To register for any continuing education (CE) workshops in Bend Oregon below, a 50% deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. Cancellations must be made 10 days in advance for a refund. A $25 administration fee will be deducted from the money refunded.
March 4-7, 2010: Lolita Knight: Fijian Massage; Chinese Facial; & Indian Head
March 4: Thursday: 5-6PM Causal Drop in & Meet the instructor - No Charge; 6-7PM: Introduction to Fijian Massage - $10 - 1 CE Hour; 7-8PM: Introduction to Chinese Facial Massage - $10 - 1 CE Hour; 8-10PM: Marketing Tools - $20 - 2 CE Hours
March 5: Friday: 9AM-6PM: Fijian Posterior Massage: $155 if paid before February 15; $175 after February 15. = 8 CE Hours
Join over 600 massage therapists working in day spas, private clinics and massage schools who have added Fijian Massage for their clients who want a deeper massage without the therapist injuring their own arms, shoulders or wrists. Gravity and physics ware used instead of the therapist's pressure. You will experience the ancient art of Fijian Massage from the Fiji Islands where the village therapist is barefoot and gives a gentle, yet effective deep tissue massage. Nine different parts of the foot are incorporated to massage the posterior body.
March 6: Saturday: 9AM-6PM: Fijian Side-lying/Anterior Massage: $155 if paid before February 15; $175 after February 15. = 8CE Hours
Nine different parts of the foot are incorporated to massage the abdomen, upper chest, adductors, IT band, quadriceps, front of the legs, arms, hands, shoulders, rib cage and back from the side lying position. NOTE: if you sign up for both Friday & Saturday the cost will be $295.00
March 6: Saturday: 7PM-10PM: Indian Head for chair and Table - Part 1
Indian head massage is based on an ancient Indian healing system called Ayurveda. The massage technique has been practiced for over a thousand years. The massage is calming, yet revitalizing working on the upper back, neck, shoulders, face and scalp. Indian head massage can help eyestrain, headaches, promote hair growth, improve concentration, increases
March 7: Sunday: 9AM-1PM: Indian Head - Part 2: $155 if paid before February 15th; $175 after February 15. = 8 CE Hours
March 7: Sunday: 2PM-9:45PM: Chinese Facial Fusion Massage: $140 before February 15; $155 after February 15. = 7 CE Hours
As taught to Lolita by Dr. Lilly Fu, a Chinese Doctor: 16 pressure points (including two on the hands), to help tone, uplift, remove tension, reduce facial lines and increase circulation to the face will be learned. Facial massage can benefit facial tics, Bells Palsy, eye droop, sinus problems, eyesight and reduce scars. In addition, facial rejuvenation strokes, honey pat massage and relaxation strokes are included.
Instructor: Lolita Knight, with a love
of teaching received her Bachelors of Education in 1968.
In 1979, she became a Licensed Massage Therapist in
Washington. In 1997, she traveled to Fiji and learned a
barefoot technique (which she developed and now calls Fijian
massage). Since 1998, she has taught over 600 massage
therapists the Fijian Massage and was a presenter at
the National AMTA Nashville Convention in 2004.
Lolita lived in New Zealand for 25 years and now resides
in the states traveling world wide. She has literally
given over 25,000 massages in her 30 years of massage
service. For more information please check out her
website at www.fijianmassage.com.
Lolita only teaches in Oregon every two years so don't
miss her excellent workshops!
Due to the variety of workshops, please call
to pay your 50% deposit at 541-383-2122 or toll free at
866-424-8911 or drop a check in the mail to: 369 NE Revere
Ave. Bend OR 97701.
March 7, 2010: Pre-natal/Pregnancy Massage
Sunday: 9:00AM-4:00PM
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150
Come explore massage techniques utilized to safely and effectively relieve the muscular aches and pains associated with pregnancy.
