Touch for Health/Shiatsu and Craniosacral Clinics

Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Newsletter	March 8, 2012

Greetings!

Ever have a pain flare up that evaded your best tried and true methods for relief? Sometimes the source of the pain is not in the muscles where we feel it but in a deeper layer of the body, such as the organs, glands or nervous system. Addressing the source of pain, may require techniques that are quite different than a feel good massage or even traditional chiropractic. Instead it may require strengthening weakened circuits.

For example, Sunday, I got a call from a client whose mother was in debilitating back pain, that had her convalescing in bed. She had seen three chiropractors thus far and gotten no relief. I made a house call and applied Touch for Health protocol. Through muscle testing, I found several muscles in her hips and legs that were weak, related to various vital organs. We strengthened these circuits and the muscles tested strong again. The pain relief in her back was immediate and she was fully able to move about afterwards. In addition, I recommended castor oil pack on her abdomen and some slippery elm to resolve the inflammation and chronic constipation in her large intestine.

In our advanced modality clinics we address deeper layers of the body/mind than just the surface tension in the muscles. In Touch for Health/Shiatsu you will receive a thorough assessment and treatment to strengthen all your muscles and reestablish energy flow to your vital organs. In Integrative Cranial Sacral and Reflexology you will receive deeply relaxing techniques to reestablish nerve flow to muscles, organs and glands. We have some wonderful clinics happening this week and next. I invite you to join us for Integrative Craniosacral, Touch for Health/Shiatsu, Reflexology and Spa Deep Tissue sessions.

Blessings,

Katie Mickey

Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Director

Upcoming Advanced Modality clinics: Integrative Cranial Sacral Mar 8 (Thu) 6 or 7:30pm Touch for Health/Shiatsu Mar 9 (Fri) 10am or 11:30am Spa Deep Tissue Mar 14 (Wed)- 6 or 7:30pm Call 966-5802 to book a session, $35 $5 off Mention theme: "Getting to the source" $30

Whats Possible with Integrative Craniosacral
Tranquil Calm, flooding the body

"My craniosacral sessions opened up my chest and pericardium and allowed my heart to pump strongly. I felt the blood going to my stomach and my breathing became much more relaxed. My breath felt like the waves of the ocean. At the end of each exhale, I was able to relax even further. I now feel calm and stable."

Charles Tinley, 250 hour student working in Craniosacral Clinic

"I noticed even after the very first session. I had such a deep opening and relaxation of my core- where I was holding my tension. I have felt absolutely enlivened for these last three days. It hugely increased my energy, my sensitivity and flexibility. I feel awake, relaxed, and stable, in waking state and even sleep- like a tranquil calm, flooding my body."

Julian Lake, 250 hour student working in Craniosacral Clinic

Essential Oils and Raindrop Therapy

20hrs w/Amy Bacheller Class Mar 12-26 (Mon)5-10pm

Class/ Clinic: Mar 27 (Tue) 5-10pm
Infuse healing agents from the plant kingdom into your practice. Enhance the blood and lymphatics through the olefactory and integumentary systems. Experience deep lymbic release.

The Sacred Art of Lomilomi

38hrs with Oceanna O Manalani

Mar 16 (Fri) 5-10pm March 17, 18 (Sat, Sun) 9am-7pm ,

Mar 21, 28, Apr 4 (Wed) 5-10pm

Covers: how to prepare yourself for Giving Lomilomi

7 Hawaiian Principles, How to use breath and dance and chant to clear space

How to connect in vertical time, How to use intention and clarity in your healing practice, How to bring Kahi Loa "Light touch" and Lomilomi Aloha Mana to yourself and to your receiver.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=81meCVhGIqM

Swedish Massage- Massage Practitioner Program
w/ Katie Mickey and Sonia Ross

Classroom: March 20 (Tue, Thu) 9am-1:30pm

Retreat: Mar 31, Apr 1 (Sat, Sun) 8am-6:30pm

Clinics: (M, W, F, S) 1:45-4:45pm ongoing
Additional Modules (students choose from assortment listed)
Change your body. Change your life. Contribute to others.

Medical Qigong Essentials

w/Matthew Jones

April 19, 20, 23 (Thu, Fri, Mon) 5:30pm-9:30pm, April 21,22 (Sat, Sun) 9am-6:30pm

Medical Qigong Intro to Diagnosis and Treatment

w/Matthew Jones

April 26, 27, 30 (Thu, Fri, Mon) 5:30pm-9:30pm,

April 28, 29 (Sat, Sun) 9am-6:30pm

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/.