Explore the anatomy. Understand the physiology. Connect the systems.
The human body is an extraordinary network of interconnected systems. Nerves, blood vessels, organs, fascia, muscles, and other structures don’t simply exist alongside one another. They constantly communicate, interact, and influence how the body functions.
As massage therapists and bodywork practitioners, we spend years studying anatomy, learning techniques, and developing our hands-on skills.
But have you ever wondered what’s happening beyond the structures you’re treating?
Why can a restriction in one area influence function somewhere else? How do the nervous, vascular, digestive, and endocrine systems communicate? What happens when normal physiological processes become disrupted? And how can understanding these relationships change the way we approach our clients?
Welcome to Roadmap to the Body.
Created and taught by Tony Eng, this advanced, hands-on workshop series takes you beyond traditional anatomy education to explore the intricate pathways, physiological processes, and structural relationships that connect the human body.
Through in-depth anatomical and physiological exploration, refined palpation, observation, and clinical reasoning, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of how the body’s systems are structured, how they function, how they interact, and how dysfunction within one system may influence another.
This isn’t simply about learning more techniques.
It’s about understanding the body on an entirely different level.
A client arrives with persistent neck tension. Another experiences recurring discomfort that doesn’t seem to respond as expected. Someone else presents with a complex history involving multiple body systems.
Where do you begin?
While identifying and addressing local restrictions is an important part of bodywork, understanding the broader anatomical and physiological relationships can offer valuable additional insight.
The body doesn’t operate as a collection of isolated parts.
The nervous system communicates with internal organs. The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues while responding to changing physiological demands. The diaphragms influence breathing mechanics, movement, and pressure regulation. The digestive, endocrine, and immune systems interact through complex signaling pathways.
Changes in normal physiological function, whether related to inflammation, neurological dysfunction, circulation, hormonal activity, or stress responses, may influence several systems simultaneously.
Understanding these connections allows therapists to look beyond isolated structures, ask more informed questions, recognize relevant patterns, and approach their clinical work with greater depth.
Sometimes, the most valuable thing we can develop isn’t a new technique. It’s a deeper understanding of what’s happening beneath our hands.
Roadmap to the Body combines advanced anatomy, physiology, and practical hands-on learning to help bridge the gap between understanding the body and applying that knowledge in clinical practice.
Throughout the series, you’ll explore:
Go beyond identifying individual anatomical structures.
Explore the detailed organization of the body’s major systems, including their pathways, surrounding tissues, anatomical connections, and relationships with neighbouring structures.
Develop a more comprehensive understanding of how the body is organized and how its structural relationships influence movement and function.
Understanding where structures are located is only part of the picture. Understanding what they do, how they function, and how they communicate is equally important.
Explore the physiological processes that regulate the body’s systems, including neural signaling, circulation, breathing mechanics, digestion, hormonal communication, and other essential functions.
Examine how these systems influence one another and how changes in normal physiological activity may contribute to dysfunction.
Develop greater precision, sensitivity, and awareness through guided hands-on exploration.
Learn to identify anatomical landmarks, explore tissue relationships, and recognize changes in tissue characteristics or possible restrictions.
Connect your anatomical knowledge with an understanding of the physiological functions associated with the structures you’re exploring.
What happens when normal anatomy and physiology are affected by injury, disease, inflammation, or other forms of dysfunction?
Explore how different pathological processes may influence the structure, function, and interactions of the body’s systems.
Topics may include neurological, vascular, digestive, inflammatory, autoimmune, hormonal, and stress-related conditions.
Rather than focusing on individual diseases, the emphasis is on understanding the underlying anatomy and physiology, how dysfunction may develop, and how changes within one system may influence others.
Strengthen your ability to observe, listen, analyze, and connect clinical information.
Learn to consider anatomical relationships, physiological processes, client history, and assessment findings together.
Develop more informed clinical reasoning and individualized treatment plans while recognizing the importance of professional scope of practice and appropriate referrals.
The more we understand individual systems, the more fascinating their connections become.
