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Current Offerings
We offer continuing education courses year-round in several formats: part-time, full-time and weekend study. In fact, nearly every course listed on this site can be taken as continuing education. Our courses are open to beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Click on the links below to view short descriptions of our currents courses.

To register, get on our mailing list, or ask us a question, please call us at 1-888-808-5188 or e-mail us at info@nmhealingarts.org. We would love to hear from you!

Free Demonstration Evenings and Open Houses
This spring/summer/fall the Academy's free demonstration events and open houses are all on Wednesday evenings from 6 - 7:30 PM and take place at the Academy except where noted. Spaces are limited. Please call to pre-register for all free demonstrations and open houses.

• April 16, Sound Healing
• April 23, Longevity for Bodyworkers
• May 7, Pilates for Bodyworkers
• May 14, Open House for Polarity and Massage programs + free workshop, Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
• May 21, Reflexology
  
• May 28, Intuitive Massage
• June 11, Aromatherapy
• June 18, Advanced Myofascial Techniques
• July 8, Sound Healing, Tuesday, 6 - 7:30 PM
• July 16, Craniosacral Therapy
  
• August 6, Open House for Polarity & Massage Programs
• September 2, Trauma Work for Bodyworkers
• September 3, Reflexology
• September 17, Ortho-Bionomy
• September 17, Equine Positional Release, Location to be announced
  
• September 24, Advanced Myofascial Techniques
• October 1, Aromatherapy
• November 12, Open House for Polarity & Massage Programs

Current continuing education topics 2008:

April Dates

• April 12 – 13,  Sound Healing for Acupuncturists, 9 AM – 6 PM; $345, or $310 three weeks in advance; 16 PDA points for DOM’s.
• April 14 and 15, Quantum Lightweaving Demonstrations; 7 – 9:30 PM; at BODY of Santa Fe, 505-986-1111; $15 each evening; Pre-registration strongly recommended.
• April 14 – May 5,  Pilates - Core Conditioning for Bodyworkers; Four Mondays, 9 AM – Noon; $180, or $165 by March 31; 12 CE hours for LMT’s.
• April 19 – 20,  Advanced Myofascial Techniques - Arm, Wrist, and Shoulder; Sat, 9:30 AM – 5 PM, Sun, 9:30 AM – 4 PM; $290, or $250 by April 4; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.
• April 26 – 27,  Reflexology - Level II, *RX PRQ; 9 AM – 6 PM; $240, or $215 by April 12; 16 CE hours for LMT’s; 15 PDA points for DOM’s.

• May 2 – 4, Visceral Manipulation 6 - Viscero-emotional Relationships, *VM PRQ, (edit)
• May 3- 4,  Sound Healing for Bodyworkers; 9 AM – 6 PM; $345, or $310 three weeks in advance; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.
• May 8 – 11,  Visceral Manipulation 4 - Thorax *VM PRQ, Thurs, 8 AM - 5 PM; Fri-Sun, 9 AM - 5 PM; $795; 24 CE hours.
• May 11 – 17,  Orthobionomy - Relationships, *OB PRQ; Schedule varies by day so call for info; $720 full module, or $650 by September 26; Students may take and pay for only portions of the module; 47 CE hours for LMT’s; 47 Ortho-Bionomy certification program units.
• May 17 – 18,  Longevity For Bodyworkers - Making Deep Work Light and Easy; 9 AM – 6 PM; $225, or $200 by May 3; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.
• May 19 – June 2,  Yoga - Ancient Self-care Technology; Four Mondays, 9 AM – Noon; $180, or $165 by May 5; 12 CE hours for LMT’s.
• May 23 – 25,  Pilates - Core Conditioning For Bodyworkers; Fri, 5 – 9 PM, Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM, Sun, 9 AM – 2 PM; $260, or $235 by May 9; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.

• June 7 – 8,  Intuitive Massage; 9 AM – 5 PM; $240, or $215 by May 16; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.
• June 16 and 17, Quantum Lightweaving Demonstrations; 7 – 9:30 PM; at BODY of Santa Fe, 505-986-1111; $15 each evening; Pre-registration strongly recommended.
• June  20 – 22,  Sound Healing - Sound Body Treatment, *SH PRQ; 9 AM – 5 PM; $595, or $540 by June 6; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.
• June  20 – 22,  Quantum Lightweaving; Call the Academy for schedule; $445, or $395 by June 6; 23 CE hours for LMT’s. (edit)
• June 21 – 22,  Reflexology I - An Introduction; 9 AM – 6 PM; $240, or $215 by May 30; 16 CE hours for LMT’s; 15 PDA points for DOM’s.
• June  26 – 29,  Visceral Manipulation 3 - The Pelvis, *VM PRQ, Thurs, 8 AM - 5 PM, Fri-Sun, 9 AM - 5 PM; $795; 24 CE hours.
• June 28 – 29,  Aromatherapy - Love Your Senses; 9 AM – 5 PM; $235, or $215 by June 13; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.

