Continuing Education Courses - Houston 2009
July 11-12
C.O.D.A. (Comprehensive Orthopedic Differential Assessment)
When: Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Instructor: Scott Dobbins, LMT, CIMRM, CNMT
Continuing Education Hours:16
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $350 ($300, if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Professional Body Worker
This workshop is part of an ongoing series to raise the educational bar for professional bodyworkers as a concerted effort to enhance our collective image as members of the medical profession. In this workshop you are instructed in the Analytical Foundations of Therapeutic Protocol , a method of gathering precise information from the client to enhance the accuracy of the assessment plan. Receive an in depth review of histology of muscle, the surface and regional anatomy of the area being studied and the associated pathologies. All of the techniques covered assist you in your differential assessment of your client.
July 17-19
Neuromuscular Therapy I
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Linda Tingle, CMT, CNMT, CST, RYI
Continuing Education Hours:15
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $300 ($250 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Massage Therapist or massage therapy student with at least 250 hours
This workshop focuses on how to work with people in pain. If you change your structure you change your life.
Learn how to look at the body as a whole and how to shift the structure of the body to alleviate pain. Learn
how to make an assessment, learn gait analysis, and how you work with that to change structure. Focus on
working with neck pain and lower back pain, working the front of the body to affect the back of the body as
well as working on the back of the body. There is a strong focus on trigger point work. Basic principles of
specific injury situations are covered emphasizing the role of the massage therapist.
August 7-9
Soft Tissue Manipulation of the Lower Extremities, Level I
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 10:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Instructor: Juliebeth Mezzy, BFA, CMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost:$350 ($300 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
No Prerequisites
The workshop is mostly "hands on." Students learn basic reflexology techniques. A full routine is taught
and practiced. Locating and understanding the different reflex points on the feet are also introduced.
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August 21-23
The Myofascial Release Massage, Part I, Upper Body
When: Friday 6:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Instructor: Scott Dobbins, LMT, CIMRM, CNMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $370 ($320 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Certified massage therapist, physical therapist, or occupational therapist or
enrolled as a student in one of the above training programs.
The Myofascial Release Massage, Part I, Upper Body teaches you to identify, manipulate, and
release myofascial tissue that holds chronic, painful, and exhausting stress and tension. Learn how to
release this unwanted stress in the chest, neck, shoulders, hands, back and waist; the whole upper body.
In addition, you will gain an understanding of the relationship between posture and emotional negativity.
This workshop, taken with the Part II, Lower Body, will enable you to offer a complete head to foot
Myofascial Release Massage. The Myofascial Release Massage is derived from Hellerwork, a gentler derivative
of Rolfing.
August 28-30
Jin Shin Do® Basic, Part I
When: Friday & Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm, Sunday 8:00am-4:00pm
Instructor: Deborah Valentine Smith, AOBTA®-CI, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM), LMT
Continuing Education Hours: 25
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $350 ($325, if paid in full 30 days in advance).
Basic I & II $700 ($650 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Basic Level handbook and one-year registration to JSD foundation included in cost.
Additional Costs: Textbook, Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do®, by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden.
No Prerequisites
The first half of Jin Shin Do® Basic, Part I includes an introduction to Asian healing philosophy and
instruction on point location of fifty-five acupoints, including a wonderful bilateral five-point neck
and shoulder release. A color-coded chart aids in finding locations of these fifty-five acupoints and can
also be used as a simple release method of common areas of stress and tension. The segmental release method
with emotional associations is also taught and practiced in hands on sessions. A nice balance of information
and hands on experience!
September 18-20
Aromatherapy I
When: Wednesday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Marthica McDermott, CMT
Continuing Education Hours: 21
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $420 ($370 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
No Prerequisites
Enhance both your home and work life with aromatherapy. This workshop is designed for people who are
interested in incorporating aromatherapy in their daily lives to greatly improve their overall wellbeing.
Join us for an introduction to uses and application of at least 12 essential oils including safety
guidelines, healing properties and making of some aromatherapy products.
September 25-27
The Myofascial Release Massage, Part II, Lower Body
When: Friday 6:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Instructor: Scott Dobbins, LMT, CIMRM, CNMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $370 ($320 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Certified massage therapist, physical therapist, or occupational therapist or
enrolled as a student in one of the above training programs.
If you ask most people where they store stress and tension they will tell you the neck and shoulders. While
this is true, they are unaware that their feet, legs, and pelvis are also chronically tense. Myofascial
constrictions in the lower body is just as enervating as it is elsewhere in the body and it distorts the
way people stand, walk, and move. This workshop will build on what you learned in the Upper Body course
so that you will be able to offer your clients a complete head to toe Myofascial Release Massage. You
will also be able to deal more effectively with specific complaints from low back pain and plantar fascitis.
By the end of the seminar you will have felt the difference the Myofascial Release Massage makes to the
lower body alone, and the difference the Upper Body and Lower Body work makes to the entire body. You'll
feel more relaxed, more grounded, more graceful, and probably taller. The course will include a review of
all strokes taught in the Myofascial Release Massage, Upper Body. For more information please
visit www.howardrontal.com
September 30-October 4
Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage, Basic
When: Wednesday - Saturday, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm; Sunday, 8:30 am - 5 pm
Instructor: Kathryn McKillip Thrift, BS, NCBTMB, CLT-LANA
Continuing Education Hours: 40
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $850 ($800, if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Additional Costs: $75 payable to instructor on the first day of course for supplies.
Prerequisites: Licensed healthcare provider or if massage therapist, minimum of 500 hours training from one massage school.
This workshop is the first of four leading to certification in Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage/Combined Decongestive Therapy. It is an intensive workshop involving extensive hands on work. Students learn the basic strokes and their application to each body part. The theory includes anatomy and physiology of the lymph vessel system as well as effects of MLD®.
