Bio-Stress Release is a gentle form of bodywork which releases tension and eases pain.

It works by taking the body back through the movements which were involved with the problem in the first place but under safely controlled circumstances. This is achieved by locating the preferred position for the part affected and then working to undo the damage.

From the preferred position the practitioner can identify precisely what it is that the body is trying to protect. The movements of Bio- Stress Release are made slowly and do not oppose the spontaneous preferences of the body and thus this approach is quite distinct from techniques which involve any sort of forceful adjustment.

In order to relieve tension we work at different angles and move from the physiological movement (movement through which the joint can be taken by the patient him/herself) into the anatomical movement (the extra movement which can safely be found with a minimal amount of applied pressure).

Appropriate movement or touch is applied to the affected part in order to draw the attention of the central nervous system to the specific needs of that particular area. Once a release position is identified then gentle compression into the part is used to further stimulate the proprioceptors and reinforce the message that needs to be sent. In this way we combine muscular and neurological information so as to encourage the body to become aware of its own process and, in due course, to restore balance.

The therapeutic techniques are prefaced with a taking of the patient’s medical history and a visual assessment of the level of symmetry and balance within the body structure.

The treatment itself is conducted with the patient lying on the couch, first face-up and then face-down as we work sequentially through the various parts of the body. In this process we can release tension from the spine, shoulders, hips, knees, pelvis etc so that the body will realign itself.

We recommend that patients continue their treatment at home with very gentle exercise movements that will maintain the correct posture.

~ Susanna Terry

In the in-person workshop, you will be supported in perfecting your skills.

There will be continuous assessment of your work with the techniques. 

When you reach a satisfactory standard you will be given a Bio-Stress Release certificate.

Bio-Stress Release Workshop Dates in SPRING 2026

Bio-Stress Release Workshop Dates & Fees

Limited Places Available so Book Early before 25th of April 2026

3-day intensive course, 8th, 9th and 10th of May 2026

(Normal Price:  £670) for Bio-Stress Release Online Course plus 3-day intensive Bio-Stress in-person Workshop

Option 1

The Early Bird Full Payment: £580.00 (click here)

2 Easy Pay Full Payment: £290.00 (click here)

The course fee above includes the online and three-Day Intensive course, 8th, 9th and 10th of May 2026.

Bio-Stress Release In-Person Course 

Bio-Stress Release Spring In-person course, full payment £400 or two instalments, £200. Click here to book

Option 2

Bio-Stress Release Online Course plus 3-day intensive Bio-Stress in-person Workshop (£580) and Follow-up BSR certification course (£180) purchased on the same day. 

Follow-up BSR certification course:  16th, 17th and 18th of October 2026

Full Payment: £760.00 (click here)

2 Easy Pay Full Payment: £380.00 (click here)

If you choose the first option, you can book the 3-day Follow-up Bio-Stress Release Certification course separately at a later date.  £200.00 (click here)

Option 3

Full access to the Bio-Stress online course only, view here

Full Payment: £480.00 (click here)

2 Easy Pay Full Payment: £240.00 (click here)

Bio-Stress Release Online Course

Here’s what’s included in the course:

6 Modules with videos and text as well as action tasks.

These will help you achieve your goal of learning the various techniques 

Bonus One: The background of stress in body and mind. 

Bonus Two: Relaxing and safe exercises that eliminate stress

and bring a sense of well-being

Click here to book your FREE Enrich Your Holistic Practice session (optional)

Tea/coffee and refreshments are provided at intervals during teaching sessions.

Bio-Stress Release (Outline Standard Module)

Techniques devoted to primarily static positions of release determined from physical and verbal feedback from the client with respect to what is comfortable and releases pain often within seconds.

Day 1. History and background.

• History and background.
• Therapeutic principles
• Ethics and case-management in using BSR
• Patient prone: Lumbar spine
• Rib-cage and thoracic spine
• Shoulder girdle
• Head and neck
• Patient supine: Lower body – pelvic evaluation and release
• Upper body – abdomen, ribcage/sternum, shoulder girdle, head and neck.
• Evaluation and release indicators of these.

Day 2. Review of Day 1.

• Review of Day 1.
• Basic techniques used on thoracic and lumbar spine, hips, knees, legs and feet.
• The various specific and particular conditions in which these are applicable.
• Practical work (students working on each other)

Day 3. Review of Days 1 & 2.

• Review of Days 1 & 2
• Techniques applied with patient lying on side or sitting.
• Exercises for client’s self-help
• Energy Centres/Chakras balancing and Emotional Releases
• Review and consolidation of Days 1, 2
• Individualised Emotional Trauma Release

Bio-Stress Release training will enable you to address any physical discomfort to the following parts of the body and often any prevailing emotional challenges. 

•  Head and neck
• Thoracic vertebrae and ribs
• Lumbar region
• Pelvis inc. ilio-psoas muscle
• ilium/sacrum, ASIS, Ischium (seat bone)
• Lower limbs: femur, knees, ankles, feet
• Upper limbs: shoulder, clavicle, arms, elbow, hand ,wrist
• Sternum

Integrating BSR Positional Releases with Chakras/ Energy Centres