• July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30,  Aromatherapy - Basics; 6 – 9 PM each evening; $250, or $230 by June 18; 15 CE hours for LMT’s.
• July 7 - October 15, Medical Massage, 6-9:30PM Specific Mondays and Wednesdays - call for details; $960, or $860 by June 23; 80 CE hours.
• July 12 – 13,  Advanced Myofascial - Spine, Ribs, Lowback; Sat, 9:30 AM – 5 PM, Sun, 9:30 AM – 4 PM; $290, or $250 by June 27, call for further discount info; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.
• July 17 – 20,  Craniosacral - Talking to the Heart, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.
• July 20 – 26,  Orthobionomy - Interconnection, *OB PRQ; Schedule varies by day - call for info; $720 entire module, or $650 by July 3; segments of this module can be taken on a stand-alone basis - call for details; 47 CE hours; 47 Ortho-Bionomy Certification Program units.
• July 24 – 27,  Craniosacral – Basics; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $460, or $410 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.
• July 26 – 27, Sound Healing for Acupuncturists; 9 AM – 6 PM; $345, or $310 three weeks in advance; 16 PDA points for DOM’s.
• July 31 – Aug 3,  Craniosacral - Mouth and Ear Work, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM; Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s.

• August 7 – 10, Craniosacral – Basics; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $460, or $410 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.
• August 11 - September 3, Shiatsu, 6 - 9:30 PM Specific Mondays and Wednesdays - call for details; $360, or $320 by July 28; 30 CE hours.
• August 16 – 17 Sound Healing for Bodyworkers; 9 AM – 6 PM; $345, or $310 three weeks in advance; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.
• August 21 – 24  Craniosacral - Follow-up, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $460, or $410 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.

• September 4 – 7, Visceral Manipulation 5: Manual Thermal Evaluation, *VM PRQ, Thurs, 8AM-5PM, Fri-Sun, 9AM-5PM; $795; 24 CE hours.
• September  4 – 7,  Craniosacral - Talking to Our Alarm Systems, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 9 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s.
• September  11 – 14, Craniosacral - Sphenoid, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.
• September 13 – 14, Reflexology I - An Introduction; 9 AM – 6 PM; $240, or $215 by August 22; 16 CE hours for LMT’s; 15 PDA points for DOM’s.
  
• September  18 – 21,  Craniosacral - Eyes, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s.
• September 20 – 21,  Equine Positional Release; 9 AM – 5 PM; $240, or $220 by August 29; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.
• September  25 – 28, Craniosacral - Talking to the Heart, *CS PRQ; Thurs, 6 – 10 PM, Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 6 PM; $620, or $560 thirty days in advance; 28 CE hours for LMT’s; 26.5 PDA points for DOM’s.

• October 3, Ethics, 9AM-Noon with a 3-hour take-home assignment prior to the class; $75; 6 CE hours, including the two hours of "Roles and Responsibilities" required for re-certification by the NCBTMB; meets all NCBTMB and New Mexico ethics CE requirements for massage therapists re-licensing.
• October 4 – 5, Reflexology - Level II, *RX PRQ; 9 AM – 6 PM; $240, or $215 by April 12; 16 CE hours for LMT’s; 15 PDA points for DOM’s.
• October 10,  Advanced Myofascial Seminars - Neck and Head; 9:30 AM – 5 PM; $150, or $135 by September 19, call for further discount info; 7 CE hours for LMT’s.
• October 10 – 12, Nervous System - Neuro-Meningeal Manipulation, Fri, 8AM-5PM, Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM; $975; 18 CE hours.
• October 11-12, Advanced Myofascial Seminars – Whiplash; Sat, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Sun, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM; $290, or $250 by September 19, call for more information.
• October 14,  Ethics, 9AM-Noon with a 3-hour take-home assignment prior to the class; $75; 6 CE hours, including the two hours of "Roles and Responsibilities" required for re-certification by the NCBTMB; meets all NCBTMB and New Mexico ethics CE requirements for massage therapists re-licensing.
• October 17 – 19,  Visceral Manipulation 6 - Viscero-emotional Relationships, *VM PRQ; Fri, 8AM-5PM; Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM; $695; 18 CE hours.
• October 18 – 19,  Aromatherapy and the Five Elements; 9 AM – 5 PM; $235, or $215 by October 3; 14 CE hours for LMT’s.
• October 25 – 26,  Reflexology III - The Role of Reflexology in Digestion and Detoxification, *RX PRQ; 9 AM – 6 PM; $240, or $215 by October 4; 16 CE hours for LMT’s.

Other offerings

Introductory and Sampler Classes for Massage and Polarity Therapy
June 13
Introduction to Polarity Therapy, 9 AM – 5 PM, $100, or $90 by May 30
June 14 – 15
Introduction to Massage Therapy, 9 AM – 5 PM, $200, or $180 by May 30
August 13
Massage Therapy Sampler Class, 6 – 9 PM, $45, or $75 including Polarity Sampler Class.
August 20
Polarity Therapy Sampler Class, 6 – 9 PM, $45, or $75 including Massage Sampler Class.
November 22
Massage Therapy Sampler Class, 9 AM – Noon, $45, or $75 for all day including lunch.
November 22
Polarity Therapy Sampler Class, 1 – 4 PM, $45, or $75 for all day including lunch.

