This workshop is for massage practitioners who already have the basic knowledge and qualifications of massage, anatomy and physiology. It is intended that this and subsequent modules will enable the individual practitioner to develop a new modality for healing and communication through the power of touch and incorporate this into their practice.
It is hoped that by completing this short course, you will have gained an appreciation of the Altai Massage™ philosophy and its potential, and use this to dramatically extend your own repertoire. To be able to bring this into your practice within your own client base will enrich the already useful work you are engaged in. By your very presence on this course you are showing a commitment to enable that enhancement of your clients' well being.
Each student on the course receives a Visual Guide to the techniques used in Altai Massage™ with both group and individual demonstration. Individual practical training will help mould these to your style, your personality, and the needs of your clients so that you may express your own unique creativity while deepening your practice. We study body positioning and strategies for effective release of tension, as well as how to read the body and interpret, or translate, the "body story". As you become familiar with the sequences, you'll experience the integration of precise positions and postures to create a cumulative impact.
Altai Massage™ technique uses developed massaging movements performed in a particular sequence. Some use very deep pressure with effective use of the body to protect your hands and your back. You will be taught how to use your fingers, knuckles, fists, forearms, and elbows to work tissues with maximum efficiency and a minimum of effort. After studying the main program we explore ways to devise your own approach for addressing the healing needs for common complaints and injuries. These include specific treatment suggestions such as stretching and strengthening protocols suitable for your clients to use at home.
But the aim of this course is not just to teach a series of techniques but, more importantly, the therapeutic vision beyond. It is important to blend the revitalizing and relaxing strokes together in a harmonious way. You will play between the two types of movements, allowing one motion to merge into another as if you were composing a harmonious symphony or peace of art.
Massage is one of man's oldest forms of healing and can never be underestimated. We created this course with the aim to help practitioners relearn the art of touch and use it to develop the gift of communication. This is an opportunity to get back in touch with the deep reality of being a physical, living being and explore the development of the full human potential. Altai Massage™ offers the possibility to turn your life into an entirely new sense of being alive.
