Hot Stone Workshops
Taught by Mary Axelrod, NCMT, 'Hot Stone Master'

Winter Workshop Schedule for Fort Collins, Colorado:

February 25-26, 2012 -- 2-day Hot Stone Class, 16 CEUs
March 17-18, 2012 -- 2-day Hot Stone Class, 16 CEUs

All workshops are 2-days, must attend both days. Classes meet from 9 am - 6 pm. Register early and set up an easy payment plan!

Interested in a workshop in your area? Contact me at 970-204-1794 for details.

Why Take This Phenemonal Workshop
* Learn some of the Principles of Phenomenal Touch®
* Learn some of the Phenomenal Touch techniques
* Learn to use stones for relaxing placement
* Learn the best way to massage with stones
* Learn the difference between working stones vs. placement
* Learn to work the body in a 3-Dimensional way
* Learn the wonderful benefits of hot and cold stones
* Learn the cautions and contraindications for using heat, cold
* Learn how to use different sizes and tool stones in your work
* Learn how to use hot stones in a safe and effective way
* Learn a unique system of handling and managing the stones
* Learn how and when to use cool stones for therapy
* Learn to use cool stones for a refreshing summer massage
* Make your massage or bodywork session flow
* Learn to manage stones with minimal interruptions
* Learn how to find more stones from rivers, oceans
* Learn how to care for, clean, cure and re-energize your stones
* Learn how to setting up your workspace with proper supplies
* Business and marketing tips are included inthe workshop
* A wonderful investment in yourself and your business
* Your clients will feel the difference, and so will you!

About Our Workshops
This is the BEST hot stone workshop available and the cost is only $375. (Stones and supplies are additional cost, please ask about affordable options.)

Because everyone has different learning styles, the workshop is uniquely set up so that you experience many modalities - you will hear the information, see demonstrations, feel the work on your body, and be assisted to actually do the techniques. You will get a lot of help and attention throughout the entire class, as well as receive many handouts.

Experience Level: This is an introductory level workshop for massage therapists, Reflexologists, Estheticians and body workers with no experience with hot stones.

This class is great for therapists who already use hot stones who want to learn new and unique methods of stone massage and effective stone management. These techniques will inspire you and bring your massage work and your business to a whole new level!

You may also attend it you are currently in massage school or if you are planning to re-start your practice after time away….. Other interested persons who are not professional therapists but do massage for friends and family, or couples are invited to take the class just for fun.

What you will Learn in this Workshop: 

Important Principles - Of touching the body using Phenomenal Touch® Principles as well as Techniques. These principles will become the foundation of your work for any type of massage or bodywork. An example of just a few principles you will learn are -- the importance of entrance & exit, working with flow, seamless transitions as you move from one part to another in a beautiful integrated flow, using 3-Dimensional techniques, obeying the speed limit of your client's body, melting the muscles with hot stones before doing deeper work, proper stance and body mechanics to protect yourself, and many more. Your clients will notice the difference when you use Phenomenal Touch, and so will you!

Working With the Stones - Learn to actually massage muscle tissue in the body with hot stones in a Phenomenal way! Massaging with hot stones, not just placement, brings your massage to a whole new level and feels fantastic to your clients. Understand how to use the different shapes, sizes, as well as learn the creative use of stones in a massage. You will learn proper placement in your hands, entrance onto the skin, and a wide variety of techniques for using your stones as tools for deep relaxation as well as therapeutic massage.

Flow and Integration - How to weave stones into your massage in a seamless way, techniques to make the session flow with a balance between using stones and your hands.

Hot Stone Management - How to organize and actually work with your stones using the Phenomenal Touch organizational system. How to work with many different stones, integrating them into your massage. Managing different temperatures, having the right temperature stones when you need them. How to control and organize the flow of stones into and out of the cooker in an efficient way. Planning ahead for the right temperature stones you will need next. How to use the stones for both massage and placement on the body. How to always have stones available at the temperature you need to avoid delays in your massage.