Advanced Myofascial

These courses are part of an ongoing series of seminars presenting advanced and little-known myofascial techniques that can be incorporated easily into existing personal bodywork styles. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the focus is on unusual, interesting and fresh approaches that will expand your technique repertoire and inspire innovation. Classes include demos, individualized hands-on supervision, and the use of state-of-the-art instructional materials. You will receive a detailed course manual/organizer with photos of the techniques covered. More information about the instructor and the advanced myofascial techniques training program is available online at www.advanced-trainings.com

Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Spine, Ribs, & Lower Back
Jill Gerber, LMT, Advanced Rolfer

Sat. July 12, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM and Sun. July 13, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

14 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$290 full tuition or $250 when paid in full by June 27

Audience: Professional bodyworkers who have a minimum of 250 hours of training

Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Arm, Wrist & Shoulder
Jill Gerber, LMT, Advanced Rolfer

Sat. April 19, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM and Sun. April 20, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

14 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$290 full tuition or $250 when paid in full by April 4

Audience: Professional bodyworkers who have a minimum of 250 hours of training

Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Neck & Head
Jill Gerber, LMT, Advanced Rolfer

Fri. October 10, 9:30 AM - 5 PM

7 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$150 full tuition or $135 when paid in full by early bird date

Audience: Professional bodyworkers who have a minimum of 250 hours of training

Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Whiplash
Til Luchau, Advanced Rolfer
Jill Gerber, LMT, Advanced Rolfer

Sat. October 11, 9:30 AM - 5 PM and
Sun. October 12, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

14 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$290 full tuition or $250 when paid in full by early bird date

Audience: Professional bodyworkers who have a minimum of 250 hours of training

NOTE:  The Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Neck & Head and Advanced Myofascial Techniques: Whiplash are encouraged to be taken together as a 3-day workshop:
21 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$420 full tuition or $380 when paid in full by September 19

Advanced-Trainings.com offers a $25 rebate on each class you take, once you enroll in the Certification Program in Advanced Myofascial Techniques. Information is at http://www.advanced-trainings.com/certification.html

NMAHA is also offering: When you sign up with a friend, you and your friend will receive a $40 discount towards that class or a future class.

Craniosacral Certification Program: Cranio for Everybody

The Academy is excited to launch a Craniosacral Certification Program with Etienne Peirsman in 2008. Craniosacral Therapy (CST) focuses on the body's craniosacral system which is made up of the cerebrospinal fluid and fascial membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and their connection with every structure in the body. Through gentle, non-invasive touch a practitioner releases craniosacral and fascial restrictions to improve the overall functioning of the central nervous system.

In order for the brain to help the body function optimally, it needs the maximum space possible to do it's work. CST creates more space for the brain to function, allowing physical and emotional challenges to be dealt with and resolved more easily. CST is very effective for addressing a wide range of medical conditions and emotional difficulties.

As a Master of Meditation, Etienne Peirsman has developed a unique teaching style over the past 17 years that adds a meditative depth to the methods used by the Upledger Institute and combines a practical, no-nonsense approach with the biodynamic style. His classes focus on supporting each student in connecting with their full potential and awareness, rather than on tracking what is "wrong" in the client's body. His work is a synthesis of many CS methods available and creates a fresh approach to help each student achieve the confidence and self-trust to provide a beautiful craniosacral session every time. Etiienne gives Cranio back to the Heart. We are honored to welcome him in presenting his unique Craniosacral courses at the Academy.    

For further information about Etienne Peirsman and his Craniosacral training's see www.cranioforeverybody.com or www.craniobabies.com

Craniosacral Courses

The courses in the Craniosacral Certification Program are divided into four phases. After the Basic, Follow-up, and Sphenoid classes, there are options for how you can sequence your experience in the program. Please contact the Academy for more information, and for updated schedules. To download this information with dates for upcoming classes, click here.

PHASE 1:

Basic Course
Offered twice: July 24 - 27 or August 7 - 10
Thursday, 6:00 - 10:00 PM; Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists
$460 Full tuition, or $410 when paid 30 days before.

The Basic Course can be taken as a stand-alone program for bodyworkers who would like an introduction to Craniosacral Therapy and may not wish to complete the full certification program, or as the first class in the Craniosacral program series. You will learn how to become silent enough to listen and feel the inner movements of a person’s body.  You will understand how to approach and interact with the Craniosacral System, and feel the specific cranial rhythm you are most comfortable with. You will study how the CS system relates to the whole body, enhance your understanding of fascial intelligence, and gain the ability to do a diaphragm-by-diaphragm release over the whole body. You will also learn basic cranial lifts and neck releasing techniques.

Each day during the training you will give and receive a practice session that covers the techniques demonstrated that day.  By the end of this class, you will be able to give a full basic cranial session.

Basic Follow-Up
August 21 - 24, Thursday, 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Basic Course)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists
$460 Full tuition or $410 when paid 30 days before

This class will connect you with the 3 CS-rhythms and introduce you to the brain cycle. It will present unwinding techniques and teach you how to open the heart via the meridians as well as using a thorax release. You will learn how to create still-points, direct energy, and open the “avenue of expression” in order to connect with your clients using your “original voice.”  You will give and receive a practice session each day.

PHASE 2:

Sphenoid Class
September 11 - 14, Thursday, 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisites: Basic and Follow-up Courses)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists
$620 Full tuition, or $560 when paid 30 days before.

