Our Continuing Education program provides innovative and stimulating courses for massage therapists. A massage career entails growth and constant exposure to new and emerging techniques and perspectives. At the Scherer Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, we are dedicated to offering an inspiring and up-to-date curriculum of seminars, courses and classes to support the continued professional development of massage therapists.

The Scherer Institute of Natural Healing is approved by the NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) as a Continuing Education Provider #450651-08.

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2008 Courses

JULY

Healing Presence and Intuition

Ethics for Intuitive Healing

Oncology Massage Intensive: An Eastern Medical Perspective

AUGUST

Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Theory

Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Application

Lymphedema and Massage: Clinical Implicationsand Integrative Techniques for Those at Risk

Introduction to Watsu and Aquatic Bodywork

Ethics: Applications in Aquatic Bodywork

Ethics: Therapist and Client Boundaries

An Introduction to Flower Essences and In-Depth Flower Essence Therapy

SEPTEMBER

Ethics of Teaching

Teacher Training (Part 1): Fundamentals of Teaching
      (also see Teacher Training: Part 2 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

Braun Method of Advanced Bodywork --> Multi-Layered Releasing: Integrating and Deepening Cranio-Sacral/ Neuromuscular Therapy : Course #1  - Head, Neck, TMJ, Upper Trunk

OCTOBER

Essential Nurturing for the Child Bearing Year

MYODYNAMICS ™: The Spine

Bones of the Earth ™: Heated Stone Massage

Teacher Training (Part 2): Instructing in the Health Care Profession
      (also see Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

Ethics: Dual Relationships

Thai Massage Introduction

JANUARY

Teacher Training (Part 3): Facilitation and Presentation
      (also see Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 2)

ONGOING

Oncology Massage Training

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JULY

Healing Presence and Intuition

12 CE hours with Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Saturday, July 19 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, July 20 (9am – 1pm)

Fee: $180

The ability to access presence and intuition through touch can enrich any bodywork modality, and it is especially important when working with subtle energies.  Through group meditations and one-on-one exchanges, students will explore what healing presence and intuition are, how they can connect with the subtle energy body in themselves and their clients, and how they can integrate intuition in a professional bodywork practice.

Instructor:
Cathy Black began her work in the healing arts in 1980.  As a licensed massage therapist and a minister of the Unity of All Life, she has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her professional practice on meditation and subtle energy awareness.

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Ethics for Intuitive Healing

4 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Sunday, July 20 (2pm-6pm)

Fee: $70

Communicating about intuitive perceptions in bodywork requires skill and ethical consideration.  Practitioners will learn to respond more sensitively to these issues through discussions and experiential exercises.

Instructor:
Cathy Black began her work in the healing arts in 1980.  As a licensed massage therapist and a minister of the Unity of All Life, she has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her professional practice on meditation and subtle energy awareness.

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Oncology Massage Intensive: An Eastern Medical Perspective

50 CE Hours with Sandy Canzone, DOM

Dates and Times:
(Both parts must be taken)
Part 1: July 18 - 21 (starts Fri at 1 pm; ends Mon at 2:30 pm)
Part 2: September 19 - 22 (starts Fri at 1 pm; ends Mon at 2:30 pm)

Fee: $1080

In this module we will begin to take an in-depth look at the internal organ systems from an Eastern and Western point of view. This comprehensive understanding will enable you to practice in a totally different realm while massaging the oncology patient. You will learn protocols utilizing point therapy, foot reflexology and heated stone therapy techniques. Using these very specific protocols, you will learn to assist patients who are suffering from side effects of chemotherapy and radiation and help support their internal organ and immune systems. We will be massaging with special East Indian oils to nourish these internal systems. There will be a basic oncology physiology section as well as emotional support skills. You will work directly with oncology patients and learn to understand how to best assist them during their struggle with cancer and hopefully their return back to health.

Instructor:
Sandy Canzone . . .

