Massage Therapy Institute

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Our School We have been providing students with the highest quality massage education since 1998. We can help you create a career where your skills, knowledge, compassion and creativity help promote health and wellness for others. You will receive an extraordinary clinical and intuitive massage therapy training in a supportive, professional, caring environment. You can study at your own pace and take classes that interest you the most. Our mission is to help you have work that you love and to coach you individually to be the best possible massage therapist. Our Teachers Our faculty members have a shared mission – to provide you with a superior massage therapy education in a supportive environment. We have a long-standing, reliable, proven, and consistent commitment to excellence. Our faculty is comprised of highly skilled and experienced professionals who are committed to your success.

MASSAGE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER © (24 hrs) Wed, Thu & Fri, Oct 15, 16 & 17 (9 am – 6 pm) (NCBTMB approved for CEU hours) Comfort-oriented massage or touch can be administered to people with cancer regardless of the severity of their condition, and at any stage in the cancer experience. Topics covered include: understanding metastasis - why is massage not contraindicated; adaptations that must be made for clients who have undergone or are undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery; massage protocol for patients at risk for lymphedema; exploration and processing of participants’ personal experience and relationship to cancer; intake procedures; and most importantly, opening the heart to those with serious illness. This is a critical thinking class and requires focused, comfortable sitting. We provide floor chairs and if you need something more comfortable, please bring your own chair, pillow, etc. Prerequisite: 100 hrs of Swedish-style massage training.

Julie Reynolds brings thirty years of experience in the healing arts to her work. She has trained as a Naturopath in Australia, and as a Nurse, and has studied a wide range of bodywork modalities, with special training in structural bodywork. She began teaching in 1986 and is owner and director of the Massage Therapy Institute.

Our goal is to provide an excellent education in the theory, practice, and techniques of massage therapy. We will give you the knowledge and skills you need to succeed and we will assist you in developing the confidence and expertise necessary to be able to apply your knowledge effectively and creatively to meet the specific needs of each of your clients. In class, we teach you to utilize your body weight, positive intention and focus as you work to ensure that giving massage will be a joyful and injury-free experience.

Sports Massage was originally developed to help athletes prepare their bodies for optimal performance, recover after a big event, or function well during training. Sports massage emphasizes prevention and healing of injuries to the muscles and tendons. Sports Massage addresses the specific needs of athletes. It can use Swedish massage methods, cross fiber friction, trigger point therapy, stretching methods, etc. It is used during training, and before or after events, to enhance performance and to promote post-injury healing. The three sports massage classes listed below will give you the ability to be able to successfully work with athletes in many different fields. Instructor: Steve DeHart has been a CMT since 1991 and a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) since 2002. He has worked with the SF 49ers, professional baseball players and Olympic athletes. He was Director of Athletic Training at Sacramento State University with daily responsibilities for Division I football, track and field and baseball. Steve was also certified by Aaron Mattes, founder of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS), as a practitioner and teacher of AIS.

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