Couples' Massage
Jeff Levin and Patrice Colle
March 22-24
Massage is a wonderful way for partners to support one another through
loving, receptive touch and reclaim their natural capacity for pleasure.
In this workshop, we'll learn specific, hands-on, massage techniques, intuitive
approaches, and a way to be mindful of the intent that we put into healing
touch. We'll also integrate elements of movement, acupressure, meditation,
reflexology, yoga, and stretching. Partners draw on the aspects of the
teaching that works with their individual needs and experience. In a warm
and supportive atmosphere, couples explore:
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how to be mindful of the intent that we put into our touch;
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ways to enhance active listening;
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the value of proper body mechanics in giving massage;
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breathing exercises and yoga designed to improve posture, strength, flexibility,
and inner balance;
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meditation, visualization, and quiet centering;
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self-massage and acupressure techniques we can use daily;
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ways to treat common ailments in adults and children including stiffness
and pain in joints, muscular fatigue, and anxiety; and
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relaxation through group sharing and humor.
Using touch in both harmonious and challenging times can contribute to
more vibrancy and serenity in our work, play, sleep, sexuality, and communication.
Combining movement, meditation, and massage can help us manage stress,
renew ourselves as individuals and as a couple, and revitalize intimacy
within the relationship. CEUs available. Come with your partner.
Jeff Levin is a neuromuscular therapist who consults
with corporations and hospitals to help them integrate massage and stress
reduction. He was the Director of Massage (Hands-on Therapies) at Shattuck
Hospital Pain & Stress Relief Clinic for six years, has taught at Omega
and other holistic study centers for 15 years, and teaches at the Muscular
Therapy Institute. Patrice Colle is a licensed yoga instructor and
bodywork practitioner and has expertise in maternity nursing, nutrition,
and healing touch. She works at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires and has
a private massage practice.