Why Work with Your Forearms
• Achieve greater pressure with less effort through leverage
• Decrease stress on the delicate joints of the wrist and fingers
• Access the deeper tissues of the body with greater ease
• Minimize the risk of injury to hands and wrists
• Increase the contact area you can make with your clients
• Sustain your body and practice through efficient body mechanics
How to Prepare
Truly, we’ll cover a LOT of material in these 16 hours. We’ll cover the full body in supine, prone, and side-lying positions and nearly all of our time together will focus on practical technique. It’s for this reason that I recommend reading through the manual in advance of this class. This will familiarize you with some of the techniques and concepts beforehand in addition to helping you practice them on your own between the two class sessions.
Dress in clothing that allows for ease of movement and be prepared to give and receive work. Masks are required during coursework at The Swedish Institute and required materials are listed below.
Details
**Note: All students will be required to wear a face mask the entire time they are at the school including while giving and receiving bodywork**
Continuing Education Hours: 16 NY State, 16 NCBTMB
Dates: Two consecutive Sundays, November 6th and November 13th
Time: 9:30AM - 6:30PM
Required Materials: 2 sheets, 1 pillowcase, unscented oil/cream, a face mask, comfortable clothing
Class Open To: Licensed massage therapists and certain other licensed healthcare professionals
What Students Say
“I am so thankful for this class. I have lots of big clients in need of deep work. I was thinking of looking for another field of work because I cannot massage anymore with just my hands. But this new modality allows me to work deep without effort or injury to myself. I was practicing during this week on my clients and they are more happy and I am less tired!”
- February 2022
"Thank you for sharing your reservoirs of energy and passion. Your teaching was impressive in maintaining a delicate balance between carefully targeted coaching and sheer enthusiasm for the subject matter. Thank you for encouraging my curiosity and answering my many, many questions."
- January 2020
“Buddy is an exceptional instructor. I loved his sense of humor, his respect for each of us, his amazing use of time management, plus the material he presented was so fantastic and usable.”
- January 2019
“A very engaging teacher and presentation. Very patient, easy-going, well versed in the techniques and well organized.”
- January 2019