Somatic Mindfulness - Radiance

Service Description

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, June 14th Please wear comfortable gym or yoga clothes. Bring sheets (no lotion needed), a note pad and smartphone (for photos of hand/body positions). Description: Somatic Mindfulness workshops (Fundamentals, Connection, Grounding, Expansion & Radiance) expose the massage therapist to tragerwork and mindfulness-based skills that potentiate their therapeutic efficacy. Application of the techniques stimulates the brain's neuroplasticity, introduces new neural sensory information, and activates positive neuromuscular changes in clients. Inherent to the method is support to the therapist's own self-care which ensures career longevity. Learn the theory and techniques to complement massage treatments by reducing or eliminating the potential of massage therapist burnout and/or related injuries; prepping the body for deep work with less strain; and developing, transmitting and sharing mindfulness in action. In Radiance the emphasis is on the experience of untethered expression and upright lightness. Handles are explored from the neck, head, face and shoulders and their interconnection with the rest of the body. Each workshop is self-contained and there are no prerequisites to take each of the themes. About the Instructor: Fernando Rojas-Otero, PhD, LMT, RSMT Certified originally in 2004 in Osho Rebalancing, a meditative bodywork modality that combines deep tissue (Rolfing) and Osho Joint Release (Tragerwork). Then went on to complete the full Trager® Approach training in 2011. Fernando is affiliated with: The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA) , United States Trager Association (USTA), Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP). He also served as a therapeutic massage lecturer, instructor, externship clinic manager, massage therapy program manager and faculty lead for educational institutions in both New Jersey and Puerto Rico. "Somatic Mindfulness is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider and is also sponsored by NCBTMB to teach New York LMT's continuing education that is accepted by the state of NY for license renewal."