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 Course Title:
Pre and Perinatal Massage
Date Offered:
July 8-11, 2010
Times:
Thurs., Fri. & Sun.
- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
& Saturday – 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education:
32 Contact Hours
Cost:
$575
prior to June 8th;
$625
thereafter.
Early Registration Deadline:
June 8, 2010
Who May Attend: Graduates
of at least a 500-hour professional massage therapy program or
equivalent. Other perinatal professionals are admitted with instructor
approval.
What To Bring:
Upon enrollment, participants will be mailed a list of equipment to
bring and preparatory reading.
Course Description:
PRE-AND PERINATAL MASSAGE THERAPY is an
advanced, hands-on training in all aspects of maternity massage therapy,
including pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period,
designed and developed by
Carole Osborne, the 2008 AMTA National Teacher of the Year, and author
of Pre-and Perinatal Massage
Therapy. Practitioners who are seeking practice
specialization or are preparing for collaborations with physicians,
midwives, or hospitals will learn a comprehensive theoretical,
anatomical, and somatic foundation for their work. Intensive hands-on
instruction conveys over 80 advanced techniques specifically adapted by
course developer Carole Osborne-Sheets for the childbearing year,
including deep tissue, passive movement, neuromuscular, reflexive, and
positional releases, featuring the insights and selected techniques of
Ida Rolf, tai chi chuan, and other somatic methodologies.
***We are
seeking pregnant women for a free massage therapy session within this
training. Women who are beyond twelve weeks and whose pregnancies are
low risk and without complications are invited to receive a massage as
part of this clinic. These sessions are by appointment. Please call
Nancy Harrell 919-532-7153 for more information.
Instructor Bio:
 Liz
Ellis has been a practitioner and teacher of massage therapy since 1991.
She studied her craft at the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, and she
was an instructor there for 7 years before moving on to her current full
time practice. She continues to expand her skills and has developed an
integrative body therapy practice. She has studied Neuromuscular therapy
with Judith Walker-Delaney, Craniosacral work with Michael Shea, and of
course pregnancy and related massage work with Carole Osborne-Sheets.
She began treating pregnant, laboring and postpartum women after
completing her certification in 1993. She has recently completed
in-depth study and certification in Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy as
well as certifying as a Labor Assistant through the Association of Labor
Assistants and Childbirth Educators.
Throughout her career Liz has worked closely with Chiropractic and
Integrative Medical Doctors. She spent 9 years providing volunteer
massage to AIDS patients both in an alternative therapies clinic and at
Chicago's Cook County Hospital. She has worked as a pregnancy massage
therapist and doula at a large obstetric practice in Chicago and has
extensive experience attending laboring women in a variety of settings.
In class Liz integrates her experience and knowledge as a massage
practitioner and teacher with her theatre training providing an
energizing and stimulating class experience. Students consistently
describe Liz as an excellent and inspired teacher.
**This course is approved by the NCBTMB and by the Florida Board of
Massage Therapy.
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