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ACUPRESSURE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. This workshop will teach the basic acupressure techniques that can be applied to enhance your client’s health. This will be taught by hands on experience in locating the points that can help the clients body heal itself by balancing energy meridians and reducing interference.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. An introduction to essential oils, their properties and their many benefits. Study of the chemical families, individual oils and blends. The student will gain an appreciation of how much essential oils can help their clients.
AROMATHERAPY II: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: Aromatherapy I many recipes for remedies that will help clients. How to make both salts, clay masks, ointments, etc. Using essential oils to enhance your business as well as enhance the comfort of the client.
This course will discuss teh benefits of body wraps giving consideration to the client's desired end result. This class discusses the different types of wraps, the protocols, teh herbs and materials used. Students will receive practical experience and personal experience. Students will perform three separate treatments as well as receive three separate treatments. A lab fee of $35.00 encompasses product needed for the wraps. Some supplies will need to be brought to class. Anyone wishing to enhance their income should add this to their practice.
BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS FOR BETTER BUSINESS: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None Simple record keeping strategies will keep you ‘in line’ with the law and increase your bottom-line profit. Learn how to establish, maintain and protect your credit, maximize your benefits and deductions, and predict problems or profits through the indicators in good bookkeeping.
CANCER PATIENT MASSAGE: 20 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Learn techniques, indications and contraindications particular to dealing with cancer patients with emphasis on the illness, treatments and medications.
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 20 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Focus is on how to identify, relieve and prevent CTS. Range of motion exercises, Trigger point Therapy, acupuncture points, reflexology points, and prevention techniques stressed.
CHAIR MASSAGE , INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 20 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. This course will include the theory, and demonstration of the practical applications of chair massage. It will highlight the anatomy and physiology associated with this type of massage. Additionally, the student will spend time practicing the structure involved with this type of massage.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This class will be an introduction to chronic back pain and its care. We will be reviewing some basic back anatomy and how it’s affected. And, during this course we will discuss the various causes and the different types of chronic back pain, both chronic and acute. During this time we will also cover the symptoms and some methods and modalities for treatment of the different types of back pain. We will offer suggested exercises and massage therapies to help alleviate some of the pain and discomfort associated with chronic back pain. Compression and Cross Fiber Friction : 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Developed for the treatment of soft tissue lesions by the British osteopath, Dr. James Cyriax, deep transverse friction effectively reduces fibrosis and encourages the formation of strong, pliable scar tissue at the site of healing injuries. This technique, also known as cross-fiber frictioning, reduces the crystalline roughness that forms between tendons and their sheaths that can result in painful tendonitis. It can also prevent or soften myofascial adhesions.
CPR – FOR THE MASSAGE THERAPIST: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None The Heartsaver CPR course is a modular course that teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult, child, and infant victims. Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties.
CRANIO-SACRAL , INTRODUCTION TO: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: Completion of basic massage Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, noninvasive method of evaluating and enhancing the function of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system. Developed by John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M., this manual therapy enhances the body's natural healing processes and has proven effective in treating a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction. Cranial-sacral therapy is a specific technique that effects the dural membrane of the nervous system. The dural tissue when stressed can create a myriad of pain patterns throughout the body. This course is an overview of the technique, which includes the anatomy, biomechanics and simple hands-on techniques that effect the cranial-sacral system.
CRANIO-SACRAL: 36 Hours Pre-Requisite: Completion of basic massage Cranio-Sacral Therapy is a gentle form of bodywork integrating attention to and attunement of the Cerebral Spinal Pulse. You will learn to “listen” for this pulse through body contacts such as the feet, sacrum and cranium. This class is an intense journey into the work/world known as Cranio-Sacral Therapy. You will gain knowledge that will give your clients an increased sense of relaxation and wellbeing.
CRYOTHERAPY: 6 hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 25 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent as approved by the Director. This class will introduce students to the unique therapeutic properties of ice both as a pack and when combined with massage techniques. Students will participate both as a "therapist" and as "client". Discussion of indications and contraindications will be included. This is an entertaining class which will help both students and practicing therapists add this essential item to their "toolbox."
