Level 2 of the Visceral Manipulation Education Program of the Barral Institute
VISCERAL MANIPULATION: ABDOMEN 2
• The only official training course serie of the Jean-Pierre Barral method in Hungary
• Practical and effective techniques
• A non-invasive method that can be used immediately

About the training
Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 2 is an intermediate workshop starting with the review of functional anatomy, hand positions and manipulations covered in Abdomen 1 course of Visceral Manipulation. Thereafter, participants deepen their knowledge on further theory and practical techniques, focusing on the kidney, greater omentum, peritoneum, spleen, and pancreas. This time the course also consists of presentations, detailed anatomical and functional-mechanical information about the given organs, as well as, demonstrations and practical sessions referring to each technique.
Instructor
RITA BENAMOR
Doctor of Osteopathy, (Portugália)
BI-D, CST-D
Graduated in Osteopathy from Oxford
Brookes University
22 years of clinical experience
Official instructor of 10 different courses
at the Barral Institute
Director of the Barral Institute Portugal
since 2016
Teaching in 4 different languages in
around 20 countries
Rita Benamor
Elekné Varga Orsolya
Teaching Assistant
Elekné Varga Orsolya
physiotherapist, Maitland
manualtherapist, CST-T
trained in various fascia techniques
ADV2 craniosacral therapist
experience as a student in 5 other countries
teaching assistant since 2019
Head of the Barral Institute Hungary
since autumn 2024
THE DATE OF TRAINING
27-30 Sept, 2026
LOCATION
Budapest, Hotel Regnum Residence
COURSE DURATION
Day 1: | Registration Course | 08:30-08:55 09:00-18:00 |
Day 2: | Course | 09:00-17:30 |
Day 3: | Course | 09:00-17:30 |
Day 4: | Course | 09:00-16:00 |
The schedule of the course is subject to change. Courses may run late each day, in order to be able to cover all the topic planned for that day..
COURSE FEE
With Early bird discount:
(If the full participation fee is received by 1 Aug, 2025)
750 EUR
From 2 Aug, 2025
800 EUR
Including VM1 Study Guide, excluding
food, lodging and transportation.
For repetitors
450.00 EUR
COURSE TOPIC
1st Day
· Review of Visceral
Manipulation: Abdomen 1
· Open discussion focusing
on problem solving
· Questions and answers
· Liver, further long-lever
techniques
· Stomach, hiatal hernia,
long-lever techniques
· Duodenum, long-lever
techniques
· Small intestine, long-lever
techniques
2nd Day
Large intestine, long-lever techniques · Anatomy and physiology of the kidney · Kidney techniques
3rd Day
Anatomy and physiology of
the pancreas
· Pancreas techniques
· Anatomy and physiology of
the spleen
· Spleen techniques
· Anatomy and physiology of
the peritoneum
4th Day
· Peritoneum techniques · Omentum techniques · Integrating the new organs into the body

RECOMMENDED READING
Jean-Pierre Barral, RPT, DO: Visceral Manipulation
Frank Netter, MD: Atlas of Human Anatomy
Carmine Clemente: A Regional Atlas of the Human Body