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Upcoming Workshops and Advanced Trainings
Active Isolated Stretching: “The Aaron Mattes Method”
March 16 & 17, 2013
May 18 & 19, 2013
June 29 & 30, 2013
- Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Cost: $250.00
- CE’s 16 for AZ Licensing & NCBTMB
- Instructor: Damian O. Matthews, LMT.
This 2 day workshop is designed for professional Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Personal Trainers, Yoga instructors, etc who are interested in adding this powerful modality to their skill set. By participating in this advanced training you will learn to identify, isolate, and treat muscles individually through the use of manual manipulation, specific stretching techniques and special strength training through the entire range of motion.
Damian is a licensed Massage Therapist, certified massage instructor and has been actively pursuing the art and science of body work since 1992. As an educator, he has a unique zeal for the information he shares and his lively group discussions foster an environment of mutual respect and learning.
Self Care is Health Care
June 1-2, 2013
Jan 11-12, 2014
- Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm, Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm
- $250, early bird discount $225, (paid two weeks prior) SSM alumni, $200
- 15 hours, NCBTMB and AZ state license renewal
- Cheryl Brenman "Cherlita"
You will learn:
- Simple hands-on sequences to bring greater balance to the body.
- How our emotions affect our physical body and how to bring them into balance
- Movements to unlock neck, shoulders and low back tension and pain
- How energy moves in the body
- Simple, yet effective meditation skills
- Tools to help yourself and clients manage stress, body aches and pains
Cherlita is a 1981 graduate of Mueller College of Holistic Studies, San Diego, CA. She has had a private practice in Sedona since 1984. She is also certified in Structural Integration. With a degree in education, and former school teacher, she has taught massage for the lay person, infant massage classes, self help classes in Jin Shin Jyutsu, movement and yoga. Her love of teaching and willingness to share her knowledge is tangible and a gift to her students.
"Cherlita is and amazing and enthusiastic teacher, and the class is relaxing and enjoyable! I recommend it to massage therapists, medical professionals and lay people."
— former student
Passive Joint Manipulation and Shoulder Release Techniques
July 6-7, 2013
Nov 30-Dec 1, 2013
- Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm, Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm
- $250, early bird discount $225, (paid two weeks prior) SSM alumni, $200
- 15 hours, NCBTMB and AZ state license renewal
- Cheryl Brenman "Cherlita"
You will learn:
- Easy, yet effective ways of opening joints, elongating muscles and freeing
body for more movement
- Shoulder releases working body supine, prone and sideline
- Expand knowledge of Kinesiology
- Gain more body awareness at the table and daily life
- Movements for opening neck and shoulders for yourself and clients
- How to take your practice deeper by doing less
- Get bodywork--get energized
"A nice rhythmic balance of lecture, practice and movement. Clear instruction on each block as we moved through the day. such personal attention and feedback, on the spot learning and correction. Thank you." — former student
300 Hour Certification in An Awareness Based Approach to Structural Integration
Deepen Your Understanding and Effectiveness as a Massage Therapist!
DATES: July 15 – August 23, 2013
6 week full immersion program
ABOUT THE CLASS
In this 300 hour intensive, you will have the time, the space, and the invitation, to slow down your process, and to start to notice what is really true for you.
This body of work facilitates greater awareness and the ability to live a more fully embodied life.
We will be working with the myofascial system, to improve the overall functioning of the body/mind. Patterns of chronic holding and congestion in the tissues impair the free flow of precious fluids and nutrients to the cells of the body, leaving parts of ourselves shut down or deadened. This affects not only posture, organs and whole systems but also our perceptions and ways of being in the world. This work is a skillful and effective means of opening the pathways by which we are fed. You will learn to work “deep”, not “hard”, to free up the connective tissues, the medium in which all the metabolic processes occur. As the body opens, we experience less restriction, fuller range of motion, more balanced alignment and a sense of freedom and well being. In a contemplative setting, you will learn a ten session model of very specific techniques for releasing the whole body. We will also be integrating the work of Aaron Mattes, Active Isolated Stretching (AIS), which enhances the work and gives great tools for stretching your clients.
We will be drawing on the work of Ida Rolf, cutting edge cell biologist James Oschman, Bruce Lipton, Neuroscientist Candace Pert and others, to gain a deeper understanding of the actual science that supports the body/mind union
TOPICS COVERED:
• Technique of ten session bodywork
• Body reading
• Awareness facilitation & Therapeutic skills
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Active Isolated Stretching
This is a 6 week, full time Intensive, with class scheduled for Monday – Friday, from 9:00am – 5:00. There is also a clinic practicum Wednesday evening and Saturday morning.
“The highest function of education is to bring about an integrated individual, who is capable of dealing with life as a whole."
—J. Krishnamurti
In this training we will be working with a model of awareness and self empowerment, rather then a “fix it mentality” Although many conditions are improved and often resolved with this work, it’s working with the understanding that “awareness precedes transformation”. If I’m not aware of what my patterns of holding are…there is no hope of change. As soon as I become aware of what I’m doing…there lies the opportunity for change.
“You can’t do what you want, until you know what you’re doing”
—Moshe Feldenkreis
PROGRAM COST:
Tuition: $3500.00
Books: $150.00
A $500 deposit is due upon registration. Remaining tuition is due the first day of class.
Refund policy: If the class is cancelled, 100% refund will be given. If the student cancels by July 1st, all monies minus a $50 administration fee will be refunded. After July 1st , there will be no refund.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Nancy Matthews
Nancy Matthews is the Owner/Director of the Sedona School of Massage. She has 20 years teaching experience, having been part of the core staff at the Florida School of Massage from 1987 – 1995, and as Co-Owner/Director at the Arizona School of Integrative Studies from 1996 – 2001. Her teaching style is dynamic, weaving together the art and science of bodywork. Her life’s journey has been one of inquiry, a looking into the very nature of our beingness and human potential!
Damian Matthews, LMT, CSI
Damian is a Certified Structural Integrator and Certified Massage Instructor who has been actively pursuing the art and science of bodywork since 1992. As an educator, he has a unique zeal for the information he shares, and his lively group discussions foster an environment of mutual respect and learning. He teaches Kinesiology, Active Isolated Stretching, Nomadics Movement and an introduction to Polarity Therapy. Damian's teaching style is dynamic and inspires a life long love of learning.!
For more information or to request an application please contact:
Sedona School of Massage
2945 Southwest Dr .
Sedona, AZ. 86336
928-284-3693
For help with housing give us a call.
This class qualifies for Continuing Education credits for NCBTMB and the state of AZ. |
