2 days, 16 credits, $350.00
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This is career changing class!
A comprehensive must-have course for professionals introducing them to the history of MLD and its founder, Dr. Emil Vodder. The instructor will do a comprehensive overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Lymph System. The hands-on portion instructs attendees how to do self-lymph, as well as help your clients do self-lymph in between their sessions with you.
You will learn how to perform a 50-minute full body protocol that you will be able to offer your clientele immediately. This class includes an overview of pathophysiology, indications, contraindications, and assessment tools.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Saskia Coté, D.C.Ed, LMT is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Teacher and Doctor of C.O.R.E. Education. Healing and learning go hand in hand for her and have been her passion for over 30 years. Saskia was called to the Holistic Health field after spending time at the Light Institute in Galisteo, NM. Her education continued back in the Netherlands studying Craniosacral with The Upledger Institute Europe in 1990. The next year Saskia moved from the Netherlands to Santa Fe, NM to study at the New Mexico Academy for Healing Arts. Having always enjoyed the educational aspects of her work, it is with that energy and intention that Saskia guides her classes, conducts her sessions and runs her business. She is excited to bring Manual Lymphatic Drainage to you and your practice.
Continuing her own personal and professional development by graduating in April 2008 as a Doctor of C.O.R.E Education. Saskia has designed numerous continuing educating courses that draw on her expansive education and experience. After leaving her position as the Director of Continuing Education at Cortiva Institute – Boston and Hoboken she continues teaching at The Massage School and Ganesha Institute, and is happy to help you with your healing process. She is proud to have served as the first female Chair on the Massage Therapy board of Massachusetts, and as a board member at Cancer Connection.
TESTIMONIALS FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS:
“Excellent course & instructor. Sad it’s over but looking forward to more learning. Such a good experience, extremely knowledgeable and fun! Learning is easy this way. THANK YOU!” – Alexandra R., LMT
“Amazing material. Game changer for my practice. This was only an intro and has me super excited for the rest! I cannot wait for the healing I will bring to my clients. Thank you!” – Cindy I., LMT
“Saskia is a great educator and very personable.” -Gina F., LMT
“Hands down one of the best classes! Helpful! Fun! Dynamic! Insightful! Dr. Saskia is an amazing teacher who makes learning flow like a healthy lymph" — Natalia B., LMT
with Annette Joubert, LMT
8 credits, 9:30-6:00pm, $200
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Course Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Pre-Requisite: Craniosacral Integration Module I
This class builds upon the protocols and practice of CST I. The instruction and practice moves into the prone and supine use of craniosacral techniques utilizing coupled holds as described in the book: “The Heart of Listening” Hugh Milnes. Craniosacral Therapy is a whole-body hand on application of gentle palpation, traction, compression, and rocking. With this modality you can relieve or “release” the stress and restrictions that may impair nervous system function. Dr. Sutherland, an Osteopath in the 1950’s was the father of craniosacral therapy in the United States. It was designed as a systematic approach gentle touch to bring balance to the central nervous system. Craniosacral work is not a diagnosis. It is a way to listen to the patient body and optimize functional movement with little force. During a session the body is free to move into new space and increase range of motion. Patients enjoy a calming experience. The subtle movements and relaxation assist the body’s natural self-correcting mechanism. This work is intended for adult patients only
Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Demonstrate the knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the CranioSacral System done by review and self-testing.
- Understand the biomechanics (physics) of CranioSacral techniques both prone and supine.
- Perform protocols from published works of Dr. Upledger
- Utilize methods as described in Hugh Milnes book “The Heart of Listening”.
- Understand the relationship of tension in the Ischial tuberosity and Occipital base.
- Perform Sacral and Sacral Iliac joint mobilization techniques
- Perform Frontal and Sphenoid release techniques
- Perform Coupled holds
- Acknowledge indications, precautions and contraindications for CranioSacral Therapy.
- Be able to with distal indirect unwinding processes.
Reflexology: The New
Jersey Massage Method
with Larry Heisler, M.A., LMT
1 day, 9:30am-6pm, 8 credits, $200
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Subject
The secret to a great massage is sometimes found in the humblest
of places!
