Continuing Education

This concise 2 ½ day workshop will give you the knowledge and skills to immediately incorporate manual lymphatic drainage into your practice. This simple, powerful, and deeply relaxing technique uses gentle manual maneuvers to stimulate lymph circulation, healing and detoxification, as well as enhancing the functioning of the immune and parasympathetic nervous systems.
This class will guide you through:
The relevant anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lymphatic system including the location of nodes and drainage patterns.
Specialized hands-on techniques to guide and powerfully improve the flow of lymph.
An overview of important complementary interventions to help your clients further improve their lymphatic flow, including movement, breathwork, and rebounding.
This course includes a manual with pictures and descriptions of all techniques and useful client education and homework handouts. If you are ready to expand the therapeutic value of your work with a highly effective in-demand technique that is easy on your hands, this class will be profoundly valuable.

Helene and Brian Shoen, both LMTs, run a Health Coaching and Medical Massage Clinic where they specialize in highly effective methods to detoxify and repair the body and rebalance the Autonomic Nervous System. They have practiced Manual Lymphatic drainage in a variety of settings, from post-surgical and injury care to edema management, and regularly integrate lymphatic drainage elements into their massage sessions to deepen relaxation, reduce soreness, and improve the efficacy of Deep Tissue and Trigger Point work. For more information, please visit www.BodyinContext.com Register

We are more than our muscles and bones. We are our energy, emotions, and all the experiences that have led us to this moment. How would it feel to connect with all of you? This class provides you with the awareness that all around our bones, muscles, and organs, there is energy. It is believed that this energy is what ‘holds us all together’. When we make contact with this energy in our clients and fine-tune it within ourselves, our clients feel recognized and are able to respond at a deeper level. You will learn specific touch and energetic skills that take any healing modality to a deeper and more profound level. Whether you are an Ortho-Bionomy® student or a practitioner of another modality, this class will significantly increase your sensitivity and ability to connect and work with your clients on physical, emotional and energetic levels.

Jim Berns, Ortho-Bionomy®–Registered Advanced Instructor, has taught internationally for over thirty years. He is coauthor of Ortho-Bionomy: A Practical Manual. Jim was trained by Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, the founder of Ortho-Bionomy®. A certified massage therapist since 1979, he was named 2013 Educator of the Year by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Jim brings to his over three decades of teaching detailed information, a compassionate heart, and a unique sense of humor.
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This class will take a deeper look at the realities of this intimate profession, exploring common boundary issues that arise in and out of the treatment room. We will draw from real life experiences, including your own. This interactive class offers the opportunity for small and large group discussions and role-playing. You will earn 4 Ethics and Communication continuing education hours, required by the OBMT for license renewal.

Kelly Vittoria, LMT, has been a practicing massage therapist for 17 years, and an instructor for 10 years. During this time, Kelly has developed a deep understanding for how essential the therapeutic relationship is for healing. Kelly draws upon her diverse training in somatic therapies and authentic communication to guide her in her bodywork and in her classes. Her warm and welcoming presence creates a feeling of trust and ease with both her clients and students.
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