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SUMMARY:Ortho-Bionomy Foundations - Musculoskeletal Rebalancing Through Joint Proprioception
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: KALPESH PATEL\, LMT \nDate:  Sat OCT 6\, 2018 Time: 9AM – 6PM Workshop Price: $160\nLocation: Florida School of Massage \nCE Hours: 8\nTo Register: Email Kalpesh at orthobio@hotmail.com or sign up online.\nWorkshop Description: \nHow can we help people get comfortable in their own skin in a way that is easy and will last? How can we affect patterns of holding that seem too old or deep to work without being too invasive?\nLearn precise hands-on techniques which reconnect a client’s sense of being directly back to their joints to enhance relaxation\, support\, stability & movement. Ortho-Bionomy is an osteopathic discipline for helping the whole being by being specific in our contact\, both with our clients and within ourselves. The methods facilitate changes to deep muscle without direct pressure\, so are very effective in conditions where deep tissue work is contraindicated or not tolerated. The techniques in this class are easy on the therapist\, gentle and non-invasive for the client\, can be performed with clients fully clothed and will cover all the major joints. \nAbout the Instructors:  \nKalpesh Patel has been in practice full-time in Gainesville for 17 years. He focuses on chronic pain\, sports\, rehabilitation\, and visceral/ musculoskeletal dynamics. He has been a staff therapist for the Sports & Orthopedics physical therapy clinic of Shands Hospital since 2001. Kalpesh’s varied background of formal movement and somatic training inform his work and teachings: Indian classical dance\, Buddhist Vipassana meditation\, Taoist spontaneous Qigong\, authentic Tai Chi Chuan\, fascial mobilization\, and trauma resolution using a biological model.
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/ortho-bionomy-foundations-musculoskeletal-rebalancing-through-joint-proprioception/
LOCATION:Florida School of Massage\, 6421 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Christina Polnyj \nTime: Saturday – Sunday\, 9AM-6PM\nWorkshop Price: $250\nLocation: NW Gainesville. Please contact Christina at (352) 222-1747 or christinapolnyj@mac.com for address and directions.\nCE Hours:18 CE Hours Live and Relevant to Massage\nTo register visit workshop page at Essential Education International \n\nDescription:  \n\nLEARN A MULTILAYERED APPROACH TO HEALTH.\nGAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF AROMATHERAPY AND HOW TO UTILIZE ESSENTIAL OILS AT HOME AND/OR PROFESSIONALLY.\nBECOME PROFICIENT IN THE USES OF 21 ESSENTIAL OILS.\nMAKE AROMATIC CREAM BLENDS\, ROOM SPRAYS\, SINUS INHALERS\, DIFFUSER BLENDS\, MASSAGE OILS\, AND BATH SALTS.\nDISCOVER HOW ESSENTIAL OILS ARE USED TO MAINTAIN HEALTH\, TREAT ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN\, AND REDUCE STRESS.\n\nLearning safety guidelines and basic blending skills is all you need to begin to enjoy the therapeutic use of essential oils. In this class we will study 21 essential oils and gain an understanding of their individual uses\, including immune support\, reducing inflammation\, pain management and stress reduction. Participants will experience the benefits of aromatherapy firsthand while making massage oil\, scented or aromatic cream\, room sprays\, diffuser blends\, bath salts\, sinus inhalers\, and steams. Add an exciting dimension to your practice while supporting your own health and wellness. NO MASSAGE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! \n\nNO MASSAGE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY\n18 FLORIDA CE HOURS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS\nLIVE AND RELEVANT TO MASSAGE THERAPY
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/therapeutic-use-of-essential-oils/2018-10-13/
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SUMMARY:Thai Massage Phase V – Advanced Sideline - Postponed until further notice
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Ariela Grodner \nThai Workshops postponed until further notice\, to restart at Phase I when it is safe to do so\, please contact Ariela if you are interested in getting on her list for future courses. \nTime: 9AM-6PM\n Workshop Price: $300 ($210 for current FSM students)\n Location: Florida School of Massage\n CE Hours: 18 Florida and National \nTo Register: Contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or visit www.bodhisangha.com \nTraditionally\, in classical Thai Massage\, the recipient assumes either a sitting\, prone\, supine or side line position. Of these postures a strong working knowledge of sideline and it’s applications can be indispensable\, particularly for working with pregnant clients\, or those for whom lying on their stomach is uncomfortable or not possible. In this workshop we will modify all the material previously learned to accommodate these needs. \nWe will also undertake a stronger and more detailed knowledge of the energy lines in the side position and we will learn to apply different stances for different lines\, customizing them to the individual needs of the client. In this fifth level training\, we will apply knowledge previously gained while learning to trust in our intuition through the application of Ayurvedic principles. In this stage of learning\, we will primarily be applying energy through the use of our feet and developing the sensitivity\, balance and agility that naturally extends from this technique. With some emphasis being placed on the mutual source they share\, we will explore Hatha yoga principals within the context of Thai Massage and utilize this knowledge in the shared benefit of recipient and practitioner alike.