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 25 hours Swedish Massage and 25 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Learn to release chronic muscle tension through slower strokes and more direct deep pressure or friction. Examine several modalities to achieve our goals once they have been defined. Achieve educational parameters for our clients. Techniques include Shiatsu, Tui-Na, Polarity Therapy, Ortho-Bionomy, Thai Yoga Massage, Muscle Energy Techniques and a few protocols from Medical massage.
DEEP TISSUE 1(ADVANCED): 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. We will be examining the use of several modalities to achieve our goals once they have been defined. The other things that we need to establish are educational parameters for our clients. Most clients are uneducated as to the need and effect to deep tissue massage. Most think that if it doesn't hurt then it's not doing any good. So, are we looking to release muscular tension, congestion and pain, or are we playing the sadist to our clients masochist? Techniques that will be taught are a synthesis of Shiatsu, Tui-Na, Polarity therapy, Ortho-Bionomy, Thai Yoga Massage, Muscle Energy concepts and some of the protocols from medical massage.
EASTERN MODALITIES, INTRODUCTION TO: 3-8 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic theories behind so many of the Eastern Modalities. The Five Elements Theory, Chakras, and Meridians will be discusses as well as the difference between Western and Eastern medical practice especially where it impacts massage therapy.
Pre-Requisite: Must be LMT or equivalent approved by the Director. This class addresses the ethics of working in the business.
FACIAL-SHIATSU MASSAGE: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This class is to introduce the massage therapist to the art, theory, and practice of facial massage and its benefits for the skin and muscles. It includes European, French, and Shiatsu (Pressure Point) techniques combined into one.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This course offers an introduction to massaging the elderly and the precautions that health care professionals should take.
HEADACHE RELIEF THROUGH MASSAGE: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Anatomy &Physiology and 50 hours Swedish Massage, or equivalent approved by the Director. This class provides an in-depth discussion of techniques and "tools" to use in the treatment of many types of head and neck pain, both chronic and occasional. This class will help you learn to treat the most common complaint of modern America, using Trigger Point therapy, myofascial release, passive/resistive, and other types of techniques. Students will learn how to identify the origin of specific types of headaches- migraine, eyestrain, TMJ, computer stress – and how to treat accordingly. Your clients will love you!
HOT STONE MASSAGE THERAPY: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. History, Theory, indications and contraindications, set up recommendations, and kit distribution. Demonstrations of back, lower back, and triceps massage, including deep tissue for knots and also lower and upper extremities and Range of Motion. Hands on practice is included as well.
INDICATIONS / CONTRAINDICATIONS: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. The objective of this course is to help the massage therapist to understand more about diseases that have been diagnosed by a physician, so that the client can be urged to a state of total well-being using non-invasive and alternative forms of therapy.
INFANT MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None This course is a great introduction for therapists who wish to teach infant massage. Students explore the stages of development and learn appropriate massage techniques for each stage. This class covers the benefits of massage; touch relaxation, and infant massage strokes.
INSURANCE BILLING: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None This course is designed to teach the participants about the various insurances and how they can play a role in massage therapy.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 Hours Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Study of Kinetic Motioin. More to come
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This course should introduce students to the workings of the Lymphatic System and prepare the RMT to practice basic MLD of the upper anterior torso on clients to aid in Lymphatic circulation around the ports (the most often congested area).
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE - MEDICAL / SPORTS: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This course should provide students with a working knowledge of the Lymphatic System and prepare the RMT to practice basic MLD on clients requiring Lymphatic work to manage edema, recover from surgery or other trauma and pain.
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE PATTERNS: 36 Hours Pre-Requisite: Licensed Massage Therapist This course should provide students with in depth knowledge of the workings of the Lymphatic System and prepare the LMT to practice basic MLD on clients requiring Lymphatic work to manage edema, recover from surgery or other trauma and to boost the immune system to combat allergies, acne, and pain. Each student will take over six hours (over three days) to practice MLD procedures on a class mate and then to receive an MLD procedure. Time will be taken to “debrief” students as to what they palpated, observed, and experienced. MLD1, MLD2 and MLD3 are each 12 hour segments that includes some Trigger Point Therapy.