Instructor: Tabitha Ward, LMT attended American Institute of Clinical Massage in Post Falls, Idaho after following the advice of friends and family to follow her passion for massage she had exhibited since the age of six. Tabitha graduated in 2004 and has provided the gift of massage to clients in Idaho, California, and Oregon for the last five years. She is currently working on her Douala certification and helping to educate massage therapists on the benefits of pre-natal massage.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
May 21, 2010: Insurance Billing for the Licensed Massage Therapist
Friday: 6:00-9:00PM
CE Hours: 3
Cost: $60
In this class we will go over practical information so you are comfortable billing insurance companies for your services. We will look at the process from before the first visit to be billed through receiving payment. There will be step-by-step instructions for filling out the HCFA 1500 form you submit to insurance companies and discussion of strategies for prompt payment and problem resolution. Reference packet provided.
Instructor: Erica Anderson - has worked in the field of massage therapy, acupuncture and the healing arts for the past 15 years. She does all of the insurance billing for the Natural Arts Center in Eugene Oregon. She is also a teacher of Tai Chi and an instructor at the 2008 Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists (PAWMA) camp. Erica is one of the founders of the "Queen of Six Rivers" continuing education catalog for Oregon Massage Therapists.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
May 22 & 23, 2010: Cupping I: Introduction to the Basics of Massage Cupping
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00AM-6:00PM
CE Hours: 14
Cost: $250.00
Cupping is an age old method of bodywork and is becoming more and more popular in the US due to its effectiveness and because…it feels great. By creating a vacuum inside of a cup to attach it to the body, it can be used in place (stationary) or moved along the skin (moving/gliding). This simple technique has been used for centuries - cupping is described in Egyptian medical texts from as early as 1500 BCE.
The gentle lifting of the soft tissue can release adhesions, decrease stagnation in body fluids and Qi, and stimulate the skin. Cupping also engages the parasympathetic nervous system, quickly facilitating deep relaxation. As a treatment method, cupping is very safe, inexpensive, easy on the practitioner, and easy to learn.
Workshop material will include:
• Safety for the client and
practitioner
• Effects of cupping treatments
• Ah shi, or pain point techniques
• Flash cupping
• Moving/gliding cupping
• Contraindications
• Self-cupping
• Incorporating cupping into your
practice
During the course of the workshop you’ll become
comfortable with attaching, detaching, and manipulating the
cups to achieve varying levels of vacuum. Once you have learned
the basics, you’ll find that you can use cups in almost
any way you would use your hands - for deep tissue, trigger
point, myofascial release, Swedish, Thai…the only
methodology we’ve found that doesn’t lend itself to
cupping is Watsu. But we’re working on that.
Instructors: Jim Madras, LMT (lic #7853) has been studying Qigong and Yang Style Tai Chi with internal arts expert Sam Masich since 1995, and is the director of the Natural Arts Center in Eugene. He also has a private massage practice focusing on Chinese Massage Cupping and chronic pain.
Erica Anderson - has worked in the field of massage therapy, doing everything but massage for the past 15 years. She is also a teacher of Tai Chi at the Natural Arts Center, the Eugene YMCA, and an instructor at the 2008 Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists (PAWMA) camp - and is the Organization Queen of Six Rivers, the continuing education catalog for Oregon Massage Therapists.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
November 5 & 6, 2010: Advanced
Myofascial Techniques: Pelvis, Hip & Sacrum
This seminar presents practicing somatic therapists
and qualified students with advanced and little-known
myofascial techniques which can be easily incorporated into
existing personal styles. Drawing on a wide range of
disciplines, the focus is on unusual, interesting, and fresh
approaches that will both expand technique repertoire and
inspire creativity and innovation. Potential topics
include: Specific techniques for common
structural and functional complaints; Relieving pain, restoring
lost function, and getting lasting results; Utilizing both
active and passive movement to enhance
effectiveness; Precision in working with specific
tissue types and body layers; Tracking subtle
psycho-physiological and nervous system responses; and
Ways to work sensitively, safely, and comfortably at very deep
levels.
In addition to in-person demonstrations and individualized hands-on supervision, our instructors use state-of-the-art instructional materials, including Primal Pictures' 3D Interactive Anatomy software. Class size and student/teacher ratio are kept small for maximum personal attention. Participants also receive a detailed course manual/note organizer with photos of techniques covered. Videos of instructor demonstrations are also available for post-workshop practice and review.
