Date: July 24 - 27, 2008
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Location: Show mapRadisson and Star Plaza
800 East 81st Ave
219-769-6311
Merrillville, IN 46410
USA
Contact: Michael Reynolds
Phone: 317.695.1914
Email: michael@spinweb.net
AMTA IN Chapter Convention - July 24-27, 2008
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It's so good you'll want to bring your friends!
Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians - A Revolution in Soft-Tissue Patterning - July 25-27, 2008
21 CEU contact hours, NCBTMB Approved
Carrie Gaynor, Presenter
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Click the "Play" button on the video below for a visual introduction to Anatomy Trains.
Many massage therapists have the intuitive sense that the body is a whole - yet Western anatomy is taught muscle by muscle - What would this single muscle do if it were the only one on the body? Useful information, to be sure, but it tends to divide the body up, and not give a sense of the whole.
And every massage therapist has had the experience of work in one area of the body affecting something at quite a distance from where the work was given.
Anatomy Trains provides a map for the connections within the unitary fascial web in which all of these individual muscles live. The communication along the fascial fabric allows work in one spot to be transferred to another. The lines show common pathways for that communication.
Anatomy Trains® Myofascial Meridians is a revolutionary idea for understanding whole-body patterning in posture and movement. Anatomy Trains is a new map of the 'anatomy of connection' - precise fascial and myofascial links through the body that lead to new holistic strategies for identifying and resolving complex underlying problems.
This Anatomy Trains site is an on-going inquiry into the significance of form - how we take in, use and change with 'in-form-ation'. From the individual cell to the social and cultural context, we are interested in morphogenesis, as well as morphostasis and morphokinesis - how we get stuck, and how we mature and grow out of such restrictions.
Anatomy Trains is rapidly being taken up by many health professions - osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, bodywork, somatics, yoga, and personal training of all types, as well as by athletes and savvy consumers - to effect lasting changes in body structure and movement.
Go to www.anatomytrains.com, and explore Anatomy Trains concepts via the book, a library of supporting research, articles, links, DVDs and other supporting products; join a forum discussing Anatomy Trains in practice; search a complete calendar of Anatomy Trains courses and events; or learn about Tom Myers, the author of Anatomy Trains, and the teaching staff.
Anatomy Trains and KMI are both projects of Kinesis, Inc.
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"Ethics: Structure and Framework As Tools I" - July 24, 2008 a new class has recently been add at 2:00-5:00pm, the 6:30 pm class is full.
3 CEU contact hours (includes 2 hours of boundaries), NCBTMB Approved
Introduction: As massage therapists, we experience our work in our entire beings-bodies, minds, emotions and spirits. We need to be open to and present with our clients enough to give a good session; at the same time, we need to provide healthy boundaries that keep both our clients and ourselves safe and grounded. A challenge! Routinely using framework and structure will assist your intention of having an ethical (and less energy-draining) practice. This class presents a whole-being experience of boundaries. Included will be guided imagery meditation, discussion re boundaries, structure and framework within a bodywork practice, as well as an exercise to identify "red flags" that signal personal vulnerability to potential ethical mistakes.
Instructor: Cheryl Kaper, M.S. NBCC, LMHC, is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. She currently maintains a private practice as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and teaches workshops and seminars. Last year she ended ten years of seeing clients as a Shiastsu Practitioner. Until 2002, she was a Certified Ohashiatsu Instructor, teaching Beginning and Intermediate levels, as well as Student Clinic; she continues to teach technique enhancements and Ethics classes at Zen Shiatsu Chicago. Cheryl has 35 years of experience developing and teaching classes in topics ranging from life skills to personal-growth, decision-making and inner process. Her extensive experience in group dynamics and sensitivity to the unique learning process of each student reflects in her teaching style. Her classes are fun, action-packed and interactional.
Learning Objective: Participants will be able to:
- describe the concept of and types of boundaries, and discuss how this relates to bodywork
- define "structure" and "framework" in the context of bodywork
- discuss how structure and framework contribute to an ethical practice
- define and discuss transference and countertransference and their relevance to a bodywork practice
- identify "red flags" that signal possible ethical misconduct
Method of Learning: Group activities, meditation, lecture and discussion with handouts.
Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this class, you will have:
- Increased knowledge re boundaries, structure and framework and how they can be used to effectively enhance an ethical bodywork practice
- Increased awareness of how setting and following general policies makes it easier to maintain boundaries and an ethical practice
- Increased self-understanding in a way useful for setting comfortable, practrical boundaries
You will need: Dress for your own comfort. If you wish to experience meditation prone bring what you need to lay comfortable ie. floor mat, towel, sheet etc. Suggested reading: The Educated Heart, Nina McIntosh. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2nd edition, 2005. ISBN #0-7817-4886-0
Convention Trade Show will be open to the public. You do not have to attend the educatoin to attend the Trade Show.
Interested vendors can register online or contact: Terri Brandt, brandtfamily16@hotmail.com or Barbara Lis, lis866@att.net,