This course introduces the student to various modalities covered under the massage therapist's scope of practice. The student will have the opportunity to perform hands on techniques from each modality. Students will understand the indications and contraindications for the various techniques. Some of the modalities to be discussed are Cranio Sacral, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, TMJ, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Headache Therapy, Myofascial Therapy, Trigger Point Therapy, Prenatal Massage, Chair Massage, Reflexology, and Foot Massage, Shiatsu, NMT, and much more. At the completion of this course, the student willhave a broader understanding of the techniques they may wish to further pursue in advanced training.
MEDICAL MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Anatomy & Physiology and 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. The students will learn the basic principles of medical massage treatment and how to formulate the optimal clinical protocol of therapy to fully incorporate therapeutic power of medical massage into the naturopathic practice.
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUES, LOWER BODY: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours basic Anatomy & Physiology and 50 hours basic Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. (MET’s) involve gentle isolated contraction of a specific muscle against resistance. MET"s are useful to warm up tissues and prepare them for deeper work, to lengthen tight and shortened muscles and to assist in normal range of motion.
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUES, UPPER BODY: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Anytime movement occurs within the neuromuscular-skeletal systems sensory nerve endings receive and transmit information about movement and position. Muscle Energy Techniques (MET’s) involve gentle isolated contraction of a specific muscle against resistance. MET’s are useful to warm up tissues and prepare them for deeper work, to lengthen tight and shortened muscles and to assist in normal range of motion.
MUSIC AND MASSAGE THERAPY: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 20 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. This workshop explores how music can be more than just relaxing ambiance and can actually be used to enhance or deepen the bodywork techniques. Participants will learn to differentiate between types of music and their effects. Basic information on the energy chakra system will be taught with the emphasis on how music can be used to effect the chakra system. Principles of sound healing will also be covered.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours basic Anatomy & Physiology and 50 hours basic Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. Students will learn to evaluate and treat seven "magic muscles." Knowing how to treat the BIG SEVEN will enhance your ability to evaluate symptoms and produce lasting results. These seven muscles are responsible for more pain and discomfort than any others in the body. They are also very easy to treat with massage therapy; your clients will think you’re amazing. Don’t miss this one.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Anatomy and Physiology and 50 Hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. A powerful interactive technique requiring a highly developed understanding and sensitivity to the body musculature for determining direction, force and duration of gentle sustained pressure necessary to release fascial restrictions. Postural and/or movement dysfunction will be analyzed and addressed.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE I: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Learn this powerful interactive technique requiring a highly developed understanding and sensitivity to the body musculature for determining direction, force and duration of gentle sustained pressure necessary to release fascial restrictions. Postural and/or movement dysfunction will be analyzed and addressed. Areas to be covered include, upper and lower extremities; back musculature, Cranial Base Release, and Trigger points. Some instruction in advanced release techniques will be given. Restrictions to efficient movement will be located and instructions in proper body mechanics will be given.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE II: 18 Hours Pre-Requisite: Myofascial Release I Advanced theory on connective tissue physiology, body/mind integration, structural alignment procedures, client oriented and somatic education. The course will help therapists receive specific feedback on their manual skills, and will help them develop the "touch" necessary to successfully perform Myofascial Release treatments.
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 Hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. In this brief introduction to NMT participants will get an overview of the principles underlying NMT and learn specific techniques for the hand, wrist and forearm. These techniques are wonderful for body workers, musicians, those who work with computers or perform any type of repetitive hand movements. Through the use of scientifically applied pressure, understanding of trigger points and muscle energy techniques students learn to relieve pain, normalize muscle tone and address specific areas of the body to balance structure in order to promote lasting pain relief, improved mobility and wellness.
