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We provide professional training in Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork and other light touch work. Trewartha J, Wheeler S. Pub. Handspring Publishing March 2020.

We offer a variety of training for professionals and non-professionals around the country. Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork is a 4-day course teaching the powerful and effective light touch method which features in the book Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body, eds. Fascial Unwinding & Energy Awareness is an intensive training open to all modalities. See www.bodyinharmony.org.uk for details and for our monthly blog.

09/01/2026

Adhesions may develop from a scar. In fact, they often do. Not all of them will have this straitjacketing, strangling effect on internal structures such as organs, blood or lymph vessels, or nerves, but some do.

So if you are wondering why, since the surgery, you have discomfort or pain, or you cannot move as well, or your breathing or bladder function, for example, don’t seem to be as good as they used to be, don’t just write it off as inevitable. It’s what is happening underneath a scar that needs to be considered, not how good it looks on top.

Take a look at this blog written by our Principal, Jan Trewartha, on the risks of abdominal scarring and learn more about adhesions. https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/blog/what-are-the-risks-of-abdominal-surgery

08/01/2026

ScarWork is a light touch, fascia-based, therapeutic approach developed by the renowned teacher, Sharon Wheeler, that helps reduce restriction, tension and emotional holding in and around scars. It uses a gentle, three-dimensional approach to reintegrating scar tissue into the fascia web, improving movement, sensation, and integration without force or pressure.

Adhesions stick structures together that should not be stuck together, but ScarWork facilitates the ‘going home’ of tissue. Students learn how to follow the tissue; this is the skill and art of ScarWork. And the tissue will go home, no matter how long ago the scar was created.

Rather than ‘fixing’ scars, ScarWork invites the body to reconnect with its own innate ability to self heal.

Read more about ScarWork and its benefits here - https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/what-we-teach/scarwork

31/12/2025

As we move into 2026, we'd like to offer you a heartfelt wish for a year of happiness, love, achievement, thriving, and continued passion for whatever you do that satisfies you in life.

Happy New Year everyone.

Jan and the Body in Harmony Training team.

29/12/2025

We know these days between Christmas and New Year can cause a sense of uncertainty and discombobulation, where a lack of routine or structure to the day can feel disconcerting.

So why not make some plans for 2026 by looking at Body in Harmony Training's forthcoming courses? Whether you'd like to deepen your skills in ScarWork or learn the skill of Fascial Unwinding while developing your energy awareness, both of these trainings meld brilliantly with all other modalities. There are only a few places on each, but more dates will be available soon.

For more details on both courses, please visit: https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/events

25/12/2025

Wishing our friends, followers, students and the whole complementary therapy and movement community around the world a very happy time this festive season.

We hope you all have the most joyful time with your loved ones and look forward to seeing you in 2026.

Jan and the Body in Harmony Training team.

22/12/2025

Why don't we teach Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork online?

Because when we teach online, our Principal, Jan Trewartha, can't put her hands on a student's hands and feel what they feel, and thus validate those sensations. She can't guide the students, through micromovements and feedback, until they are confident they understand what is happening in the body.

Online is fine for teaching some skills but not for this critically hands-on work where Jan is focusing on developing sensitivity and skill.

You can learn more about our forthcoming in-person training courses on our website - just visit https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/fascia-training-courses/sharon-wheelers-scarwork-course

18/12/2025

A: Even the tiniest scars can create problems. Even just one small scar on the chin may create restrictions in the mobility of the jaw and/or neck and/or shoulders. We get used to our 'new normal' after injury and forget we used to have more range of motion or less stiffness in an area. It's good to have work done to every scar on our body to optimise mobility and functionality.

15/12/2025

Body in Harmony Training Director, Jan Trewartha, recently returned from a working trip to Taiwan and Shanghai where she regularly teaches Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork to large classes of therapists, doctors, surgeons, gynaecologists and movement educators.

The focus here is on how a Caesarean scar can contribute to restrictions affecting the bladder or bowel.

1. Bladder restrictions
Because the bladder sits directly in front of the uterus, adhesions from a C-scar can sometimes cause:

- A feeling of bladder tightness or pressure
- Urinary urgency or frequency
- Reduced mobility of the bladder.

2. Bowel restrictions
If adhesions develop around the lower abdomen or pelvic region, some women may experience:

- Constipation or difficulty with bowel movements
- Sensation of pulling or tightness with straining
- Lower abdominal discomfort
- Changes in digestion if mobility of the intestines is affected.

ScarWork works gently on the skin, fascia and other structures to help the scar integrate better with surrounding tissues and subtly restore normal balance within the body, facilitating better functionality and mobility.

