Freeing the Shoulders Massage Course
If you regularly see clients with uncomfortable shoulder tension/stiffness & you would like to be much more effective then this course is for you.
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About this Course
Freeing the Shoulders Massage Course
This course taught by Darien Pritchard focuses on massage for the shoulders and upper back.
If you regularly see clients with uncomfortable shoulder tension/stiffness & you would like to be much more effective then this course is for you.
On this course we will enhance your repertoire of techniques and your effectiveness when working on a client’s shoulders – a really common area of stiffness and soreness
Course Duration
1 Day
Entry Requirements
To attend you must have a minimum nationally recognised level 3 body massage qualification such as Swedish Massage, Sports, Aromatherapy
Course Audience
Massage Therapists
Remedial & Sports Therapists
Location
Holiday Inn Express, Lakeside Drive, Newport, NP10 8BB
Enrollment & Tuition
£135
Points Awarded
5 CPD Points
Syllabus
his workshop covers deep massage and pressure techniques for release and re-energising of the muscles. These are allied with passive movements and dynamic stretches to promote greater ease and flexibility.
The theory session will be interactive & incorporates a review of the main muscles of this area, looking at them in their functional groups to help make sense of them. We will also look at how to mobilise & promote flexibility in the shoulders
During the practical session we’ll work with the client in a prone position, which enables us to get at a large number of the muscles that relate to the shoulder girdle and the arm. The workshop looks at the choice of appropriate techniques, ways of moderating the pressure, how to blend them smoothly into a massage session, and relevant exercises to offer the client for self-maintenance. There is an emphasis on good bodyuse for the practitioner, and ’listening’ with your hands (monitoring and adapting to the client’s responses).
In addition to the course booklet all students will receive access to a video tutorial covering the techniques taught by Darien
See our Terms & Conditions for our full cancellation policy
Course Tutors
Darien Pritchard
Darien Pritchard has been a body-worker for over four decades. He trained massage professionals for 25 years, and has taught Professional Development courses for massage practitioners since the early 1990s. He is writing a book on Hands Free Massage and is preparing new editions of the student text Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for Massage (2001/04) and his career-maintenance reference book Delivering Effective, Strain-Free Massage (2007)
Darien has been a pioneer in focusing on the practitioner’s bodyuse as an integral part of massage training in the UK. He pioneered ‘Hands Free’ Massage – the skilful, sensitive use of the forearms and elbows to save the practitioner’s hands. Darien has also been developing RhythmMobility® bodywork in his practice since the 1980s. He combined and extended elements of massage and the Feldenkrais Method® with his love of rhythm (enhanced through dancing and playing music).
