Anatomy
Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Newsletter  January 6, 2012 
Tensegrity Greetings!


Balance and flow be with you in the New Year. If having a thriving bodywork practice is a goal for you in 2012, I encourage you to hone your skills and join us for an upcoming course or program.  

 

Next week we start our Deep Tissue track with Muscle Physiology and Clinical Pathology with Matthew Jones, followed by Spa Deep Tissue with Carolyn Thompson on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The track is specific to interfacing with the musculoskeletal systems and addressing myofascial pain and dysfunction syndromes.  On the weekend, I will be teaching Reflexology and Stress Management, specific to enhancing organ and glandular function.

 

For more specifics on topics, times, dates, instructors, how our graduates are using their training, etc... read below.   We invite you to puruse our new website www.sbbti.com  for an overview of our programs.

 

KTMay ease in your body and those you touch be with you in the New Year.  

 

Katie Mickey

 

 

Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Director

 

 

Deep Tissue Track - Free drop in - Jan 9th 5:30-6:30pm
 
Muscle Physiology and Clinical Pathology 20 hrs w/Matthew Jones 
Mon & Wed evenings,  Jan 9, 11, 16, 18, 25Anatomy
Reg Fee: $28, Tuition: $280
  
At the end of this course students will be able to: 
  • Locate 20 or more muscles, their attachment sites, golgi tendon sites and muscle spindle cell sites
  • Understand the function of muscles, tendons, ligaments and their component parts
  • Understand the chemistry of the body, metabolism of muscle and homeostasis, contraction relaxation cycle, neuromuscular coordination, engrams and neurotransmitters.

  • Understand indications and symptom profiles related to ligament sprains, muscle strains, chronic and acute myofascial pain, fibromyalsia, muscular dystrophy and assorted pathologies.

  • Modify their qualities of movement and techniques based on presenting pathologies.
  • Understand indications for various massage techniques based on presenting patterns.

CarolynSpa Deep Tissue, 30 hrs w/Carolyn Thompson

Mon & Wed 5:30pm-9:30pm, Feb 8-27

clinic: Feb 29, Mar 7 evenings

  

At the end of this course students will be able to:

 

  • Perform a satisfying, deep, flowing kata on the whole body.
  • Increase range of motion and improve posture 
  • Activate connective tissue regeneration
  • Break-up adhesions caused by micro-scarring, injury or surgery
  • Address chronic pain and specific syndromes (headaches, sciatic pain, thoracic outlet syndrome...)

 

Free Intro to Reflexology and Stress Management
w/ Katie Mickey
Jan 13 (Fri) 6-7:30pm, followed by 20 hr weekend course Jan 14,15 and 250 hr Massage Practitioner Program

MaryQiGong

Free Intro to Medical Qigong w/Matthew Jones

  

Jan 19 (Thu) 5:30pm-7pm, followed by 30hr course, Jan 19-23.

View a personal invitation to attend our Medical Qigong Intro and Program from Instructor Matthew Jones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3-_B8ZCeM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Or read Bodywise column in the Santa Barbara Independent to learn more about Medical Qigong: . http://www.independent.com/news/2011/aug/29/magnetism-qigong/.

 

Free Intro to Level 1- Swedish Jan 24 (Tue) 5:30-7pm w/Katie Mickey and Sonia Ross

 

followed by 200 hr course (Tue, Thu) 5:30-10pm, Jan 24-Apr 12 

 

Learn the essential methods of spontaneous healing: massage, gentle movement, deep breathing and deep relaxation. Join us for classroom, nature retreat and clinic.  

Shiatsu and Touch for Health Protocols 50hrs w/ Katie Mickey and Phil Selinsky

 Jan 26- Mar 2  (Thu, Fri) 9am-1:30pm

Learn a dynamic, vitalizing Shiatsu protocol and specific muscle testing techniques for strengthening the body and improving muscle/organ function.

Learn myofascial releases to address hiatal hernia, spastic colon, liver, gall bladder congestion, vagus nerve impingement and more... 

 

 

 

What's Possible with Massage Certification-

USA Olympics Medical Team Staff

 

"Hey Katie,

 

It's Gabriel Mann. I'm sitting in my hotel room in Quebec, it's my last day at the tournament here for the US Beach Volleyball teams. I've been with our athletes in Shanghai, and the World Championships in Rome, and it's been a great experience, but now it's late in the season, and bodies are starting to feel the myriad competitions and flights from throughout the summer. Furthermore, there's normally 3 of us on the medical staff to share support for the athletes, but here, I'm the only medical staff. I'm all by myself...looking after 22 American athletes, playing 2-3 times a day. It's been a crazy week, and it seems like I'm working from dawn to, well, dawn, but I'm sitting here on my last day, realizing that I feel great. Thumbs feel fine. Back is perfect. Neck is loose. Huh? I realized that if it weren't for the foundation you established for me at SBBTI, I'd be broken by now! It's the mechanics and Qi Gong from you, the barefoot from John, the Tui Na and Thai massage from Erik and Nelson, and I've even been sneaking in some bars and MTVSS from Audrey :) I'm so thankful for the education all of you provided me, most of all right now. This is a wonderful job, and such a unique experience, but it's an extremely high-pressure environment and if I weren't as well-prepared as you've made me, I would've folded up and QUIT! Now, I feel like I could make this a career. It seems that ALL massage therapists are givers, so it's especially important for us to learn how to care for ourselves, and I'm thankful that you drilled that into me from the start. I'm starting to think that maybe all these athletes should just go to BTI and learn how to take care of themselves! Always thinking about you while I'm working!"

 

"I can't tell you how many of my friends I've encouraged to attend SBBTI...they've all realized what a tremendous waste their Economics degrees were and are in awe of how happy I am in my work."

 

~Gabriel Mann, massage therapist for the US Olympics, member of the Olympic medical team, SBBTI Grad

 

 

 

What is Possible with Massage Certification-

Couple's thriving massage practice " I am Spa Director at the Hadsten House in Solvang. I've been working there as a therapist and Spa Director's Assistant for the past 3 1/2 years and just got promoted to Spa Director.  I do massage as well as manage. It's like a small family with five therapists. Before massage I worked in the grocery industry and hurt my back on the job- long hours and hard physical work. I paid for my own vocational rehabilitation sixteen years ago and started out doing maintenance work and massage work part-time. Now I am full time at Hadsten. We recently did Travel Zoo promotions and sold 500 spa packages. We were slammed with so much work for 5 months. We were all ready for a break when that was over. Business has been really good here. My job is fantastic and I love it."

Richard Lemay (SBBTI 200 hr graduate) 

 

"I am doing really well. I was voted Best in the Santa Ynez Valley by the Santa Valley News and Journal four years in a row 2006-2009.  I work out of four hotels and have my own clients. Before massage I was a seamstress and had over 800 clients. When I graduated, I let all my sewing clients know I was doing massage. I  now earn between $4000-$6000/month. Richard and I work hard and we do very well. We have three grandbabies and we get to spend lots of time with them as well."

Bay Lemay (SBBTI 200 hr graduate)