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All NCSNH CE workshops are NCBTMB approved.
October 2007
Ortho-Bionomy Essentials I*
Linda McCrea, Ed.D, NCLMBT
October 12, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
6 CE hours
$105
$95 (advance registration by October 1st)
"Essentials I" serves as an introduction to Ortho-Bionomy bodywork. In this course you will discover key concepts of this osteopathy-based system that works with self-correcting reflexes within comfort for both client and practitioner. Observe and practice sample positional release and movement techniques that support the "Isometrics" weekend class.
"This work is profoundly simple and profoundly effective!" -D.J., Wilmington, NC
For more information about Linda or Orthobionomy, please visit her website at www.obtouchworks.com
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call Praji at 828-333-0888
or email praji@ncsnh.com
Ethics and Emotional Issues
Linda McCrea, Ed. D, NCLMBT
October 12
Fri 6 PM - 9 PM
3 CE hours
$55
$50 (advance registration by October 1st)
This "Ethics" class draws on the rich and varied expertise and practical experience of the participating practitioners, while it fulfills CE requirements for both NC and NCBTMB. The focus for our interaction during class includes: interpreting and conveying professional ethical standards and codes for our clients as well as for practitioners; respecting both clients and practitioners in the therapeutic relationship; increasing competence in maintaining safe, confidential, and clear boundaries in a healthy therapeutic relationship; attracting "perfect" clients, i.e. those whose beliefs, commitments and behaviors regarding their well-being complement yours as a professional healing practitioner.
"This has been the best ethics class I've had. Linda is an excellent instructor." - M.R., Asheville.
For more information about Linda or Orthobionomy, please visit her website at www.obtouchworks.com
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call Praji at 828-333-0888
or email praji@ncsnh.com
Isometrics
Linda McCrea, Ed. D, NCLMBT
October 13-14
Sat/Sun 9 AM - 6 PM
16 CE hours
$285
$255 (advance registration by October 1st)
In this class "isometric" and "isotonic" techniques are presented and practiced for working with inefficient muscular tension patterns, as well as for underdeveloped muscle tone throughout the body. Using gentle restraining movement while the muscle is engaged, self-correcting reflexes are stimulated, and habitual holding patterns can be released. Participants learn how the conscious use of resistance can help promote change from rigid physical patterns to greater mobility. This way of working invites the client to actively participate in the session. [*Either "Essentials I" or "Phase 4 Basics" is a prerequisite for this class.]
"Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle approach to bodywork that works! It's easy to blend in with other practices and it has minimal impact on your body as a practitioner." -D.A., Brevard, NC
For more information about Linda or Orthobionomy, please visit her website at www.obtouchworks.com
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call Praji at 828-333-0888
or email praji@ncsnh.com
Siddha Hot Oil Massage
Bob Counts, LMBT
October 13, 14, 2007
Sat/Sun 9 AM - 5 PM
15 CE hours
$200
Siddha Massage has been practiced in Southern India for thousands of years. Warm herbal oil and specific stroking techniques for different parts of the body facilitate and maximize the energy flow through the meridians and energy points. The palm of the hands are used exclusively to massage the muscle fibers perpendicularly and to generate heat and static electricity. This encourages the release of neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, and opiates. This technique is indicated for muscle fatigue, aches and pain, trauma, arthritis, longevity, stress relief, and adrenal exhaustion.
Students will be introduced to the history of Siddha Viadya Medicine from the ancient Dravian Culture of NW India of 7000 years past. All students will receive and give at least two sessions of Siddha Massage. This ancient modality was and is used for stress relief when individuals reach a burnout phase in their life and throw their hands up in desperation. These soothing rhythmic strokes assist the rejuvenation of the entire nervous system and physical body.
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call the school at 828-333-0888
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Pregnancy Massage
Rowan Farrel, NCMBT, BFA, NMT
October 19, 20, 21, 2007
Fri. 12:30 PM - 6 PM; Sat/Sun 9 AM - 6 PM
22 CE hourss
$375
Through lecture, birth-story sharing, role playing, illustrations and diagrams, this course offers insight into the multi-dimensional needs of the pregnant, laboring and postpartum mother. We will demonstrate practical skills for relieving the discomforts of pregnancy, reinforce the anatomy & physiology of pregnancy and labor and introduce Shiatsu & Reflexology techniques for the childbearing year.
Methods of assessing potential complications and contraindications for pregnancy massage will also be included. With ample time for massage practice and full class participation, you will develop your ability to integrate therapeutic massage techniques to meet each mother’s transforming needs.
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call the school at 828-333-0888
or email praji@ncsnh.com
Spa Wraps without a Wet room
Janet Blevins, LMBT
October 21, 2007
Sunday 9 AM – 6 PM
8 CE Hours
$130
This hands-on class will focus on simple effective ways to bring spa treatments into your home and office. Course includes a sugar scrub and mud wrap (a $250 treatment at most spas). Janet will teach easy set up and breakdown procedures and offer her advice on making “spa” economical for your current practice.