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AUGUST

Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Theory

8 CE Hours with Cathy Hope

Dates and Times:
Saturday, August 2, 2008 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $125

Join us for a comprehensive and theoretical overview of essential oils, including their origin, production, chemistry, absorption, safety issues, usage, purchase and storage. We will be exploring our sense of smell with dozens of oils, learning a variety of strategies 
for making blends, and using what we have learned to make a massage oil and an aromatherapy spray. This is a beginner / intermediate course and includes a 16 page handout.

Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Application

8 CE Hours with Cathy Hope

Dates and Times:
Sunday, August 3, 2008 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $125

We will focus on a wide variety of useful applications (and precautions) of essential oils and therapeutic specifics for all of  the body's systems. Students will create their own unique blends using  a range of essential oils. Building upon the first day, this intermediate/ advanced course will allow the practitioner or layperson to make and use essential oil blends (in facials, lymphatic and other massage, compresses, foot baths, etc.) in a safe and efficacious manner.

Prerequisite: Previous exposure to basic aromatherapy theory

Instructor:
Cathy  Hope formally studied Aromatherapy at the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy.  She is an apothecary – a grower and manufacturer of herbal medicines - and has devised aromatherapy combinations for both general use and massage therapists over the past twenty years.  She has developed a line of tinctures using primarily fresh organic or wildcrafted herbs. Her high quality essential oil products are available through her website, www.irisherbal.com.

She has taught herbology, flower essences, and aromatherapy for businesses and massage schools since 1984 and has taught at the Scherer Institute since 1996.

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Lymphedema and Massage: Clinical Implications and Integrative Techniques for Those at Risk

8 CE Hours with Rene Janiece, LMT, NCBTMB, CLT

Dates and Times:
Friday, August 15, 2008 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $125

Who is at risk for lymphedema and why? What does this mean for Massage Therapists? With the staggering incidence of cancer in our society, massage therapists are seeing more and more clients who have had lymph nodes removed or radiated and are at serious risk for lymphedema, even years after initial treatment. Unknowingly, a bodyworker can trigger lymphedema in these clients. This presents an ethical and technical challenge in working with people who have, or ever have had, cancer that had lymph node involvement. In this one-day workshop you will learn how to safely work with people at risk or affected by lymphedema. Course content will include an overview of basic lymphatic system anatomy and physiology, definitions and presentations of lymphedema, guidelines for those at risk, and massage techniques which will allow therapists to safely integrate the “at risk” or affected area into a massage session.

Instructor:
Rene Janiece, LMT,NCBTMB, CLT René Janiece is the MLD (Manual Lymph Drainage) Program Director for Klose Training & Consulting, LLC, based in Boulder, CO. Through this position, René offers MLD training throughout the US, and also serves on the faculty of the Peregrine Institute of Oncology Massage Training in Santa Fe. She is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, a Certified Lymphedema Therapist and Reiki Master. She has been involved in the field of massage and bodywork since 1987, and has specialized in oncology massage since 2002. She is currently on staff at both Longmont United Hospital’s Health Center of Integrated Therapies and Boulder Community Hospital’s Outpatient Cancer Center in Colorado.

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Introduction to Watsu and Aquatic Bodywork

12 CE Hours with Har Kaur Khalsa, BA, CMT, NCMMT , WABA Watsu Instructor

Dates and Times:
Saturday, August 16, 2008 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, August 17, 2008 (9am-1pm)

Fee: $280

In this class, you will learn the basics principles and practices of Watsu and Healing Dance Aquatic Bodywork.  You will learn safe body mechanics and how to move your body in water while joining and moving with another.  You will learn proper client head support and alignment, numerous positions in which to work, and various bodywork techniques.  At the end of this time, you will be able to safely float a person in water.  You will also gain experience of the differences and complements of land and aquatic bodywork. You will gain understandings that will enhance your bodywork on land.  You will also observe your own habitual movement patterns and become more effective and grounded in your body movement. 

Instructor:
Har Kaur truly enjoys working in water.  It is a heart-felt specialty.  Har Kaur has been a WABA certified Watsu & Aquatic Bodywork instructor since 2003 and a WABA certified practitioner since 1998.  She brings a spectrum of resources and experiences that support her ability to help people feel comfortable and learn to massage and free bodies in water.