Explore how structural and physiological relationships contribute to the body’s overall function and develop a broader perspective that can support your clinical practice.
Let’s be honest. Some of us genuinely love anatomy and physiology.
We’re fascinated by the nervous system, curious about how organs communicate, and intrigued by the complex relationships between structure and function.
We want to know more than where something is located.
We want to understand what it does, how it works, what influences its function, and what happens when something goes wrong.
We’re the therapists who enjoy a good anatomical discussion, get excited about discovering new physiological connections, and never seem to run out of questions about the human body.
If that sounds like you, you’ve found your people.
Roadmap to the Body is designed for:
Experienced massage therapists looking to deepen their clinical knowledge.
Bodywork practitioners with a strong foundation in anatomy and physiology.
Therapists who regularly encounter complex or recurring client complaints.
Practitioners interested in advanced palpation, anatomical relationships, and physiological function.
Therapists who want to strengthen their assessment, clinical reasoning, and treatment planning skills.
Professionals interested in understanding how pathological processes may influence different body systems.
Anyone with a genuine passion for exploring the remarkable complexity of human anatomy and physiology.
Prerequisites: A minimum of 400 hours of foundational training in massage therapy or bodywork.
This is advanced continuing education intended to build upon existing anatomical knowledge and professional experience.
Every system has its own anatomy, physiology, and pathways. Understanding how they connect is what brings the bigger picture into focus.
Each workshop explores a different area of the body, examining both its anatomical structures and the physiological processes that allow it to function.
As you progress through the series, you’ll begin connecting these different systems, developing a more comprehensive understanding of their relationships and clinical relevance.
Where the connections begin.
How do you take everything you know about anatomy and physiology and begin connecting it into a more complete understanding of the body?
This foundational workshop explores the relationships between anatomical structures, biomechanical principles, and physiological processes.
Examine how different body systems communicate, influence one another, and contribute to overall function.
Through observation, palpation, analytical thinking, and clinical exploration, you’ll strengthen your ability to connect anatomical and physiological information with assessment findings.
Develop the foundation for a more integrated approach to clinical reasoning and treatment planning.
Five diaphragms. Multiple connections. One interconnected body.
When we hear the word diaphragm, most of us immediately think of the respiratory diaphragm. But what about the other diaphragms of the body?
Explore the anatomy and physiology of five major diaphragmatic regions: pelvic, respiratory, thoracic, throat/oral, and cranial.
Examine the anatomical cross-sections of these regions and discover the structures that pass through, intertwine, and connect across the diaphragms.
Develop a deeper understanding of their structural relationships and how anatomical connections relate to the physiological functions of the body’s interconnected systems.
Exploring the body’s physiological responses to stress.
Stress, anxiety, and trauma can influence the body in different ways, making their relationships with normal physiological function an important area of study.
How does the body respond to these experiences? What happens when normal physiological processes are affected? And how might these responses relate to other body systems?
This workshop explores the anatomical and physiological relationships associated with stress, anxiety, and trauma, with an emphasis on developing a deeper understanding of the body’s interconnected systems.
Discover how looking beyond isolated symptoms and considering the body’s structural and functional relationships can broaden your understanding of these complex responses.
One remarkable nerve. An incredible network of connections.
The vagus nerve is one of the body’s most fascinating communication pathways, connecting the nervous system with numerous structures throughout the body.
Explore the anatomy and physiology of the vagus nerve, including its pathways, connections, and structural and functional relationships.
Develop a deeper understanding of its role in nervous system regulation and vagal tone.
Through palpation, evaluation, specific testing, visualization, and exercises, explore how potential restrictions or dysfunctions associated with vagus nerve pathways may contribute to symptoms and underlying issues.
Deepen your understanding of how this anatomical and physiological knowledge relates to bodywork approaches intended to support nervous system regulation.
The human body is far too fascinating to stop exploring.
As the Roadmap to the Body Series continues, additional workshops will explore other important anatomical and physiological systems, their pathways, and their connections.
Follow the flow. Understand the network.
