Level II Professional: 230 Hours

The Level II Professional training provides the opportunity for Level I graduates to deepen your understanding and exploration of bodywork through advanced training and review, assisting Level I students and one-day seminars in various bodywork modalities with guest instructors.

2008 Seven-Week Intensive Schedule
    Winter: January 27 - March 14
    Spring: April 13 - May 30
    Summer: June 29 - August 15
    Fall: September 21 - November 7

Evening/Weekend Class
Tues & Thurs evenings, 6 - 9:30pm and select Saturdays
This course is offered once a year, begining every September.
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2008 Tuition
$2700 when paid in full two weeks before class start date
$2750 when paid in full on or before the first day of class
$2800 with payment plan

Level II Class Content:

Assisting Under Instructor's Supervision with Judy Phillips or Robin Phillips. Level II Students help by observing, evaluating and tutoring Level I students. In the process, the assistants further their own understanding of and ability to use the techniques.

Assistant Training and Review with Judy Phillips or Robin Phillips. Level II students meet with the instructor and are given guidelines for assisting the Level I students throughout the course. In review sessions, the instructor gives suggestions to improve body dynamics and technique.

Dynamic Integration Bodywork with Brad Wathen. This workshop is designed to give participants tools for working with deep levels of contact. Students develop sensitivity and explore the dynamics of working more deeply with their clients.

Putting It All Together with Robin Phillips. Throughout the Level I and Level II training, many bodywork techniques and principles are learned and developed. In this segment, we will explore integrating what has been learned into a massage session.

Autonomic Nervous System with Jim Cunningham. Students are introduced to the autonomic nervous system, how to recognize its function and effects on the other systems of the body and how massage can effect change within the system.

Body Reading, Posture and Emotion with Jim Cunningham. Students will use body reading, postural evaluation and listening skills to assess which areas of the body most need attention. Then they work with gentle touch, breath, sensation, and dialogue to treat these areas. Following treatment, students will reassess for any postural, energetic or emotional changes. Also, discussion of the role of the bodyworker in working with emotions that arise during bodywork sessions.

Conscious Embodiment with Robin Phillips. Deepening our presence, awareness and responsiveness to ourselves as well as to our clients can enhance the benefits of the massage session for both giver and receiver. Students will learn basic exercises from Conscious Embodiment Training as developed by Wendy Palmer.

Intuitive Development with Edy Britts. This course focuses on increasing the practitioner's self-awareness through guided meditation and intuitive techniques.

Oncology & Massage This section of Level II is taught by instructors who specialize in different aspects of relating to cancer, recovery and end-of-life care. Three supervised clinics focus on

Muscle Testing & Brain Integration with Gaia Lamb
Tools to De-stress and Rebalance the Nervous System with Jim Cunningham
Acupressure for Trauma and PTSD with Ginny Woods
Communication Skills with Morrey Lamb
Grief, Loss and Transition with Shelley
Pathology of Cancer with Lauren Sweeney
Emotional Components of Cancer & Circle Discussion with Cancer Survivors with Bobby Duval
Acupressure for the Immune System with Ginny Woods
Massage for Oncology Patients and Survivors: Lymphodema with Patricia Wiltse
Reflexology & Acupressure for Oncology Massage with Ginny Woods
Everflowing with Irene Smith
Energy Healing with Georgia Dow

Massage for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.)

2006 Tuition
$2200 when paid in full two weeks before class start date
$2300 with payment plan

Level II Internships:

Public Clinic with various instructors Students massage the public in a series of four supervised clinics. Lecture before and discussion and critiques following the massages help students to improve their practice.

Massage for Oncology & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This class will inform students of the most recent research results and bodywork practices pertinent to the needs of clients living with or recovering from cancer and P.T.S.D. Includes acupressure, reflexology, and specific flows and protocol for working with cancer patients. Reflexology and acupressure flows are taught to help support the client's immune and other body systems, as well as to help balance and elevate emotions. This part of Level II training includes two internships: 1) Oncology Care, working with oncology patients at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, and 2) Working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.). Mary Tendall, M.F.T., Sue Lewis and Combat Veterans with P.T.S.D. relate essentials of massage treatment for post traumatic stress. Students give weekly massage sessions to cancer patients and to Veterans.