Vital Movement Integration
VMIBodywork
Holistic Naturopathic Practitioner according to the five nature-oriented principles

With Patricia Bardi,
Bodywork Specialist and Holistic Naturopathic Consultant

BATC licensed
Holistic Naturopathic Practitioner according to the five nature-oriented principles

ISMETA registered
Somatic Movement Therapist

TOUCH—BREATH—MOVEMENT
for VITAL BALANCE

Activate your body’s natural ability to heal and discover a new sense of vitality.

Do you suffer from lower back pain, anxiety, migraines, or joint mobility? Do you wish you had more energy? Are you feeling stressed or struggling to focus at work?

Vital Movement Integration (VMI) Bodywork is a gentle, precise, hands-on bodywork practice that employs sensitive touch, guided movement, breath and sound.

This integrative approach opens a conscious dialogue between body and mind to improve your health and well-being.

Five nature-oriented principles

My consultation is based on the five principles of holistic naturopathic therapy.

My treatments offer a holistic somatic process using touch, breath awareness, body awareness, movement and sound to guide the client towards a deeper contact with the interaction of their body, mind and emotions. The five principles of holistic naturopathic therapy include:

Energy
The living presence of energy in the body on a cellular level is vibratory and fluid in nature. In my treatments, I evaluate with listening hands the balance and vitality of each major chakra as an energy center that is associated with a major nerve plexus, organ and endocrine gland aligned along the vertical core of the body from coccyx to head.

Body/Mind Communication Network
The nervous system detects and responds to all subtle and profound changes inside and outside the body. Stimulation of the nervous system creates an immediate response to the effort and modulation of stress and relaxation in the body that can affect physical, mental and emotional responses.

Drainage
A vibrant and robust fluid lymph flow can help to restore a healthy vitality and sense of wellbeing. The lymphatic circulatory system enables the immune system on a cellular level to break down potentially harmful substances, viruses, and bacteria defending the body against infection and disease.

Nutrition
In a healing process, the restorative capacity of the body needs to be optimized through detoxifying the cells and maintaining good nutrition.

Psychosomatic Wellbeing
On a physiological level, the body, mind and emotions work in synergy as an integrated communication system.

My treatment aims is to help the client dialogue with their bodily awareness to bring a level of understanding and insight into the symptoms causing pain, discomfort, tension and dysfunction in their lives.

Stress, chronic fatigue & burn out
Digestive conditions
Muscular tension & injuries
Spine & joint mobility
Lower back pain
Asthma & respiratory conditions
Headache & migraine
Menstruation discomfort
Pre & post natal conditions
Surgical scars
During or after chemotherapy treatment

Benefits of Vital Movement Integration (VMI) Bodywork and Holistic Naturopathy:

Increased sense of health and well-being
Reduced stress and anxiety
Improved efficiency in performing everyday tasks
Strengthened realignment of postural balance
Enhanced alertness and concentration in the work environment
Restored energy and vitality with an overall sense of calmness
Increased awareness of physical and emotional conditions that affect your health and wellness

I have had the most wonderful Organ Rebalancing treatments by Patricia. I never met anybody who can find her way into the organs and body tissue in such a deep, delicate and extremely subtle way.

Eva van der Plas – Healing Tao Trainer

I experienced an incredible opening on a physical level and also on an emotional and energetic level. Patricia’s gentle, holistic touch is powerfully direct and effective.

Susan

Vital Movement Integration Bodywork is a therapeutic approach and professional training program accredited by the KTNO and ISMETA. This method, established in 1992 by Patricia Bardi, combines manual therapy techniques and movement re-education. Patricia is a licensed holistic naturopathic practitioner (BATC) and registered somatic movement therapist/educator (ISMETA).

As a licensed holistic naturopathic practice, VMI Bodywork incorporates a profound knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathology with psychophysical conditions. As a Holistic Naturopathic Practitioner licensed by the BATC, I follow the five nature-oriented principles for the holistic integration of body, mind, and emotions.

CORRECT IMBALANCES. VMI Bodywork aims to reorganize the imbalances within the body by evaluating the functional relationship between the skeletal structure, neuromuscular system, organs, and hormones. This therapeutic approach is specific and precise using gentle, non-invasive manual techniques. It is effective in treating discomforts, stress, and pain-related injuries. Through dialogue with the client, the method addresses imbalances in body-mind-emotion connectivity.

REGAIN MOBILITY. The goal of the VMI Bodywork treatment is to regain ease of mobility and foster a new sense of vitality through the entire body. The normalization of restrictions in mobility in the body’s structure and harmonization with the nervous system and organs’ biological rhythms encourage the body to express its own capacities for self-healing and restore homeostatic inner balance.

