Myofascial Techniques for the Neck and Shoulder Girdle

Would you like more expertise in working to free up the neck & shoulder?

When: May 26 & 27nd , 2012 (signup deadline May 11)
Time: 9:00 - 5:00
Cost: $250 CEU's 16
Insructor Nancy Matthews: Nancy is the Director of the Sedona School of Massage and has been a therapist for 25 years. Her teaching style is dynamic.weaving together the art and science of bodywork.

What you will learn:

• A& P of the Connective Tissue System
• Kinesiology of the neck & shoulder girdle
• How to go "deep" not "hard"
• Specific techniques for freeing up areas of chronic holding and congestion
• Nomadics movement for enhancing the work

Come join us for a weekend of relaxation and exploration as we dive into A & P, Kinesiology, Movement, Massage and Human Potential! This workshop is an intro to Structural Integration.

300 Hour Certification in An Awareness Based Approach to Structural Integration
Deepen Your Understanding and Effectiveness as a Massage Therapist!

DATES: TBA
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 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
• Nomadics Movement Training

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: $3000.00
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 INSTRUCTOR
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!

For more information or to request an application please contact:

Sedona School of Massage
75 Bell Rock Plaza, Suite B
Sedona, AZ. 86351
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.