Advanced Chair Massage (CM-2)

You know the basics, now it's time to kick it up a few notches with new moves, new tips and techniques, and new ways to evaluate the effectiveness of your work.

Overall description of workshop

This is a hands-on workshop that quickly reviews the basics, then guides through advanced chair massage techniques.  You will learn about pre- and post-massage evaluation, new techniques for mobilization, stretching and trigger point work. You'll learn ways to enhance your current repertoire to make sure every client leaves you with maximum positive results.

Prerequisite for this class: Be a graduate of an accredited massage therapy program.

Format: Presentation, discussion, and group and individual work time. Breaks, with juice, filtered water, snacks, refreshments will be provided.

Workshop Overview

The workshop will give you tools you need to develop or refine your massage therapy marketing strategy:

• Learn and practice new and advanced chair massage techniques that target the major muscles of the face, jaw, neck, shoulders, arms, lower back, and legs.
• Explore new ways to enhance and add more variety and versatility to your ordinary chair massage routine/repertoire
• Build new skills by incorporating advanced techniques like Trigger point work, myofascial techniques, mobilization techniques and stretching.
• Demonstrate pre- and post-massage client intake, and self-care

The workshop consists of presentation time, exercises, group discussion and summary exercise. Breaks are built in for your comfort. WiFi is available.

What to bring: (Required):

• Supplies of massage chairs are limited, if you have one, bring it!
• A laptop or tablet capable of connecting wirelessly to the internet
• Notebook and pen for notetaking and activities

Presenter: Gracia Arnold, CMT, NCTMB, Instructor. Gracia is currently a massage therapist at Google and also works as a part-time instructor at the National Holistic Institute in San Jose.

Registration and Fees

Register before the early bird deadline and pay only $80. After the early bird deadline, you'll pay regular price, $100. This price includes a four-hour hands-on workshop in a small group with individual one-on-one mentoring to help you get a solid start on your marketing plan. It also includes the marketing strategy rubric, presentation handout, marketing plan template and worksheets and more.

How to register for SVMTG:ED workshops

Select the workshop you want to attend and then click the payment button in the REGISTER AND PAY section of the sidebar on this workshop page. Payment in advance is required when you register each workshop. We accept all major credit cards through PayPal. Call us at (408) 260-2256 between 11am and 5pm M-F if that doesn't work for you and we'll arrange to recieve payment.  All workshops are non-refundable. Read the FAQ for more information.

You may register up to 48 hours before a class, but classes fill quickly. No walk-ins, please.

Need more information? Check out the SVMTG:ED FAQ.