2027-summer-school/

𝐖𝐨𝐣𝐭𝐞𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 returns to Australia! 🦴

Join Wojtek at Summer School 2027 for a four-day 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 workshop based on the pioneering work of Sharon Wheeler and exploring the remarkable fascial plasticity of bone.

The workshop introduces two key approaches:

𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 — precise, gentle manual techniques working with the fascial layers surrounding the periosteum, focusing on connective tissue changes that can occur following injury or trauma.

𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 — techniques that focus on releasing adhesions between adjacent bones at the level of the periosteal fascia, helping restricted bones regain a more natural relationship with one another.

BoneWork is an entirely soft-tissue approach. It does not involve joint manipulation, chiropractic techniques or high-velocity adjustments, but instead works with the body's fascial system to facilitate structural change.

📅 16–19 February 2027
📍 Seashells Mandurah, WA
4-day workshop: AUD 1,850

Wojtek brings more than ten years of experience in manual therapy and myofascial therapy, along with extensive experience teaching BoneWork.

Stay tuned as we''ll be sharing more about Wojtek and the BoneWork workshop later this week.

Explore BoneWork and register via https://anatomytrainsaustralia.com/2027-summer-school/



ZOGA Movement

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 🤩

Melanie Burns is the Chief Executive Officer of Anatomy Trains and Director of Anatomy Trains Europe & UK.

At Summer School 2027, Melanie will lead 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, a three-day workshop exploring the ways our autonomic intuition shapes our experience of ourselves, each other and the world, and how the organising principles of Polyvagal Theory can come alive in manual and movement therapies.

The workshop begins with the anatomy of the 𝟏𝟐 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬, with a focus on the vagus nerve. Through experiential exercises, you'll explore which nerves are sensory, motor, or both, and how this knowledge can be used for yourself, with clients or in classes.

Melanie will then explore the organising principles of 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲, including hierarchy, neuroception and co-regulation, and how these principles help shape relationships.

The workshop's main focus is on discovering and deepening pathways to ventral regulation. Through experiential practices, self-massage, breathwork and other tools, you'll explore the conditions that invite or inhibit regulation, track shifts in autonomic state, and develop polyvagal-informed language and interventions for your work.

📅 20–22 February 2027
📍 Mandurah, WA
Early Bird: AUD 1,300 until 17 September 2026
Workshop fee: AUD 1,550

Explore the workshop and register here https://ow.ly/M9NM50Zy6Aw

Stay tuned for Melanie's video introduction later this week 🙌


Wicked Good Yoga Anatomy Trains

Join Melanie Burns at Summer School 2027 🤩

We're delighted to welcome 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬, Chief Executive Officer of Anatomy Trains and Director of Anatomy Trains Europe & UK, to Summer School 2027!

In her immersive three-day workshop, 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, you'll explore the anatomy of the cranial nerves and discover how the organising principles of Polyvagal Theory come alive in manual and movement therapies.

Through engaging lectures, experiential exercises, demonstrations and reflective discussion, you'll develop practical skills to better understand regulation, connection and resilience—both for yourself and in your work with clients.

📅 20–22 February 2027
📍 Mandurah, WA
Early Bird: AUD 1,300 (until 17 September 2026)
Workshop fee: AUD 1,550

Explore the workshop details and register here:
https://ow.ly/5Zrs50ZwbQW

Stay tuned as we share more about Melanie and explore this workshop in greater detail in our next post ✨

Anatomy Trains 2027

From Hobart to Launceston...

What a wonderful few days we shared at our recent Anatomy Trains in Structure & Function workshop in Hobart! It was a pleasure to spend three days exploring fascia, movement, posture and BodyReading with such an engaged group of student.

If you missed Hobart, there's still an opportunity to join us in Launceston, Tasmania, from 11–13 September with Maree Clayton 🤩

Over three immersive days, you'll gain a practical understanding of the Anatomy Trains myofascial meridians and learn how to:

• Assess posture and movement through a new lens
• Develop effective myofascial and movement strategies
• Refine your palpation and BodyReading skills
• Create treatment approaches tailored to your clients' structural and functional patterns

Whether you're a manual therapist or movement professional, this course offers practical skills and insights that you can apply immediately in your practice.

We still have places available and would love to welcome you to Launceston.

📅 11–13 September 2026
📍 Best Western Plus, Launceston, TAS
👩‍🏫 Maree Clayton
Hosted by Acacia Healing

Visit our website to learn more and secure your place https://anatomytrainsaustralia.com/anatomy-trains-in-structure-and-function/

Meet Gary Ward

Creator of Anatomy in Motion and inventor of the Flow Motion Model, Gary Ward approaches anatomy through movement, exploring how the body’s joints and bones work together as an integrated system.

Gary’s anatomical journey began as a ski boot fitter, where his fascination with feet and anatomy led him to explore how small changes in the foot could influence pain and performance throughout the body. This eventually developed into Anatomy in Motion — a model that challenges traditional anatomical concepts and helps practitioners understand movement through experience.

At Summer School 2027, Gary will share this approach in Closed Chain Biomechanics.
This one-day workshop takes you on a detailed journey through the body’s three-dimensional anatomy, from toe to head. Explore how joints connect throughout the kinetic chain and how integrated joint motion relates to your understanding of the Anatomy Trains.

Closed Chain Biomechanics
📅 16 February 2027
📍 Mandurah, WA
Workshop fee: AUD 579

This workshop provides the foundation for Gary’s two-day Flow Motion Model workshop that follows.

For full workshop details and registrations, please see https://anatomytrainsaustralia.com/2027-summer-school/

Anatomy in Motion