Our Mission in Continuing Education:

Provide LMTs and other health care professionals with interactive Continuing Education Programs to expand their knowledge and skills, promoting personal and professional growth.

Altair Massage C. E. Programs announces two new additions to our 2010 schedule.

Tuition/CE hours: One day class: 8 CE hours $170 Two day classes: 16 CE hours $340 Register one month before any class and receive $10 off

April 17: 9am-6pm Deep Tissue Abdominal massage. Learn to soften muscle, fascia, and organs, improving client digestion and elimination. Review palpation techniques, anatomy of the abdominal cavity, and learn to safely massage this important area.

April 18: 9am- 6pm Combining Energy work with abdominal massage, Opening the Chakras through touch and visualization. Learn to manipulate the energetic aspects of abdominal work. Discussion and experiential learning about releasing energetic and emotional blockages while maintaining personal boundaries. Using 5 element theory from traditional Chinese medicine, we investigate the connection between emotions and illness.

May 1: 9am-6pm Advanced JRT for shoulder, arms, and hands. Learn to effectively massage the entire shoulder girdle, rotator cuff, arm, forearm, and a highly effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome

May 15th and 16th: 9am- 6pm Foundations of Japanese Restorative therapy. Learn this active, deep tissue massage based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. This unique massage combines the best of eastern and western techniques to restore posture and relieve pain. Using your forearms and elbows, work deeper while protecting your hands.

June 5th 9am-6pm Advanced JRT for hips, legs, and feet: Learn to effectively massage the hips and lumbar region, concentrating on the Psoas, Quadratus Laborum, and internal and external hip rotators. Explore and learn to massage the legs, knees, ankles, and feet. The class stresses the use of the forearm and elbow as well as body mechanics.

We limit classes to 6 students to insure personalized, quality instruction. Classes include lunch and snacks. Tables and lotion provided.

Class descriptions

Japanese Restorative Therapy Foundation class: Learn this unique deep tissue full body massage, combining Eastern and Western massage techniques to restore posture and relieve pain. This work increases range of motion, decreases pain, and improves circulation in your clients. It can be used as a sports massage, either pre- or post event. Our class focuses on correct body mechanics and using your forearms and elbows, allowing you to work deeper while protecting your wrists, hands, fingers and thumbs.

16 C.E. hour course $340

Advanced JRT for shoulder, arms, and hands: Learn to effectively massage the entire shoulder girdle, rotator cuff, arm, forearm and a highly effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Prolong your career by learning how to maintain flexibility in your wrists, hands and thumbs.

Advanced JRT for hips, legs, and feet: Learn to effectively massage the hips and lumbar region. Special emphasis is given to the psoas, illiacus, quadratus laborum.

Learn to massage and stretch the upper leg, with special emphasis on side lying massage of internal and external rotators and adductors.

Learn to massage and stretch the knees, ankles, and feet.

8 C.E. hour course $170