Instructor: Ellyn Lindquist brings over
15 years of experience in bodywork and Rolfing® to her
classroom and creates a fun and creative environment. She
graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Psychology
and then went on to attend East West College of the Healing
Arts in Portland, OR and the Rolf Institute for Structural
Integration in Boulder, CO.
Ellyn has taught anatomy, kinesiology and pathology at East
West College, assisted at the Rolf Institute and for continuing
education classes and is now teaching myofascial work and
pathology at Sage School of Massage. She also has had teaching
experience in rock climbing and mountaineering classes.
Ellyn owns Central Oregon Rolfing® & Therapeutic
Bodyworks in Bend and has a full practice in structural work
and Rolfing. She is active in triathlon, skiing and Pilates.
She has a sound background in rock climbing, yoga, dance and
playing music and was a choreographer for musicals in her
hometown of Appleton, WI.
Her realistic approach to teaching helps students to understand
what they will experience in their practice. She uses humor and
philosophy to integrate scientific knowledge into practical
application. Ellyn’s philosophy of being a therapist and
teacher is “I simply want to help educate people to
better understand their bodies and minds and the correlation
between the two”.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
November 7, 2010: Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Pelvis-Part III
This seminar presents practicing somatic therapists and
qualified students with advanced and little-known myofascial
techniques which can be easily incorporated into existing
personal styles. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the
focus is on unusual, interesting, and fresh approaches that
will both expand technique repertoire and inspire creativity
and innovation. Potential topics
include: Specific techniques for common
structural and functional complaints; Relieving pain, restoring
lost function, and getting lasting results; Utilizing both
active and passive movement to enhance
effectiveness; Precision in working with specific
tissue types and body layers; Tracking subtle
psycho-physiological and nervous system responses; and
Ways to work sensitively, safely, and comfortably at very deep
levels.
In addition to in-person demonstrations and individualized hands-on supervision, our instructors use state-of-the-art instructional materials, including Primal Pictures' 3D Interactive Anatomy software. Class size and student/teacher ratio are kept small for maximum personal attention. Participants also receive a detailed course manual/note organizer with photos of techniques covered. Videos of instructor demonstrations are also available for post-workshop practice and review.
Instructor: George Sullivan is a
Certified Advanced Rolfer®, is Certified in Advanced
Myofascial Techniques, and is an Instructor for
Advanced-Trainings.com's Advanced Myofascial Techniques series.
George's keen interest in Anatomy, proper body mechanics, as
well his skill, specificity, and sensitivity of touch all
inform his extremely competent instruction. With an extensive
Aikido background, his teaching is noteworthy for its depth,
clarity, and easygoing style. He lives and practices in
Olympia, WA.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
July 12-16, 2010: Week Long Intensive: Treatment of Specific Injuries for the Whole Body
Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM; Friday: 9:00AM-1:00PM
CE Hours: 32
Cost: $495.00
Come explore deep tissue principles and techniques that can be used to treat injuries throughout the whole body. The class will include the following: Anatomical and physiological understanding of muscle health and dysfunction; theoretical framework of approaching treatment: The “whys” of treatment; review relevant anatomical structures; injury prevention information; and client after-care. Current information on, and basic treatment approaches to, the following problems: low back pain, gluteal region pain, hamstring, groin, and quadriceps pain; knee pain; lower leg, ankle and foot pain; mid-back and thoracic pain; neck pain; headaches; TMJ; whiplash; shoulder injuries; upper arm pain; injuries of the elbow; forearm pain; wrist pain (including carpal tunnel syndrome); hand and thumb pain.
