Hot Stone Massage * Self Help for Insomnia * 50 Hour Thai Bodywork
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Lea Wildflower's Evening Hot Stone Massage Class
Have you ever wanted to include the benefits of heat therapy with Hot Stones into your existing range of massage tools but couldn't find the time to invest in a full 3 day training? Then this is the class for you!
When: 3 Tuesday Eve's, 6:45-9:15
November 15, 22, 29
Where: Central San Rafael, 1004 B. Irwin St. San Rafael, CA 94901
Cost: Sliding Scale $25-$35 per evening
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover Card Accepted
This will be an intimate class, limited to 6 students. All equipment provided. You just bring sheets and oil.
In this introductory class geared towards working massage therapists, I will show you how to use the stones in your work so that you can either use them to warm up the muscles for deep tissue work, do the deep tissue work with the stones, or give an all-over amazing Hot Stone Massage.
Give your hands a break. Use the stones to reduce the workload on your hands while you deepen the effects of your work and prevent overuse injuries. Marble and Basalt tools will be used for deep tissue methods.
Review and deepen your knowledge of deep tissue work as it pertains to common client problems. You'll be surprised by results obtained easily and effortlessly by alternating hot and cold stones.
I will share the secrets of buying equipment and supplies that will save you money and get you started with ease. You will receive a fully illustrated step by step manual to take home so that you can practice and become proficient at this modality. Inexpensive stone sets will be available for purchase.
Topics:
Tuesday Nov 15
Supplies, Setup, and massaging the front of the body
Tuesday Nov 22
Massaging the back of the body
Tuesday Nov 29
Deep Tissue Work with Hot and Cold Stones
Additional Date TBA
Review and Demonstration of Full Body Treatment including Stone Placement on the Body
Email or Phone Registration Required
Stop the Insomnia and Get Some Joyful Sleep!
3 Powerful Self Help Routines to Relax and Get some Deep Rest
Offered by Lea Wildflower, CMT
TBA
7-8:45pm
1004 Irwin St. San Rafael 94901
Sleep is the cornerstone of good health. and too many people suffer with inadequate amounts of rest. Whether you can't fall asleep at night, or wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, this class offers solutions that are easy, non-toxic, and without the groggy side effects caused by medications. These techniques can be used in addition to any supplements, programs, or medications.
Here's what one participant had to say: "Your class has been a life changer for me. I can't believe it but I am seriously no longer an insomniac. After years of struggling with every known sleep aid, I am so grateful to you for sharing your expertise. The acupressure points have been so powerful in the most subtle way, I've made them a nightly practice. I couldn't do without your herbal sleep mixture, but often can actually sleep without them. Thank you so much for the gift of looking forward to going to bed and to sleep and dream." – Madeleine Pearce
Students will be guided hands on through 3 easy and gentle routines including:
• Jin Shin Jyitsu
• Acupressure
• Restorative Yoga
Class will start with a cup of Specially Blended Herbal Sleep Inducing Tea
You will take home a handout including all of the routines for easy home use as well as the Recipe and instructions for brewing the Specially Blended Herbal Sleep Tea.
And as a bonus, a list of the top recommendations for winding down at night and preparing the way for a restful nights sleep.
Participants should wear loose, comfortable, warm cloths, as they will be lying on a mat on the floor. Please bring a yoga mat, blanket, and yoga props if you have them.
Class size is limited. Call or email to register.
Traditional Thai Bodywork
A 50 hour workshop for personal enrichment and professional development
Lea Wildflower CMT, Tim Holt MT, RTT
Wed, Thurs, Fri Feb 15-17, Wed & Thurs Feb 22-23, Wed Feb 29 & March 1, 2012
9am-5pm each day
Classes will be held at:
The Upstairs Studio
343 Florence Ave.
Sebastopol, Ca 95472
Traditional Thai Massage is an act of meditation for both giver and receiver. It incorporates the best stretches from traditional Hatha Yoga, the depth of auyurvedic medicine, and accupressure. It is part of the Metta Meditation of Thai Buddhism. It is luxurious, challenging, intimate, and deeply therapeutic. It is sometimes called “applied yoga” or “yoga for lazy people”. It is the physical or manual component of traditional Thai medicine. It is often combined with Thai herbal applications and spiritual healing to treat the whole person.
You will learn a form of ancient massage, practiced in Thailand for almost 2000 years. The training will be the same as you would receive in many Thai schools today! This is floor based bodywork done with the client clothed in loose comfortable cloths. Instruction will include technique and theory. Sequences in supine, prone, side-lying , and sitting positions will be taught and practiced. Emphasis will be placed on learning safe and effective therapist body mechanics. You will learn a Thai Massage sequence that is more than 2 hours long! This beautiful and ancient bodywork form has become internationally popular. This workshop will deepen your bodywork skills, yoga instructor skills, and introduce you to one of the most beautiful and powerful hands on healing forms in the world!
This "Lazy Man's Yoga" leaves people relaxed, open and energized, sometimes inducing deep states of peace and joy. Recipients of Thai Bodywork often say that the effects last much longer than table Swedish or Deep Tissue Massage.
In Thai Bodywork, the practitioner uses their whole body and leverages their weight in a balanced way, making it easy to apply enough pressure to create changes in the client's body. For this reason, Thai Bodywork is a great choice of modality for a bodyworker who wants to ease the strain of giving massage on their body.
Why Take this Class?
*Deepen your tactile understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and range of movement of the body
*Learn How to Do More Work with Less Effort, Decreasing the strain of doing bodywork on your Body
*Learn Amazing Stretches that have lasting effects on your clients
*Benefit from the 50 years of combined professional experience of Tim and Lea including work with injuries, special needs and challenges in all aspects of Bodywork Practice
*Increase your awareness of body mechanics to avoid injury and learn how you can do massage indefinitely without strain or injury
*Add value and depth to your bodywork sessions, increasing your value to clients
*Learn highly effective Bodywork that can be done on the spot anywhere without a table and oil, great for outdoor events, festivals, onsite, and promotional engagements
*Learn by receiving a lot of bodywork in a community of enthusiastic colleagues
Cost: $700
All students must send a non-refundable deposit of $100.00 to be registered.
Early registration by 12/31/2011 saves you $50: Total Cost $650.00 ($100 deposit by 12/31/11, $550 at time of class)
Credit card registration/payment can be arranged by calling Lea Wildflower 415-320-3819
Check registration may be made by mailing a $100 made payable to:
Tim Holt, 8017 Washington Ave.,Sebastopol, Ca. 95472
Classes will be held at:
More detailed information will be provided after registration. Please call or email Tim or Lea with any questions.
Tim Holt
707-823-1480
timholt@sonic.net