Neuromuscular Therapy: 276 Hours The Neuromuscular Therapy Course at Sterling Health Center is a 276 hour comprehensive course providing the necessary skills for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and myofascial pain syndromes. It incorporates medical massage treatment techniques from Neuromuscular Technique, Strain Counter Strain, Postural Release, Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral therapy and others. The goal is to provide the student with an understand of myofascial pain and dysfunction and the ability to determine correct goals and plans of care. The work is gentle safe and effective. Students are taught to work without force and at the rate and depth which facilitates openness and release in the tissues. This approach to neuromuscular therapy and medical massage reinforces the importance of seeing the client “holistically”. No pain syndrome exists in isolation and the student must learn to always be aware of the body as a whole. Students are helped to understand that each change introduced into the body whether by stress or therapeutic intervention, causes compensatory changes throughout the body. Students are taught to plan massage care by outcome objectives and to work at a pace that allows the client to return to balance without further over-stressing the system. In each section of assessment and technique students are taught how to assess postural distortions, screen for signs of contraindications, muscle test for strength, weakness, and shortness. In addition to classroom participation, students complete homework assignments and case studies, prepare client handouts on assigned topics, turn in documentation of required practice of techniques outside of class, and pass a written and practical exam in each module
PATHOLOGY FOR THE MASSAGE THERAPIST: 40 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This Class will review Pathology relevant to massage therapy practice. We will look at conditions by body system and learn signs and symptoms. What is involved in the condition and how to modify massage therapy.
POSTURAL ASSESSMENT 1, UPPER BODY: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Assessment of client posture, along with client reports of discomfort and muscle tightness to enable therapists to plan a massage session to meet the specific needs of the client. Students will learn to assess postural imbalances of the upper half of the body and ascertain muscle tightness (shortness) that may be contributing to the imbalance in order to focus massage techniques more effectively.
POSTURAL ASSESSMENT 2, LOWER BODY: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Assessment of client posture, along with client reports of discomfort and muscle tightness to enable therapists to plan a massage session to meet the specific needs of the client. Students will learn to assess postural imbalances of the lower half of the body and ascertain muscle tightness (shortness) that may be contributing to the imbalance in order to focus massage techniques more effectively.
POSTURAL ASSESSMENT3, MUSCLE ENERGY: 15 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Anatomy and Physiology and 50 hours of Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. Assessment of client posture, along with client reports of discomfort and muscle tightness can enable the massage therapist to plan a massage session to meet the specific needs of the client. Students will learn to assess postural imbalances from the toes to the head and ascertain muscle tightness (shortness) that may be contributing to the imbalance in order to focus massage techniques more effectively.
PRENATAL MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. Comprehensive advanced training in Deep Tissue, Passive Movements, Neuromuscular, Reflexive, and other soft tissue techniques to address the physical and emotional needs of pregnant women.
Pre-Requisite: 50 hours of Swedish and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology. Advanced training in Deep Tissue, Passive Movements, Neuromuscular, Reflexive, and other soft tissue techniques to address the physical and emotional needs of pregnant women.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None Answers the Question, "What do I say after Hello" and before "Good-bye"? Cultivate and project a professional image to your clients and co-workers. :
REFLEXOLOGY AND FOOT MASSAGE: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None Reflexology is a scientific foot massage where the feet are a "mini-map" of the body. This "mini-map" shows how every body part and organ corresponds to areas on the feet. Students are introduced to Reflexology as a systematic approach to wellness. Participants learn to break down crystalline deposits, apply steady pressure to specific points, free blockages in the nervous system, improve energy flow, and restore internal balance. Discover how Reflexology eliminates tension, improves circulation, and stimulates the body’s natural healing process.
REFLEXOLOGY: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Anatomy and Physiology and 50 hours of Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. History, theory and practical application of reflexology along with anatomy and physiology related to the technique. Modern aspects of marketing for effective utilization of technique are included. (Ingham method utilized for instructional purposes.)
SHIATSU, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. Recommend Introduction to Eastern Modalities. This course introduces students to a system of bodywork that utilizes energy meridians identified by Oriental medicine. Students are familiarized with the relationship between meridians and posture, movement of the body, and the five-element theory.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. Incorporates Chinese and Japanese acupressure techniques. Participants will learn how to use hands and feet to apply pressure to various acupressure meridian points. Relaxation techniques for tight muscles: Meridian joint stretches; proper breathing modalities and movement exercise will also be focused on.
SHIATSU II: 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: Shiatsu I Additional Chinese and Japanese acupressure techniques. Participants will learn additional ways to apply pressure to various meridian points, meridian and joint movements, proper breathing modalities, and correct body mechanics. Theory and philosophy will also be addressed in more depth.
SPA HYDROTHERAPY, INTRODUCTION: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. This class is to prepare the massage therapist to the art, theory, and practice of body treatments and their benefits for skin toning and detoxification. This class is perfect for therapists looking to add new services to their practice.