The cardiovascular system is an intricate network of blood vessels responsible for circulating blood throughout the body.
Explore the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, including its pathways and their structural and functional relationships.
Develop a deeper understanding of how vascular pathways connect different areas of the body and how restrictions or dysfunctions may influence normal physiological function.
Follow the signals. Discover the connections.
The peripheral nervous system is an extraordinary communication network connecting the central nervous system with the rest of the body.
Explore the anatomy and physiology of peripheral nerves, including their pathways and relationships with surrounding structures.
Develop a deeper understanding of the structural and functional connections within the peripheral nervous system and how restrictions or dysfunctions along these pathways may contribute to symptoms.
There’s more to digestion than meets the eye.
The digestive system is a complex network of organs, structures, and physiological processes that work together to support digestive function.
Explore the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, including its anatomical pathways and structural and functional relationships.
Develop a deeper understanding of the connections within the digestive system and how changes in normal physiological function may influence other areas of the body.
Discover the body’s chemical communication network.
The body constantly sends and receives chemical messages that help regulate physiological function.
This planned workshop will explore the anatomy and physiology associated with hormonal and neurotransmitter signaling, focusing on the relationships between the body’s communication pathways and interconnected systems.
Further workshop details will be announced as they become available.
Explore the body’s defence and communication networks.
The immune system plays an essential role in protecting the body and supporting normal physiological function.
This planned workshop will explore the anatomy and physiology of the immune system, with a focus on its pathways and relationships with other body systems.
Further workshop details will be announced as they become available.
Additional workshop dates will be announced as they become available.
Every therapist has different interests, clinical experiences, and areas of anatomy and physiology they’re passionate about exploring.
Roadmap to the Body gives you the freedom to follow your curiosity.
Interested in neural pathways? Fascinated by the vagus nerve? Want to better understand the physiological connections between different body systems?
Choose the workshops that interest you most, or continue exploring the series to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the body’s interconnected systems.
Each workshop offers advanced education designed to deepen your anatomical and physiological knowledge while strengthening your understanding of the body’s structural and functional relationships.
Whether you attend one workshop or several, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your understanding of how the body’s structures and systems function together.
Your roadmap. Your interests. Your learning journey.
Explore the individual workshops above to discover upcoming dates and registration options.
Anatomy enthusiast. Physiology explorer. Experienced bodywork practitioner. Dedicated educator.
Tony Eng has spent over 20 years exploring the human body through clinical practice, advanced training, and education.
His extensive background includes craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, neural manipulation, myofascial approaches, and anatomy and physiology education.
Throughout his career, Tony has developed a particular interest in the relationships between anatomical structures, physiological processes, and the body’s remarkable ability to function as an interconnected whole.
His approach goes beyond individual techniques, emphasizing the importance of understanding not only the structures of the body but also how they function, communicate, and influence one another.
As an educator, Tony encourages curiosity, detailed anatomical and physiological exploration, critical thinking, and the development of refined hands-on awareness.
Through Roadmap to the Body, he invites experienced therapists to question, investigate, and develop a more complete understanding of the science behind their clinical practice.
The more we explore anatomy and physiology, the more we discover just how much there is to understand.
Every nerve pathway, vascular connection, physiological process, and anatomical relationship adds another piece to the bigger picture.
Whether you’re fascinated by neural communication, intrigued by vascular physiology, or passionate about understanding how the body’s systems function together, Roadmap to the Body offers an opportunity to challenge your knowledge and expand your clinical perspective.
Explore the anatomy. Understand the physiology. Connect the systems.
Instructor: Tony Eng
Locations: NDG & Dorval
Prerequisites: Minimum 400 hours of massage therapy or bodywork training.
Registration: Individual workshops may be selected based on your interests and professional development goals.
Explore the workshops above and begin building your Roadmap to the Body.
L’École Setsuko est un établissement privé. La plupart de nos cours sont enseignés en anglais. Les notes, documents et examens peuvent être fournis en français sur demande, et nos enseignants bilingues peuvent offrir du soutien au besoin.