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/thai-massage-phase-v-advanced-sideline/2018-10-13/
LOCATION:Florida School of Massage\, 6421 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T090000
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SUMMARY:Essential Anatomy and Techniques for chair massage
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n\n Time: 9AM-6PM\n Workshop Price: $150 ($125 if registered 30 days in advance)\n Location: Florida School of Massage \nCE Credits: ★ Florida: 9 \nTo Register: Contact Frank Merillat at 352-371-0743 or e-mail at fmerillat@mac.com \nChair massage is an ever-increasing tool used by massage therapists to expand their clientele\, reach a new customer base and offer healing touch to those in need. It is excellent for marketing as well as for a profession on its own. Increasingly more businesses are requesting chair massage as a gift or a service for their employees. Wedding planners\, grocery stores\, hotels and hospitals are some of the varied businesses that appreciatively pay for chair massage services. \nThis course will examine the basic anatomy of the neck\, shoulders\, arms and lower back that a massage practitioner can access while doing chair massage. It will integrate multimedia teaching tools along with activities that illustrate upon the human form the basic muscle structures including their origins and insertions. Students will learn where the muscles are located\, how they function\, and specific techniques to address them during a chair massage to relieve pain and tension. Students will walk away with a routine of their own that integrates the techniques from the class\, which allows them to offer a 15-minute chair massage session confidently. Time will also be spent exploring how to market and promote a chair-based practice. \n  \n  \nAct Now! \nQuestions: fmerillat@mac.com \n About the Instructors \nFrank Merillat has been an instructor at the Florida School of Massage since 1995. He teaches Kinesiology\, Neuromuscular Therapy\, and Boundary and Ethics in the basic program. He also offers several different CEU courses as both and instructor and provider. He offers an eclectic approach to bodywork combining elements from several styles of work to customize the work to meet the individual client. He has studied with Deane Juhan\, Tom Myers\, Ben Benjamin\, as well as Giorgia and Hugh Milne\, all noted instructors in the bodywork field. His time with these noted instructors is incorporated into his teaching style and approach to the body. He enjoys time with his family\, dogs and on the salt water\, as well as working with people. \n  \nAmanda Concha-Holmes merges her training as a cultural anthropologist with her practice as a massage therapist and her love of ensemble contact improvisation dance. In her massage practice (licensed in 2010) and in the classes she teaches\, she integrates her training in Reiki and in Thai massage with her years of teaching Transformational movement\, ecosenses and partner yoga. For the last few years\, she has been dedicated to crafting her practice around chair massage to be able to offer healing touch to people in their daily lives. She looks forward to sharing the conceptual and experiential aspects of reaching the parasympathetic state along with anatomy essentials and techniques in a chair massage practice that will become a source of clients for a career in table and Thai massage at the office. \n 
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/essential-anatomy-and-techniques-for-chair-massage-2/
LOCATION:Florida School of Massage\, 6421 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T090000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Presence: Accessing the Parasympathetic