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Ethics: Applications in Aquatic Bodywork

4 CE Hours with Har Kaur Khalsa, BA, CMT, NCMMT , WABA Watsu Instructor

Dates and Times:
Sunday, August 17, 2008 (2pm-6pm)

Fee:$70 

In this exploration of aquatic ethics, we will use the perspective of water to expand our ethical insights. The close proximity of practitioner and client in aquatic bodywork creates a unique interface with client and practitioner. Ethical issues in the following areas will be addressed: trust, intimacy, transference, counter-transference, how we touch, how we show up, what happens in altered states, how do we or a client cross boundaries, how we get our needs met, self-nurturing, what to do and appropriate responses, entrainment and boundaries. 

Pre-requisite: You need to have prior aquatic bodywork course experience.

Instructor:
Har Kaur truly enjoys working in water.  It is a heart-felt specialty.  Har Kaur has been a WABA certified Watsu & Aquatic Bodywork instructor since 2003 and a WABA certified practitioner since 1998.  She brings a spectrum of resources and experiences that support her ability to help people feel comfortable and learn to massage and free bodies in water.

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Ethics: Therapist and Client Boundaries

4 CE hours with Bear Sahlfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI

Dates and Times:
Saturday, August 23, 2008 (9am – 1pm)

Fee: $70

Many of the professional challenges faced by massage practitioners revolve around how clearly ethical boundaries between clients and therapists have been established. What are those boundaries, and what are the ways that we establish them? How do we confront incidents of boundary crossings and violations? What's more, many of these lines are temporal and change with a person's level of comfort and safety, so how can we be sure where we stand with our client and be clear about our own changing expectations? Come prepared to discuss experiences and questions around your personal challenges in honoring your own boundaries and the boundaries of your clients.

Instructor:
Bear Sahlfeld is a highly skilled and sensitive therapist, who has been practicing a variety of massage techniques and psychotherapeutic approaches for 21 years. She has been on the teaching staff of the Scherer Institute since 1986. Her training includes a degree in Counseling, certificate in Massage Therapy from the Scherer Institute, and a certificate in Hakomi Bodycentered Psychotherapy.

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An Introduction to Flower Essences and In-Depth Flower Essence Therapy

16 CE Hours with Jane Ellen

Dates and Times:
Saturday, August 30, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, August 31, 2008 (9am – 6pm)

Fee:  $250

Flower Essence Therapy offers profound support for personal and spiritual development, as well as aid for emotional and physical well-being.  This class is designed for those of you who are interested in learning about Flower Essences as a subtle and powerful tool for long-term transformation, and for deepening relationship with oneself, others, and the world. 

Participants will learn:

• How Flower Essences work
• How to create a "harmonious"’ blend of essences
• The difference between long-term and short-term use
• The four distinct stages of transformation in flower essence therapy
• Options for supporting and moving through times when the "patterns of imbalance" are most acute.

This class includes a demonstration on how to skillfully choose a deeply personalized blend.  Beautiful handouts are included, and time is reserved for questions to be answered thoroughly. 

Note:  Flower Essences are different than the essential oils of flowers.  They are liquid drops, taken orally, and are fragrance-free.

Instructor:
Jane Ellen received her training in Flower Essence Therapy through the Practitioner Training Program with the Flower Essence Society (FES) in 2003.  She is currently involved in their Certification Program, focusing her case study work on Flower Essences and the hospice community.  Her plant study on White Yarrow is featured on their website, as well as a narrative on her “Flower Essence Selection Process with Clients.”  An article titled, “The Use of Flower Essences in Hospice Care” reflects the results of the Flower Essence program she set up with the Medical Director of Windber Hospice in Pennsylvania.  Jane draws from her background in polarity therapy, mediation, non-violent communications, and Hakomi Integrative Somatics for trauma recovery.  To learn more about Jane and her work, visit her website at www.TransitionalIntegration.com.

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SEPTEMBER

Ethics of Teaching (open to all facilitators and teachers)
This is a required course for Teacher Training (Part 1)

4 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Saturday, September 20, 2008 (9am - 1pm)

Fee: $70

This course will explore many of the primary ethical considerations facilitators and instructors encounter in the classroom, for example, how to have clearer boundaries, and working with our own biases.  Whether a beginning instructor or a seasoned teacher, participants are encouraged to bring their own experiences to be addressed.