Birthing pressures on the skull fixate its base into a certain position.  The normal hardening of these bones gives each of us a skull that is locked in this ‘baby’ position. Without intervention, this position stays with us for the rest of our lives.

In this class you will learn techniques to increase the flexibility of the cranial base, allowing the brain to function in the maximum space available. You will gain the ability to release the trigeminal nerve, opening up new possibilities of intelligence for yourself and your clients. Finally, you will explore the structures that keep the dura in place, such as the ethmoid and coccyx complex.

Test #1 (2 hours)

This is a practical examination where the student demonstrates all techniques learned to date in the program.

Talking to the Heart
July 17 - 20 or Sept. 25 - 28, Thursday 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Sphenoid)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists
$620 Full tuition, or $560 when paid 30 days before.

In this Somato Emotional Trauma Release class, students will learn to speak with their clients using their "original voice" as well as become able to recognize the intelligence and voice of cells and organs. You will gain the ability to speak directly to the structures inside the body without the interference of the chattering mind. You will also learn techniques for exploring and releasing constrictions in your own and your client's Heart, allowing both of you to function more smoothly and express more fully.

PHASE 3:

Mouth and Ear Work
July 31 - Aug 3, Thursday 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Sphenoid)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$620 Full tuition, or $560 when paid 30 days before.

This class address TMJ Dysfunction and how the sympathetic and parasympathetic Nervous Systems are interconnected with our brain and impact our general well being.

Eye Work
September 18 - 21, Thursday 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Sphenoid)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$620 Full tuition, or $560 when paid 30 days before.

This class will look at function and dysfunction in the body's visual system and how our vision relates to our defense systems and ability to fully relax. You will learn how to shift the direction of the energy that comes into your brain from your eyes, giving you a new way to use your vision. We will work with the brain nuclei, 6 layers of the cortex, and the unwinding of the drag tension that the cerebellum has on the visual cortex. This is a unique class presenting new developments in cranial understanding that are not being taught anywhere else.

Talking To Our Alarm Systems
September 4 - 7, Thursday 6:00 - 10:00 PM;
Friday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Talking to the Heart)
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$620 Full tuition, or $560 when paid 30 days before.

This Somato Emotional Release 2 class will explore the reticular alarm system and the total stress cascade response in the body. Typically when we experience stress, it is the result of the reactions in the systems which function out of the awareness of our conscious mind. In this class students learn how these responses occur, and how to take them off "automatic" and interrupt the stress cascade.

Baby Class (28 hours)
To be scheduled.

In this Somato Emotional Release 3 class students will learn about the different stages of brain growth. They will re-experience conception, womb-service, delivery, and the first months with mom. They will also learn techniques for working with to-be mothers, babies, and small children. The material represented in this class is thoroughly outlined in Etienne's book "Cranio for Babies and Small Children".

Deep Tissue Release (28 hours)
To be scheduled.

Sometimes in order to adequately work on the craniosacral system (C/S system) a body worker needs first to work deeply with the Ilio-psoas complex, other pelvic muscles, neck muscles, or the respiratory diaphragm. Students in this class will learn deep tissue techniques to release the myofascial holding patterns to gain access to the C/S system.

PHASE 4:

5 Day Advanced Residential (60 hours)
To be scheduled.

In this 5-day immersion program students will work in groups of five deepening their practical skills. Each day every student will receive a full session from the other four members of their group working on them simultaneously.

Final Test (4 hours)

This is a practical examination where the student demonstrates all techniques learned in the program.

Thesis

The student decides what area of the cranial field interests them most and writes a 30 page Thesis.

Ethics

Courtney Morris
This course will engage the therapists in active discussions, role-plays and real life scenarios involving ethical considerations for therapists within spa contexts. Topics such as sensuality, sexuality, boundaries and communication will be explored. Meets the requirements for New Mexico Licensure, NCBTMB and AMTA renewal.

October 3 or October 14, 2008; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
6 CE Hours
$75

Equine positional release

This course will enable students to work with owners and their horses to achieve lasting health, comfort and soundness by building harmonious working relationships using the tools of Equine Positional Release (EPR) and Ortho-Bionomy (O/B) principles. EPR is developed from Ortho-Bionomy specifically for use with owners and their horses.

These 4 classes are designed for the student to take each class without any prerequisites. Taken together they make a body of work focused on a holistic approach to horse care using EPR & O/B principles as its foundation.

View the course list

September 20-21, 2008
9:00am - 5:00pm
$240/$220 when paid in full by August 29

Intuitive Bodywork

Bernard Treynet, LMT, RMTI
Enhance the creativity, authenticity and playfulness of your bodywork by further exploring the art of listening.  As one of the Academy’s senior teachers of the Art of Conscious Touch, Bernard facilitates bodyworkers’ entrance into a new realm of bodywork by guiding each individual into their own unique bodywork expression and leading each to find truly deep listening skills.  If you have not experienced a class with Bernard, it is an invitation to “an enlightening experience” that will truly touch the soul.

