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| Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Newsletter |
August 2009 |
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Greetings!
Summer's close brings an abundance of new bodyworkers in our clinics - wonderful talent with big mitt hands and firm contact. Beginnning this Wednesday evening we offer one hour Trigger Point sessions and on Friday evening a complementary 15 minute energy balancing at our free Bars intro.
Receiving bodywork is a practice in itself. In a session we receive a flood of sensory information; how to relax, how to reset muscle tonus level, how to move fluids, how to remove waste products from our muscles and organs, how to breathe deeper, how to trust and allow the confident touch of another, how to surrender the active mind to waves of peace and presence.
The information we receive bypasses the conscious mind and taps directly into the intelligence of the body. The experience of receiving bodywork can ripple into experiences of receiving within one's life: as moments of synchronicity when you meet someone out of the blue at the right place and the right time; as new insights when the "box" you've been struggling with suddenly pops open; as new opportunities when doors open and road blocks clear; as self-acceptance when all the judgements you hold about yourself melt away and you are filled with a sense of grace and wholeness.
We invite you to join us in receiving at our clinics, our Bars intro evening and in all areas of your life.
Blessings,
Katie Mickey
Director of the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute |
Bars Invitational Free Intro Evening - August 28th (Fri) 7pm
 Receive a mini energy balance (Bars) session. A full Bars session comprises 32 points on the head that correspond to the electromagnetic component of thought. When held with light touch contact they increase blood circulation to the brain and vital organs and release the electromagnetic charge held around stored memories, judgements and considerations surrounding key areas of life such as money, control, sex, body or aging.
We invite you to join us in accessing greater peace and ease in your body/mind. Learn simple questions you can ask to begin shifting your own patterns and ways of being and receiving. |
What's Possible with Bars Multilevel Transformation from wheel chair confinement, OCD, anxiety, depression, obesity, PMS, acid reflux, insomnia and chronic pain to high level function and ease
"After receiving Bars my anxiety disappeared. The relief in my body was so immediate that pain became an odd experience rather than at every waking moment. I began to sleep without medication. After each Bars session I had so much more energy. I would get so much more done in a day. The mood swings, heart palpations and acid reflux disappeared as well. Prior to my cancer surgery I would have intense PMS. My husband would "run my Bars" and I would have relief mentally and physically. Following my Bars training I shed 200 lbs without dieting and went from being confined to a wheelchair to being physically active- walking, gardening, and even dancing. " Audrey Lynette, Bars Facilitator 12 years ago Audrey was diagnosed with OCD, anxiety, depression, acute obesity, chronic pain syndrome and 6 years later cancer. She weighed 450 lbs, was confined to a wheel chair and living on a disability pension. Concurrent with the healing of her body, Audrey has facilitated hundreds of people in private sessions and group classes internationally. She teaches Bars, Access Consciousness and Right Body for You.
"When life gets out of balance, I reach for a Bars session. It's a welcome vacation that leaves me empowered and feeling good." Tiffany Manley, SBBTI clinic client, Bars practitioner and recipient
Bars Workshop
August 29th (Sat) 10am-6pm
Cost: $200
Instructors: Audrey Lynette and Katie Mickey |
What's Possible with Trigger Point Pain Relief
"I suffered with sciatic pain for many years. John Harris healed me through the use of Trigger Point bodywork. It has been 3 months since our sessions and I am still pain free."
Gina Hessian, 550 student, and current therapist in the Trigger Point clinic
"I was having a lower back problem. Anytime I lay on my back or my belly it would hurt and was aggravated by touch. John Harris took me through some PNF stretches that are part of the Trigger Point protocol. I got immediate results within two minutes. I had the condition for twelve years! I can now lay on my back and stomach with no pain."
Vince Dutton, current 550 student and therapist in SBBTI's Trigger Point clinic
Trigger points are areas of hyper-irritability within soft tissue that develop when muscle is injured or overworked. Trigger points are characterized by local tenderness and referred phenomena which can include pain, tingling, numbness, burning or itching. SBBTI's Trigger Point therapists apply direct pressure with fingers, thumbs and tools to assess and alleviate trigger points, as well as cross fiber friction techniques for breaking up scar tissue, releasing adhesions and speeding tissue repair. The work is applicable to a variety of syndromes including dizziness, earaches, nausea, numbness in hands and feet, headaches, neck and jaw pain, low back pain, hamstring pulls, tendonosis, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome and assorted myofascial pain syndromes.
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What's Possible with Swedish Massage Relaxed and Alive
 "I feel totally relaxed and at peace. My body feels like a calm vibration, a sensation of being relaxed and alive. During the session, I would go into these spaces of heaven, like all was well. When she was doing my head chills ran down my spine. I'm really becoming aware of how important touch is - this kind of touch. Ahhh! Heaven!"
Jodi Sutton, SBBTI clinic client commenting on her Swedish session with Shauna Noel, SBBTI 200 hr graduate.
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Upcoming Clinics
Advanced Modalities
Trigger Point: August 26-September 16th, 6pm or 7:30pm (Wed)
Shiatsu: September 1-22, 12:30pm or 2:00pm (Thurs)
Cost: $35.00
Swedish - Ongoing
2pm or 3:30pm (Mon- Sat)
and 6pm or 7:30pm (Tue, Thu)
Cost: $30.00
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| Save 17% |
August special - $5 off on Swedish. Mention this email coupon for discount. Available for one session per customer per month. |
| Offer Expires: August 31st |
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