DESCRIPTION:Dates: Sunday Oct 21\, 2018\n Time: 9AM-6PM\n Workshop Price: $150 ($125 if registered by October 1st. $250 if registered for both Saturday and Sunday classes)\n Location: Florida School of Massage \nCE Credits: ★ Florida: 9 \nTo Register: Contact Frank Merillat at 352-371-0743 or e-mail at fmerillat@mac.com \nThe ability to be present with another human being is key to healing. In this one-day class\, students will explore the sensations of touch long before skin to skin contact. Then\, once tactile\, the somatic communication among fascia\, the nervous system\, the endocrine system and the use of presence will be explored through experience. Through massage techniques\, we will enrich and enliven our sensory capacity to perceive and communicate presence and encourage the body to enter the parasympathetic state\, which allows for relaxation\, rejuvenation and a sense of meditative calm.  This class will focus on applying the art of presence to all types of bodywork modalities to increase the effectiveness and the depth of transformational healing. \n  \n  \nAct Now! \nQuestions: fmerillat@mac.com \n  \nAbout the Instructors \nFrank Merillat has been an instructor at the Florida School of Massage since 1995. He teaches Kinesiology\, Neuromuscular Therapy\, and Boundary and Ethics in the basic program. He also offers several different CEU courses as both and instructor and provider. He offers an eclectic approach to bodywork combining elements from several styles of work to customize the work to meet the individual client. He has studied with Deane Juhan\, Tom Myers\, Ben Benjamin\, as well as Giorgia and Hugh Milne\, all noted instructors in the bodywork field. His time with these noted instructors is incorporated into his teaching style and approach to the body. He enjoys time with his family\, dogs and on the salt water\, as well as working with people. \n  \nAmanda Concha-Holmes merges her training as a cultural anthropologist with her practice as a massage therapist and her love of ensemble contact improvisation dance. In her massage practice (licensed in 2010) and in the classes she teaches\, she integrates her training in Reiki and in Thai massage with her years of teaching Transformational movement\, ecosenses and partner yoga. For the last few years\, she has been dedicated to crafting her practice around chair massage to be able to offer healing touch to people in their daily lives. She looks forward to sharing the conceptual and experiential aspects of reaching the parasympathetic state along with anatomy essentials and techniques in a chair massage practice that will become a source of clients for a career in table and Thai massage at the office. \n 
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/the-art-of-presence-accessing-the-parasympathetic/
LOCATION:Florida School of Massage\, 6421 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thai Foot Reflexology
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Ariela Grodner \nTime: 9AM-6PM\n Workshop Price: Tuition is $250 per couple.  Please find a partner for this class.\n Location: Florida School of Massage\n CE Hours: 18 Florida and National \nTo Register: Contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or arielagrodner@yahoo.com \nIn this workshop students will learn to give an hour-long session on the feet alone\, while still affecting the whole body through aware stimulation of the sen lines and marma points. Utilizing both dry and wet massage (with and without oil) as well as a Thai foot stick\, to glide the lines and press the points with greater accuracy and precision then the hands alone could provide.  The style we will be exploring is a method derived from Shivaga Komarpaj of the Chiang Mai school of Thai Massage\, and is for everyone\, therapists and lay people alike. This is a powerful healing tool that can be implemented on it’s own\, or as an addition to the full body massage. No prior massage experience is necessary to be educated in this methodology. \nWhat to bring \nShea butter\, Thai Foot Stick\, Book and hand out\, Proper mat and pilows.  We will work on mats on the floor or Massage Tables. You can pick what you prefer.  We can provide a massage table if you prefer to work on one.
URL:https://floridaschoolofmassage.com/event/thai-foot-reflexology/2018-10-27/
LOCATION:Florida School of Massage\, 6421 SW 13th St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32608\, United States
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