SPA HYDROTHERAPY (SALT / BODY WRAPS): 12 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the Director. A class to teach the therapist the art, theory, and practice of body treatments and their benefits for skin toning and detoxification. This class is perfect for the therapist looking to add new services to their practice or who works at a spa.
SPA MANAGEMENT: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None Students will learn the basics of effective business management strategies including communication, working with budgets, cost control measures, product sales tracking, scheduling, and staffing.
SPA PROTOCOLS: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: None This course covers basic spa protocols such as guiding the guest through their entire journey, fulfilling any client requests, ensure guest satisfaction, communication with management, perform all treatments and massage, maintain proper start/stop time of treatments, restock and refill products, maintain and clean treatment rooms, assist in keeping the dispensary room clean, and understand all body care products.
SPORTS MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: a minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage and 50 hours of Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. This is for health care professionals who wish to integrate pre and post-event sports massage to improve performance, prevent injury and promote healing for athletes.
SPORTS MASSAGE II (Skill Development): 18 Hours Pre-Requisite: Sports Massage I or Approved by Director Sports massage lesson overview to include basic anatomy and physiology. References to sports specific strain injuries. Sports injuries in general, Deep tissue techniques, Stretching techniques, Trigger point therapy techniques, Shiatsu techniques, Pre-event routine, Intra-event routine, Post event routine and Lymphatic drainage as a method for relieving pain and speeding healing.Advanced Deep Tissue Techniques for specific muscles, tendons and ligaments that relieve neuromuscular pain and breakdown adhesions. This course will teach maintenance and injury-specific techniques to integrate with therapist’s present skills.
This course will cover the fundamentals on Sports Massage and becoming a better massage therapist. If your also getting ready to take the National Certification Test, this class will meet all the necessary requirements and add a credential to your practice. Benefits & Effects- (massage will: maintain the body generally in better condition. Prevent injuries and loss of mobility. Cure and restore mobility to injured muscle tissue. Boost performance. Extend the overall life of your sporting career. Physical effects are: Pumping - The stroking movements in massage suck fluid through blood vessels and lymph vessels. By increasing the pressure in front of the stroke, a vacuum is created behind. This is especially important in tight or damaged muscle tissues of vital nutrients and energy to repair. Increased tissue permeability-Deep massage causes the pores in tissue membranes to open, enabling fluids and nutrients to pass through. This course will cover the fundamentals on Sports Injuries and how they affect the athlete and massage.
STRAIN & COUNTER STRAIN, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 Hours Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent approved by the Director. A passive soft tissue release technique accomplished by integrating the neuromuscular reflex system. Students will receive basics of muscle spindle fiber and physiology of the neuromuscular reflex, indications and contraindications, rules and procedures of applying strain and counter strain.
TEACHING ADULT LEARNERS: 30 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of one year as a Licensed Massage Therapist or equivalent as determined by Director. The course objective is to provide adult learning theory, knowledge, skills, techniques, methods and practice to assist Massage Therapists who would like to become Massage Therapy Instructors. The students will learn how to transfer their knowledge of the practice of massage therapy into teaching techniques and strategies so that they can become effective Massage Therapy Instructors. Class participants will have the opportunity to discover their own learning styles and teaching techniques and explore other theoretical principals behind adult education and then to apply that knowledge as they develop comfort with the skills and responsibilities of the instructor role. They will have an opportunity to make presentations as part of their formal training so that they can receive feedback from the instructor and others regarding their skills in developing and presenting a topic of their choice.
THAI MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish massage or equivalent approved by the Director. Thai Massage is a combination of gentle rocking, range of motion, acupressure, reflexology, energy work and stretching, and is considered a form of passive yoga. Joints are loosened and opened through manipulation and peripheral stimulation, muscles are stretched, internal organs are toned, vitality is increased and deep state of relaxation can be achieved. This is a clothed form of massage. This course will be focusing on Table Thai.
THAI MASSAGE 1: 30 hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the director. More in depth than the 6-hour course and focusing on genuine Thai Massage involving compression and stretching the clothed client performed on the floor. Learn indications and contraindications of the massage as well as the cautions and precautions. You will learn the techniques and a routine for two-hour massage stressing good body mechanics. For the Thai Massage level 1 course, we will provide the entire supine position beginning from the feet working to the head with inversions and finally concluding with short sitting position. This routine can range anywhere from 1-2 hours and is the first level learned in Traditional Thai Massage. This course will be taught following the same structure as schools in Thailand, making this an authentic learning experience. This course is also taught in Thailand and we go every early November.
