Continuing Education Courses 2008
Dear Students and Friends,
The 2008 line up is still in process. Workshops are offered from so many different sources these days that, frankly, there are more workshops than participants to fill them. The result is workshops are cancelled regularly. More often than not very short notice to the registrants creates more of a problem. Last year, for the frist time in 25+ years, TMTI was even forced to reschedule one workshop and cancel one due to low enrollment. Scheduling courses is a huge challenge in this environment. To assure that each workshop we offer actually takes place we are offering fewer choices and asking presenters to accept lower enrollments. You can help. Register early, be certain of your interest and honor your committment.
Below you may see the confirmed 2008 offerings. Your feedback is appreciated. Let us know what you want and what you're tired of seeing.
We still want to begin the Shiatsu Certification with Michael Alicia. Interest has been high but registration low so we are on hold with the full program. We will offer the Introduction again which can stand alone for 25 CEU's. Click the above link for detailed information. Please contact us if you are truly committed to taking the full certification program.
(last updated 6/11/08)
"Dry" Spa Wraps with Janet Blevins
NCTMB 8 Hours Category A
This hands-on class will focus on simple effective ways add spa treatments to your practice without a wet room. Course includes stimulating salt and sugar scrubs, the use of mud and clay for detoxification, and how to easily combine these body treatments with your current massage practice. Janet will teach easy setup and breakdown procedures, and offer her advice on making “spa” economical.
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660
Investment: $125 A $50 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space
NCTMB 8 Hours Category A
| Introduction to Shiatsu with Michael Alicia
NCTMB 24 Hours Category A |
| Intro to Shiatsu is the first in a series of five intensive 3-day workshops endeavoring to introduce the student to 5-element style Shiatsu. The class will begin by introducing the student to Eastern philosophy and theory upon which 5-element style Shiatsu is based. Basic concepts like Yin and Yang, Kyo and Jitsu and Qi will be explored and then integrated into the broader context of bodywork. All 5 elements will be explored in detail examining the elemental associations of each along with the functions of each yin and yang organ pair. The meridian lines of each organ will be outlined in preparation for later classes when the organ dysfunction's will be explored in order to address imbalances and develop treatment strategies for practicing Shiatsu. The class will also introduce students to the concept of Qi and its cultivation in order not only to practice Shiatsu but also to seek energetic health and harmony within oneself. |
| Date: July 25, 26,and 27, 2008 |
| Time: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $395 A $150 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
| The Complete Neck Series with Michael Alicia
NCTMB 16 Hours Category A
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| The Complete Neck Series was born out of an ever present need to help clients deal with their neck problems. A majority of clients arrive complaining of neck issues, whether due to postural imbalances, work related issues or simply stress and tension. This series incorporates the work of renouned practitioners and teachers like Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains), Robert King (Myofascial Release), Aaron Mattis, (Active Isometric Stretching), Kikuko Miyazaki (Sotai), Janet Travell (Trigger Point Release) and my own work, Michael Alicia, with passive stretching techniques (The Stretching Process) to address neck issues.
