The Art of Nervous System Checking and Chiropractic Adjusting Mastery

Life Balance Academy Level 1 — Foundations

The Art of Nervous System Checking and Specific Chiropractic Adjusting 

Read the System. Choose the Priority. Adjust With Certainty.

📍 Life Balance Chiropractic Centre or TBD, Poole, Dorset
🎓 Led by Dr Joshua Smith DC & Dr Harrison Gilbert DC
⏰ Saturday: 12.30 pm – 5.30pm
⏰ Sunday: 8:00am–2:00pm
📚 12 structured CPD hours
🎟 Limited to 24 spaces

Please bring a portable table and spine model if you have one.

About This Event
Stop chasing restrictions.
This Level 1 workshop teaches chiropractors how to read tone, breath, posture, guarding and readiness before choosing the right input.

This is not a technique-collecting seminar.
It is a practical foundation workshop in nervous-system-focused checking, clinical reasoning, adjusting and integration.

You’ll learn how to read the person before the spine, choose the priority, adjust with more clarity, certainty and confidence and know when enough is enough.

What To Expect

A practical weekend built around the Life Balance approach to chiropractic thinking, checking, adjusting and communication.

Topics we will cover:

Chiropractic philosophy, rationale and neurophysiology.
Fascial tensegrity, interoception and global adaptation patterns.
Postural analysis and clinical categories.
Ascending and descending patterns of inhibition.
Tonal Assessment: How to read tone, breath, posture, guarding and readiness.
How to identify the nervous system priority, know what to adjust, what to leave alone and when enough is enough.
Technique Instruction. Checking and adjusting principles. Set-up, contact, line of drive, timing, flow and depth. Minimum effective input instead of unnecessary force. Rest and integration time.
How to apply the frameworks and mental models in the clinic the next day.

Practical Skills Covered

Specific Cervical checking and adjusting principles.
Specific Thoracic checking and adjusting principles.
Specific Side posture set-up and SI principles.
Facet-level awareness. Anterior, posterior facet concepts.
Functional based low back and pelvis analysis.
Adjustment options based on the person’s adaptation pattern.
Chiropractic-specific drills to improve connection, flow and certainty.

What You Receive

Practical weekend training.
Live demonstrations.
Hands-on practice.
Real-time feedback.
Integration workbook.
Practical scorecard.
Reflection sheet.
7-day action plan.
CPD Certificate of attendance provided:  12 hours. 

Who This Is For

Final-year chiropractic students.
New graduates.
Practising chiropractors who want stronger foundations in checking, adjusting, connection and clinical reasoning.

This is also a chance to experience the Life Balance Academy approach to training, development and chiropractic culture.

Investment
Early Bird: £197
Standard: £297
Final Year Student: £97 

We can’t wait to train with you.

Parking: FREE On site

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations more than 30 days prior to training 100% refund.
Cancellations up to 4 weeks before 50% refund
Less than 2 weeks before seminar: no refund.
If cancellation occurs 30 days or fewer prior to the scheduled event. The registration fee can be rolled over as credit that can be used for a future event. (please make sure to alert us)

About Joshua Smith & Harrison Gilbert
Josh has been in private practice since qualifying in 2013. He is the co-founder of Life Balance Chiropractic and Academy, a platform supporting chiropractors in refining their craft, connection and communication. A platform supporting chiropractors in nervous system care through seminars and online education.

Harrison has been in private practice since 2021. He is Senior Chiropractor at Life Balance Chiropractic and lead facilitator of the Academy to support chiropractors.