Instructor: Bill Musser has had private practices in Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon and has worked in a variety of treatment settings. He holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and has been a Registered Nurse. Prior to moving to bodywork on a full-time basis he had a career in college teaching and administration.He has served as chairman of the Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists and has performed as a principal investigator in research on carpal tunnel syndrome for a National Institute of Health study. Bill was selected as the Jerome Perlinski National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Schools of the American Massage Therapy Association for the year 2000. His clients have included motor vehicle accident victims, injured workers and athletes (recreational and intercollegiate to Olympic Gold medalists and world record-holders). In addition to his private practice in Eugene, he has taught in the advanced massage program at Central Oregon Community College in Bend. A former NCAA College Division All-American, he also performs biomechanical analysis for swimmers.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
June 18, 2010: Advanced Myofascial
Techniques: Spine I
This seminar presents practicing somatic therapists
and qualified students with advanced and little-known
myofascial techniques which can be easily incorporated into
existing personal styles. Drawing on a wide range of
disciplines, the focus is on unusual, interesting, and fresh
approaches that will both expand technique repertoire and
inspire creativity and innovation. Potential topics
include: Specific techniques for common
structural and functional complaints; Relieving pain, restoring
lost function, and getting lasting results; Utilizing both
active and passive movement to enhance
effectiveness; Precision in working with specific
tissue types and body layers; Tracking subtle
psycho-physiological and nervous system responses; and
Ways to work sensitively, safely, and comfortably at very deep
levels.
In addition to in-person demonstrations and individualized hands-on supervision, our instructors use state-of-the-art instructional materials, including Primal Pictures' 3D Interactive Anatomy software. Class size and student/teacher ratio are kept small for maximum personal attention. Participants also receive a detailed course manual/note organizer with photos of techniques covered. Videos of instructor demonstrations are also available for post-workshop practice and review.
Instructor: Ellyn Lindquist brings over
15 years of experience in bodywork and Rolfing® to her
classroom and creates a fun and creative environment. She
graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Psychology
and then went on to attend East West College of the Healing
Arts in Portland, OR and the Rolf Institute for Structural
Integration in Boulder, CO.
Ellyn has taught anatomy, kinesiology and pathology at East
West College, assisted at the Rolf Institute and for continuing
education classes and is now teaching myofascial work and
pathology at Sage School of Massage. She also has had teaching
experience in rock climbing and mountaineering classes.
Ellyn owns Central Oregon Rolfing® & Therapeutic
Bodyworks in Bend and has a full practice in structural work
and Rolfing. She is active in triathlon, skiing and Pilates.
She has a sound background in rock climbing, yoga, dance and
playing music and was a choreographer for musicals in her
hometown of Appleton, WI.
Her realistic approach to teaching helps students to understand
what they will experience in their practice. She uses humor and
philosophy to integrate scientific knowledge into practical
application. Ellyn’s philosophy of being a therapist and
teacher is “I simply want to help educate people to
better understand their bodies and minds and the correlation
between the two”.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
June 19 & 20, 2010: Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Scoliosis I & II
This seminar presents practicing somatic therapists and
qualified students with advanced and little-known myofascial
techniques which can be easily incorporated into existing
personal styles. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the
focus is on unusual, interesting, and fresh approaches that
will both expand technique repertoire and inspire creativity
and innovation. Potential topics
include: Specific techniques for common
structural and functional complaints; Relieving pain, restoring
lost function, and getting lasting results; Utilizing both
active and passive movement to enhance
effectiveness; Precision in working with specific
tissue types and body layers; Tracking subtle
psycho-physiological and nervous system responses; and
Ways to work sensitively, safely, and comfortably at very deep
levels.
In addition to in-person demonstrations and individualized hands-on supervision, our instructors use state-of-the-art instructional materials, including Primal Pictures' 3D Interactive Anatomy software. Class size and student/teacher ratio are kept small for maximum personal attention. Participants also receive a detailed course manual/note organizer with photos of techniques covered. Videos of instructor demonstrations are also available for post-workshop practice and review.
Instructor: George Sullivan is a
Certified Advanced Rolfer®, is Certified in Advanced
Myofascial Techniques, and is an Instructor for
Advanced-Trainings.com's Advanced Myofascial Techniques series.
George's keen interest in Anatomy, proper body mechanics, as
well his skill, specificity, and sensitivity of touch all
inform his extremely competent instruction. With an extensive
Aikido background, his teaching is noteworthy for its depth,
clarity, and easygoing style. He lives and practices in
Olympia, WA.
To Register for a Class, please submit a Registration Form
