BTI Continuing Education Workshops
Optimal Body Mechanics with The Way of Ease®
offered twice in 2012:
Thursday, March 15 with Todd Boyd, MS, LMBT
Sunday, September 30 with Beverly Johnson, LMBT
9:30am-5:30pm | 7 continuing education contact hours | $145
The Way of Ease® is designed to help every practitioner develop a greater sense of meaning, satisfaction, well-being and success through their work. This practical system focuses on the foundational elements of our profession -- the qualities, skills and principles which are essential to the masterful practice of every method of massage and bodywork therapy. This innovative approach was created by BTI's founder, Rick Rosen, and serves as the basis for every hands-on course taught at the school's Massage Therapy Diploma Program.
The secret to making therapy better for both you and the client is working with maximum of ease and efficiency -- and a minimum of effort and tension. This workshop on Optimal Body Mechanics will help you achieve greater therapeutic results and protect your body from discomfort, pain and injury.
Don't suffer through another week of treatments! Come and learn how to engage your somatic awareness, align your body with gravity, and effortlessly mobilize your full physical and energetic resources. You’ll have an opportunity to practice these methods and to learn how they integrate with tableside work. In addition, you’ll learn and experience:
- The Three Primary Directions of Movement
- Centering and Grounding Functions
- Use of the Breath Cycle
- The Rhythmic Element
- Working from a place of Energy vs. Strength
- Methods for self-assessment and self-correction
The workshop will include a combination of lecture, demonstration, movement exercises and hands-on practice with supervision.
Todd Boyd is a Lead Instructor for Massage Therapy and A&P courses at BTI. He has a bachelor's degree from NC State University and a master's degree in strategic studies from the US Army War College. He is a BTI Graduate, ABMP Member, and NC LMBT (#7712), with a private practice in Siler City, NC. Before coming to BTI, Todd served as Chief of Staff of the NC Army National Guard, and retired from a distinguished 27-year career as the rank of Colonel.
Beverly Johnson is a NC Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist (#928) with a thriving practive in Pittsboro, NC. She is a Lead Instructor for Massage Therapy courses at the Body Therapy institute. She is a BTI graduate, Nationally Certified, ABMP member, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, certified in Reiki, level II, and has completed leadership training with Strozzi Institute.
Rick Rosen is the founder and co-director of BTI. Over his three decades in the field, he has studied disciplines such as Structural Integration, T’ai Chi, Hatha Yoga and the Feldenkrais Method – and blended their principles into a practical approach for body-oriented practitioners. He is a NC Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (License #1).