Barral Institute Spain

Our faculty

Elite professionals certified by Barral Institute International.
Trained directly by Jean-Pierre Barral, with decades of clinical and teaching practice.

40+

years developing the method

BI-certified instructors

countries represented

VM · NM · VVM · NMAA

full programs + advanced

Founder · Creator of the method

Jean-Pierre Barral

Saint-Étienne, France

D.O. · MRO(F) · RPT

French osteopath and physiotherapist, creator of Visceral Manipulation and Neural Manipulation. Chairman of the International College of Osteopathy in Saint-Étienne and lecturer at Université Paris Nord — the first therapist in the world to head a Visceral Manipulation department within a faculty of medicine. He has been training manual therapists for more than 40 years. Recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential healing innovators of the new millennium.

Visceral Manipulation Neural Manipulation Vascular Visceral Manipulation New Manual Articular Approach Manual Therapy Approach to the Brain

TIME Magazine «Top Healing Innovators to Watch in the New Millennium»

Barral Institute International

Academic Leadership

Responsible for the curriculum, scientific research and global development of the Barral program.

USA · Denver, CO

Director of Scientific Collaboration · Barral Institute

Physiotherapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago. Barral Diplomate since 2005 and director of the Barral Institute curriculum for 24 years (2001–2025). Specialist in neurology, traumatic brain injury and women’s health; member of the Women’s Health Task Force of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Visceral Manipulation Neural Manipulation CranioSacral Women’s Health

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Netherlands

Academic Leadership · Barral Institute International

Dutch physiotherapist and osteopath, part of the academic leadership team at Barral Institute alongside Jean-Pierre Barral. BI Diplomate with one of the most complete programs at the institute, from foundation levels to advanced courses in articular work and Vascular Visceral Manipulation. A reference for Barral training across Europe and Asia-Pacific.

VM1–VM6 NM1–NM4 LT1 VVM MAB Advanced

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Official program

Certified instructors

Active instructors holding BI Diplomate status, trained directly by Jean-Pierre Barral and part of the international network.

Germany

Certified International Instructor · Europe

German physiotherapist and osteopath with the broadest set of qualifications in the program: PT, HP, DO, CST-D and BI Diplomate. Specialist in advanced levels of Visceral, Neural and Articular Manipulation, trained directly by Jean-Pierre Barral. Teaches foundational and advanced courses throughout Europe.

VM1–VM6 NM1–NM5 LT1 VVM Articular

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Spain · Madrid

Director of Barral Institute Spain · National and International Instructor

Physiotherapist and osteopath, director of Barral Institute Spain and official instructor of the Spanish-language program at national and international level. PT, DO, BI Diplomate and CST-T, trained directly by Jean-Pierre Barral. Teaches the Listening Techniques program (LT1) and the complete Visceral Manipulation series (VM1–VM6) in Spain and other countries.

LT1 VM1 VM2 VM3 VM4 VM5 VM6

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The Barral teaching philosophy

«Only what you learn with your hands stays with you.
What you learn with your eyes, you forget.»

— Jean-Pierre Barral

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