Dr. Rosalba Courtney
Osteopath, naturopath and breathing practitioner with a Phd in dysfunctional breathing
https://www.rosalbacourtney.com/Rosalba is an osteopath, naturopath and breathing practitioner with over 40 years
of experience in clinical practice. She has a PhD from RMIT University on the
subject of dysfunctional breathing and has published widely in the scientific
literature and published chapters in several books. She is deeply interested in all facets of breathing, seeking to combine the wisdom of ancient practice with the understanding that has come from modern scientific research.
In her own research Rosalba explored the psychological, physiological and
biochemical sides of breathing and developed a multidimensional model of
breathing functionality to facilitate the understanding of the many ways that
breathing heals.
She treats patients individually and runs several programs including
Healthy Breathing Healthy Child
Functional Breathing Retraining
Breath, Mind, Body Stress Reduction
Rosalba is a member of various professional bodies including the Osteopathic
Research Alliance (ORA), Osteopathy Australia (OA), Australian Traditional
Medicine Society (ATMS) and the International Society for the Advancement of
Respiratory Psychophysiology (ISARP).
Rosalba holds a research position at Southern Cross University. She regularly
lectures in Australia and internationally.