Teacher
James Jealous D.O.
Curriculum Vitae of J. S. Jealous D.O.
James S. Jealous D.O. was born as an " osteopath" in 1943, as he
calls it himself.
He grew up in Maine, which is at the north-east coast of the USA. His father and godfather were osteopaths. With 14 years he took a job at the osteopathic hospital in Maine. At the age of 18 he then began his studies in radiology at the same hospital and had the pleasure of meeting some excellent osteopaths like Angius Cathie for example.
In 1965 he began his osteopathic-medical education at the Osteopathic College in Kirksville Missouri. At this time he was a "fellow" in anatomy and already taught the lower age groups. He graduated in 1970 and took his residency at the Osteopathic Hospital in Maine.
In 1966 he finished his first course at the SCTF (Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation; was founded by Sutherland himself), later joined as a member and was part of the executive board until 1993. He taught from 1975 on with his mentor Rollin Becker.
The brother of Dr. Jealous lived next door to Dr. Sutherland in California, where Sutherland spent his last years in his home "The Fulcrum", and informed the two osteopaths, Dr. Barnes and Dr. Hull who took care of Sutherland in his last years, that Jim was keen on learning the "Craniale Conzept".
In 1972 they visited Jim and emptied, as he remembers, countless photos, letters and infos of Sutherland. In 1973 Jim met Dr. Ruby Day, who was with Sutherland since the early years and has also taught by his side. She lived close to Jim and he had the privilege to be taught by her exclusively until her death in the mid-80's. He had a one-on-one hands on education every Saturday with her being his mentor and teacher, just like Sutherland taught her.
In 1978 he got to know Alan R. Becker and had a stirring exchange with him. The last year of A. Becker they communicated about the PRM just by using audio-tapes (Becker lived his last years in Hawaii).
In 1988, together with Dr. Hogopian, he started the New England Osteopathic Studygroup including Anne Wales and 1987 the Anne Wales Studygroup with Sue Turner and Stuart Korr from England.
From 1971-1998 he was a mentor and taught pupils of osteopathy in his practice in Maine.
He has been president of the Osteopathic Centre for childrein in London since 10 years.
He has achieved an award as professor for the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine continues to teach there since 1978.
In 1994 he founded his concept of "The Biodynamics of Osteopathy" and started lectures on this subject. When he decided to teach his first course, 800 osteopaths tried to enrol. Since then he has taught his concept in the USA and all over the world.
He is very in touch with nature and says that he has learned to integrate a lot from it in his concepts.
He lives momentarily in New Hampshire and spends a lot of time with nature, constantly fine-tuning his concepts.
back to top The following is a list of contributions that he has made to Osteopathy:
1. Automatic Shifting
2. acknowledgement of a general midline (not the corda dorsalis)
3. the connection between the fluid-dynamics of Blechschmidt and Sutherland
4. the patients neutral as starting point for diagnosis and treatment
5. the fluid body
6. acknowledgement of the polyrhythmic system
7. working with the movement that is there and not only with the movement that is possible
8. the perception and finding of "health" within the patient
9. the perception of the "whole patient"
10. his aspects on treatment of the viscerocranium (fluid-fields and seams etc.)
11. the importance of bringing anatomical discoveries from background to foreground
( i.g. anterior dural girdle and the 2 sheaths of the tentorium as being two independent structures)
12. the PRM as a metabolic mover and not the mechanical viewpoint with levers, tractions etc.
13. the promotion of R. Becker's saying: "The deity that centers it"
(Sutherland Memorial Speech from R. Becker in 1965-"Be still and know")
14. the concept of zones as a teaching-model
15. EV4 (expansion of the 4th ventricle)
16. Ignition System and the application for the 3rd ventricle (without using force).
Other teachers that have influenced and taught J. Jealous:
• Robert Fulford
• John Harakal
• George Laughlin (Grandson of A.T. Still)
• Every Runy
• Herbert Miller
• Edna M. Lay
• Stewart Korr (England)
• George Schneider (Anatomy and embryology Prof. von J. Jealous)
• P.T.Wilson
• Gordon Zink
Tom Esser D.O.
Professional career:
Since 1977 Tom Esser has been gaining experience in several humanistic
therapies and structural body therapies as well. At first he trained as a masseur
in the USA and worked in that profession. Since 1987 he concentrated on Osteopathy
with over 150 courses and seminars.
Since 1991 Tom Esser is passing on his knowledge in Germany, Russia and California.
At the same time he has published many articles about osteopathy and gives lectures
at German and international conferences.
"The more I learn, the more I know, that I have to learn more.
Eventhough I attended countless study groups, more than 150 courses of further
education in osteopathy and studied more than 150 books of osteopathic literature,
I still feel like a learner".
