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North Carolina Edition Fall 2012 Cover photo by David Kilian. Models, L-R: Mitchell Keegan, Barbara Collins, Helen Hammond, Mary Ann Flournoy Cover Photo taken at Medical Arts School, Raleigh, NC. PERG is published by Dynamic Equilibrium 309 Oakwood Court, Youngsville, NC 27596 919-562-1548 • [email protected] www.PERG-CEMassage.com Design by Killer Creative Group, Raleigh, NC 919.832.5073 www.killercreativegroup.com Dear Colleagues, The recent proliferation of organizations participating Support for massage schools and massage school teachers in standards-setting and policy-making for the massage is provided by the AMTA Council of Schools, ABMP, and bodywork profession is hard for us all to keep up NCBTMB, and the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education with. Regardless of whether or not we need them all, these (AFMTE). organizations are ruling your life- and you don’t get to vote. However, you can write letters and emails about upcoming I will post issues and links on the PERG facebook page to decisions that are going to affect you and your practice. Many make it easier for you to stay current with proposals affecting decisions about continuing education are slated to be made you. Like the page in order to be notifi ed of new issues posted. by the policy-makers and ruling bodies in the next year or so, I feel this is very important, and a critical time for us all to be so visit some websites and express yourself- it’s important! aware and to participate. Thank you for paying attention! Here’s a short summary of who’s who in the therapeutic Sincerely, massage and bodywork organization world: We have State Licensure Boards, whose mission is to protect the public. We have the Federation of State Massage Therapy Nancy Toner Weinberger, Publisher Boards (FSMTB), whose members are the state boards that choose to join; the FSMTB’s mission is to support massage licensing boards. We have therapist professional organizations, such as the AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) and ABMP (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals), whose mission is to serve member therapists and promote the profession to the public. We have credentialing organizations such as the National Certifi cation Board for Massage Therapy & Bodywork (NCBTMB) - their goal is to advance the standards of the profession, which Receive monthly reminder E-Mails about they do through offering advanced certifi cation upcoming classes advertised in the PERG! in massage therapy and bodywork, and approving Send an email to [email protected] with your name, email address, and the state teachers who provide continuing education for you are licensed in and we will keep you up massage therapists and bodyworkers. to date with less than 12 E-Mails a year! About the PERG NEXT ISSUE JANUARY 2013 The Professional Education & Resource Guide is an easy reference The North Carolina Edition of the PERG is mailed free of charge to for continuing education opportunities for massage therapists and licensed massage therapists and bodyworkers, so keep your address up bodyworkers. to date with your state massage board to ensure you receive each and every copy. The PERG offers a variety of ways to select courses that meet your continuing education needs. Browse the pages of advertisements to The Professional Education & Resource Guide is also published discover opportunities to enhance your skills and explore new and in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, exciting theories and approaches. Or look up the dates you are available Washington DC, Maryland, and Illinois. You can view all the current to take classes in the index at the back of the guide and choose from editions of the PERG at www.PERG-CEMassage.com among those listings. PERG • North Carolina Edition, Fall 2012 1 Teaching and PresenTaTion skills nancy Toner weinberger, insTrucTor Approved Provider of Continuing Education under the NCBTMB # 328461 Teaching Teachers how to 431 S. Main St., Ste. 2, Rutherfordton NC 28139 teach Adult Learners since 1985. 828-288-3727 www.thera-ssage.com new! Teaching! geTTing sTarTed. Aug 17-19 Cancer Massage 21 CE $395 Explore opportunities, create a personal plan, and gain some basic knowledge of generally accepted teaching methods. Sept 7-9 Freedom Bodywork (Manifest Mind) August 3 & 4: Asheville, NC 14 CE Tuition $250 To register contact the Asheville School of Massage & Yoga: (828) 252-7377 21 CE $395 Become a Continuing Education Provider Sept 22-24 Indian Head Massage or just teach like one… 21 CE + 3 Ethics CE $375 Teaching skills for The Workshop leader Personalized help developing your class in a small group setting. Sept 28-30 Traditional Chinese Medicine 4 days in Raleigh, NC; March 2013 21 CE + 3 Ethics CE $375 Also offered… Oct 13-14 Orthopedic Massage Lower Body Teacher Training inTensive On-site training for massage school faculties 16 CE $300 Nov 2 Intro to Lymph Drainage 8 CE $150 For complete course descriptions and registration information: