Mar 24-26, 2006
Massage is a wonderful way for partners to support one another through loving touch and to reclaim our natural capacity for pleasure. In this workshop, we’ll learn 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.
In a warm and supportive atmosphere, couples will explore ways to enhance active listening and use meditation, visualization, and quiet centering to achieve inner balance. We’ll learn the value of proper body mechanics in giving massage; breathing exercises and yoga designed to improve posture, strength, and flexibility; self massage and acupressure techniques we can use daily; ways to treat common ailments in adults and children, including stiffness and pain in joints, muscular fatigue, and anxiety; and 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 draws on 20 years’ experience teaching and integrating body-oriented approaches into his work. A licensed massage and neuromuscular therapist and former director of Medical Massage at Shattack Hospital in Boston, Jeff consults with corporations and hospitals, assisting them in integrating massage and stress reduction programs. He has taught at holistic centers since the 1980s and maintains a private practice.
Elizabeth Valentine is a licensed massage therapist and movement educator with 25 years’ experience both as a practitioner and a teacher. Her passion is in the integration of methods to match client or student needs. She’s trained in Aston Mechanics NMT, myofascial release, body-centered therapies, and structural bodywork. She’s created teacher training programs and curriculum in massage schools, wellness programs, and health centers, and she loves teaching couples.