Please note that most of our courses require that you are a licensed health
care provider. If you have questions about your eligibility to attend
a course, please contact the school at (206) 282-1233
or email ce.seattle@cortiva.com 
.
If you prefer not to register online, you can fill out the registration form 
and return it to us.
Professional Development Series
Professional Development Series
Orthopedic Massage and Pain Management - Lower
Body
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Orthopedic massage involves therapeutic assessment, manipulation and movement
of locomotor soft tissues to reduce or eliminate pain and dysfunction.
These seminars offer a multidisciplinary approach for chronic pain and
sport s injuries, focusing on the entire body with emphasis on restoring
pain free range of motion throughout the body and integrating complete
structural balance.
This Course will address conditions such as: Low Back pain, Frozen Hips,
Sciatica, SI Joint Pain, Bulging Discs, Complicated Knee Pain, IT Band
Pain, Hamstring Strains, Meniscus Tears, Achilles Tendonitis, Shin Splints,
Plantar Faciitis, etc.
Instructor: James Waslaski, LMT
Dates: August 15 - 17, 2008
Time: Fri 6PM - 10PM, Sat & Sun 9AM - 6PM
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $350
Hours: 20 hours
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Hot Stone for Massage Professionals
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Learn about the equipment, techniques, and marketing to provide one of
the most popular massages available today. Come in on your day off, feel
the massage, and practice the techniques for less than the price of many
single hot stone appointments! Bring just sheets and towels- all hot stone
equipment provided for use in the classroom. NCBTMB and WA state approved.
Please Bring
- One set of twin sheets with two pillow cases
- An extra flat sheet
- One blanket
- Two bath towels
- Four hand towels
Instructor: John Stickel, LMP, NSCA-CPT
Date: September 6, 2008
Time: 9AM - 6PM
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $160, $175 after 8/23/08
Hours: 8 hours
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Caring for Clients with Cancer: Simple
Steps to Safe, Effective Massage Therapy
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This intensive course combines the art and science of touch to create
safe, effective massage sessions for clients with cancer, in cancer treatment
and with cancer histories. In a lively, supportive learning environment,
we carefully debunk the long-held contraindication to massage and discuss
current research findings about the benefits of touch for people with
cancer. Participants learn essential cancer intake questions, proper follow-up
on the client's answers, and proven strategies for involving a client's
physician when necessary. We describe concrete massage adjustments for
surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, bone metastasis and vital organ involvement.
A balanced approach to learning blends lecture, spirited discussion, and
hands-on work with volunteer clients with cancer. Music, art and literature
by people who have had cancer help expand our understanding of the journey.
Massage therapists from varied backgrounds and massage settings leave
with tools that continue to support them in their work: sample client
intake forms, physician information and permission materials, and summaries
of massage research.
We will be seeking volunteer clients for a free massage therapy session
on the final day of this training. Anyone with cancer or a cancer history,
no matter how long ago, is invited to receive a massage as part of this
clinic. These sessions are by appointment. Please call us at 206-282-1233
x103 for more information.
Participants will be mailed a registration packet with a list of needed
materials.
Prerequisite: Graduates of at least a 500-hour professional massage therapy
program or equivalent. Advanced students who have completed pathology
coursework and some clinical experience, by approval of the instructor.
Other health professionals with instructor approval.
Instructor: Tracy Walton,
MS, LMT - Tracy Walton consults to hospitals and massage schools, writes
and teaches nationally on massage and cancer. Since 1990 she has worked
in private massage therapy practice, hospital and spa settings. She has
researched the role of massage therapy in metastatic cancer at the Beth
Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School's Osher Institute.
In 2003 the AMTA named her the Teacher of the Year. She is at work on
textbook, Medical Conditions in Massage Therapy. She offers a bibliography
of cancer and massage research on her website, www.tracywalton.com 
. Tracy's classrooms are friendly
and interactive. She loves integrating the heart, science and soul of
bodywork. A seasoned teacher, Tracy warmly welcomes and reaches massage
therapists from all levels of training.
Dates: Friday - Sunday, September 12 - 14, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $395
Hours: 24 hours
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Getting a Clear Start: Visual and Palpatory Assessment
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Assessment in the 'real world' of weight-bearing is a great way to understand
myofascial patterns and musculoskeletal problems. Learn a simple, consistent
language for visual assessment and a system of palpating skeletal balance.
Explore details of common postural patterns to create effective, efficient
treatment protocol.
Instructor: Lauren Christman,
LMP and Richard Polishuk, LMP- A bodyworker since 1994 and a certified
teacher for Tom Myers with over 13 yrs teaching experience, Lauren's practice
focuses on structural integration, craniosacral and visceral manipulation.
Richard has been practicing bodywork since 1986, and teaching since 1989.
As a teacher, he is most passionate about the principles that create a
strong ongoing link between assessment and treatment.
Dates: Saturday - Sunday, September 20 - 21, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $350, $320 before 9/1
Hours: 16 hours
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Orthopedic Massage and Pain Management - Five Day
Intensive
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Orthopedic massage involves therapeutic assessment, manipulation and movement
of locomotor soft tissues to reduce or eliminate pain and dysfunction.
These seminars offer a multidisciplinary approach for chronic pain and
sport s injuries, focusing on the entire body with emphasis on restoring
pain free range of motion throughout the body and integrating complete
structural balance.
Advanced and extensive hands on training addressing the entire body and
covering sport massage and sport medicine. Completion of this seminar
places you on the list of preferred practitioners recognized in treating
chronic pain, sports injuries and orthopedic conditions. Accessible to
hospitals, sports medicine centers and HCP's. Practitioners will need
to present 20 hours of case studies. Includes Certification Exam for those
who qualify.
Instructor: James Waslaski, LMT
Dates: October 1 - 5, 2008
Time: Wed 1pm - 10pm, Thurs - Sun 9am - 6pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $699
Hours: 40 hours
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Maternity and Infant Massage,Module 5: Teaching
Infant Massage
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This training prepares the participants to teach parents and caregivers
how to massage their infants and children and become Certified Educators
of Infant Massage (CEIM). Infant Massage USA's fifteen point curriculum
offers students the knowledge base, experience and confidence to fulfill
their role as educators. In the four day training, participants experience
three parent-baby classes. To earn certification after the four day training,
participants complete an exam and practicum after the training and submit
a certification packet for review. Certified Educators of Infant Massage
(CEIM) work with parents, families and caregivers in private, group, hospital
and agency settings and may also participate in research studies, conduct
in-service programs and present at professional conferences.
Dates: Thursday - Sunday, October 16 - 19, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $640
Hours: 32
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Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians
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Get connected with the Anatomy Trains model! Learn how head-to-toe myofascial
lines bridge local and systemic structural problems. Appropriate for bodyworkers
of all methods, yoga and Pilates practitioners, movement and athletic
trainers. Taught by Certified Teachers for Tom Myers, author of Anatomy
Trains and Body3.
Instructors: Lauren Christman, LMP and Mark Finch, Dipl. Massage
Dates: Friday - Sunday, October 31 - November 2, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N, #100
Cost: $475, $420 by 10/1/08
Hours: 21
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Master Class: Pelvic Integration
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This one-day Master Class will link the Anatomy Trains with other methods
of pelvic stabilization, SI joint concerns and postural patterns. Prior
attendance at an Anatomy Trains course is a pre-requisite.
Instructors: Mark Finch, Dipl. Massage and Lauren Christman, LMP
Date: Monday, November 3, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: 425 Pontius Ave N,#100
Cost: $160, $140by 10/1/08
Hours: 7
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