Dr. Skurla brings to his practice a deep respect for man's inner healing capacity and the natural laws that govern it. With over 25 years of experience, his teaching and touch incorporate a deep connection to the inherent rhythms and creative dynamic balance of body, mind and spirit.
During a treatment session you may be asked about your history of adverse experiences or injuries of any kind since your were born, including your prenatal and birthing process. The body bears the burden but looks forward to restoring it’s creative dynamic balance. The treatment to restore this balance may consist of a number of gentle manipulations directed to the brain, blood and lymph circulation, fascia, organs and skeletal structures, according to the inherent patterns of error correction that are present.
Through Dr. Skurla's work individuals experience first hand the inner movement of their own creative dynamic balance. This enables them to recognize and cooperate with their own unique healing process.
Dr. Skurla graduated magna cum laude from Lafayette College in 1976. He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on a National Health Service Scholarship and obtained his D.O. degree in 1981. Following his family practice residency, Dr. Skurla spent four years in the National Health Service. Afterwards he was medical officer of Divine Providence Hospital's Urgent Care Facility in Williamsport, PA.
In 1989, Dr. Skurla established his practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, devoting his full time to classical osteopathic principles. He is also an advocate of functional and preventive medicine and counsels his patients on navigating the nuances of contemporary western medicine. He is board certified in his specialty of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine with Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He is also Board Certified in Family Practice.
Beginning in 2004, Dr. Skurla spent a three year sabbatical in Peru. While in residence there, he cared for numbers of orphaned children in Cuzco and Lima, and premature infants in the NICU of the Children's Hospital in Lima, under the support of the Jacinta Fellowship.
Upon his return to the USA, Dr. Skurla resumed his osteopathic practice in Santa Fe, incorporating an expanded awareness from the inner healing arts native to the Peruvian Andes, as well as the internal arts of Yoga and Qi Gong. He continues to study the interface between the traditions of Oriental Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine. He brings an in depth understanding of the latest principles of trauma release and his work exemplifies the latest principles related to neuroplasticity and the brain's ability to heal.
Currently Dr. Skurla is on the faculty of the Neuroacupuncture Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He is also a regular table trainer for the Chikly Institute's Brain Curriculum as taught within the American Academy of Osteopathy.
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