www.DynamicEquilibrium.com Nov 3 Techniques for TMJ 6 CE $140 919-562-1548 [email protected] Home Study Ethics Courses Always Available facebook.com/LauraAllenMT U PCOMINg CLASSES June 16-17 Level 1 Concord, NC June 23-24 Level 2 greensboro, NC July 21-22 Level 1 greensboro, NC August 4-5 Level 4 greensboro, NC August 11-12 Level 1 Cary, NC This six level (two days each level) certification program is founded on the fact that Nature has September 8-9 Level 5 greensboro, NC provided the tools to assist us in maintaining robust health or regaining good health once it has Sept 29-30 Level 2 greensboro, NC been jeopardized. The first level of defense and healing is our own internal pharmacy. The second October 20-21 Level 1 greensboro, NC level is the use of plants to assist us in this job. Come learn to safely and effectively use some the November 3-4 Level 3 greensboro, NC Nature’s most powerful tools, Essential Oils. Join us on this journey, the rediscovery of an ancient healing modality. December 1-2 Level 6 greensboro, NC Please see our website: The Level 1 class is a pre-requisite for all other classes. After taking Level 1 we recommend you take www.LovingScents.com for more information. the classes in numerical order. However, you can take Levels 2 through 5 in any sequence you desire. Level 6 must be the final class taken in this series. Level 1 . Introduction to The Aromatic World Level 2 . Aromatherapy: Its Impact on The Systems of the Body (pre-requisite: Level 1) Level 3 . Emotions, Mind, Mood, Personality, Spirituality (pre-requisite: Level 1) Level 4 . Blending, the Chemistry Of It All (pre-requisite: Level 1) 1203-F Brandt Street Greensboro, NC 27407 Level 5 . Strength, Length, Nature of Treatment: Methods of Application (pre-requisite: Level 1) (336) 294-7727 Level 6 . Deepening The Level of Understanding & Professionalism (pre-requisite: Levels 1-5) www.LovingScents.com Each 2 day class offers 14 CE’s to Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapists through NCBTMB Offering Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils (#280770-00). Conducting ongoing classes — to receive a brochure or to register please visit our and Quality Aromatherapy Supplies website at www.LovingScents.com or call us at 336.294.7727. PERG • North Carolina Edition, Fall 2012 3 Classes with Nancy Toner Weinberger Experience. Insight. Compassion. Competence. INSTRUCTOR: Nancy Toner Weinberger, ASHEVILLE bodyworker of 35 years, is an accomplished Trager® Teaching! Getting Started. * practitioner who trained directly with Dr. Milton Trager. Asheville School of Massage & Yoga She has a strong and varied background in massage, 8/3-8/4 (14CE) energy work, and mind/body health concepts. Known for her down-to-earth, easygoing, practical teaching To register: 828 252-7377 style, she has been teaching adult learners for more than 30 years. RUTHERFORDTON Freedom Bodywork (Front of the Body) Bindegewebsmassage Thera-ssage 9/7-9/9 Medical Massage To register: 828-288-3727 A reflexive therapy of the connective tissue from Germany. Treat inflammatory conditions of the bowel, reflux, deep GREENSBORO abdominal adhesions, menstrual problems, frozen shoulder, Bindegewebsmassage: Basic blood pressure, headaches, joint diseases, backache, Kneaded Energy School of Massage muscular restrictions, and anything that ends with “-itis.” 9/14, 9/15, 9/21, 9/22 Treatments engage the reflexes of the connective tissue and the autonomic Fri eve & Sat morn nervous system to bring on powerful healing responses in the body. Given To register: 336-273-1260 in a seated position, the client wears underwear and a hospital gown. RALEIGH/CARY Bindegewebsmassage: Basic Each course meets 2 consecutive Freedom Bodywork days for 2 4-hour classes, followed by a break, and then 2 more consecutive (Back of the Body) days for 2 4-hour classes. Tuition $275 plus a $20 materials fee. 16 CE The Healing Arts & Massage School 8/10-8/12 To register: 919-821-1444 Freedom Bodywork Let yourself out of the box! Bindegewebsmassage: Basic Let your work become play, and gain longevity in your Miller Motte College-Cary bodywork career. Discover this light, free way of working 10/19, 10/20, 10/26, 10/27- Fri eve that melts away client pain and tension. Your clients will love & Sat morn you for it! To register: 919-532-7153 Level 1 Back of the Body (Back, shoulders, hips, legs) Ethics: Being on the Board Level 1 Front of the body (Neck, rib cage, abdomen, legs, feet) Medical Arts School 9/23 Tuition $395 each 3-day class. (21CE) To register: 919-872-6386 These classes have been previously titled Manifest Mind. Miller Motte College 10/20 To register: 919-532-7176 Ethics: Being on the Board WILMINGTON Learn about the NC Board disciplinary process by actually Miller Motte College being a Board Member and trying a real case against a ® ® Trager Mentastics LMBT! 3 CE (unless otherwise noted) 10/7 morning Bindegewebsmassage: Basic 10/7, 10/8, 10/12, 10/13 Trager® Mentastics® for Self-Care Sun afternoon, Mon morn, Spend a morning learning simple movements that can restore Fri afternoon, Sat morn.