The workshop incorporates a 3-step approach to deal with neck issues to not only alleviate stress, tension and pain but also identify chronic problems. We begin by looking at the architecture of the body, the hard skeleton and muscle attachments and then the soft skeleton, the myofascia, and exploring its properties as both structural and flexible. We will then identify muscular and postural imbalances (like Head Forward and Upper Cross) and then work to release fascial tightness, restore muscular balance and then re-educate the muscles (and the client) to restore stress-free muscular function with Active and Passive Stretching exercises. |
| Date:, September 13 & 14, 2008 |
| Time: Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $295 A $100 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
| Business Ethics and Time Management with Joel Tull
NCTMB 6 Hours Category A
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| These two short seminars are coupled to fulfill license renewal requirements in ethics and improve business skills. Time is your inventory with massage therapy. Learn proven time management approaches. |
| Date: September 26, 2008 |
| Time: Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Business Ethics; Time Management 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $150; $90 if registered for full weekend. A $75 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space. |
| Table Top Thai with Joel Tull
NCTMB 8 Hours Category A
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| This is a new workshop for TMTI. This workshop is an introduction to the traditional medical massage of Thailand. Students will be taught the basic philosophy of Thai massage. Included is training in how to position the client for treatment and the proper therapist body mechanics. You will learn how to perform a basic Thai massage and develop strategies for adapting the Thai approach to Western settings. |
| Date: September 27, 2008 |
| Time: Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $150 A $75 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space. |
| Kinetic Massage with Joel Tull
NCTMB 8 Hours Category A
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| This workshop demonstrates the use of passive range of motion combined with compression, digital pressure, muscle stripping, and compressive effleurage to treat the muscle fibers as they are being lengthened or shortened. Instruction includes draping techniques which allow full range of motion during the treatment. |
| Date: September 28, 2008 |
| Time: Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $150 A $75 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space. |
| Nurturing the Mother with Claire Miller
NCTMB 24/25 Hours Category A |
| A body/mind/spirit approach to prenatal and perinatal massage. this workshop offers extensive instruction in pregnancy massage as well as support for labor and delivery, postpartum massage and infant massage strokes which may be taught to parents. Claire integrates the powerful mystery of birth with sound clinical knowledge and effective techniques. |
| Date: October 17, 18 and 19, 2008 |
| Time: Friday, Saturday Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Saturday optional 1 CEU - The Blessing Way 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $485 A $250 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space. |
Some of our Past Selections .....
| Working with Cancer Patients: Is It OK? with Vicky Torrey
8 Instructional Hours Not Approved for CEU's
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| This course is not intended for those therapists who wish to specialize working with cancer patients. It is for all of us who sometimes have a client diagnosed with cancer or one currently in treatment. Learn what kinds of therapy are appropriate, when and how you can and can not work. |
| Date: February 24, 2008 |
| Time: Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $100 A $60 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
| Claire Miller's Integrative Reflexology: Bring the Feet to Life with Margaret Evans
NCTMB 20 Hours Category A 10 Hours additional with Certification
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| This popular workshop in reflexology offers an additional certification and testing. Basics of reflexology with techniques and theory approach: structural alignment, zones, oriental meridians and proprioreceptors. Receive an additional 10 CEU's by completing Certification process. |
| Date: March 7, 8 and 9, 2008 |
| Time: Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $395 A $200 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space. $50 Certification fee. |
| Headache Relief Techniques with Susan Juczak
6 Instructional Hours Not Approved for CEU's
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| Remember when we took courses because we liked to learn rather than to satisfied credentialing requirements.Enjoy this short course just for the fun of it. You will learn advanced techniques to treat tension headaches, migraines, whiplash, torticollis, TMJ dysfunction, and neck pain. Review and relearn the major facial and cervical muscles. A fun and informative workshop for massage therapists designed to enhance your effectiveness in treating head and neck pain. |
| Date: April 6, 2008 |
| Time: Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $95 A $50 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
| Hot Stone Massage with Janet Blevins
NCTMB 24 Hours Category A
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| Using physical practice with a vital spiritual wellspring, Hot Stone Massage brings relief to stiff sore muscles and aids in alleviating chronic and acute problems. This class introduces Native American practice and Maori Indian technique to hot stone work. Students may participate in vision quest on the final day. All equipment is provided for class with no purchase required. Guidance is given in class for purchasing equipment and stones or gathering your own. |
| Date: May 2, 3, 4, 2008 |
| Time: Friday 1:00 - 6:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $395 A $150 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
| The Stretching Process with Michael Alicia
NCTMB 16 Hours Category A |
| We introduced this outstanding workshop to the area three years ago and are pleased to bring Michael back for 2007! Michael Alicia has developed a highly effective sequence of stretching. Working from years of experience he integrates knowledge of meridians, anatomy and physiology and efficient body mechanics. The work is beautiful to see and beneficial to client and practitioner. Register early this one will fill quickly. Open to students and public with basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. |
| Date: Saturday and Sunday |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Location: TMTI Contact: 704-338-9660 |
| Investment: $295 A $100 nonrefundable registration fee reserves your space |
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