Teacher Training (Part 1): Fundamentals of Teaching (open to all facilitators and teachers)

12 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Saturday, September 20, 2008 2pm - 6pm)
Sunday, September 21, 2008 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $180 ($700 total includes Ethics (for Part 1), Teacher Training: Part 1, Teacher Training: Part 2 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

This training is designed for those who are drawn to teaching.  Whether you are already an instructor or are just beginning, these workshops offer effective ways to enhance your ability to share information and foster the learning process.  Each workshop will offer practical methods and processes for instructing and facilitating classes.  Combined with inner work and self-learning, courses are geared toward enhancing teaching ability as well as stretching each individual’s growing edge.  Topics to be addressed include:

• course planning
• organization of class material
• conflict resolution
• ethical considerations
• recognize character strategies in the self
• teaching styles
• group leadership
• role of intuition
• other interpersonal and intrapersonal topics

These courses are geared primarily for the health care profession, although the first workshop is general enough to accommodate all teaching professions. This three part series may be taken as separate workshops or in full for a total of 50 hours of teacher training (see Part II in October and Part III in January.  Massage therapists who are interested in pursuing the RMTI  (Registered Massage Therapy Instructor) licensure may use these hours toward state requirements.   

Instructors:
Bear Sahlfeld is a highly skilled and sensitive therapist who has been practicing a variety of massage techniques and psychotherapeutic approaches for 21 years. She has been on the teaching staff of the Scherer Institute since 1986. Her training includes a degree in Counseling, Certificate in Massage Therapy from the Scherer Institute, and a Certificate in Hakomi Bodycentered Psychotherapy.

Cathy Black began working with healing, massage, and meditation in 1980. She has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing, including the Healing Quality of Touch at Scherer's in Santa Fe and Taos. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her practice and teaching on cultivating healing presence and subtle energy awareness.

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Braun Method of Advanced Bodywork                      
Multi-Layered Releasing: Integrating and Deepening Cranio-Sacral/Neuromuscular Therapy

with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI, CNMT (Certified in Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy)

Course #1  - Head, Neck, TMJ, Upper Trunk (32 hours)

Dates and Times:
Friday, September 26, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, September 28, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Monday, September 29, 2008 (9am – 6pm)

Fee: $600 for 32 hours and manual

We are very excited to introduce the Braun Method of Advanced Bodywork.  Developed over 26 years of successful teaching and practice, this method offers a synthesis of Cranio-Sacral and Neuromuscular therapies that is unique to the field of bodywork.

Through a process of  “listening in,” students will learn to integrate the subtle, inner-body awareness of Cranio-Sacral therapy with the more structured approach of Neuromuscular bodywork. Practitioners will learn effective techniques to provide their clients relief from pain due to injury or structural issues.

The Braun Method is a powerful form of whole-person healing.  It is simple to learn and easy to integrate into professional practice.  Phyllis’s teaching method is well known for fostering connection, presence, and a deeper sense of the process of healing.

In Course #1:
we will focus on the head, neck and TMJ areas, addressing neck pain, whiplash, TMD pain, headaches and more.
Prerequisites: Students should possess a strong anatomical knowledge of the head, neck and TMJ areas to get the most out of the class.

Students will receive in-depth reference manuals with techniques clearly presented.

Instructor:
Phyllis Braun has taught Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy throughout the United States for 26 years. Her results in private practice have been outstanding and she is excited about offering “what works” to students. She employs an organic approach to teaching that is especially effective in communicating information that students can readily use in their own practice.  She brings a warm, caring heart and creates an open space to assist her students in their growth.

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OCTOBER

Essential Nurturing for the Child Bearing Year

16 CE hours with Elizabeth Rose, BS, LMT, RMTI, DONA Certified Doula

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 5, 2008 (9am – 6pm)

Fee: $250

This weekend workshop for women is intended to be an empowering Journey into the Heart of the Feminine: as nurturer, as mother, as sister, as professional and wise woman. As we take on these many roles when working with (or becoming) Women in the Childbearing Year, the true journey of Healer Heal Thyself begins. Through the sacred pathways of pre & post natal
nurturing touch, and labor support as a doula during the birth process, the student will develop her intuition, deepen her trust in nature's miracle, awaken the healer within, and strengthen her knowledge and skills in working with women in the childbearing year.

