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Volcanic Hot Stone Massage Course

	AAMT Approved Provider
	Earn 20 PME points

Hot Stone massage has become increasingly popular over the last years in Australia and has had a lot of exposure by the press.
For the client it is truly a wonderful, deeply relaxing and effective treatment.
For you as a practitioner learning this modality has many benefits:

* Offering your clients an exciting alternative treatment, which everyone seems to be curious about!

*Setting yourself apart from other therapists

* Adding interesting, creative techniques and tools for you to play with

* Stimulating and expanding your intuitive channels

* Giving you hands and wrists a break

Course description:

2 days, 9-12 and 1:30 to 4:30pm (afternoon times by common consent)
Optional meditation afterwards

Curriculum:

- Qualities of different stones and temperatures, handling equipment
- The Chakra Map of the body
- Chakra functions and disorders
- Energy flow and –blockages
- Stone placement
- Whole body routine
- Deep Tissue massage techniques with stones
- Placement patterns for common problems
- Use of aromatherapy oils in conjunction with the stones

C ourse fee: $ 290.00
(+ $225.00 Hot Stones set - optional, if you bring your own)

The Hot stones sets consist of a heater with 3 different heat settings and a set of 25 handpicked and oiled Australian Basalt stones.

I am especially happy to be able to offer you Australian stones, as they are high quality volcanic stones and hold the energy of our beautiful continent.

Please contact me with any queries you have

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Dates:
23/24 August, 8/9 November 2008

Location:
Byron Bay

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Ayurvedic Yoga Massage

(AYM foundation course over 2 weekends)

	AAMT Approved Provider
	Earn 20 PME points

Ayurvedic Yoga massage is a very effective fusion of Ayurvedic massage with passive yoga stretches. I have studied this fantastic method in India with the founder, Kusum Modak, who has been a lifelong student of Iyengar and the daughter of a traditional Ayurvedic physician.

This deep form of bodywork is a brilliant fusion of passive Yoga stretches with a deep and invigorating Ayurvedic massage. It is practiced on a mat, with the practitioners using their hands, arms and feet as well as walking on the back of the client if appropriate. The natural massage oil used is complemented by an Ayurvedic herbal powder, which stimulates the detoxification process through the skin.

The course will introduce you to Ayurvedic philosophy, concepts and healing methods as well as the underlying principles of Yoga and cover all practical aspects of planning and delivering a full Ayurvedic Yoga Massage. Ayurvedic Yoga massage has proved quite popular, especially for people who like being worked on deeply.

The course includes an assessment for quality assurance and you will be able to give a series of treatments to your clients and use the name Ayurvedic Yoga massage practitioner.

Curriculum:
- History and principles of Ayurveda
- History and principles of Yoga
- Ayurvedic treatment methods
- Ayurvedic constitutional assessment
- Principles and biomechanics of stretching
- Ayurvedic massage techniques
- Correct alignment and passive stretching techniques
- Back walking, using your feet
- AYM Sequences for every body part
- Client analysis
- Planning a treatment
- Planning a series of treatments
- Keeping yourself flexible and fit and centred with yoga

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Course fee: $ 580.00

Dates:
June 7/8 and 21/22, 2008

Location:
Byron Bay

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Fluid Bodywork
Weekend course

	AAMT approved provider
	earn 20 PME points

 

 

 

Fluid Bodywork has its roots in a technique called ‘Shifting’ and foremost in ‘Trager’ a comprehensive method developed by Dr Milton Trager. It is a rhythmic, flowing rocking technique of the whole body, which is applied simultaneously with pressure point work and short deep tissue strokes. Fluid Bodywork facilitates deep relaxation of the Bodymind and aims to break up neuromuscular holding patterns, while rocking the client into a freer and lighter feeling. This workshop is suitable for anybody with an interest in touch and healing, the professional therapist and the inexperienced beginner. Fluid Bodywork is easily integrated in any other massage routine, is fun to practice and delicious to receive.

Something to inspire you;

Just one touch can change a world. As Milton Trager said, in effect, if you want to change, you have to have a new experience. Words refer to new experience. But touch is new experience.

You will learn:
- History, development and theory of Fluid Bodywork
- Fluid Bodywork techniques for all parts of the body
- Hook up and Recall
- Creating and varying rhythm and depth
- Targeting specific problem areas
- Practitioner’s ideal posture and inner approach
- Dealing with resistance
- Learn to incorporate playfulness and fluidity into your massage
- Effective and effortless spinal release
- Creating results with less effort

Course fee: $ 290.00

Dates:

13/14 September

Location:
Byron Bay

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Advanced Deep Tissue Days

On these days we will focus on specific muscle groups and explore different Deep Tissue techniques to rebalance these areas and deal with common problems.
Course fee: $110

Dates:

16 August
Lower Back – Iliopsoas – Gluts/Rotators

13 September
Shoulders – Chest

25 October

Neck – Foot and Leg Balance

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Pregnancy Massage

weekend course

During pregnancy women’s bodies go through drastic changes. Massage during the second and third trimester of pregnancy is very helpful in helping women cope with both the physical and emotional changes that happen.
There are a lot of cautionary issues though to be understood to massage safely during this important time.
During this weekend you will learn about the relevant physical changes and how to accommodate them in your massage and you will be able to deliver a enjoyable, relaxing, safe and remedial pregnancy massage.
You will also learn how to perform postpartum massages.

Topics:
- Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
- Understanding of the stages of pregnancy
- How to help alleviate non pathological discomforts during pregnancy
- Contraindications to massage
- Safe and comfortable positioning of client
- Adaptation of massage strokes, areas to avoid
- Massage routine for pregnancy
- Post partum massage

Course fee: $280 ( introductory offer)

Dates:
24/25 May 2008

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Psychosomatic Connections in Bodywork
The Bodymind Principle
Weekend course

This course explores and identifies the connections between tensions in the muscular layer of the body with attitudes, past experiences and mental patterns that we have developed and methods of releasing them.

It will give you an understanding of some of the most common bodymind tension patterns, how they develop and what we as practitioners can do to help the client to identify and release them.

We will work with myofascial release techniques, the use of breath, developing sensitivity and intuition, adequate communication/counseling techniques and the art of “giving space”. This course is for practitioners only.

Dates:
Upon request

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Chakra balancing
weekend course

In this course we will explore the ancient wisdom of the chakra system of our bodies. After studying the Chakra Map of the body you will experience the characteristics and disorders of each chakra in yourself and others.

With lighthearted, fun exercises your intuition and more importantly the recognition of your inherent intuitive capabilities will be strengthened and we will explore techniques to work with each chakra as well as balancing different chakras and how to guide your client in recognizing and releasing blockages.

 

Dates: upon request

Location: Byron Bay

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