Individual Sessions

P. is sleeping much better! Thank you so much - if this sleeping continues it's wonderful.

Mother

With the help of Patricia's wise work I could come over serious problems of my body and she helps me to live with much less pain and even overcome diseases.

Ursuala Endler-Hoehne – Head Mistress, Educator

We offer three types of bodywork and holistic naturopathic sessions:

VITAL MOVEMENT INTEGRATION BODYWORK

Connect body, mind, and emotions for a renewed sense of equilibrium.

A gentle, precise, hands-on bodywork practice that employs sensitive touch, guided movement, breath and sound. VMI Bodywork addresses imbalances in the nervous system as it interacts with the neuromuscular, skeletal, organ and endocrine systems. This approach connects body, mind and emotions, and brings a renewed sense of equilibrium and well-being through the entire body.

ORGAN REBALANCING

Get surprisingly deep results with this soft approach.

A light, rhythmical, sensitive technique that integrates awareness of the organs into a whole-body movement experience. The hands-on practice guides the internal organs in regaining normal mobility and tone, as it supports the vital balance of the skeletal structure and nervous system. It facilitates deeper, more balanced breathing and improves postural integration while reducing stress in the nervous system.

DEVELOPMENTAL MOVEMENT EDUCATION FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Help your child reach their fullest potential.

A program that combines light touch, movement and guided play to stimulate a child’s sensory-motor coordination. This helps the child develop their range of motion, balance and motor skills, and guides them naturally toward their fullest potential. Beneficial for babies and children experiencing developmental delay, sleep disturbance, digestive discomfort, and movement or neurological challenges.

Practical

Rates

Session costs are reimbursed by most health insurers.

Intake session of 90 min	€ 100,–
Follow up sessions of 60 min	€ 85,–
If the time is longer than one hour	€ 25,– per 15 min

Please take note we need 48 hours notice of a cancelation of your appointment.

Professional codes

Patricia Bardi is licensed by and affiliated with BATC, Paramedisch Natuurgeneeskundig Therapeuten.

Registration Code	01878
AGB Code	90/0471156
AGB praktijkcode	90/055752
KvK Number	34371620

Diagnosis & Treatment

What can I expect on my first visit?: During your first appointment, we will take your health history and discuss the most important aspects of your health that create discomfort in your daily life. We will also guide you through a physical experience including touch, breath and movement re-education.

How long will my first visit be? How about future visits?

A first visit lasts 90 minutes for a complete evaluation, agreement on a treatment plan, and starting treatment on the same day. Follow-up sessions are 60 minutes in duration.

I need sufficient time to ask questions and to understand your health status and goals. Time is also needed for guiding you to listen to your discomfort and manage your condition.

My approach focuses on safe, holistic treatment and proactive prevention. We help facilitate the body’s inherent ability to restore and maintain optimal health by using touch, breath, movement, and sound.

It is important to know that during your sessions you will be encouraged to be actively aware of your body’s inner balance and movements. Increasing your body awareness is essential for feeling good in your body and being free of pain and discomfort.

My ultimate goal is to identify and remove barriers to good health. Together with you, we create a well-connected internal and external healing environment.

What should I wear to my first visit?: It is best to bring light comfortable natural fiber clothing for your visits to allow light touch and ease of motion.

For further information about individual sessions please contact us, or fill in the form.

Patricia Bardi
+31 (0)6 24 61 78 53
[email protected]

Practice Location

Centrum

1e C. Huygensstr 9 - 3
1054 BN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Patricia Bardi

This bodywork gives me a lot of inner rest and confidence.

Marielle

It felt like a deep massage—relaxing and energizing at the same time.

Francesca

Patricia Bardi is a bodywork specialist, a licensed holistic naturopathic practitioner (BATC), an educator, and registered somatic movement therapist (ISMETA). For more than 35 years, she has been teaching internationally, and maintains a private practice working with children and adults centered in Amsterdam.

Patricia is the director of the Vital Movement Integration (VMI) Somatic Practice Certification Program, professional training she founded more than 30 years ago, centered in Amsterdam. It is professionally accredited by KTNO, the Kwaliteit en Toetsing Natuurgerichte Opleidingen, as a licensed holistic naturopathic practitioner and ISMETA, the International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association as a registered somatic movement therapist.

She also teaches Organ Rebalancing, an advanced holistic naturopathic practitioner training she developed for licensed holistic naturopathic practitioners, complementary health practitioners, and manual therapists. The development of this method was supervised by Dr. Rudolf Merkel M.D.’s at the School for Cranial Sacral Osteopathy in Zurich. Organ Rebalancing is practiced at numerous holistic health institutes.

Organ Rebalancing is accredited by the KTNO and recognized as a postgraduate HBO continuing education professional training by the LVNG, VBAG and BATC—natural health practitioner professional associations in the Netherlands.