Workshops for Massage Therapists
The following workshops are for the Massage Therapist and Massage Therapy Students. They meet the requirements for continuing education for CT License, AMTA membership and National Certification. Lee Stang is a NCBTMB approved provider. All workshops are held at Bridges To Health in Plainville, CT. Fill out the online form and mail it to Bridges To Health; 17 Farmington Ave. Plainville, CT 06062.

Incorporating Movement Into Your Massage
October 5, 2008
9am to 5pm
7 Continuing Education Hours
Cost: $110.00 (discount available if registering for both movement and stretching workshop)
Instructor: Lee Stang
To register: click here to fill out the registration form and mail it to Bridges To Health.

One Day: As we attempt to ease pain and promote freer movement in the body we must learn to move it! Learn simple active and passive movement techniques that promote fascial release, improving ROM, and flexibility while decreasing pain.

Getting Comfortable with Stretching
November 8 and 9, 2008
9am to 5pm
14 Continuing Education Hours
Cost: $220.00 (discount available if registering for both movement and stretching workshop $297.00 for both)
Instructor: Lee Stang
To register: click here to fill out the registration form and mail it to Bridges To Health.
**Location to be announced

Two Day: Often the missing component in our massage work is stretching. Yet this simple modality will enhance all that we do for our clients. Become comfortable and confident in muscle energy technique, static stretch and active isolated stretching to help your clients achieve greater flexibility and ROM and decrease pain.

Perceptive Body Assessment to Align the Body, Mind and Spirit
November 8 and 9, 2008
9:30am to 4:30pm
12 Continuing Education Hours
Cost: $270.00 or $250.00 with early registration (postmarked by 10/29/08)
Instructor: Martha Griffin
To register: Contact Martha directly at: MGRIFFSTER@charter.net

Step beyond the clinical analysis of body alignment into an integrated view by learing to listen to the story of your client’s body. In this workshop we will look at ways to evaluate clients physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Participants will learn techniques to compare differences in physical and emotional holding in posture and movement and to assess the soft tissue of the body in terms of physical, energetic and emotional resistance. Exercises will be used to experience connections within our own bodies to better understand our clients. Discussion and lecture will be used to examine beliefs systems that keep both clients and therapists stuck in limiting patterns.

The Iliopsoas: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pelvis
November 22 and 23, 2008
9:30am to 4:30pm
12 Continuing Education Hours
Cost: $270.00 or $250.00 with early registration (postmarked by 10/29/08)
Instructor: Martha Griffin
To register: Contact Martha directly at: MGRIFFSTER@charter.net

Low back and/or hip pain are a concern that clients frequently bring to their massage therapists. Often the present episode is an acute stage of a chronic problem. Because many therapists avoid working the abdomen and addressing the anterior muscles of the back they neglect a vital link in the obstacle course of discomfort and compensation patterns.
This advanced workshop takes the mystery out of low back and hip function while approaching the client with care, respect and confidence. Participants will learn hands-on techniques for the iliopsoas and explore compensation patterns in related muscles. The anatomy and physiology of the pelvis and its relationship to the hip and low back will be reviewed in terms of posture, movement, exercises and stretches.

Cancellation Policy is as follows:

• Full refund OR credit for upcoming class is given if instructor must cancel the workshop for any reason.
• Full refund is given for cancellation by participant 30 days prior to the class.
• 1/2 refund is given for cancellation by participant if notification is between 1 and 3 weeks from scheduled class.
• No refund is given to those participants that cancel the week of class or are a no-show the day of class.

Per NCBTMB guidelines participants must attend entire class to receive specified continuing education hours.