To learn more, visit the web site www.vodderschool.com.
October 7-11
Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage, Therapy I
When: Wednesday-Saturday 8:30am-6:30pm, Sunday 8:30am-5:00pm
Instructor: Kathryn McKillip Thrift, BS, NCTMB, CLT-LANA
Continuing Education Hours: 40
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $850 ($800, if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Additional Costs: $55 payable to instructor on the first day of class, for supplies.
Prerequisites: Completion of Dr. Vodder's MLD Basic Level.
This course is the second of four leading to certification in Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage/Combined Decongestive Therapy. Students review the basic strokes and their application to each body part as well as learn special techniques for the joints, head, and abdomen. There is a written and practical exam to test competency in basic techniques and theory.
To learn more, please visit www.vodderschool.com.
October 16-18
Neuromuscular Therapy II
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Linda Tingle, CMT, CNMT, CST, RYI
Continuing Education Hours: 15
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $350 ($300 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Massage Therapist or massage therapy student with at least 250 hours.
This workshop will bring more depth to techniques for working with people in pain.
Still working with structure, we focus more on the coronal plane, and changing a
torque or a rotation in the hips and shoulders, as well as stretches to open the sacrum.
This class also addresses the extremities of the body. There is a strong emphasis on
trigger point work. Basic principles of specific injury situations are covered, emphasizing
the role of the massage therapist and the client.
October 23-25
Soft Tissue Manipulation of the Lower Extremities, Level II
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 10:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Instructor: Juliebeth Mezzy, BFA, CMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $350 ($300 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Reflexology I.
The Joy of Reflexology by Ann Gillanders is highly recommended reading for this workshop. Reflexology, Level II is for the student who wants just a bit more reflexology and/or wants to continue with certification. In Level II the students learn another full routine as well as an introduction to hand techniques. This class is mainly hands on.
November 6-8
The Myofascial Release Massage, Part I, Upper Body
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 10:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Instructor: Scott Dobbins, LMT, CIMRM, CNMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $370 ($320 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Certified massage therapist, physical therapist,
or occupational therapist or enrolled as a student in one of the above training programs.
The Myofascial Release Massage, Part I, Upper Body teaches you to identify, manipulate, and release myofascial tissue that holds chronic, painful, and exhausting stress and tension. Learn how to release this unwanted stress in the chest, neck, shoulders, hands, back and waist; the whole upper body. In addition, you will gain an understanding of the relationship between posture and emotional negativity. This workshop, taken with the Part II, Lower Body, will enable you to offer a complete head to foot Myofascial Release Massage. The Myofascial Release Massage is derived from Hellerwork, a gentler derivative of Rolfing. To learn more about this modality visit www.howardrontal.com.
December 4
Introduction to Ortho-Bionomy®
When: Thursday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Instructor: Ann Hoeffel, LMT, CHt, BS-Edu
Continuing Education Hours: 0
Cost: Free with advance reservation.
No Prerequisites.
Why Ortho-Bionomy? Release tension, restore alignment, relieve pain without causing pain, improve function
and well-being. Results that last, easy on the client and practitioner and it's fun to do.
Yes, Really!
December 4
Ortho-Bionomy®: Essential Elements: Connection & Sensing
When: Thursday, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Instructor: Ann Hoeffel, LMT, CHt, BS-Edu
Continuing Education Hours: 3 (4 with Introduction)
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $78 ($58 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
No Prerequisites.
Learn about the science of proprioception, then experience it. Science comes alive as you explore the
incredible effectiveness of working WITH the body's self-correcting reflexes and WITH the client. This
workshop trains students in how to sense/feel the essential touch of deep self-correction, such as how
much pressure to use, how to sense and engage the client's self-correction; how to elicit feedback from
clients when needed (ie. clients with debilitating pain), and how to give feedback essential to hands-on
training, to your work, to your body's healing process and helpful to fellow learners. Recommended to be
repeated for Practitioner Program.)
December 5-6
Ortho-Bionomy®: Foundation: Lower Extremities (Phases 1 - 4)
When: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Instructor: Ann Hoeffel, BS, LMT, CHT
Continuing Education Hours: 16
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $315 ($265, if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Intro and Essential Elements or a previous class.
This class is known as Phase 4, but covers Phases 1-4. Movements and positions of comfort facilitate the release of overall stress and tension in muscles, fascia, ligaments and tendons by stimulating the body's self-corrective, proprioceptive (neuromuscular and neuro-ligamentous) reflexes, often in as little as 10 seconds. The body restores alignment, function, circulation and overall well-being naturally, from the inside-out. The use and practice of these techniques are demonstrated in relation to the philosophy and principles of Ortho-Bionomy. These techniques help relieve all kinds of joint pain, muscular pain, fascial pain, referred pain, tingling and problems related to nerve impingement; increase range of motion and flexibility; speed recovery from injury; as well as promote deep, restorative relaxation, which is so important for health and overall well-being.
December 11-13
Soft Tissue Manipulation of the Lower Extremities, Level III
When: Friday, 6:00pm - 10:00pm; Saturday & Sunday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Instructor: Juliebeth Mezzy, BFA, CMT
Continuing Education Hours: 20
Approved for Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB, Florida and Texas
Cost: $350 ($300 if paid in full 30 days in advance)
Prerequisites: Reflexology I and II
Recommended text: An Illustrated Atlas of the Skeletal Muscles by Bradley and Joan Bowden
In Level III you'll work on perfecting routines from Levels I and II. Another full
routine is taught as well as practice for more hand reflexology. Students also learn
foot and leg anatomy as well as some common foot pathologies.
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