-This Week-
Interested in advanced bodywork modalities?
LEVEL II FREE INTRO
April 7th (Tuesday)
7:00pm - 8:30pm
SBBTI is offering a glimpse into what we offer beyond our fundamental Level I Massage Technician Program. With a variety of styles from corrective, pain relief bodywork to techniques with a subtle energy background, Level II courses can serve as unique modalities to use in your massage practice as well as tools to integrate into your Swedish.
Come with any questions, specific interests, or an open curiosity about future programs.
LEVEL I FREE INTRO
April 7th (Tuesday)
7:00pm - 8:30pm Also... if you're still considering starting your training with the basics of a rejuvenating oil-based massage therapy...
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Starting in May
A glance at next month
Nutrition & 5 Element Physiology
20 hrs with Matthew Jones
- Starts May 18th
Barefoot / Sports
21 hrs with John Harris
- Starts May 22nd
(over Memorial Day weekend)
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IN NEED OF A MASSAGE?
Don't forget about our student clinics!
Maybe you're currently working in the bodywork field and haven't been able to take time for yourself... Maybe you're still considering massage as a career path... Maybe you just want a little relaxation or pain relief...
Treat yourself to one of our bodywork treatments, regularly $30 per session, but bring in the coupon at the bottom of this page for $5 off! One-hour appointments available by calling (805) 966-5802 or responding to this email.
Swedish Massage
Offered daily Mon-Sat
Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat
2:00pm or 3:30pm Tue & Thu 6:00pm or 7:30pm For a limited time...Trigger PointApril 9 (Thu) 10:00am or 11:30am ReflexologyMay 27, Jun 3 & 10 (Wed) 6:00pm or 7:30pm Deep TissueJune 11, 18, 25 & July 2 (Thu) 10:00am or 11:30am |
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Greetings!
We hope that the new season has been bringing many wonderful new things your way!
Here at SBBTI, we enjoy being able to present you with new opportunities to expand your bodywork practice or develop the foundations for one. We want to keep you informed of our upcoming classes, free introductions and any other events we plan as our programs expand and grow. In this newsletter are this month's upcoming classes as well as a peek at what we will be offering next month. We've included an opportunity to be introduced to the scope of our 550 Program as well as a little reminder to make self-care a priority.
Please feel free to respond to this email, call or visit the school with any specific questions or future class interests!
Good Wishes!
Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute
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REFLEXOLOGY
with Katie Mickey
April 13 - May 13, & May 20 (Mon, Wed) 5:30pm-9:30pm
This 60-hour course offers a blend of reflexology and
myofascial techniques for improving overall vitality, pain elimination, and
resolution of many common pathologies.
Distal stimulation on the reflex points can affect
improved function in all the body systems, via release of metabolic wastes in
the tissues and stimulation of subtle electromagnetic channels that correlate
with the tissues of the feet and hands.
Students will learn to:
- Interface with the
reiterative, zonal and referral maps of reflexology
- Enhance the function
of all eleven body systems
- Apply an assortment of
techniques using thumbs, fingers and full hand contact to release blockages in the bipolar currents,
flush metabolic wastes, and unwind facial binding within the tissues of
the feet and hands
- Increase mental
alertness, relaxation and pain relief
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Facilitate
fundamental change with chronic disease conditions.
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DEEP TISSUE
INCLUDES PALPATORY ANATOMY
with Mary Sullivan & Erick Hudson
April 21 - June 9 (Tue, Thu) 9:00am-1:30am
This 80-hour
course offers fundamental skills in deep tissue, myofascial and polarity
therapy techniques. The course offers a
larger energy based framework for the application of structural release techniques
and assessment. Practitioners will
learn numerous techniques to make their work more effective and easeful.
Students will learn techniques that:
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Cultivate touch and safe
biomechanics, utilizing QiGong stance and presence cultivation
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Gentle, sustained and non-invasive
utilizing fingers, knuckles, fists, forearms and elbows
- Release tension through body
positioning
- Address common complaints and
injuries
- Empower clients in between
sessions, including stretches and
strengthening exercises
Honors the body's capacity for
change and adaptation
listen deeply to the
client's anatomic nervous system response. Also includes palpatory instruction in anatomy, described below.
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PALPATORY ANATOMY
with Erick Hudson
April 21-28, & May 26 (Tue, Thu) 9:00am-1:30am
An 18-hour
course that covers the musculo-skeletal anatomy necessary for the practice of Deep
Tissue massage, and to enhance the effectiveness of any bodywork modalities. The course also
communicates how muscles work, what gives rise to their dysfunction and how to
enhance their function through the application of Deep Tissue Therapy.
Students will learn:
- Palpation and identification of the major
skeletal muscles and their attachment sites
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Palpation and identification of major tendons,
ligaments and bony landmarks
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Assessment of muscle function and actions
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Directional movement of joints
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Synergistic agonist and antagonist relationships of
muscles
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Thank you from Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute 516 N Quarantina St
Santa Barbara, California 93103
(805) 966-5802 info@sbbti.com
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