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call the school at 828-333-0888
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Energy Medicine for Light Bodies
Praji Sakata
October 27, 28, 2007
Sat/Sun 9 AM - 6:15 PM
16 CE hours
$275
$250 (two weeks in advance)
This workshop provides the foundational practices, insights, and knowledge required for working within the multi-dimensional fields of the Light body. Intuition and skills will be developed for listening, sensing, detecting, discerning, clearing, aligning and balancing these subtle energy bodies, meridians, and chakras.
We will show how the Subtle Energy Anatomy is a “blueprint” for the physical body and how whatever the physical is experiencing will be readily detected in the subtle bodies first and foremost. This is where energetic corrections need to be made. In particular, we will focus on opening and aligning the subtle energy meridians to promote emotional stability, physical health, and spiritual healing. There are also spiritual-ethics involved in opening, closing, and working within the subtle energy fields and these basic principles will be applied.
Self-care practices will be demonstrated for keeping our Light rejuvenated.
Energy Medicine for Light Bodies:- Insights & science of how subtle energy heals
- Basic energy medicine practices & guidelines
- Hands-on techniques to align the chakras & meridians
- Integrating energy medicine in massage & bodywork
- Responsible self-care for therapists
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call the school at 828-333-0888
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Massage Cupping
Annie Garic,
October 27, 28, 29
Sat/Sun/Mon 9 AM - 5:30 PM
22 CE hours
$395
Massage Cupping™ bodywork therapy is an exciting modern adaptation of the ancient art of cupping therapy. Cupping is a subtle, yet powerful addition to any healthcare practice and complements many healing modalities. This technique is also easily used at home for treating many common conditions.
Through several thousand years of clinical experience, the therapeutic applications of cupping have been documented. By creating suction and negative pressure, cupping is used to: drain excess fluids and toxins, loosen adhesions and lift connective tissue, bring blood flow to stagnant skin and muscles and stimulate the peripheral nervous system.
For more info or to register for this workshop,
please call the school at 828-333-0888
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November 2007
Healing Music: How It Works And How To Use It
Doug Bennett
Michele Skeele
November 3 & 4, 2007
Sat/Sun 9 AM - 6 PM
16 CE hours
$225
$200 (2 weeks in advance)
This workshop is for people who want to know more about how music interacts with our health, who want to play music for friends or family who are recovering or dying and for health care practitioners, including massage therapists, who want to use music to improve their client's experience in their office.
The first day of the workshop is for information. Learn how sound and music interact with our bodies, minds and spirits. Music affects us at all levels, from cells up to our spiritual connections. We will also look at the role the musician plays in the healing effects of music. These effects are becoming well researched, but current, conventional science cannot explain how many of those things work. The quantum revolution is catching up to the life sciences and that provides mechanisms for some of the effects of music and the musician. In the first day you will learn many of the ways that music and musicians can contribute to healing. We will use the latest research in quantum effects in living systems to explain the mechanisms of music's benefits.
The second day you will have an opportunity to apply that new knowledge. We will select, listen to and play healing music for different situations. The day is intended for both musicians and non-musicians. Musicians will have an opportunity to try out techniques for playing music in healing situations. Non-musicians will have an opportunity to receive those musical treatments. Everyone will have an opportunity to build a play list for his or her specific needs, whether personal or professional. When the musician is present, he or she can contribute significantly to the healing effect of the music. We will explore what we can to, as a musician or as a non-musician practitioner, to maximize that effect.
For more info or to register for this workshop,
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Introduction to Integrated Healing Therapy, Level I
Dianna Lee & Lara Narayani Golland
November 3, 4, 2007
Sat/Sun
16 CE hours
$250 (2 weeks in advance)
$275
This workshop will enhance your practice by opening doors of perception of your yourself, your clients and nature. Coming from a pure place within the heart, we will focus on creating a space where true transformation can occur. Knowing what is REALLY going on with yourself will better prepare you to be fully present for your clients.
In Day One, we will explore removing the layers blocking you from experiencing a joyful, effective and fulfilling practice.
In Day Two, we will broaden our knowledge by applying oils, herbs, seaweeds, clays and stones to the body for the optimal healing experience.
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For more info or to register for this workshop,
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Healing Touch I
Judy Lynne Ray, MS, LMBT, CHTP/I
November 30 - December 2, 2007
Fri/Sat/Sun
18 CE hours for LMBT’s & Nurses
$333 Tuition
HTI/AHNA Member: $308
Repeat or Full Time Student $225
NCBTMB Provider #150780
Featured on CBS New’ “Healthwatch,” Healing Touch is a comprehensive hands-on and energy-based therapy which includes a variety of basic-to-advanced techniques. Level 1 is part of a certification sequence leading to certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner, and may be taken alone or as part of the full program. HT is currently used in hospitals and clinics throughout the country and abroad, and blends easily with massage, nursing and other modalities. Participants will receive an overview of the basic Human Energy System including how to scan the energy field. Also included in this class: centering and meditation techniques; principles and practice of Healing Touch techniques, both for self-healing and for facilitation of healing on others. The student will learn full body balancing techniques as well as specific techniques for headaches, wounds, pain relief, stress reduction and emotional balancing. No previous experience necessary.
Please call Judy directly to register: 828-553-8146www.healingtouchprogram.com
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