Heartwood Massage Certification
with Amy Glovin
August 9 - 22, 2008
with Joanna Chieppa, B.A., R.M.T.
May 24 - June 6, 2008
November 1 - 14, 2008
Heartwood
Institute proudly presents its beginning level massage intensive that
combines many complementary healing modalities taught at Heartwood.
This effective and enjoyable massage will help your clients with stress, fatigue, chronic tension and injury. You will learn to do a complete full-body massage with a focus on grounding and centering techniques to develop your sensitivity and intuition. Class time will include communication skills, a foundation of muscular/skeletal anatomy, meditation, relaxation, visualization, movement and self-care. Good body mechanics will help you enhance your energy and remain truly present while giving massage.
You may choose between two excellent instructors, each with years of experience, who bring their own style and focus to the classroom.
Amy’s focus is on incorporating bodymind integration & breath awareness into the massage setting. She explores how thoughts and feelings impact our ability to be happy, healthy beings, while utilizing massage as a tool for personal growth and transformation.
Joanna’s focus is on integrating energy balancing with soft tissue massage. She discusses basic energy theory, explains the relevance for massage professionals, and shares some simple energy techniques that are then incorporated into the massage.
This can be the beginning of a rewarding career in massage. Beginners are welcome, as well as those who have some experience and are interested in training to meet requirements for licensing. Learn a unique and special style of massage that will benefit everyone you touch.
14 days, 100 hours. Tuition: $1,295 plus accommodations.
Advanced Heartwood Massage
with Monica Perrier
June 7 - 13, 2008
Advanced Heartwood Massage takes you to a new level of massage practice technically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is the natural next step after your introductory level massage training. You will be introduced to new techniques and approaches in bodywork.
This class is designed to draw out and enhance your best skills while you turn your weaknesses into strengths and avoid burnout. You will learn more efficient and effective ways to address your clients’ needs. The course includes movement and body awareness exercises, body and hand mechanics, palpation and assessment skills and therapist self-care. You will expand your knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology, learn basic lymphatic drainage techniques and side-lying positions for special applications such as pregnancy massage. You will be introduced to Hydrotherapy theory and practical applications with low cost, easily available equipment. You will learn to integrate these applications into your bodywork sessions to enhance the quality of your client care.
Participants will also learn some active resistive joint mobilizations called Muscle Energy Techniques. These techniques focus on common chronic tension areas, giving you a new way to address old challenges without additional hand and wrist stress. At the end of the intensive, you will know how to make the most out of your hands-on skills. Participants will receive a study guide on registration.
Prerequisite: 100 hours of training in soft tissue massage.
7 days, 50 hours. Tuition: $695 plus accommodations.
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Amy Glovin, C.M.T., T.B.T., has been teaching at Heartwood Institute since 1984. She has taught extensively with Drs. Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks as an authorized trainer of the Hendricks Method of Bodymind Integration. She has trained hundreds of massage and somatic therapists. With over 20 years experience in the holistic health field, Amy integrates conscious touch, breath awareness, and movement therapy techniques as the focus of her work. |
| Joanna Chieppa, B.A, R.M.T. has practiced bodywork and energy work since 1981, and has taught massage professionals to combine energy work and therapeutic massage since 1986. She has taught at Heartwood Institute since 1986, and from 1990-1992, she was the Director of the Massage Therapy Program. Since 1992 she has also taught energy work at hospitals, hospices, nursing schools and massage schools throughout the western U.S. Joanna studied Therapeutic Touch with Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz, Jin Shin Jyutsu with Mary Burmeister, and has also taken classes with Rosalyn Bruyere, Mietek Wirkus, and Carolyn Myss. She is a member of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine, and the American Massage Therapy Association. She teaches with clarity, care and humor and is dedicated to inspiring students to develop compassionate and skilled touch. |
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Monica Perrier, MA, NCMT, CHC, has a passion for creating awareness and balance in the human body, from muscles and tissues to energy and life force. She is a graduate of Heartwood Institute’s Holistic Health Practitioner Program. For eight years she taught Beginning and Deep Tissue Massage in Heartwood’s residential program. Her advanced bodywork training ranges from Neuromuscular Therapy and Connective Tissue Massage to Body-Centered Therapy and Zen Shiatsu. She holds a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology and is also a Certified Nutritional Counselor. Monica lives in Vermont, where she has a private massage and nutritional counseling practice. |
