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Margie is the founder & director of the Synergy Healing Arts Center & Massage School in Blue Ridge Summit, PA, since 1996, an NCBTMB certified massage therapist since 1992, massage therapist since 1990, nationally certified educator for 31 years specializing in curriculum development, certified Upledger CranopSacral therapist, PA Chapter Rotunda Chair Massage Coordinator, NCAA & AIAW national gymnastic coach, and a semi-professional modern dancer.
Margie's massage therapy graduates have earned a 20% higher score rate on the NCBTMB exam. She has taught Hydrotherapy at the Mid-Atlantic AMTA Massage Therapy Conference & specializes in ergonomic efficient body usage for massage, which has extended her massage graduate's career to double the national average. For more information, please visit her website at http://synergymassage.com/.
Margie's massage therapy graduates have earned a 20% higher score rate on the NCBTMB exam. She has taught Hydrotherapy at the Mid-Atlantic AMTA Massage Therapy Conference & specializes in ergonomic efficient body usage for massage, which has extended her massage graduate's career to double the national average. For more information, please visit her website at http://synergymassage.com/.
How to Lengthen Your Career - Centered Massage, Safe Hands or No Hands
6 CE Credit Hours
How would you like to have extra energy at the end of your day of multiple massage sessions?
How would you like to increase an intuitive connection with your client?
Learn how to perform massage with the fluidity of a dancer. Make massage effortless by learning how to transmit the universal life force evenly & centered through the legs, torso, arms and hands. Incorporate martial arts stances into your movement with core centering of the torso to allow the effortless leverage through multiple finger, hand, elbow, knee and foot contact positions. Learn awareness of how you have been draining your life force through misalignment. Learn amazingly simple techniques that will allow you to double the length of your massage career as Margie's Synergy graduates of the past 13 years have enjoyed!
Lecture 10% - Hands-on 90%
Supplies needed: Massage table, sheets, pillow or bolster, lubricant of your choice.
How would you like to increase an intuitive connection with your client?
Learn how to perform massage with the fluidity of a dancer. Make massage effortless by learning how to transmit the universal life force evenly & centered through the legs, torso, arms and hands. Incorporate martial arts stances into your movement with core centering of the torso to allow the effortless leverage through multiple finger, hand, elbow, knee and foot contact positions. Learn awareness of how you have been draining your life force through misalignment. Learn amazingly simple techniques that will allow you to double the length of your massage career as Margie's Synergy graduates of the past 13 years have enjoyed!
Lecture 10% - Hands-on 90%
Supplies needed: Massage table, sheets, pillow or bolster, lubricant of your choice.
Use of Cold and Ice Applications for Acute Injuries
3 CE Credit Hours
Learn to use cold and ice effectively for swollen tissue from acute injury, as well as relieving muscular spasms. Covered in the class will be the proprioceptive-reflexive body connection. Your clients will be amazed at the relief they get from low back pain, headaches and joint pain in general. Bring your own pain to experience the relief an ice cup massage can bring!
What you will need: Massage Table to share, massage lubricant, pillow, 2 twin fitted sheets, 1 top sheet, 4 pillowcases, 2 bath size towels.
Use of Heat and Ice Applications for Stubborn Chronic Pain
3 CE Credit Hours
Learn to use cold & hot hydrotherapy applications for post-acute injury, as well as to relieve chronic muscular pain. Amazing results can be achieved with proper application of contrast water temperatures to flush congested lymph and interstitial fluids that cause pain & secondary injury.
What you will need: Massage Table to share, massage lubricant, pillow, 2 twin fitted sheets, 1 top sheet, 4 pillowcases, 2 bath size towels.Return to 2009 Class Listings
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