We will explore the myriad of feelings, thoughts, emotions, memories, associations, areas of trauma and areas of healing that may arise in the journey of  parenthood or in working with women in the childbearing year. Once this rich "tapestry" is explored and the threads of divine knowing are discovered, then we can create avenues for clearing, healing and seeing in order to become pure conduits to assist in "uplifting" the family soul into a place of empowerment and enduring love & peace.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MASSAGE THERAPIST TO TAKE THIS CLASS.

Instructor:
Elizabeth Rose is a contemporary "Wisdom Keeper" not unlike matriarchal women of indigenous communities of the past. She has practiced and taught Massage for the Childbearing Year for 17 years, attended 85+ births as a Midwife Assistant and Labor Support Doula and is a mother to her inspiring 18 year old daughter, Maia. Elizabeth is a skilled and heartful teacher, acknowledged for her gentleness and support of women in their childbearing year. For twelve years, she has also co-produced and co-hosted a local, socially conscious weekly radio show, Transitions Radio Magazine. More recently, she has been a student of Family Constellations and the transformational work of Bert Hellinger.

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MYODYNAMICS ™: The Spine

16 CE hours with Peter Ehlers, RMTI Certified Structural Integrator (SM)

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, October 5, 2008 (9am – 6pm)

Fee: $250

palpation, Latin palpare, “to caress or touch with care”

Myodynamics™ is an integrative approach to bodywork that honors and respects the uniqueness of each individual. By combining the direct work of connective tissue bodywork with movement and indirect techniques of positional release and muscle energy technique for joint mobilization, we create a dynamic and holistic system of evaluation, treatment and relationship. This model helps to disrupt the stability of the current dynamic and allows a new flow to emerge. Myodynamics™ evaluates the movement of the body using functional and structural assessment, then uses a direct or indirect technique to enhance movement.

In this course, we will evaluate the spine using structural and functional testing; practice different manipulation methods for contractile tissue and connective tissue structures that affect spinal bends and rotations.  Integrating Connective Tissue, Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Positional Release, we will learn how to develop a practical framework and solid treatment methods for the spine.

Instructor:
Peter Ehlers has a private practice in Santa Fe and was a Connective Tissue Bodywork instructor for the Scherer Institute from 1997 to 2007. He is a Certified Structural Integrator (SM) and is inspired by the vision of Ida Rolf.  He teaches Anatomy Trains™ and studies with Tom Myers. Peter has studied numerous forms of related healing arts including Rockwell Myofascial Dynamics, Neuromuscular Therapy, Hakomi Integrative Somatics Trauma Work, and Process-oriented group work with Max Schupbach. Peter has a passion for teaching this work, as well as a deep compassion for the human spirit.

Bones of the Earth ™: Heated Stone Massage

16 CE hours with Chris Sherwood, LMT, RMTI

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 11, 2008 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday,  October 12, 2008 (9am – 6pm)

Fee: $300

Hot stone therapy combines the use of heated stones with massage to create a soothing, healing experience.  Stones can clear and move energy, and they provide a grounding and calming influence.  Because stones carry different qualities, students are allowed to choose and take home the 16 basalt stones that “speak” to them. Bones of the Earth™ is unique in that it promotes a creative, intuitive process rather than requiring a specific protocol.  Students practice on themselves first to get a feel for the work.  Then they work with one another, moving slowly and learning how to “listen” to and let the stones do the work.  Participants are encouraged to incorporate the use of stones into their own practices, which can include acupuncture, massage, or chiropractic.

Stones are included in the cost of tuition and are gifted to the students.  Please bring two large towels, a large spoon and a crockpot.