Tom Esser
2008
From Jim Jealous D.O. autorised Teacher for Biodynamics.
November 2007
Medica - Medical Conventioon
39th Worldforum for Medicine Düsseldorf November 2007
Tom Esser gives a talk:
What can Osteopathy do for you? Facts, Reason and Question and Answers
October 2007
Verband der Osteopathen Deutschland e.V. - Kongress 2007
Workshops A1 / A2 by Tom Esser:
Preventive Osteopathic Check-up for Babies
January 2007 - January 2010
enrolled as a student on a Master of Sience Degree in Osteopathy operatet by the ESO and validated by the University of Greenwich England.
December 2006
Lecture on treating children with osteopathy
CFK Center for complementary medicine
October 2006
21.10.2006 Lecture at a Helthconvention in Bochum
" A healthy spine from Baby to adulthood".
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December 2005
Co-author of the book "Komplementäre Augenheilkunde" (complementary ophtalmology)
by K.U. Marx - Hippokrates Verlag (publisher: Hippokrates)
Available now! Order at Bol.de
Collaberation with the TV-show Quivive (7.12.05; 20:15 at RBB).
Topic: Does Osteopathy help with headaches?
October 2005
Lecture about the topic postoperative treatment of the heart at the Charité for the european medical student day.
Movie
post-cardio-charite.wmv [2.054 KB]
May 2005
Completion of the 7 year education in Biodynamics with Dr. J. Jealous D.O. in den USA.
October 2002
Awarding of the title Osteopath D.O.M.R.O. through the VOD (highest award of the german acadamy of Osteopaths VOD).
2001
Lecture about the osteopathic treatment of the TMJ, Kieferorthopädische Fortbildungsgesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg (acadamy of education for Orthodontists in Berlin Brandenburg).
Lectures:
2001 - 35. Medizinische Woche Baden-Baden
Topoic: Treatment concepts in the area of throat-nose-ears and TMJ.
2002 - 36. Medizinische Woche Baden-Baden
Thema: Treatment concepts for glaucoma.
September 2000
Fusion of the "Berliner Schule für Osteopathie" with the "Institut für angewandte Osteopathie" (IFAO).
The IFAO takes over the organisation, Tom Esser continues teaching there.
Lectures:
2001 - 35. Medizinische Woche Baden-Baden
Topoic: Treatment concepts in the area of throat-nose-ears and TMJ.
2002 - 36. Medizinische Woche Baden-Baden
Thema: Treatment concepts for glaucoma.
May 2000
Qualification as state approved registered british Osteopath (GOC).
Since 2000
Member of the American Academy of Ostepathy A.A.O. und
courses over several years with Philippe Druelle D.O. at Dr. Frymann's D.O. childrens center in San Diego.
Start of membership at the American Academy of Osteopathy AAO
(american academy of osteopathy).
1999 - 2002
Research studies about the wide angle glaukoma to gain the title Osteopath D.O..
1999
Lecture at the Charite Berlin about the osteopathic treatment of the TMJ
(Charite, department of orthodontics).
1998
Lecture about the osteopathic treatment of children, midwife conference, Schwalmstadt.
1996 -2000
Founding of the "Institut für Craniopathie" which later became the "Berliner Schule für Osteopathie". Tom Esser as the principal of the school trains physical therapists,
phsicians and Heilpraktiker (natural practitioners) in Osteopathy.
Since 1998
Annual courses with James S. Jealous (D.O.F.A.A.O.) in Biodynamics.
Since 1997
solely practice for children.
Since 1996
Annual courses in pediatrics with Viola Frymann D.O F.A.A.O.
(Osteopath, probably the best known ostopath in the field of pediatrics worldwide, Dr.Sutherland's student).
Lectures:
Esotera Hamburg and Berlin, Vital-Messe, Berlin.
AFA, Atemkonferenz, Berlin.
educational conference about the topic osteopathy, for physicians, in munich.
Craniopathie-lectures for physicians, California.
Thalamus-Heilpraktikerschule, Hamburg and Berlin.
1994 - 1996
Collaboration with an orthodontist practice, Itzehoe, Germany.
1993 - 1994
Head of the Department for Craniosacral therapy at the "Heilpraktikerschulen Thalamus" in all of Germany.
1993
Authorization as "Heilpraktiker" (natural practitioner).
Opening of an osteopathic practice in Berlin.
1991 - 1996
Training at the "College Sutherland" and the"Schule für klassische Osteopathie" in Hamburg as an osteopath.
1987 - 1993
Training at the Upledger Institute, Florida USA, in Craniosacral therapy,
Visceral therapy and muscle energy technique.
During this time he assisted at the Upledger Institute und sat in on classes at the "Brain and Spinal-Cord-Center".
1986
Training as a masseur in the USA.