Foot and hand work is something most massage therapists are weak
in. For whatever reason, most schools gloss over this very
important part to your massage. At our school, we teach that good
foot and hand work can be the difference between a satisfied client
and one that will go elsewhere. This class will help you hone your
foot and hand work, giving you a new, fresh approach that will have
your clients returning again and again for more. Our deep
tissue/medical massage approach includes the neuromuscular trigger
point work that will help eradicate pain and tension as in
addressing plantar fasciitis or arthritic hand complaints and
combine the most powerful shiatsu points on the legs and arms, feet
and hands. The acupuncture/acupressure points in Japan are known as
tsubos. The specific tsubos called the Go, Gen, Sei points are one
the secrets to an extraordinary session in Japanese shiatsu or
Chinese Tui Na. This is not a reflexology class that requires a
completely different serious course of study. The combination of
trigger points and shiatsu makes it some of the most powerful foot
and hand massage work you’ll ever experience.
Join us for a day of great foot and hand work!
Teacher excellent, he’s a master of his art. This was an excellent
course! — Anonymous C.E. evaluation
Excellent, every time I come, I learn something new!!! — Luciano
Diaz, LMT
Great class…will add great new techniques to my massage. — Melissa
Stein, LMT
Ethics of a Professional Massage Therapy Practice Incl. Laws & Rules
with Larry Heisler, M.A., LMT
Dariana Walters, LMT
4 hours, , 3 Ethics CE Hours + 1 NJ Law CE Hour, $135
FULFILLS NEW STATE REQUIREMENT FOR 1 HOUR LAWS AND
RULES:
13:37A-4.1 CONTINUING EDUCATION
b) Each applicant for biennial license renewal shall be
required to complete during the preceding biennial period 20 credit
hours of continuing education related to the practice of massage
and bodywork therapy, except as provided in (d) below. These 20
credit hours shall include at least two hours in ethics and one
hour in the laws and rules pertinent to the practice of massage and
bodywork therapy, specifically, N.J.S.A. 45:11-53 et seq., and this
chapter. Courses that are related solely to the business
practices of licensees and courses in practices in which licensees
are prohibited from engaging pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37A3.1(b)
shall not satisfy continuing education requirements
All therapists understand that ethics rules are for the purpose of
honoring our professional client-therapist interactions.
Join us as we take you through the ins and outs of professional
ethics for our massage therapy profession.
We all need to know this crucial information about how we practice
ethically and legally.
Our courses satisfy the requirements for Ethics in your individual
state, as well as, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork's and your professional organizations, AMTA or
ABMP.
with Larry Heisler, M.A., LMT
1 day, 9:30am to 6:00pm, 8 credits, $200
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The best neck work you will ever do!
Dramatically increase your client’s satisfaction by maximizing the results of your therapeutic massage. We will comprehensively address the neck and shoulder areas with some of the most effective and exciting advanced massage therapy techniques you have ever tried. Again, expect to spend the day in a hands-on learning laboratory honing your skills under Larry’s masterful supervision. You will learn Osteopathic neck massage and specifically how to clear the trigger points from the neck region while simultaneously engaging this intricate area with a sophisticated combination of stretching, traction, shiatsu and cross fiber friction work. Larry will address the sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles, thoracic outlet syndrome, the posterior cervical region and much, much more.
Larry's Ultimate Neck class is amazing. After using the techniques, I learned, one of my clients said it was the best neck work he ever had. It has revolutionized the way I approach the neck! — Jeff Mills, LMT
Larry is an amazing teacher! His knowledge is unlimited.— Christina Cucci, LMT
The most informative CEU class I have ever taken!” — Ellen Dottenweich, LMT
The best neck work I’ve done and received. I love the class. Larry is knowledgeable and engaging. His classes are so informative and a pleasure to be part of. I highly recommend this class! — Leslie Dondarski, LMT
Loved the whole experience. Thank you, Larry! — Susan Altier, LMT
Wow, loved the class! Very informative and fun. I always love classes here! — Maria Dvorak, LMT