Instructor:
Chris Sherwood is a 1991 graduate of the Scherer Institute. She has practiced bodywork since then in Taos, NM. Chris has been working with stones since 1993, and has been teaching Bones of the Earth™ since 1997. She was on the Scherer Institute faculty as instructor for the Healing Quality of Touch massage class. Chris comes with a great variety of experience, from working in chiropractic offices to exploring a much more intuitive approach in bodywork. Her work is known nationally and she teaches in various places from coast to coast.

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Teacher Training (Part 2): Instructing in the Health Care Profession (primarily for health care professionals)

16 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 18, 2008 (9am - 6pm)
Sunday, October 19, 2008 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $250 ($700 total with Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 3)

This training is designed for those who are drawn to teaching.  Whether you are already an instructor or are just beginning, these workshops offer effective ways to enhance your ability to share information and foster the learning process.  Each workshop will offer practical methods and processes for instructing and facilitating classes.  Combined with inner work and self-learning, courses are geared toward enhancing teaching ability as well as stretching each individual’s growing edge.  Topics to be addressed include:

• course planning
• organization of class material
• conflict resolution
• ethical considerations
• recognize character strategies in the self
• teaching styles
• group leadership
• role of intuition
• other interpersonal and intrapersonal topics

These courses are geared primarily for the health care profession, although the first workshop is general enough to accommodate all teaching professions. This three part series may be taken as separate workshops or in full for a total of 50 hours of teacher training.  Massage therapists who are interested in pursuing the RMTI  (Registered Massage Therapy Instructor) licensure may use these hours toward state requirements.  

Instructors:
Bear Sahlfeld is a highly skilled and sensitive therapist who has been practicing a variety of massage techniques and psychotherapeutic approaches for 21 years. She has been on the teaching staff of the Scherer Institute since 1986. Her training includes a degree in Counseling, Certificate in Massage Therapy from the Scherer Institute, and a Certificate in Hakomi Bodycentered Psychotherapy.

Cathy Black began working with healing, massage, and meditation in 1980. She has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing, including the Healing Quality of Touch at Scherer's in Santa Fe and Taos. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her practice and teaching on cultivating healing presence and subtle energy awareness.

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Ethics: Dual Relationships

4 CE Hours with Bear Sahlfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 25, 2008 (9am – 1pm)

Fee: $70

Dual relationships occur when professional and social roles and interactions between two people overlap.  As bodyworkers we must be aware of the complexities and the ethical implications of these potential dual relationships. This class will address issues that can help us understand ways to negotiate difficult and deeply human situations involving the client/therapist relationship.  Please bring one example of an overlapping role as related to dual relationships that you can share with the group.

Instructor:
Bear Sahlfeld is a highly skilled and sensitive therapist who has been practicing a variety of massage techniques and psychotherapeutic approaches for 21 years. She has been on the teaching staff of the Scherer Institute since 1986. Her training includes a degree in Counseling, Certificate in Massage Therapy from the Scherer Institute, and a Certificate in Hakomi Bodycentered Psychotherapy.

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Thai Massage Introduction

16 CE Hours with James Peckham LMT, RTMI, RTTI (Registered Thai Therapy Instructor)

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 25, 2008 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, October 26, 2008 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $250

Learn the basics of authentic Thai Massage in the Thai spirit of moving meditation and mindfulness. Thai Massage is a versatile, thorough form of bodywork that gives us more therapeutic tools with which we can meet our clients' needs. Learn the advantages of  working on a mat on the floor with excellent body mechanics. Combine pressure points, compression, and stretches to move energy and engage deep layers of myofascial tissue.  Experience the versatility of working in more positions, including supine, side, prone, invertedand sitting, to access muscles from different angles.  Feel the freedom and power of working with your feet, knees, forearms, hands and thumbs effectively while using your body weight and leverage for optimal body mechanics. Enjoy the many ways that Thai Massage can open up your approach to bodywork and infuse your therapeutic sessions with inspiration, creativity, resourcefulness, and a sense of wonder.

