One workshop. Six anatomical Links.

You know the anatomy. But can your hands find it? This practical anatomy workshop in London bridges textbook anatomy → palpation → therapeutic touch. Explore selected structures across all six JANMI Links, rather than trying to learn every muscle in three hours.

For massage, sports massage and soft tissue therapists, bodyworkers, recently qualified practitioners and relevant therapy students with basic anatomy knowledge. The focus is transferable palpation skills, anatomical navigation and confident, economical hands.

 

The JANMI approach to palpation

JANMI Palpatory Anatomy Lab develops anatomical precision through skilled touch, landmark navigation, client positioning, movement and carefully controlled pressure.

Teaching uses non-invasive, hands-on palpation. Anatomical precision matters more than aggressive pressure. Palpation does not prove pathology, and locating a deep region does not mean a student can isolate every structure with certainty.

 

Learn inside the JANMI Clinic

This workshop takes place inside JANMI’s working clinical practice in Marylebone, London—the same environment in which the JANMI approach is developed and applied with clients. Teaching is dedicated to the workshop; students do not observe real client appointments.

Maximum four practitioners. Two pairs practise with one person giving contact and the other acting as the practice partner, then swap roles. Paulius moves between pairs to observe, guide and correct throughout.

 

Your three-hour laboratory

Approximate schedule · 180 minutes including a 15-minute break. Teaching adapts to the group’s training, consent and safe practice needs.

00:00–00:20 · Training the Hands (20 minutes)

00:20–01:15 · Links 1–3: Foot & Ankle, Knee, Hip & Pelvis (55 minutes)

01:15–01:30 · Brief Coffee / Light Lunch Break (15 minutes)

01:30–02:25 · Links 4–6: Lumbar & Thorax, Shoulder & Scapula, Neck & Head (55 minutes)

02:25–02:50 · Supervised Palpation Challenge (25 minutes)

02:50–03:00 · Reassessment, questions and next practice priorities (10 minutes)

 

Part 1 · Training the Hands

Orient. Contact. Sink. Differentiate. Move. Reassess.

Explore finger-pad versus fingertip contact, thumb stability, relaxed rather than rigid hands and using bodyweight instead of excessive finger force. Learn graded pressure, changing angle before adding force, and stabilising with one hand while exploring with the other.

Practise positioning, comparing sides and using movement to clarify relationships. Differentiate bone, tendon, muscle belly and tissue interfaces while recognising uncertainty. “Sink” means gradual, comfortable contact within safe anatomical boundaries—not pushing to a prescribed depth.

 

Part 2 · JANMI Links 1–3

Link 1 — Foot & Ankle. Selected landmarks and examples may include tibialis anterior, the fibularis region, soleus, Achilles and medial ankle landmarks. Use posterior tibial regional orientation to discuss anatomical relationships. Explore how joint position and movement help distinguish neighbouring structures.

Link 2 — Knee. Explore quadriceps boundaries, vastus medialis and lateralis, distal hamstring tendons, the pes anserinus region and fibular head. Identify posterior-knee safety boundaries. Good palpation includes knowing where deeper pressure is inappropriate.

Link 3 — Hip & Pelvis. Navigate from the iliac crest and greater trochanter toward gluteus medius, TFL, the gluteus minimus region and deep gluteal/hip-rotator relationships. Move from “somewhere here” to an informed account of landmarks, likely depth, surrounding tissues and the safest contact direction.

 

Brief Coffee / Light Lunch Break

Coffee, tea, water and a light snack are included. A simple 15-minute pause for refreshment and informal questions about anatomy, challenging cases, hand mechanics, clinical reasoning or professional development.

 

Part 3 · JANMI Links 4–6

Link 4 — Lumbar & Thorax. Quadratus lumborum is a key teaching example: use the iliac crest, 12th rib and surrounding tissues to reason about orientation, depth, client position and direction of contact. Explore erector spinae, the multifidus region and latissimus dorsi without implying that every deep layer can be isolated by touch.

Link 5 — Shoulder & Scapula. Navigate the scapular spine and borders, infraspinatus, teres minor/major and posterior deltoid. Discuss pectoralis minor, serratus anterior and the subscapularis region where appropriate. Consent, draping, anatomy and safe access guide exploration. Precision before pressure.

Link 6 — Neck & Head. Explore upper trapezius, levator scapulae, SCM, suboccipital and cervical-extensor relationships. Scalene orientation is taught alongside anterior-neck vascular and neural boundaries. Skilled palpation is partly knowing when not to go deeper.

 

Supervised Palpation Challenge

Put your reasoning into practice during 25 minutes of supervised exploration. Students independently orient to selected regions before Paulius gives individual correction.

Possible examples include quadratus lumborum, infraspinatus, gluteus medius, soleus, levator scapulae or the pectoralis minor region. Choices depend on the group’s training and safe, consented access.

