BCMB Newsletter February - May 2010
BCMB puts down Roots
The BCMB Professional Training Course at The Fold, near Worcester, started on 6th February 2010! I’m delighted that our venture there has taken root, with the highly committed and visionary team of Sarah Cohen (course leader), Jessica Pailthorpe (brilliant assistant) and Jane Cox (Director of the centre). Not to forget our long-term MTI colleague, Karen Yarnell, who will be teaching AP&P for us in both Worcester and Bristol. Welcome, Karen!!
Tim is also maintaining BCMB workshops in Swansea. For further details, visit zodiactherapytraining.co.uk and check out “Save Our Hands” and “Holistic Massage”.
I’m also delighted that our Bristol courses have filled and are going really well. Maybe the air of gloom from the recession is over – or at least, people who wish for a new direction and skills are now willing to take the risk of investing in their dream of a change of career.
Further BCMB Courses
Our latest programme of “Further BCMB Courses” is enclosed, including both Advanced Workshops and Massage Practice Days. They all count towards your CPD requirements, whether that is with MTI or another professional association, such as FHT or CTHA.
What is the difference?
- Want to learn some new skills and techniques? Then come on an Advanced Workshop, where a highly experienced tutor – all tutors have over 10 years experience in their field – will guide you through a programme of learning, with plenty of hands-on experience as well as theoretical underpinning.
- You may simply want some practice – using your body well, or revising “that thing” you once did to release the shoulders, or what might you do with someone who presents with gobbledegook-itis? In other words you set the agenda. Then a Massage Practice Day – or is that Massage Development Day? – will meet your needs, under the guidance of a tutor who has been there too!
- Remember, another option is to come to a regular supervision group. All the BCMB team run these, usually on a monthly basis, for 2.5 hours in small groups. Its great to know that each month there is somewhere you can go with questions, concerns, matters to celebrate… See below for further details.
New 1 Day Courses
The Advanced Workshops that last 1 day are very popular. These can be more flexible – and affordable! New titles in the current programme are:
- “Massage and Qi Gong” with Sarah Hoare in June
- “Indian Head Massage” and “Introduction to Reflexology”, both with Gill Ayshford in October
Repeating 1 day Courses include:
- Darien doing “Hands-free” and “RhythmMobility®” in July
- Me doing “Finding your Feet” in June; “Releasing the Neck” and “3D Massage:Sidelying” in November
- Suzanne Yates “Massage and Pregnancy” in July
Of course it can also be great to attend a 2 or even 3-day course, to explore a subject in greater depth and really integrate it with your work. Remember that workshops are on a rolling programme, so they do come round again. We are also keen to be responsive to what people want, so contact us if there are any other areas you’d like to know about. We may be able to organise it!
Other Courses
Often 1 day courses with BCMB can be “trailers” for an extended training. For example,
Suzanne Yates does a 4 day Pregnancy Massage course, accredited with APNT.
And if you loved doing a short course through BCMB with Darien Pritchard on Hands Free Massage or Rhythm Mobility – why not do his extended trainings in these exciting and innovative bodywork skills? His next extended Rhythm Mobility® is 5 weekends long and starts in April. Further details will come shortly via email – or call Darien on 02920 454506 or visit www.dynamicmassage.co.uk.
MTI Conference: A few places left!
The 2010 MTI Conference is almost full, but if you get your skates on, there may still be a place for you. Held at the Penny Brohn Cancer Centre just outside Bristol, here are the details:
- 6th March 2010 from 10am – 5.30pm
- Theme: “Massage in the 21st Century”
- Keynote speaker: Mel Cash
- Workshops from Darien Pritchard, Katya Langmuir and Dror Steiner
- Workshops include: Hands-Free Massage; Sacred Bodywork; Energetic NLP; Back Pain; Proving your Massage Works and RhythmMobility®
- An open forum for practitioners to look at MTI’s future
- More food including afternoon cake!
The cost to MTI members will be £59 for the day and non-members £69. If interested, contact the MTI Registrar, Janet Yallop, as soon as possible on 01603 260861 or register@massagetraining.co.uk.
Supervision Groups
Regular meetings with a group of fellow practitioners, facilitated by a BCMB tutor. An opportunity to share, celebrate, ask questions and practice techniques within a safe, friendly environment. These groups are not part of BCMB’s programme but are organised by each facilitator as part of their own business.
Groups are in a range of locations and at different times of the week. Take your pick! Contact the facilitator for more details:
Andy 07986 360845
Gill 0797 096 7962
Tim 0117 924 3417 / 0778 021 3680
Sarah Hoare 0797 671 0368
Char 0117 935 4453 / 0795 283 5482
Sarah Cohen 01386 861 931
Bridget (Bristol group) 01736 710758
Hope to see you at the Conference!
Andy Fagg
February 2010
