Florida School of Massage

Thai Massage Phase V – Advanced Sideline - Postponed until further notice
2018-10-13 09:00 - 2018-10-14 18:00 (America/New_York) | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Instructor: Ariela Grodner
Thai 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.
Time: 9AM-6PM
Workshop Price: $300 ($210 for current FSM students)
Location: Florida School of Massage
CE Hours: 18 Florida and National
To Register: Contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or visit www.bodhisangha.com
Traditionally, 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.
We 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.

Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils
2018-10-13 09:00 - 2018-10-14 18:00 UTC | FL
Instructor: Christina Polnyj
Time: Saturday – Sunday, 9AM-6PM
Workshop Price: $250
Location: NW Gainesville. Please contact Christina at (352) 222-1747 or christinapolnyj@mac.com for address and directions.
CE Hours:18 CE Hours Live and Relevant to Massage
To register visit workshop page at Essential Education International

Description:

LEARN A MULTILAYERED APPROACH TO HEALTH.
GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF AROMATHERAPY AND HOW TO UTILIZE ESSENTIAL OILS AT HOME AND/OR PROFESSIONALLY.
BECOME PROFICIENT IN THE USES OF 21 ESSENTIAL OILS.
MAKE AROMATIC CREAM BLENDS, ROOM SPRAYS, SINUS INHALERS, DIFFUSER BLENDS, MASSAGE OILS, AND BATH SALTS.
DISCOVER HOW ESSENTIAL OILS ARE USED TO MAINTAIN HEALTH, TREAT ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN, AND REDUCE STRESS.

Learning 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!

NO MASSAGE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
18 FLORIDA CE HOURS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS
LIVE AND RELEVANT TO MASSAGE THERAPY

Ortho-Bionomy Foundations - Musculoskeletal Rebalancing Through Joint Proprioception
2018-10-06 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Instructor: KALPESH PATEL, LMT
Date: Sat OCT 6, 2018 Time: 9AM – 6PM Workshop Price: $160
Location: Florida School of Massage
CE Hours: 8
To Register: Email Kalpesh at orthobio@hotmail.com or sign up online.
Workshop Description:
How 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?
Learn 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.
About the Instructors:
Kalpesh 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.

Thai Massage: Phase IV - Ayurveda and Thai Massage - Postponed until further notice
2018-09-08 09:00 - 2018-09-09 18:00 (America/New_York) | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Instructor: Ariela Grodner
Thai 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.
Time: 9AM-6PM
Workshop Price: $300($210 for current FSM students)
Location: Florida School of Massage
CE Hours: 18 Florida and National
To Register: Contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or arielagrodner@yahoo.com
Description: It is generally accepted in learned circles that the earth itself possesses energy lines. Likewise the human body is also composed of pathways for various kinds of energy and information. Different disciplines and cultural traditions portray their location and means of access in alternate manners. The system taught in Thai Massage is a descendant of a synthesis of India’s Ayurvedic medical healing art and China’s meridian methodology. In Thai Massage we cultivate an awareness of the sen lines and practice various techniques with the intent of bringing them into balance with each other. When the energy lines are brought into balance, harmony, health and equilibrium are the result.
Knowledge of the Thai energy line system was nearly lost to us. Some of the great practitioners of our time (Asokananda and Kam Thye Chow) pieced together fragments found in various Buddhist temples around the world, and together have co-created a modern interpretation of this ancient knowledge (used today in many schools of Thai). In this intensive, we will cover Marmas and the Ayurvedic application in this art. This weekend breaths life into our work and enriches the quality of touch.
Completion of all five Thai Massage phases leads to certification in Traditional Thai Massage.
Experience with Thai Massage is a prerequisite for this class. Thai Massage practitioners with previous training other than Thai Massage Phase I, II, and III may enroll in this course with instructor approval.
Please bring:
Foam mat (memory foam) or padded blanket, Pillows and Wear loose, comfortable clothing. It is a long day so bring snacks and lunch.
To register please contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or visit her website at bodhisangha.com.

Scar Management: Principles, Practice and Protocol
2018-08-25 09:00 - 2018-08-26 18:00 UTC | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
This highly practical course is aimed at assisting health care professionals with the development of their clinical expertise – enabling them to work safely and effectively with patients with problematic scars of varying etiology and through the various stages of accidental or surgical trauma recovery.
The material covers the science of wound healing and scar formation (normal and abnormal), pathophysiological scar etiology and considerations for bodywork during the various stages of healing and mature scar formation. Trauma sensitive considerations and communication strategies and are also covered. The course includes instructor demos and participant exchange (assessment and treatment) – including methods/tools for evaluating and tracking treatment outcomes.
The overarching learning outcome is to assist the professional with improving their critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and scar treatment skills to achieve consistently safe and effective clinical outcomes.
Students will be encouraged to share their scar tissue experiences, interact with other therapists in group discussions and will have the opportunity to record demos from instructors to have for their own reference.
Nancy combines years of research with traumatic scar clients and her certification in MLD to develop a protocol that combines gentle hands-on techniques to facilitate the best healing environment.

Thai Massage: Phase III - Advanced Poses
2018-07-14 09:00 - 2018-07-15 18:00 (America/New_York) | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Instructor: Ariela Grodner
Time: 9AM-6PM
Workshop Price: $300 ($210 for current FSM students)
Location: Florida School of Massage
CE Hours: 18 Florida and National
To Register: Contact Ariela at 813-417-6745 or arielagrodner@yahoo.com
In Thai III we will be exploring advanced poses for those students already possessing a firm grasp of the basic material as taught in Thai 1 and 2.
During this class we will be both learning and exploring more complex poses and techniques (inversions, back bends, advanced footwork etc.) while also taking our awareness to a deeper place within seemingly simple touch. In this course we will be refining our diagnostic abilities and increasing our external means of co-creating an individual session tailored to the recipients level of flexibility and particular needs.
We will also be taking a more proactive approach in cultivating the improvisational movement so necessary to being free within the form. In this class we will again increase our healing vocabulary while learning to be more present in our moment.

Advanced Muscular Therapy: Deep Tissue & Myofascial Technique
2018-07-14 09:00 - 2018-07-15 17:00 (America/New_York) | Florida School of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Date: Saturday – Sunday, July 14-15, 2018
Time: 9AM – 5 PM
Workshop Price: $398 ($298 before July 2)
Location: Florida School of Massage
CE Hours: 14 NCBTMB and NYS
To Register: Call 617-576-0777 or Pay with paypal
Questions? Contact: Please call 617-576-0777
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Description:
Join Dr. Ben Benjamin for two days of 95% hands-on workshop. At each full-day of training, you will learn several dozen myofascial and deep tissue muscular therapy techniques to address pain and injury in some of the most commonly injured structures of the body.
You will also understand the anatomy of these structures as never before through physically locating and palpating each muscle, tendon, and ligament targeted with these techniques. Most of theses techniques were developed from actual cases from Dr. Benjamin’s clinical practice.

About the instructor
Ben Benjamin, PhD (Sports Medicine) has been practicing massage sincle 1963 and has been nationally recongized for his contricgutions to massage therapy, receiving the AMTA President’s Award in 2000 and an induction into the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame in 2010.
