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December 2023
Carrie Taylor – Fascial Fundamentals – The Taylor Technique Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of TMD and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Carrie Taylor - Fascial Fundamentals - The Taylor Technique Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of TMD and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Course Description Day 1: Fascial Fundamentals: The Taylor Technique This workshop will give participants an introduction to the "Taylor Technique" style of myofascial assessment & treatment, and how to incorporate this work into their current practice. Specifically, strain/counterstrain, using limbs as levers, and pin & drag, skin rolling, pick up & roll are all shown in several areas of the body,…
Find out more »February 2024
Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 – Techniques
Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 - Techniques Description Lymphatic Massage is a type of gentle massage which is intended to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph, which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart. The lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions of the smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymph vessels and the movement of skeletal muscles to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then beyond the lymph nodes…
Find out more »March 2024
Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region, and Treatment of the Knee, Ankle, and Foot
Carrie Taylor - Myofascial Assessment, and Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region & Treatment of the Knee, Ankle, and Foot Course Description Day 1: Myofascial Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbrosacral-Hip Complex This workshop will provide therapists with a new approach to effectively treating & preventing Lumbrosacral-Hip Complex pain. Therapists will review myofascial assessment by discussing intake information, as well as using observation, movement, palpation, neurological assessment, referral pain and special tests to translate a patient's clinical info into an…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Treatment of the Cylinder of the Cervical Spine/Advanced Fascial Approaches to Ribcage and Scoliosis / Visceral Release
Carrie Taylor - Myofascial Treatment of the Cylinder of the Cervical Spine Day 1: The Cylinder of the Cervical Spine: Advanced Fascial and Osseous Approaches This advanced myofascial and osseous class is spent focused on the cervical spine, its anatomical components, and treatment of disorders most commonly associated with this region. Participants can expect to spend much of their time on sensitively palpating the delicate structures of this region, in order to facilitate their ability to adequately determine the…
Find out more »Craig Knowles – KM Technique- Upper Extremities
Craig Knowles - KM Technique- Upper Extremities Description Kinetic Musculorehab technique is a blend of sports massage and medical massage that uses range of motion to treat common everyday dysfunctions. The basis of KM Technique is to learn to treat muscles in their plane of action. This course teaches how to merge passive range of motion with other massage techniques to increase their function and to relieve pain. KM Technique is also used to increase range of motion, break up…
Find out more »Bradford Donnaud – Creative Ensemble Massage
Bradford Donnaud - Creative Ensemble Massage Description Creativity is a learned behavior. Learning to be more creative in your massage will ensure that your work stays fresh and never boring. This course is designed to unleash your creative massage potential. We learn many modalities over our careers as Massage Therapists. We then take parts of those modalities and choose what to incorporate into our work, this is a creative process. Through group exercises and directed creative play, you will discover…
Find out more »April 2024
Carrie Taylor – Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Abdomen, Ribcage and Pelvis & How to Give a Full Body Myofascial Session
Carrie Taylor - Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Abdomen, Ribcage and Pelvis & How to Give a Full Body Myofascial Session Course Description Day 1: Myofascial Assessment & Treatment of the Abdomen, Ribcage, and Pelvis This course will remove any discomfort felt by therapists when working on the Abdomen, Ribcage & Pelvis, by combining in depth assessment approaches with effective myofascial release techniques. Therapists will spend time doing direct techniques, such as release of the abdominal/peritoneal fascia, and iliac/inguinal…
Find out more »Bradford Donnaud – Creative Ensemble Massage
Bradford Donnaud - Creative Ensemble Massage Description Creativity is a learned behavior. Learning to be more creative in your massage will ensure that your work stays fresh and never boring. This course is designed to unleash your creative massage potential. We learn many modalities over our careers as Massage Therapists. We then take parts of those modalities and choose what to incorporate into our work, this is a creative process. Through group exercises and directed creative play, you will discover…
Find out more »Craig Knowles – Lymphatic Drainage Part 2-Routines
Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 2 - Routines Prerequisite: Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 Lymphatic Drainage part 2 will incorporate a brief review of Lymphatic Drainage part 1 and then picks up where we left off. This portion focuses on the application of lymphatic drainage to fully clear each part of the body. We will cover how to clear the full anterior and posterior body as well as the time requirements for each. You must have taken Part 1 to…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Contrast Therapy (Using Hot/Cold Stones)
Mayumi Hawthorne - Contrast Therapy (Using Hot/Cold Stones) Course Description This 12 hours hands-on course will discuss a soft tissue technique using Contrast Therapy massage using Hot and Cold stones. A successful Contrast Therapy Massage depends on a clear understanding of the applications and bodily response to heat and cold applications of water using a variety of stones. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the benefits and contraindications of heat and cold applications using Basalt…
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