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May 9-13, 2011
Intercultural Professional Massage Training: Deep Tissue Massage Intensive
Learn together, grow together, heal together. Learn the art of professional healing massage alongside local Nicaraguans and get a chance to practice your Spanish!
To support the creation of new economic opportunities for local Nicaraguans, we are offering a ongoing professional massage training for Ometepe residents. Graduates of the course will be given skills that will allow them to offer massages at InanItah and local area hotels.
In this course we will learn how to treat common musculoskeletal issues throughout the body, utilizing deep tissue work, trigger point therapy, stretching and myofacial release. We will focus on deepening our understanding of anatomy while integrating techniques to treat common injuries. During the 5-day course, we will explore the body in detail, flowing from the feet & legs, to the hips & low back, to the thoracic spine & abdomen, to the arms & shoulders, and up to the neck & head. Our goal is to recognize larger holding patterns in the body that lead to imbalance and to adapt tools to rework these patterns.
The course will be taught in English and translated into Spanish.
We ask that course participants have some previous experience working with the human body, whether it is through yoga, other massage therapy education, energy work, or working in the healthcare field. If you are interested, please let us know what your experience is and we can determine together if this course is right for you.
About the Facilitator
The course facilitator is Valerie Cherrin, who has been a practicing massage therapist since 1997 and a massage instructor since 2003. Her passion for bodywork is equaled only by her passion for travel, and she has traveled far and wide, incorporating techniques from teachers in Thailand, China, India, Australia, Hawaii, and Europe. She recently completed her yoga teacher training at Nosara Institute in Costa Rica. To learn more about Valerie, visit her website: www.bodywisdommassage.org.