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Workshops and Seminars

This seminar will focus on optimising the basics of life, to create healthy children, adults and indeed society. Dr Rosalba Courtney will talk about how loss of connection and community is affecting individual and social health and will share latest research about these fundamentals and simple practical tools for using the breath to heal and to cultivate connection.

Jude Blereau and Holly Davis will create a makeshift wholefood kitchen and work with you to design a meal plan for the season.

A practical hands on workshop making kefir and kefir products. I will share some Kefir and some of my favourite basic recipies.

An introductory seminar for parents and children with asthma, allergies, sleep apnea, mouth breathing and breathing related problems. Learn how breathing affects children’s growth, development, health and behaviour and some practical breathing techniques to practice at home that will improve your child’s breathing.

An afternoon seminar for adults with Asthma, COPD, Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Hyperventilation and other types of Dysfunctional Breathing.

This seminar explains what a healthy gut is, how it impacts on a wide range of health issues and what to do to improve the function of your digestive system without the use of highly restrictive diets by properly preparing foods and using probiotic lactofermeted foods.

A practical hands on workshop making sauerkraut and lactofermented vegatables.

This 2 hour class teaches you how to master one of the most powerful techniques for stress reduction through breathing using your own personal “resonance” breathing frequency.   The class is helpful for anyone who wants to learn how to relax quickly and effectively using a scientifically proven and very precise technique.

 

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This is the website of Dr Rosalba Courtney and the Breath and Body Clinic.

Dr. Courtney is an Osteopath with over 30 years experience. She is also a specialist in breathing therapy and has done extensive research, writing and teaching on this subject. She trains health professionals and runs breathing therapy and mindfulness programs for children and adults.

At the Breath and Body Clinic we help people with muscular-skeletal dysfunction, pain and injury, chronic health conditions, stress related disorders and various types of breathing problems.

We also have a lot of experience working  with children and babies  . You can read more about the conditions we treat here.

Treatment is individualised and can be a combination of any of the following therapies-

       Osteopathy       Nutrition       Herbal medicine       Breathing therapy

Individual and small group Breathing Therapy and Wellness programs are held at the Breath and Body Clinic in Avalon and also at other locations at various times during the year.

For those who can't attend any of these programs there are some products and resources available through this website.

If you are a health professional or academic you can access Dr. Courtney’s scientific presentations and publications here. 

We welcome referrals from other health professionals and invite you to contact us so we can work collaboratively to help your patient.

Dr. Courtney is also available for public lectures, professional training and media events.