Eclectic

1. Selecting what appears to be the best from various doctrines, methods or styles.
2. composed of elements drawn from various sources  (Merriam-Webster's Online dictionary)

Integration has always been my greatest strength.  There are too many methods and too much information for any therapist to stay current with, much less to master.  While some have succeeded admirably at achieving skill in a particular technique, I don't believe that any one method, technique, diet or lifestyle works for everyone.  I'm very grateful to have studied and practiced healing methods which are very diverse and wholistic.  I believe the most powerful approach to healing involves the ability to blend the best methods by understanding and applying basic principles and natural laws.  This skill is ideally coupled with experience, creativity, healthy boundaries and solid intention.  The final piece is an ability to determine which technique is best for a particular client at a particular time.

With this in mind, I have developed a seminar (Wholistic Integration) to teach touch therapists how to integrate methods which use very different techniques and focus on different body systems.  This kind of Eclectic Bodywork can also address emotional stress which is stored in the tissues.   

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Wholistic Integration

Are you ready to take your practice to the next level?

In this weekend seminar, you will learn and apply methods of working with the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, lymphatic system, meridian system and more.  You will learn specific techniques to influence each system and then practice blending and integrating those techniques for maximum synergistic effect.  The core skills you learn this weekend can be applied to other tissues or systems and you will be able to utilize completely different methods than the ones covered in class. 

If you practice shiatsu, polarity therapy, reflexology, lymphatic therapy, massage, structural integration, neuromuscular massage therapy, physical therapy or just about any other bodywork method, you will benefit from this class.  If you are new to the field and wonder what classes or seminars will be most important for your continuing education, this experience will help to clarify your direction.

You will enhance whatever skills and knowledge you already have by integrating key principles and techniques from other modalities and by developing your own ability to think creatively.

In addition to the concepts and techniques mentioned above, this class will include:

● Intention, communication and boundaries
● Neurolymphatic (Chapman's) Reflexes
● Energy systems: circuits, points and fields
● Keys to enhancing structural / postural bodywork
● Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the systems we address
● Creativity in assessment and treatment
● Where to go from here for optimum effectiveness

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Hours:  Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-5  (12 contact hours)
                       This class is not yet approved for CEU's

Fee:  $250  (Half-price for massage students)

Pre-requisites:  None.  Any bodyworker should benefit from this class. 

However, the more education/experience you have, the more you will probably benefit.  Excellent preparation  for this class would be training in one or more of the following:  Touch For Health Kinesiology, Polarity Therapy or Craniosacral Therapy. Those all have strong integrative components. Medical, Chiropractic or Physical Therapy training would also be helpful preparation.  Whatever skills you currently have will be enhanced by the ability to integrate new and different approaches into your work.

Instructor:  Randall Gibson, M.Ed., LMT, RPP, CST

2009 Schedule

 

Wholistic Integration	November 7-8, 2009	Postponed
I am postponing this class for now in order to focus on my other seminars. If you are interested in this class, email me and I will let you know when it is offered again.

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