ASHLAND INSTITUTE OF MASSAGE

We all want to be heard and understood! Our clients certainly do, and keeping communication clear and effective can be a challenge of its own. Join Joanne to learn some simple techniques that will help you discover the healing power of empathic listening—for both your professional and personal lives. We will also address your real-life experiences, and you’ll take home fresh ideas and techniques for expressing yourself cleanly and clearly. This course meets the 4 hour Ethics/Communication requirement for Oregon LMT license renewal. Joanne Lescher, CT, is a certified trainer in nonviolent communication. As an experienced mediator and group facilitator, she equips people to dialogue with each other more effectively. Renowned for her warmth, empathy, and humor, Joanne teaches practical skills that clients can immediately exercise in their practices and lives. Her reputation has been affectionately summarized as an “ability to tame lions”.

*Come for CEs, stay for Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk! Ortho-Bionomy® uses osteopathic-based, gentle, comfortable body positions and movements to stimulate self-correcting reflexes within the muscles and nerves. This method is specific and structure oriented. The techniques of this foundation class can alleviate tension patterns of the hand within 10-30 seconds. It is easy on the practitioner and can be integrated into any massage or bodywork session. Included in the class tuition is access to a prerequisite online video with necessary information about Ortho-Bionomy, so that we can spend more class time doing hands on work. If you have recently taken an Ortho-Bionomy class this requirement may be waived, please ask for more details. The Releases for the Ankle 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the General Ankle and General Foot. The Greater Trochanter & Hamstrings, Knee, Ankle, and Foot mini classes in combination are the equivalent of the 16 hour Releases for the Lower Extremities (Phase 4) class. This class is NCBTMB approval pending. This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs. PLEASE NOTE: Participants will be asked to wear an N95 mask while in the classroom for this particular course. Masks will be available if needed. Melissa Malm, LMT, Registered Ortho-Bionomy® Instructor, has been a student and practitioner of massage and bodywork since 1997. She studied in the Bay Area both at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville and the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley. In 2007, Melissa discovered Ortho-Bionomy and realized she had found her bodywork “home.” She is an Advanced Practitioner and in 2020 became a Registered Instructor of Ortho-Bionomy®. Melissa is thrilled to now be able to share this exciting bodywork with others through her teaching.

Venue: Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Address: 87 Fourth St Ashland, OR 97520 When purchasing a ticket through AIM, please wait 2-3 business days to receive your AIM discount coupon code. You will then use your coupon code to complete your registration on Gil’s website (listed above in course information). You must complete your registration on Gil’s website in order to reserve your spot and receive your continuing education certificate at the end of the event. Email instructions will also be provided with the code! In this 5 hour live talk, Gil will share the latest research and discoveries from his incredible five month journey dissecting the nerve tree. Through visual presentation, lecture, stories, and guided embodiment exercises, Gil will demonstrate the details of both the central and peripheral nervous system. This exploration will include a deep dive into the autonomic plexuses, the sympathetic trunk, the role of lymphatics, the course of the vagus nerve, and the main plexuses of the musculoskeletal system (cervical, brachial, lumbar and sacral) ~ all from an Integral Anatomy perspective. Gil will also share details of the structure of the brain and their key relationships, including the ventricles, pineal and pituitary gland, gyri, cerebellum, cortex, and vasculature. Gil Hedley, Ph.D., has been teaching integral anatomy via dissection labs, keynote events and lecture tours since 1995. Gil has created an approach to anatomy coherent with the holistic body philosophies of body explorers from various treatment modalities, as well as teachers from the yoga, pilates, and fitness industries. He has documented this approach through the four feature-length videos of The Integral Anatomy Series, which he has shared with the world via free access on YouTube and his website, www.gilhedley.com where ample additional free content is also available to support his mission of "rebranding" the human body as a gift. For more information, visit www.gilhedley.com

This discussion based class is an in-depth review of the anatomy and physiology of fascia. Delve into the latest research and discover what people like Robert Schleip and Carla Stecco are still uncovering about this pervasive tissue and what it means for us as bodyworkers. Discussion based class that will inspire your work and your imagination! Jessica Masters, LMT, is a graduate of Ashland Institute of Massage (2010). Jessica also holds a certification in Medical Massage and is the owner of Masters Medical Massage in Ashland, OR. Jessica has a deep fascination for the science of the human body and a passion for teaching and sharing her excitement with others.

*Come for CEs, stay for Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk! Ortho-Bionomy® uses osteopathic-based, gentle, comfortable body positions and movements to stimulate self-correcting reflexes within the muscles and nerves. This method is specific and structure oriented. The techniques of this foundation class can alleviate tension patterns of the hand within 10-30 seconds. It is easy on the practitioner and can be integrated into any massage or bodywork session. Included in the class tuition is access to a prerequisite online video with necessary information about Ortho-Bionomy, so that we can spend more class time doing hands on work. If you have recently taken an Ortho-Bionomy class this requirement may be waived, please ask for more details. The Releases for the Foot 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges, as well as for Hammertoes and Bunions. The Greater Trochanter & Hamstrings, Knee, Ankle, and Foot mini classes in combination are the equivalent of the 16 hour Releases for the Lower Extremities (Phase 4) class. This class is NCBTMB approval pending. This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs. PLEASE NOTE: Participants will be asked to wear an N95 mask while in the classroom for this particular course. Masks will be available if needed. Melissa Malm, LMT, Registered Ortho-Bionomy® Instructor, has been a student and practitioner of massage and bodywork since 1997. She studied in the Bay Area both at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville and the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley. In 2007, Melissa discovered Ortho-Bionomy and realized she had found her bodywork “home.” She is an Advanced Practitioner and in 2020 became a Registered Instructor of Ortho-Bionomy®. Melissa is thrilled to now be able to share this exciting bodywork with others through her teaching.