Courses for Conscious Therapists
Massage and Myofascial
Bodywork training
Massage and Myofascial training with a Somatic and Trauma-informed approach for Somatic Sex Educators, Sexological Bodyworkers and students.
Learn to use Myofascial and Massage Techniques to improve your Client Outcomes.
Anxiety, depression and trauma all have an effect on the body and the nervous system. Touch provides a clear and direct pathway to the adhesions, misfirings and crossed wires they create. It also offers the possibility to realign the Autonomic nervous system towards a neuroception of safety and establish an embodied sense of wholeness and health. Massage and Fascial techniques will be taught in a way that you will feel confident and competent to use these modalities in your practice, even if you are not a trained Massage Therapist.
Portland, Oregon June 16-23, 2023
Myofascial release is a way of connecting to the body in a profound way.
Taking these courses as a therapist you will learn and experience ways to engage with the fascial tissue at the restriction or barrier, and learn to allow change, softening and releasing to happen. This physical and energetic communication between practitioner and client, and between the cells of the client’s own body, facilitate transformation and release of old patterns, toxins and beliefs that have held the body prisoner to pain and restrictive forces, sometimes for years.
Fascial Touch allows us to recognize holding patterns
Fascial Touch also gives access to holding patterns that, once recognized and acknowledged, can slow the speed of anxiety, the weight of depression and the immobility of trauma. Unwinding the fascial restrictions restores the essential movement of the being that dwells within the body.
These courses will enhance your massage practice and your own ability to hold space for your client’s process. Myofascial release is a gentle yet powerful way to engage the person’s own healing system and create lasting change.
Touch in to the wisdom of the body.
Establish an Embodied Sense of Wholeness and Health.
Join us in Portland in 2023
June 16-18th Intro to Massage and Myofascial Release course
June 20-23 The Fascial Feel course
Use Massage Therapy Techniques to integrate the whole body.
Many Sexological Bodywork and Somatic Sex Educator trainings only focus on the pelvis and genital areas. Of course this is important in your work but often hypertonicity or Fascial adhesions go far beyond this one area of the body. These courses were created to help practitioners find a more integrated approach and to give a wholistic framework to assess and work with the rest of the body as well. This training does not certify you in Massage Therapy but will give you some basic skills with which to work with clients and other Health Practitioners safely and knowledgeably.
Incorporate Myofascial techniques to highlight connectivity and create space for intimacy and pleasure to expand.
The Myofascial system is becoming more understood in its role as an ancient but still present communication system. Sometimes with trauma, we lose the connection to parts of our body. These 'forgotten' areas can then become dis-eased and cause many symptoms that impede our ability to feel pleasure or to relate to Self.
Presence your own unique gifts as a bodyworker so that your clients benefit from working with YOU!
Hands on Learning
Learn in a small group with lots of personal attention
Give and Receive practice sessions with other bodyworkers
Share feedback with colleagues in your field
Lots of time to practice what you learn hands on
Taught by a Practicing Massage Therapist and Somatic Sex Educator with over 12 years experience.
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Portland, Oregon - June 16-23, 2023
Upgrade your Bodywork Skills
Leading Edge Myofascial Techniques
John F. Barnes describes the fascial system in this way “Fascia is a specialized system of the body that has an appearance similar to a spider's web or a sweater. Fascia is very densely woven, covering and interpenetrating every muscle, bone, nerve, artery and vein, as well as, all of our internal organs including the heart, lungs, brain and spinal cord. The most interesting aspect of the fascial system is that it is not just a system of separate coverings. It is actually one continuous structure that exists from head to toe without interruption. In this way you can begin to see that each part of the entire body is connected to every other part by the fascia, like the yarn in a sweater.”
One can surmise then that this integral system of the body would play a crucial role in our experience of connectedness, intimacy and embodiment. Being a tissue that is everywhere in the body, fascia has a unique opportunity to help us create a somatic sense of self. Dialoguing with our own fascial system creates this connection with our innermost being in a way that allows us to heal, feel pleasure and experience intimacy.
What does it mean to ‘unwind’ your fascia?
Gabrielle Roth, the creator of 5 rhythms dance once said, “Just set people in motion and they will heal themselves.” This idea of movement as being a healing force in our body is not new. I believe many of the ancient systems of health and vitality, such as yoga or qigong, are based on this idea of sensing the inner movements the body wants to make and following that wisdom.
“Myofascial release is the three-dimensional application of sustained pressure and movement in the fascial system in order to eliminate fascial restrictions and facilitate the emergence of emotional patterns and belief systems that are no longer relevant or are impeding progress.” John F Barnes
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June 16-23rd, 2023
“The combination of myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, myofascial unwinding, and effective communication represents interlocking links or components where the sum is greater than its parts.”
Are you ready to learn?
Explore solo, partner and multiple person unwinding techniques that you can incorporate into your bodywork practice
Here's what you'll learn:
Intro to Massage and Myofascial Release course - June 16-18
In this course you will learn:
Basic bodywork techniques to balance the sympathetic nervous system
A bodywork sequence to incorporate the whole body
How to invite someone into receiving touch
How we can allow something or someone ‘touch’ us
what we can offer with integrity and when we should refer to other professionals
The Fascial Feel Course- June 20-23
What you will learn in this course:
To feel the fascia in our own body and to experience the unwinding process which arises within the fascia in response to the gentle rocking, compression or traction techniques
To be able to differentiate between our own goals of treatment and the client’s body wisdom and timing.
