- Cost
$125 for all 3 Webinars
Date/Time 01/31/26 - 03/21/26 10:00am to 11:15am PT
This series of three webinars will cover human embryology from the beginning through the middle stages.- January 31, 2026
- February 28, 2026
- March 21, 2026
The webinars will be recorded for those unable to attend the live presentations and for review by all.
Register HERE- CE Credits
- 1/2 Elective CE Credits
- Location
- Online
Summary
Class Info
Non-DIRI Affiliated courses are offered by non-faculty members who have completed their Advanced Training. Certificates are issued by the member for Elective CE Credit. Inquire with the member regarding NCBTMB approval.
Details
We will start with elements of reproductive biology as they inform later development. This will include gamete formation, including interesting variants of egg maturation that affect structure.
To clarify some embryologic terms, we will also look at early stages of embryo development in a simpler organism, our cousins, the sea urchins. The corresponding developmental stages in humans are more complex. To understand these stages, it helps to know the essential meaning of embryologic stages and terms in their root form.
In addition to the development of the embryo, the discipline of embryology has also evolved. Some of these stages of development will be discussed. Some ideas from earlier times persist in the culture, and it is clarifying to understand how and why the discipline has moved forward. Current forefronts of study will be introduced.
The webinar is presented as a series of three one-hour-long presentations. If there is sufficient interest, additional webinars, continuing the story of human embryonic and fetal development, will be offered in the near future
About the Instructor
Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975. He then trained at The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado, and received his Certification as a Rolfer™ in 1977.Jeffrey Burch received his Rolfing Advanced Certification in 1990. After that, he continued his studies at the University of Oregon, where he earned a second BA in Psychology in 1993 and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology in 1995. His Master’s thesis, titled “Alexithymia and Dissociation,” examines topics related to psychosomatic conditions.
Jeffrey has been a member of the Rolf Institute’s Board of Directors and served for many years on the Ethics Committee. He founded the Yearbook journal of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) and is also a member of the Rolf Institute’s research committee.
In 1998, Jeffrey began an intensive study of CranioSacral Therapy at the Upledger Institute, with French Osteopath Alain Gehin specializing in Cranial Manipulation, and Jean-Pierre Barral and his associates focusing on Visceral Manipulation. Jeffrey completed his apprenticeship in teaching visceral manipulation. He completed the first year at the Canadian College of Osteopathy. He now teaches internationally, offering foundational and advanced courses in assessment and treatment methods.
In 2010, he began developing groundbreaking new methods for assessing and releasing adhesions and contractures in joint capsules, bursas, and tendon sheaths. He now teaches these methods, which he now teaches.
He has authored a book titled.
Assessment and Treatment Methods for Manual Therapists, The Most Effective and Efficient Treatment Every Time- published by Handspring Publishing.