Instructor:
James Peckham is Co-Founder of the Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI).  He has been a devoted student of Thailand's best master teachers since 1996, and has been a full-time Licensed Massage Therapist in New Mexico since 1992. James is one of the most extensively-trained and highly-experienced Thai Massage teachers and  practitioners outside of Thailand. He thoroughly enjoys passing along what he has learned both from studying traditional Thai Massage during his six visits to Thailand, and also from doing over 3000 hours of professional Thai Massage.  James has facilitated study-tours to Thailand, and has a deep respect for the Thai people and their healing traditions.  In 2001, James established the Thai Massage program at Ten Thousand Waves in Santa Fe.  He has been the resident Thai Massage therapist at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs since 2003. James has earned a reputation as an excellent teacher, with tremendous patience, compassion and a sense of humor.

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JANUARY

Teacher Training (Part 3): Facilitation and Presentation (primarily for health care professionals)

18 CE Hours with Bear Sahfeld, LPC, LMT, RMTI and Cathy Black, MA

Dates and Times:
Friday, January 23, 2009 (7pm - 9pm)
Saturday, January 24, 2008 (9am - 6pm)
Sunday, January 25, 2008 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $300 ($700 total with Teacher Training: Part 1 and Teacher Training: Part 2)

This training is designed for those who are drawn to teaching.  Whether you are already an instructor or are just beginning, these workshops offer effective ways to enhance your ability to share information and foster the learning process.  Each workshop will offer practical methods and processes for instructing and facilitating classes.  Combined with inner work and self-learning, courses are geared toward enhancing teaching ability as well as stretching each individual’s growing edge.  Topics to be addressed include:

• course planning
• organization of class material
• conflict resolution
• ethical considerations
• recognize character strategies in the self
• teaching styles
• group leadership
• role of intuition
• other interpersonal and intrapersonal topics

These courses are geared primarily for the health care profession, although the first workshop is general enough to accommodate all teaching professions. This three part series may be taken as separate workshops or in full for a total of 50 hours of teacher training.  Massage therapists who are interested in pursuing the RMTI  (Registered Massage Therapy Instructor) licensure may use these hours toward state requirements.  

Instructors:
Bear Sahlfeld is a highly skilled and sensitive therapist who has been practicing a variety of massage techniques and psychotherapeutic approaches for 21 years. She has been on the teaching staff of the Scherer Institute since 1986. Her training includes a degree in Counseling, Certificate in Massage Therapy from the Scherer Institute, and a Certificate in Hakomi Bodycentered Psychotherapy.

Cathy Black began working with healing, massage, and meditation in 1980. She has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing, including the Healing Quality of Touch at Scherer's in Santa Fe and Taos. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her practice and teaching on cultivating healing presence and subtle energy awareness.

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Oncology Massage Training

The Peregrine Institute of Oncology Massage Training (PIOMT) is the 300-hour Oncology Massage Certification program. This in-depth program integrates Eastern and Western approaches to working with cancer patients. We are happy to host some of the courses for PIOMT here at Scherer. Main instructors, Sandy Canzone, DOM, and Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT, author of Medicine Hands: Massage for People with Cancer and Massage for the Hospital Patient and Medically Fragile Client, team up with other experts in the field to offer cutting-edge courses in this much needed field. The courses are designed for licensed massage therapists.

Visit www.MedicineHands.com for more information or call Lonnie Howard at (505) 995-9799.

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REGISTRATION POLICY

You can register by phone, in person, or by mail. We require a non-refundable $75 deposit for each course. We accept cash, credit card, or check. Full payment is due 14 days prior to start of course.


DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION

If there is still room, we will take registrations up until the course starts. If enrollment is low, we reserve the right to cancel the course 14 days prior to start date. Our refund policy is reflected in this 14 day prior to start date decision.


CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

Cancellation by school

If we have to cancel the class for any reason, students are immediately notified via email and/or phone. A full refund is given within 5 business days of the cancellation decision.

Cancellation by student

If a student has to cancel a course 14 days or more before the start of the course, a refund of all money, except the non-refundable
$75 deposit, is given within 10 business days of the cancellation.

If student cancels less than 14 days before the course, no refund is given.

The Scherer Institute is not responsible for any travel or lodging costs incurred due to any cancellation.

Please contact the school at info@schererinstitute.com to register for Continuing Education courses.