Education / Post-Graduate Studies
Summary
My massage and bodywork training began with an extensive 1250-hour program at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Colorado. A required 4th-semester internship was fulfilled working with the dancers of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company in Denver. I have since taken a wide variety of post-graduate courses and trainings, including Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Therapy, Sportsmassage, and many others. The Sportsmassage trainings enabled me to obtain national certification in that discipline, which qualified me as a Sportsmassage Therapist to work directly with athletes at the Olympics, Goodwill Games, and Boston Marathon. I also worked with U.S.A. Judo at their training facility as the national team prepared for the Olympics and World Championships. As a volunteer I've offered my massage and bodywork services to patients at California Pacific Medical Center and other health care organizations, and at local sports competitions.
My pelvic floor bodywork journey began in response to clients coming to me with pelvic floor and genital issues, asking if there were ways I could apply my bodywork skills to help them. Some simply wanted to know more about and explore this part of their bodies that was so essential to so many functions and experiences but was socially and culturally ignored — not to mention being totally off limits and taboo in the context of massage and bodywork. This launched an intensive, years long focus on pelvic floor research, anatomy and function/dysfunction, manual therapy techniques, and all other aspects of the male pelvic floor that I could find — a process that continues to this day. Over time I developed a number of effective bodywork techniques and protocols that could easily be applied to the male pelvic floor. Beyond that, I am, and continue to be, grateful to my clients who have taught me so much over the years and helped me improve my approach and refine my skills.
No part of bodies operates in isolation. The pelvic floor is an essential part of the core and is highly integrated with it both structurally and functionally. Therefore it can often be beneficial to include other parts of the core in addition to the pelvic floor work itself to enhance overall effectiveness. For more on this aspect of my work, please visit my other website at coremassage4men.com.
Education
Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Boulder, Colorado: 4 semesters / 1250 hours. The curriculum:
Massage and Bodywork Track: Swedish Massage, Shiatsu Massage, and Neo-Reichian Massage
Science Track: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Nutrition
Psychology Track: Personal Integration Seminar, Basic Counseling Skills, and Body-Centered Therapy
Electives: Sportsmassage, Aston-Patterning, and Hydrotherapy
4th semester internship with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company in Denver, CO.
Post-Graduate Studies
Male Pelvic Pain Masterclass — The Four Horsemen of Male Pelvic Pain: Steven Tijerina PT and Di Wu, PT. Integrated Pelvic Care.
Sportsmassage: Sharon Mason-Jordan, Boulder College of Massage Therapy
Sportsmassage — Restoration and Retraining: Myk Hungerford, Sports Massage Training Institute
Neuromuscular Therapy 1 — Cervical Injuries, Pelvic Stabilization and Spinal Biomechanics: Paul St. John, St. John Neuromuscular Therapy Seminars
Neuromuscular Therapy 2 — Pain Mechanisms of the Low Back: Paul St.John, St. John NMT Seminars
Neuromuscular Therapy 3 — Shoulder, Extremity and Joint Decompression: Paul St. John, St. John NMT Seminars
Neuromuscular Therapy 4 — TMJ Dysfunction, Hands, Feet and Eyes: Paul St. John, St. John NMT Seminars
The Core of Sportsmassage: John Harris, MT
Neural Reset Therapy: The Lower Body Ralph Stephens, NRT Trainings
Advanced Techniques of Massage Therapy - The Neck: Robert King, RMT
Russian Clinical and Sports Massage: Zhenya Kurashova, Kurashova Institute for Studies in Physical Medicine
Soft Tissue Release: Stuart Taws, British Institute of Sports Therapy
Scientific Abdominal Training: Paul Chek, Paul Chek Seminars
Scientific Back Training: Paul Chek, Paul Chek Seminars
Flexibility - Active and Assistive Isolated Stretching: Aaron Mattes, Kinesiotherapist, LMT
Lab Anatomy for Bodyworkers: Doug Thorpe, Life Chiropractic College
CranioSacral Therapy 1: Judith Bradley, P.T., Upledger Institute
Manual Link 1: Paul Chaffour, D.O., Upledger Institute
Visceral Manipulation 1A: Kenneth Lossing, D.O., Upledger Institute
Visceral Manipulation 1B: Gail Wetzler, RPT, CVMI, Upledger Institute
Integrative Manual Therapy for Low Back and Lower Quadrant: Stephen Moran, PT. Dialogues in Contemporary Rehabilitation / Upledger Institute
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Myofascial Pain: Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O.; John Hannon, D.C.; Thomas Myers; Benny Vaugn, L.M.T., A.T.C.; Judith DeLany, L.M.T. - International Alliance of Healthcare Educators
Body Mobilization Technique: Robert King, RMT
Sportsmassage Congress - Sports Anatomy, Special Techniques for Lower Body Sports Injuries, Gait Analysis, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Counterstrain for Sports Injuries, and Corrective Exercises for the Athlete: Sports Massage Training Institute
Trager Bodywork: Gail Stewart, Trager Institute
LooyenWork - Painless Deep Tissue: Ted Looyen
Trigger Point: Ulli Limpitlaw, and all NMT trainings
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