June 7-8, 2008
9:00 am - 5:00pm
14 CE Hours
$200/$180 when paid in full by September 21 or January 25

Longevity for Bodyworkers

Jeffrey Thompson, LMT, RMTI
Improve effectiveness and client satisfaction with easy and comfortable bodymechanics techniques. Based on the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education, gain a foundation in self-care that will increase your longevity as a bodyworker and protect your body from injury and stress.

May 17-18, 2008
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
16 CE Hours
$225/$200 when paid in full by September 21

Ortho-Bionomy®

Ortho-Bionomy is rooted philosophically and scientifically in Osteopathy, a 100-year-old health care system that recognizes the body's self-healing and self-regulating capacity. These classes apply to either our Basic or Advanced Practitioner Training Programs. Call (888) 808-5188 or (505) 982-6271 to receive a brochure and for more information.

BASIC PRACTITIONER TRAINING

Foundation: Contact & Positioning
October 12 - 18
47 CE Hours for Massage Therapists
$720 Full tuition, or $650 when paid by Sept. 26.
Ursula Hofer, LPC, LMT, Advanced Instructor
Christina Montes de Oca, BA, LMT, Advanced Instructor
An entry level module, Foundation: Contact and Positioning includes history, philosophy, principles and concepts of Ortho-Bionomy along with a comprehensive approach to physical and energetic techniques for the spine and the extremities.

In Ortho-Bionomy contact means being in a specific relationship with the client that allows the self-correcting reflexes to be accessed and engaged. Learning to recognize which positions facilitate this process is an important part of learning Ortho-Bionomy. At the Phase 5 and 6 level we learn to recognize comfortable movement or energetic contact as dimensions of comfortable positions. Whether we hold positions or move with the client physically and/or energetically, ease for both client and practitioner is an important part of the contact.

Understanding about contact and positioning continues to increase with practice over time of Ortho-Bionomy as students deepen in their ability to connect in the client-practitioner relationship.

Classes included in this module: Essentials of Ortho-Bionomy, Phase 4 Spine and Shoulders, Phase 4 Extremities, Study Group, Phase 5 and 6.

Residential's in New Mexico | 40 Units
September 26 - October 2, 2008
Prerequisites: 24 Units: Phase 4, 16 Units Phase 5 & 6

Relationships: Exploring the Somatic Experience | 47 Units
May 11-17, 2008
Prerequisites: 16 Units: Phase 4

Interconnection | 47 Units
July 20-26, 2008
Prerequisites: Call for information

Ursula Hofer LMT, LPC, Advanced Instructor
Ursula is co-founder of the Ortho-Bionomy Certification Program, Senior Practitioner Program, and Basic Instructor Training Program at NMAHA. She teaches nationally & has a private practice in Santa Fe.

Christina Montes de Oca BA, LMT, Advanced Instructor
A licensed massage therapist and long-time teacher of Taoist movement arts, Christina has practiced and taught healing arts since 1982. A co-founder of the NMAHA Ortho-Bionomy Programs, she teaches Ortho-Bionomy throughout the United States and works with both Practitioner and Instructor trainees.

Reflexology

James Williams
Reflexology is an ancient art that tones up the body by compression massage on the feet.  This foundation course introduces students to the history, theory, and practice of reflexology.  Students learn techniques to administer a basic treatment for others or themselves. This 16-hour course is an introduction to the 200-hour reflexology certification program soon to be offered. 

Reflexology I: An Introduction
June 21-22 or September 13-14, 2008
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
16 CE hours
$240/$215 when paid in full by May 30 or August 22

Reflexology II
October 4-5, 2008
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
16 CE hours
$240/$215 when paid in full by September 13

Reflexology III: The Role of Reflexology in Digestion and Detoxification
October 25-26, 2008
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
16 CE hours
$240/$215 when paid in full by October 4

Shiatsu

Tanya Leherissey, NTS, LMT, RMTI
Shiatsu, translated as “finger pressure therapy,” is an Oriental healing method in which a practitioner applies pressure with palms, thumbs, fingers, elbows, knees, feet, and more to specific points on the body. These points lie along channels of energy known as meridians. Shiatsu aims to restore energetic balance to the body, mind, and spirit.

“Ancient Taoism arose from an earth-based culture, which understood the human body as a Chi-filled landscape. Like the Earth, it is mountains, woods, plains and sea.” 

–Tanya Leherissey, NTS, LMT, RMTI

August 11-September 3, 2008
Specific Mondays and Wednesdays, call for dates
6:00pm - 9:30pm
30 CE hours
$360/$320 when paid in full by July 28, 2008

Sound Healing for Bodyworkers:
Basic Training 

Marjorie de Muynck, MA
Samantha Jennings, DR. TCM, R.AC
Ohm Therapeutics™ is a sound healing system featuring the use of tuning forks tuned to Ohm (Om). The Ohm (Om) vibration is a powerful catalyst for accessing our body’s innate healing ability. Ohm is an earth tone, and is universally considered sacred and healing; it is clinically shown to be a safe, effective and therapeutic sound frequency.  Because all sound intervals are contained within Ohm, and movement is provided through the use of various octaves of this tone, it is a particularly effective and therapeutic choice for bodyworkers.