12/12/2025

Fascial Unwinding is a sensitive, responsive approach to working with the body’s connective tissue — allowing it to release tension and restore flow in its own time.

In March 2026 we will be hosting our next Fascial Unwinding course which will train you to listen with your hands, recognise subtle shifts in tissue, and work with the body rather than ‘do to it’ or ‘fix it’. The result? Deeper transformation for your clients, and greater confidence in your own presence, ability and touch.

We only have a few places left on this course. If you want new clarity, sensitivity, and confidence in your therapeutic work, this training may be for you. Find out more by visiting https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/fascia-training-courses/fascial-unwinding-energy-awareness

09/12/2025

Accepting ourselves with all our scars and flaws........

"Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art. Every break is unique and instead of repairing an item like new, the 400-year-old technique actually highlights the "scars" as a part of the design. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing things that have broken, we actually create something more unique, beautiful and resilient."**

If you want to learn the beauty of scars, help people accept and even love their bodies, while facilitating better mobility and functionality for them, join Body in Harmony Training's ScarWork courses: https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/events

**Quoted from "How the Japanese art of Kintsugi can help you deal with stressful situations", by Tiffany Ayuda, discussing "Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit", by Candice Kumai.

06/12/2025

Are you looking for a ScarWork therapist?

We have a directory available on our website that allows you to view all UK trained ScarWork therapists.

Find someone in your area and phone them for a chat. Make them aware you are looking specifically for Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork (the tried and tested light touch scar therapy spreading rapidly around the globe). Discuss your scar/s with them and ensure you feel happy that they understand your condition. Also, just check they are insured, just as you would with any service provider :).

*Please note that although we have trained many hundreds of people, we are not responsible for work carried out by any of the therapists listed.

Discover the full directory here - https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/about-us/directory

05/12/2025

Why, as a therapist, should you work on your clients' scars, especially if they look and feel OK? Here are the key reasons why addressing scars is important:

1. Scars can restrict fascia and movement

The adhesions that almost inevitably come with the scars stick structures together that should not be stuck together. This reduces the ability of tissue and organs, for example, to glide over each other. This can limit mobility and functionality.

2. A good scar therapy can restore sensitivity to areas that feel numb, hypersensitive, or "disconnected" by reducing fascial restrictions that may be affecting neural pathways.

3. Support of healing and tissue quality

Working on a scar, if done correctly, encourages better hydration, elasticity, and integration of scar tissue into surrounding fascia. This often makes scars softer, flatter and reduces any tension in the scar and surrounding tissues.

4. Can reduce pain and discomfort

Because scars may become tethered into underlying tissues, this restriction can be uncomfortable or painful for the client. A good scar therapy uses light touch which is easy on the client and frees tissue restriction rather than trying to break scar tissue down which is a painful and unproductive process.

5. Improves lymphatic and circulatory flow

Scars and adhesions can impair circulation and lymph drainage.

6. Enhances emotional and psychological well-being

Scars can carry emotional weight. Softening the scar physically and improving how it looks and feels often helps clients reconnect with the area and feel more at ease with their body.

7. Benefits both recent and older scars

Whether a scar is new or decades old, with the right therapy scars still respond, improving function, appearance, and comfort.

At Body in Harmony Training we teach Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork - a tried and tested approach that is taught globally. If you'd like to find out more about ScarWork and explore what our ScarWork course could do for you, visit https://www.bodyinharmony.org.uk/what-we-teach/scarwork

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We offer a variety of training for professional therapists around the country; a unique range of light touch therapies focusing on fascia and energy work. Fascial Unwinding & Energy Awareness is a 4-day course open to all modalities (and the foundation course for the Body Realignment diploma). It gives an introduction to fascia, trauma, postural assessment and energy work, plus the skill of fascial unwinding.

Body Realignment is a post-graduate diploma course for therapists wanting to specialise in the release of pain and trauma through fascial release work.

Sharon Wheeler’s ScarWork is sweeping the country - Jan was the first accredited tutor in the UK and teaches in the UK and abroad. She is co-editor and co-author of ‘Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body’, published by Handspring Publishing. https://www.handspringpublishing.com/product/scars-adhesions-and-the-biotensegral-body/ We also host visiting specialist tutors, e.g. Sharon Wheeler who teaches BoneWork, Structural Integration for the Cranium, and Working with the Tail End.

See www.bodyinharmony.org.uk for further details of our training courses. Sign up on the website to receive our monthly blog and course updates. We look forward to meeting you!