THAI MASSAGE 2: 30 hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the director. This class will review background and mental aspects of Thai Massage, indications and contraindications of the massage as well as the cautions and precautions. You will review the techniques and routines. You will learn a routine for two-hour massage and learn good body mechanics. This course involves clothed floor work. For the Thai Massage level 2 course, we will provide the entire prone position and practice time to fully integrate all of the movements learned in both the level 1 and 2 classes. This section of the routine can last up to 1 hour and is the second level learned in Traditional Thai Massage. This course will also be taught following the same guidelines as schools in Thailand, concluding the entire 2 1/2 hour basic routine of this massage.
TMJ AND MASSAGE, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours of basic Anatomy & Physiology, 50 hours basic Swedish Massage, or equivalent approved by the Director. Oriented toward health professionals desiring to assist clients suffering from neck, head and shoulder pain related to TMJ. Includes anatomical structure, biochemical movements of endocrinal bones, intra-oral stretching techniques, and TMJ related massage.
TOTAL BODY STRETCHING: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours of Swedish Massage, or equivalent approved by the Director. A physically intensive class involving passively stretching the client to improve flexibility. This class emphasizes the importance of keeping the clients muscles elastic, pliable and the best state of health in order to avoid unnecessary injuries and strains. This is a great class for any therapist heavily involved with athletic clientele and is a great adjunct to sports massage.
TRAUMATIC INJURIES I , INTRODUCTION TO: 6 hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours of basic Anatomy & Physiology, 50 hours basic Swedish Massage, or equivalent approved by the Director. This class will introduce students to the treatment of traumatic injuries: how injury occurs, what symptoms indicate injury, unique characteristics of injured tissues – within the scope of practice of a Massage Therapist. Automobile accidents, falls, sports injuries and chronic injuries will be discussed with the inclusion of specific types of injuries which occur with each – such as headaches, visceral complaints, low back pain. Pre-Requisite: Traumatic Injuries 1 More to come. Hands on class TRIGGER POINT THERAPY, INTRODUCTION TO: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours Swedish Massage or equivalent approved by the director. Studies show nearly 80% of chronic pain is myofascial in origin. This entertaining class will explore the anatomy and physiology of how trigger points develop and how to identify and extinguish them. Hands on time is provided to help students recognize the subtle changes.
TRIGGER POINT / LYMPH DRAINAGE: 6 Hours Pre-Requisite: 50 hours swedish or 50 hours anatomy or approved by director This 6-hour course focuses on the basics of trigger point and muscle knot anatomy and physiology, and how the affected tissue got into this imbalanced homeostatic state. Also, we will discuss and practice safe and effective treatments of trigger points and muscle knots, while maintaining correct body mechanics.
Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 50 hours of basic Anatomy & Physiology, 50 hours basic Swedish Massage, or equivalent approved by the Director. Tui Na is an important part of Traditional Chinese medicine. Is a very different type of massage. The student will learn some basic skills in evaluation of vital energies of the body, (yin, yang, etc.). You will also be taught to select proper acupuncture points and how organ meridians travel through the body.
Wet and Dry Spa Applications, Intro to : 6 Hours - Learn how to use natural and botanical ingredients which include different types of minerals, salts, muds, clays, herbs, and all that the earth provides. Spa is the main topic. You will experience and perform different scrubs and wraps. You will be instructed how to put together and mix specific bath salts, scrubs, lotions, oils, dusting powders, blemish pens, sugar scrubs and more. - Use basic ingredients that are found right in your kitchen. - Make your own recipes with the same basic products that an expensive spa uses but for a fraction of the price. - Use natural and botanical ingredients that the earth provides us for specific applications and ailments. - Naturally exfoliate and nourish the skin. DRY SPA - Paraffin / Spa Treatment, Inches off Body Wraps, Infrared Sauna Therapy WET SPA - Vichy Shower, Salt Glow, Mud Wraps, Cellulite Treatments GX99
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