This two-day training covers technique, theory, and the therapeutic application of Ohm Tuning Forks. Learn to apply sound to the body, including specific acupressure, anatomical, reflexive and spinal points. The Huatuo Jiaji spinal points will be emphasized because they are reflexive to the entire body, making this a very beneficial and versatile treatment protocol easily incorporated by all bodyworkers.

Sound Healing for Bodyworkers
May 3-4, 2008 or August 16-17, 2008
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
16 CE Hours
$345/$310 when paid in full three weeks in advance

NOTE: An additional materials fee is required for purchasing tuning fork equipment you will use during the workshop. Please call for details.

Sound Healing for Acupuncturists
Offered twice: April 12 - 13 and July 26 - 27, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
16 PDA points for Acupuncturists
$345 Full tuition, or $310 when paid 3 weeks before.

NOTE: The 'Sound Healing for Acupuncturists' course will focus less on identifying the acupressure points and meridians than the 'Sound Healing for Bodyworkers' course, (since Acupuncturists are already familiar with this information,) and will go more in detail in other areas.

Sound Healing: Sound Body Treatment
June 20 - 22, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Pre-requisite: Sound Healing for Acupuncturists or Sound Healing for Bodyworkers)
16 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$595 Full tuition, or $540 when paid by June 6.

NOTE: If not already purchased, an additional materials fee is required for purchasing tuning fork equipment you will use during this workshop. Please call for details.

Audience: Although students in this program do not need to be licensed bodyworkers, it is best if they have bodywork experience, such as Massage, Polarity, Rolfing, Reiki, or some other type of bodywork modality.

Visceral Manipulation
 

We are pleased to announce our new Visceral Manipulation Certification Program taught by world-renowned Osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral!

Jean-Pierre Barral is a registered physical therapist and doctor of osteopathy who serves as Director of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulation at the University of Paris School of Medicine in Paris, France. He earned his diploma in osteopathic medicine in 1974 from the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England, and went on to teach spinal biomechanics at the institution from 1975-1982. He developed Visceral Manipulation based on his innovative theory that each internal organ rotates on a physiological axis.

Barral is author of the books Visceral Manipulation, Visceral Manipulation II, The Thorax, Urogenital Manipulation, Manual Thermal Diagnosis, and Osteopathic Approach to Trauma: Focus on Whiplash.

Visceral Manipulation was developed by French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral. At optimal health, the relationship between the organs (viscera) and structures of the body (muscles, membranes, fasciae and bones) remains stable despite the body’s endless varieties of motion. But when one organ can’t move in harmony with its surrounding viscera due to abnormal tone, adhesions or displacement, it works against all the body’s organs and structures. This disharmony creates fixed, abnormal points of tension that the body is forced to move around. That chronic irritation, in turn, paves the way for disease and dysfunction.

Visceral Manipulation (VM) is a gentle hands-on therapy that works through the body’s visceral system (the heart, liver, intestines and other internal organs) to locate and alleviate these abnormal points of tension throughout the body.

| Visceral Manipulation Courses |

Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 (VM1) | 24 CE Hours
New Dates to be Announced.
$795/ $595 with 60 day registration
$695 with 30 day registration

Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 2 (VM2) | 24 CE Hours
New Dates to be Announced.
$795/ $595 if signed up at VM1

Visceral Manipulation: The Pelvis (VM3) | 24 CE Hours
June 26-29, 2008
$795/ $595 if signed up at VM2

Visceral Manipulation: The Thorax (VM4) | 24 CE Hours
May 8-11, 2008
$795/ $595 if signed up at VM2 or VM3

Manual Thermal Evaluation and Introduction to VisceroEmotional
(VM5) | 24 CE Hours
September 4-7, 2008
$795/ $595 if signed up at VM4

VisceroEmotional Relationships (VM6) | 18 CE Hours
May 2-4, 2008 | October 17-19, 2008
$695/ $545 if signed up at VM5

Visceral Manipulation: Application for Pediatrics
(VAP) | 24 CE Hours
November 13-16, 2008
$795/ $595 with 60 day registration
$695 with 30 day registration

Visceral Listening Techniques (LT) | 18 CE Hours
Dates TBA
$695/ $545 with 30 day registration

Advanced Visceral Components of the Neck and Thorax
(VMAT) | 18 CE Hours
November 13-16, 2008
Dates TBA
$900

Visceral Manipulation Certification (VMC)
August, 2008 | February. 2009
$600

| Nervous System Courses |

Nervous System: Neuromeningeal Manipulation
(NS1) | 18 CE Hours
October 10-12, 2008 | March 6-8, 2009
$975

Nervous System: Peripheral Nerve Manipulation : Upper Body
(NS2) | 18 CE Hours
December 5-7, 2008 | May 15-17, 2009
$975

Nervous System: Peripheral Nerve Manipulation: Lower Body
(NS3) | 18 CE Hours
February 6-8, 2009 | June 12-14, 2009
$975

Nervous System: Brain, Cranial and Thoracic Nerve
(NS4) | 18 CE Hours
July 31 - August 2, 2009 | April 10-12, 2009
$975

Neuro-Viscero-Emotional Synthesis (NVS) | 18 CE Hours
September 4-6, 2009 | May 15-17, 2009
$975

Nervous System Certification (NSC)
June 2009 | October 2009
$600

| Certification Program |
Students may take courses individually or register for the entire visceral or nervous system programs. If registered for the entire program, a space will be reserved for the student in each class. Upon completion of the certification program, students will receive an Official Academy Transcript and a certificate of completion from the Barral Institute

Visceral Manipulation Certification includes
VM1–VM6 and VMC: $4,120

Nervous System Certification includes
NS1–NVS and NSC: $5,475

Aromatherapy courses

Aromatherapy is the art and science of using the individual properties of highly refined essential oils alone or in combination in a variety of healing contexts. The courses in this series are taught by Kristi Seibold, LMT, RMTI, a long-time instructor at the Academy and master of blending and using essential oils.