Demonstrate client positioning; reliable landmarks; expected superficial and deeper layers; hand position; pressure direction; movement-assisted exploration where suitable; and what you can and cannot claim to feel.

 

Your hands do the learning

Approximate teaching balance: 25% demonstration and explanation / 75% hands-on student practice across teaching time, excluding the break. The proportions are a guide, not a guarantee for every activity.

Paulius demonstrates → explains the anatomy → demonstrates hand position → student practises → Paulius corrects → partners swap.

Peer practice is consent-led, with appropriate draping and clear boundaries. Consent is ongoing. Discuss accessibility needs or alternatives to receiving touch before booking; no one is required to accept unwanted touch.

 

JANMI palpation principles

Know the landmark. Know what lies above. Know what lies below.

Use position before pressure. Use angle before force. Use movement to explore.

Do not confuse tenderness with diagnosis. Do not pretend certainty you do not have.

Protect your hands. Reassess.

 

Taught personally by Paulius Jurasius

Founder of JANMI. Developed through daily hands-on clinical practice at JANMI in Marylebone, the workshop reflects Paulius Jurasius’s continuing study of anatomy, palpation and therapeutic touch.

The teaching connects specialist soft tissue therapy, anatomical precision and clinical reasoning with modern musculoskeletal presentations and the continued development of therapeutic hands.

 

Founding Workshop Price · £135 per person

An introductory founding price for the first cohorts. Future standard price: £150 per person. One place covers the complete three-hour Six-Link Foundation Workshop. Maximum four practitioners.

Includes all six anatomical Links, hands-on peer practice, direct correction from Paulius, therapeutic hand-training principles, the supervised challenge, workshop materials and the brief refreshment break.

Workshop materials will support the practical session. A concise JANMI workbook is planned around landmarks, selected structures, palpation routes, client and hand positioning, safety boundaries, hand-training principles and space for notes. A completed workbook is not yet being advertised.

 

Marylebone · London

JANMI Clinic, Unit 4, Light Centre, 10 Portman Square, London W1H 6AZ.

First founding workshop: Sunday 1 November 2026, 10am–1pm (London time). Booking is now open. Each scheduled workshop has four individual places; a full date will be unavailable. Please review the workshop terms and tell JANMI about relevant access needs before attending.

 

Precision includes professional honesty

Palpation can provide useful information about anatomical location, tissue sensitivity and movement behaviour, but does not by itself establish pathology or causation.

Practise within your current training and professional scope. This foundation workshop does not provide a new professional qualification, medical diagnosis or permission to undertake unsafe deep work.

Educational resource. Practise palpation only under the supervision of a qualified tutor and within your professional scope of practice.

 

Frequently asked questions

Is this a lecture or anatomy revision class? — It is a practical workshop. Brief explanations and demonstrations lead into supervised pair practice, feedback and reassessment.

Do I study all six Links? — Yes. The foundation workshop samples selected structures across all six regions. It is not six separate bookings and does not claim comprehensive mastery in three hours.

Can therapy students attend? — Relevant students with basic anatomy knowledge are welcome. Practice must remain within current training and scope, under appropriate supervision.

Is the workshop invasive? — No. Teaching uses non-invasive, supervised hands-on palpation. There are no cadavers, incisions or invasive procedures.

Can I learn to find deeper muscles safely? — You learn landmarks, positioning, graded contact and boundaries. Some deep structures cannot be reliably distinguished with fingers. More pressure does not remove that uncertainty.

How many people attend? — A maximum of four, practising in two pairs and swapping roles, with direct correction from Paulius.

What does it cost? — Founding Workshop Price: £135 per person for the first cohorts. Future standard price: £150 per person.

Are materials and refreshments included? — Workshop materials support the session. Coffee, tea, water and a light snack are included in the 15-minute break.

Do I receive accredited CPD points or a qualification? — No accredited CPD points, qualification or accredited certification are currently advertised. Ask your professional body how to record independent professional learning.

Do I have to receive palpation? — Discuss this before booking. Consent is ongoing, and adaptations or observation may be appropriate. Participation never requires unwanted touch.

How do I book? — Choose a confirmed workshop date, enter your name, professional background/current course, email and phone, add optional accessibility needs, review and agree to workshop terms, then pay for your own place. Booking closes when the four-place capacity is reached.

What should I bring? — Wear clothing suitable for comfortable movement and appropriately draped peer practice. Bring your anatomy questions. Tell JANMI about access needs before booking.

Can schools enquire? — JANMI welcomes enquiries from training schools and professional education organisations. No partnership, endorsement or accreditation is implied.

 

A foundation for further study

Future JANMI Palpatory Anatomy Deep Dive Labs may explore individual Links in greater depth. A future JANMI Palpatory Anatomy Programme may connect advanced Links, therapeutic hand training, clinical reasoning and movement integration.

These are future development plans, not products currently offered for booking. No future prices, qualifications or certification are advertised.

Treat locally. Reason globally. See the person.

 

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