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Therapeutic Bodywork for our Transgender Community

SUBJECT:
Massage Therapists

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
"Therapeutic Bodywork for Our Transgender Community" 9 Hr CE Class


If you are a therapist who has a heart for ALL people on ALL journeys & want to serve our trans community within the LGBTQIA+ community, this continuing ed course is for you! This course will be focused, hands-on therapy practices tailored to those in our community thriving through gender-affirming surgical, medical, emotional & psychological transition.


PAY THE ADMIN FEE OF $5 on the providers website (WHICH COVERS ALL DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR THE CLASS).

YOUR STUDENT HANDBOOK AND ALL CLASS HANDOUTS).



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Steps for completing your registration:

Here are the steps for classes with ECHO Healing (hosted by ASM):



1 Register and pay ASM

2 Pay $5 admin fee to your instructor at: Admin Fee Link

3 Download all documents for class (you will be given access via links after your $5 payment is received)

4 Follow link to complete your Google form https://echohealingga.com/student-links



NCBTMB Approved 9 Hands On CEUs

This course has a vaccine mandate per the provider.

You must be fully vaccinated to take this course.

You must provide evidence of vaccination to your instructor via Google Forms Upload.



Direct link for completing Google Form & uploading your vaccination document:

https://forms.gle/bKLa9fCMnouueFcY8





The course offering will include:

o Pre-Op soft tissue prep

o Scar Tissue Massage

o Post-Op loss of sensation / numbness

o Back pain from binding & corset use

o Facial & Anterior Neck work for post feminization / masculinization surgery

o Diversity training and pronoun use; what is and what is NOT acceptable and caring

o Pectoral Massage for increased breathing capacity

o Lateral thoracic region massage for ROM, phalloplasty donor sites & decreasing post-op nerve damage

o Mindfulness & breathwork training to increase lung capacity

o Breathwork for anxiety, depression & self-acceptance

o Ho'Oponopono approach & why unconditional acceptance is key to relationship building



"In the late 90's I volunteered with AID Atlanta and offered healing & human touch to our family members who had a (+) status of HIV / AIDS. Sadly, at that time in history, we were still being told that rubber gloves were advisable to use with our (HIV+) clients.

I never used gloves on any patient at AID Atlanta or elsewhere. Intuitively I knew that they all needed loving, non-sexual human affection.



Skin to skin contact was necessary; they needed to NOT be treated as untouchable or unclean freaks."

I’m glad I followed my intuition. We now know HIV / AIDS cannot be contracted through human touch.

This course has been born of the same level of compassion we need in this world for those of us who are on a journey of transition. Special thanks to the research, connections, professional guidance & personal experience of many partners in this vision.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Leah Ivy Iverson, LMT is a seasoned body worker with more than 23 years of experience. Due to her own struggles with auto-immune conditions, Ivy has educated herself on proper diet to avoid inflammation & has lost a total of 142 lbs. In addition to using bodywork to help others recover and heal from injuries, Ivy has been Certified as a Health & Wellness Coach since 2017. Ivy grew up in a home where alternative health options were appreciated as much as western medicine. She was the valedictorian of her graduating class and certified in Neuromuscular Therapy from Gwinnett College in Atlanta, GA since 1996.
Educated and mentored by Nancy Toner-Weinberger for the past 2 years, she has prepared herself to become an NCBTMB Certified CE Provider and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with LMTs in the southeast and eventually on a national level.

Email: ivy@echohealingga.com


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Date and Time DATE & TIME
Sunday June 26, 2022
10:00am - 7:00pm
Instructor INSTRUCTOR
Ivy Iverson
Tuition PRICE
$220
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