Audience: Members of the general public can study Aromatherapy with no previous bodywork experience. This program is also excellent for professional bodyworkers, including Massage Therapists, Polarity Therapists, and Acupuncturists.

Aromatherapy: Love Your Senses
June 28 - 29, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
14 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$235 Full tuition, or $215 when paid by June 13.

Journey into the realm of sacred healing using essential oils, including blending, ritual, and hydrosols. Work deeply in this experiential, hands-on course that will transport and transform your sense of the ordinary.

Aromatherapy: Basics
Five Evenings: July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
15 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$250 Full tuition, or $230 when paid by June 18.

Enhance your bodywork practice and your personal life through the knowledge and application of essential oils. This course explores the properties of essential oils and introduces you to how they can be used with bodywork. Learn how to discern which oils to use therapeutically for both physical and emotional ailments. Predominantly hands-on, this course takes you through the blending and application of oils, and introduces journeying with the plant world to help you cultivate a relationship with the healing properties of specific plants.

Aromatherapy and the 5-Elements
October 18 - 19, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
14 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$235 Full tuition, or $215 when paid by October 3.

Explore the five elements of the Earth, Air, Fire, Wood, and Metal with the use of essential oils, hydrosols, and meditation. This is an experiential class involving personal reflection, and hands-on application of the oils. No aromatherapy or massage experience required.

Polarity and Massage S
Sampler classes

Introduction to Polarity Therapy
Shanna Marsh-Martinez, RPP
Friday June 13, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$85 Full tuition, or $75 when paid by May 30.

This course provides an introduction to the philosophy, principles, and practice of polarity therapy, as well as what is involved in having a career as a Polarity Therapist. Learn how to use basic polarity therapy techniques in bodywork. Students will trade short sessions with their classmates to practice and experience what they study in class.

Introduction to Massage Therapy
Bernard Treynet, LMT, RMTI
June 14 - 15, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$150 Full tuition, or $135 when paid by May 30.

In this class you will learn fundamental strokes and techniques of massage, and learn how to give a basic full-body massage. You will also discuss what is involved in having a career as a massage therapist. The class will end with each student giving and receiving a basic full-body massage.

Massage Therapy Sampler Class
Bernard Treynet, LMT, RMTI
Offered Twice: Wednesday, August 13, 6:00 - 9:00 PM and
Saturday, November 22, 9 AM - Noon
$45. Combine this class with the Polarity Sampler Aug 20 OR Nov 22 and pay $75 for both samplers. The November 22 sampler day also includes lunch.

Get an introduction into what massage therapy is all about, learn basic massage therapy techniques, practice these techniques on others, experience them yourself, and gain insight into education and careers in massage therapy.

Polarity Therapy Sampler Class
Shanna Marsh-Martinez
Offered Twice: Wednesday, August 20, 6:00 - 9:00 PM and
Saturday, November 22, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
$45. Combine this class with the Massage Sampler Aug 13 OR Nov 22 and pay $75 for both samplers. The November 22 sampler day also includes lunch.

Get an introduction into what polarity therapy is all about, learn basic polarity therapy techniques, practice these techniques on others, experience them yourself, and gain insight into education and careers in polarity therapy.

Additional classes

Pilates Core Conditioning for Bodyworkers
Raymond Kurshals
Course Dates:
May 23 Friday evening, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
May 24 Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
May 25 Sunday, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$260 Full tuition, or $235 when paid by May 9.
16 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

Audience: Professional or Student Bodyworkers

This course will provide you as a bodyworker with essential skills to strengthen and protect your body to sustain a long, prosperous, and injury-free career. When you have a strong, flexible, and healthy body you can provide a higher level of service to your clients. This class will present Jo Pilates' specific exercises to:
-Find the "Core" of your body, including the soft tissues and bones involved;
-Strengthen from your "Core" outward:
-Create more flexibility in your body;
-Gain greater coordination and control throughout your body;
-Have the awareness of true balance as you work and live; and
-Learn to protect your body from picking up "bad" movement patterns.

Pilates Core Conditioning for Bodyworkers
Raymond Kurshals
Four Mondays:
April 14, April 21, April 28, and May 5, 9:00 AM - Noon
$180 Full tuition, or $165 when paid by March 31
13 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

This course will provide you as a bodyworker with essential skills to strengthen and protect your body to sustain a long, prosperous, and injury-free career. When you have a strong, flexible, and healthy body you can provide a higher level of service to your clients. This class will present Jo Pilates' specific exercises to:
-Find the "Core" of your body, including the soft tissues and bones involved;
-Strengthen from your "Core" outward:
-Create more flexibility in your body;
-Gain greater coordination and control throughout your body;
-Have the awareness of true balance as you work and live; and
-Learn to protect your body from picking up "bad" movement patterns.