Purshasing Stones: About Stones and Stone Kits - The Institute for Phenomenal Touch has top quality stone kits for purchase at a very competitive price.

Special offer - When you attend a hot stone workshop and purchase the book (required) you will receive a coupon for $25 off a hot stone kit.

In this workshop you will receive information about stones and the sizes, shapes, types and amount of stones needed for an effective hot stone massage as well as all the accessories to get started right away. This picture represents a sample of the kinds stones available from the Institute. Each kit contains a selection of 55 beautiful  hand-selected stones of basalt and quartzite in various sizes, colors and shapes as well as tool stones.

This picture is a representative sample of the stones you will receive. Notice the wonderful variety of stones -- these are not just all black basalt stones (as most stone kits are) but contain hand- selected stones of various sizes, colors and shapes as well as tool stones of basalt and quartzite.

These stones are far superior to most other stone kits sold online and will last for a lifetime of use. You will also learn how to find and add your own stones to your kit, how to prepare and cure them for use in a massage. 

See right column for more information about what you will learn in this workshop ------->

Workshop  Registration:  Please print out this registration form indicating the date of the class you want. Click Here for Registration Form for all Hot Stone Workshops taught by Mary Axelrod.

Workshop Cost: $375 per person (additional cost for stones & supplies).

Click here for the book - 'Hot Stone Massage: A Three Dimensional Approach' by Leslie Bruder, Founder and Director of The Institute for Phenomenal Touch. This book is required for the class and there is a reading assignment prior to attending the class.

          

Special Savings - Purchase the book AND attend the workshop and receive a coupon for $25 off a beautiful hot stone kit (55 stones - see example pictured below) from the Institute for Phenomenal Touch. (Coupon is only given after completion of workshop).

Workshop Payments - You can hold your space with a down payment of only $100 and set up an easy payment plan (early enrollment only). 

Payment Deadline: Full payment for the class and supplies is due 1 week before the class. We can set up an affordable monthly payment plan if you register early. Call for details. 

Continuing Education CEs
You Will Receive: Upon successful completion of this 2-day class you will receive a certificate of Completion for
16 CE Hours from The Institute For Phenomenal Touch.

These credits will meet the requirements for continuing education credits for the National Certification Board NCBTMB, as well as ABMP and AMTA for massage therapists and body workers. The Institute for Phenomenal Touch is Nationally Certified.

Note: Please be aware that this weekend training DOES NOT certify you as a massage therapist, which requires a minimum of 500 classroom hours in Colorado (differs by each state) from a state approved vocational school.

Under the new Colorado law, every person who practices any form of massage in Colorado must be officially registered in the state of Colorado. Please see the ABMP website for specific details and registration information.

For more information about this workshop training or hot stones in general, call Mary at 970-204-1794. 

 

More Information You Will Learn in this Hot Stone Workshop:

The Benefits & Effects of Hot Stones - A detailed discussion of the benefits and the reasons to integrate hot stones into your massage.

Proper Heating Methods (as well as using cold stones) - Using stones of different temperatures, how to safely heat and cool them so they are effective to use. 

Hot Stone Placement - Safely working with hot stones is critical. You will learn about the various sizes, shapes and temperatures to use in a placement layout as well as doing a massage with hot stones. You will learn and experience the feel of stone layouts on the body in a safe and nurturing way, as well as where and how to massage with them.

Precautions - The cautions and contraindications for using hot stones with your clients are important to know. Discussions include the benefits of using stones for health as well as working with clients with specific health conditions, illnesses and injuries, and when you would not want to use hot or cold stones.

Cold Stones - Benefits of cold versus heat, when and why you would use cold stones instead of hot stones.

Cleaning and Care of Your Stones - How to clean and sterilize your stones for each session, at the end of the day, how to store stones, how to care for and re-energize them.

Equipment and Setting up your Room for using Hot Stones - is critical. A proper and efficient set up makes using your stones more fun and allows flow and ease of use. You will learn about equipment needed, techniques, specific information. We will cover how to set up your massage room for the effective management and flow during your massage, with the best
location and placement of your massage table and stone table and supplies.