To understand the neurobiology of how trauma becomes locked in the body tissues and to give safe and gentle ways to work with this in our sessions with patients.
To have a good level of expertise with a range of fascial techniques that can confidently be incorporated in a treatment session
My Promise to You
These courses will add skill and understanding of bodywork to your practice. If you have any concerns, I (Ailsa) will address these personally and ethically. .
Worldwide recognition
with these Trainings
Canada
ISSSE
Approved as an Elective for the Canadian Training in Somatic Sex Education
USA
ACSB
Recognized by the Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers
UK
Sea School of Embodiment
Recognized as a CPD course by the Sea School of Embodiment and the UK trainings in Sexological Bodywork and Somatic Sex Education
I feel more confident..
Thanks for a great weekend in T.O. I feel more confident, and I’m grateful we had ample time to practice and experience firsthand the power of (healing) touch.
As a New Yorker, I struggle with the perpetual pelvic clench — this takes practice and time to UN-learn of course.
THANK YOU mucho, Ailsa!!
Intro course participant
Michael
Mindblown!
Hi Ailsa, i just wanted to share with you the continued astounding experiences that I, and clients have with the kind of touch/bodywork I learned with you. It amazes me every time. A client today experienced what sounded/seemed/looked (and his debrief matched) like deep and profound love and connection, in a simple touch with no movement (in the way we practiced in your courses). He was moved. Energetic 'stuff' happened. Mind blown. Thank you.
Fascial course participant
LG
Fascia related observation....
.I took first level massage for SSE course, last year.
And learned that when breasts hang uneven....different, it could/is be fascia. This was me at the course.
I've been sporting a mostly bra-less life (in the face of a culture that would hold me solidly as someone who should wear a bra at all times due to breast size), and now, four months later, when I gaze down on myself, my breasts hang as mirrors of each other....whereas my right always looked bigger, was positioned differently, and associatef with discomfort, and rib cage pain.
Thank you Ailsa Keppie.
Lara
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Register for the Intro to Massage and MFR course for Touch Practitioners
June 16-18th, 2023
Register for The Fascial Feel - an intermediate MFR training
June 20-23, 2023
*Register for both courses together for a discounted price
Portland, Oregon June 16-23rd, 2023
Your Investment
$675-$1200 CAD
$500-$900 USD
Meet
Ailsa Keppie
BSc, Hons, RMT, SSE, MFR therapist
www.ailsakeppie.com/courses
Ailsa Keppie has been actively involved with embodiment modalities since she was a teenager.
Having studied dance, physical theatre and circus in her 20’s as well as working professionally as an aerial artist, Ailsa moved on to study Massage Therapy, graduating in 2010 from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in Halifax.
During her career she has studied Feldenkrais, Yoga, Pilates, Trauma Releasing Exercises TRE, Myofascial Release, Bioenergetic Analysis, Somatic Sex Education, Theta healing and Geotran Energy field work.
Ailsa has created numerous continuing education courses for bodywork professionals and has been actively teaching since 2014. She brings her passion for integrating the body, mind and spirit into all of her work with students and clients.
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There are limited spots for these course opportunities.
But I have questions...
Frequently asked questions
Is there a payment plan option?
Due to the fact that Ailsa has to arrange travel and studio space in advance, all payments are due in full at the time of enrolment. Ailsa makes every effort to keep the course cost within a reasonable range. There are also online options for the Fascial Feel course that may make the cost of taking the course more affordable for some people.
Will I get a certificate?
Ailsa will issue a pdf certificate of participation in the course which can be used to show you attended the course. This certificate does not certify you to practice 'Massage Therapy' or 'Myofascial Release'. These courses will be an add on to your current Certification in Sexological Bodywork or Somatic Sex Education (or another Sexuality or Touch Profession) or count as Continuing Education.
How do you allow for alternate learning styles?
The techniques offered in these courses are mostly hands on techniques although some adaptations can be made if people have differing comfort levels with giving or receiving touch. Many of the techniques can be done on your own body or on other areas of the body so that safety and comfort of both giver and receiver can be maintained. Ailsa offers mostly audio cues during the practice sessions, but adaptations can be made if someone prefers printed handouts or kinaesthetic exercises.
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Join Us Now
Register for the Intro to Massage and MFR course for Touch Practitioners
June 16-18th, 2023
Register for The Fascial Feel - an intermediate MFR training
June 20-23rd, 2023
*Register for both courses together for a discounted price
Portland, Oregon June 16-23rd, 2023
Your Investment
$675 - $1200 CAD
$500-$900 USD
Enrol for one or both courses
Spots are Limited
Price of the course/s does not include accomodations.
Here's what's included:
Portland, Oregon June 16-23rd, 2023
Live, in-person training
certificate of participation
qualifies as pre-requisite training for Sacred Spaces and other advanced courses with Ailsa
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