Course Title:
Body-Mind Basics for the Bodyworker:A
Body/Mind Approach to Releasing Habitual Tension Patterns
Date Offered: September
12-14, 2008
Times: Friday, Saturday & Sunday; 9:30am - 5:30pm
NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education: 21 Contact Hours
Cost: $375
Registration Requested By: August 28, 2008
Who May Attend: Massage Therapists
What To Bring: Bring sheets, 2 regular bed
pillows with pillow cases, and any additional props you may need to
be comfortable on the massage table.
Course Description:
Using movement, the breath, and touch we can reach
the unconscious mind, which is where all of our habits, for better
or worse, reside. Each time we walk across the room, pick up a fork,
or drive our car, our unconscious mind allows us to go on
“automatic” and all we need consciously do is choose our next
activity. Once upon a time we learned each and every habit that we
have, from learning how to walk to learning how to drive, and
countless other habits that support our activities of daily living.
But what we have also learned along the path of life is how to
protect ourselves. This habit of protection which shows up in the
body as chronic muscle tension and stiffness, may originate as a
response to injury, a response to physical or emotional stress, or
demands we make upon our body for repetitive movements that are
mechanically unsound. And like our movement patterns, these holding
patterns, with repetition, become habit, lodged in the unconscious
mind. They use up our energy, keeping parts of our body-mind in
contracture; that energy could be contributing to our well-being and
aliveness. How can we re-access the collection of holding patterns
we have accumulated over our lifetime and bring freedom of movement,
ease, relaxation, and even joy into shut-down areas of the
musculature?
We will spend about one day each on movement,
breath, and supportive safe pleasurable totally accepting touch, as
doorways to the unconscious mind, and learn some easy, yet powerful,
techniques for discovering and releasing habitual holding in
yourself and your client.
This class can radically transform both your
effectiveness with clients and the way you feel physically and
energetically while you work and after giving a session.
Instructor Bio:
Nancy
Toner Weinberger, BS, LMBT -
Nancy Toner
Weinberger has
been a professional educator since 1970. Her teaching experience
includes eight years of staff education and training at a major
psychiatrichospital, where she taught adult learning theory and
presentation skills to educators, and ten years of teaching at her own
learning center, the Long Island Center for the Healing Arts. As
Director of the Medical Arts Massage School in Raleigh from 2001 – 2003,
she first developed the Teacher Training Intensive in response to
the needs of the faculty. Guest speaking engagements include
universities, public agencies, and professional conferences, including
the Trager® International Conference, and AMTA state and regional
conferences. Nancy Weinberger is approved by the National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing
education Approved Provider.
She has been a licensed massage
therapist since 1976, and a certified Trager® practitioner since 1985.
Her professional skills also include energy work, breathwork, and
counseling in mind-body health concepts, including meditation,
visualization, pain relief, enhanced creativity, stress reduction, and
exploration of altered states of mind. Nancy
originally studied Therapeutic Touch with D. Krieger and Dora Kunz; she
taught Therapeutic Touch for 20 years and now teaches her own original
interpretation of the human energy field structure, which is also
incorporated into her breathwork style. She holds numerous
certifications in health and bodywork, a BS in Psychology and an AS in
Biology/Physics.
Nancy has extensive experience
working with both groups and individuals. She has a down-to-earth style
that is refreshing and comfortable. Her insight, compassion, and
competence combine to bring out the personal best in every workshop
participant. Currently, Nancy has a part-time private practice, writes
and teaches.
Her company name is Dynamic
Equilibrium which you may read about at
http://www.dynamicequilibrium.com.
Click Below For
Information About Nancy's Other Courses
At Miller-Motte in 2008
-Teacher Training
Intensive
-Ethics: Focus on
Transference/Countertransference
-Teaching Skills for
the Workshop Leader