Quantum Lightweaving
Kenji Kumara
Four Mondays:
Four Separate Demonstration Evenings: At BODY of Santa Fe
April 14, April 15, June 16, and June 17, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
$15 each evening, pre-register by calling BODY, 505-986-0362
COURSE: June 20 - 22, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Fri & Sat w/ 2 hr dinner break; 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sun with optional SHES ordination 5:15 - 6:00 PM.
$445 Full tuition, or $395 when paid by June 6.
Possible 23 CE HOurs for Massage Therapists. Call the Academy for updated information.

Audience: No previous bodywork experience is required.

This course will address the physics of healing and transformation using applied quantum theory, sacred (magnetic and radiant) healing touch, spiritual psychotherapy and advanced soul work. You will be introduced to techniques for traveling and working outside of the time-space continuum paradigm to hold the "space, place and state" for rapid transformation in a fun, loving, and sacred environment. You will also learn how to "collapse" internal holding patterns that cause stress, pain, trauma and general unconscious behavior and attitudes within the personality and inner child. The intentional outcome of this workshop is for you to reference a new baseline level of inner peace, oneness, openness, receptivity, harmony, balance and bliss that you can hold in working with others for any spiritual, mental, emotional and physical condition. Practice time will allow you to experience the conceptual templates of instantaneous change presented in this workshop.

PLEASE BRING: Favorite stuffed animal, sacral object for the altar, large water bottle, 2 light blankets, layered loose and comfortable clothing like sweats, notebook, pen, and hand wipes. Twin futon optional. Please come fragrance-free.

Yoga: Ancient Self-care Technology
Sarah Evans, LMT
Four Mondays:
May 19, May 26, June 2, and June 9, 9:00 AM - Noon
$180 Full tuition, or $165 when paid by May 5.
12 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

In this course you will learn to implement fundamental yoga principles in using correct body mechanics while you give a massage. The emphasis is on the breath and connecting your feet with the earth to draw energy through your legs to care for your body during bodywork. Each class will include a morning yoga practice and then we will bring elements from the class to the massage table.

Ortho-Bionomy Taster Class
Christina De Montes Oca, BA, LMT, Advanced Instructor
July 28 & 30, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
$90 Full tuition, or $80 when paid by July 14.
6 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

Reflexology Taster Class
Jim Williams, MAR
August 4 & 6, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
$90 Full tuition, or $80 when paid by July 21.
6 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

Medical Massage in the Academy's Diploma Program
Vicki Hawse
Mondays and Wednesdays,
June 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, September 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, and 30, October 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 6:00 - 9:30 PM
$960 Full tuition, or $860 when paid by June 23.
80 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

Shiatsu in the Academy's Diploma Program
Tanya Leherissey, LMT, RMTI
Mondays and Wednesdays,
August 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, and September 1, 6:00 - 9:30 PM
$375 Full tuition, or $335 when paid by July 28.
30 CE Hours for Massage Therapists

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Past & Future Offerings

Don't see the class you want in our current offerings? We offer more than 125 continuing education courses year-round. These courses may be available in the near future.

Anatomy and Physiology: Comprehensive Foundation

Anatomy and Physiology: Orthodox and Energetic

Anatomy & Physiology: Special Issues

Applied Hydrotherapy and Phytotherapy

Aromatherapy
Bach Flower Remedies
Body Mechanics
Communication & Self-Care
Core Integration
Couples Massage
Craniosacral Therapy
Deep Tissue Bodywork
Energetic Nutrition
Equine Positional Release
Fundamentals of Polarity
Guided Feedback
Longevity for Bodyworkers
Massage Foundation
Massage Sampler
Medical Massage
Myofascial Therapy
Neck Release, Standard Finish
Oriental Theory
Pahi Lomi Massage
Pathology
Polarity Sampler
Prof Dev. and Ethics: Massage
Prof Dev. Ethics: Polarity
Prana in Asana
Reflexology
Related Bodywork
Shiatsu
Shiatsu and 5 Element Theory
Structural Bodywork
Stretching Postures
Student Clinic
Teacher Train: Bodyworkers
Traditional Anma Shiatsu

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Cranial Sacral: Dates TBA

The Sky Within: Introduction to Cranial Sacral Dynamics

Where Sky Meets Earth: Dynamics of the Sacrum & Pelvis

Advanced Cranial Techniques I: Dynamics of the Base & Vault

Advanced Cranial Techniques II: Dynamics of the Face & TMJ

Sky, Earth & Persona: Cranial Sacral Integration

Ortho-Bionomy

Senior Practitioner Training Program/Advanced Module Schedule (call for details)

Sensing: Visceral Approaches & Emotional Resourcing
March 4-10, 2007

Conversation: Advanced Energy & Pelvis Techniques
July 22-28, 2007

Synergy: Universal Heartbeat, Breath & the Spiral
August 26-September 1, 2007

Basic Instructor Training Program
Dates TBA