Somatokinetic Bodyworker Certification at the Northeast Holistic Center

The following classes are required to become certified as a Somatokinetic Bodyworker. Please contact us for more information on the certification and class schedule.

Somatokinetic Bodywork 101, 102, 103, and 104
These classes explore different modalities to address simple discomforts in the body. Knowing how healthy muscles, tendons, and tissues are supposed to respond to a clinical manipulation to produce a health supporting response is an important developmental segment of these classes. Exploring the actual mechanical details of working with the bones and muscles of a human body are addressed. These are not basic massage classes even though some massage may be introduced. Techniques of Craniosacral Therapy, Orthobionomy, Light Touch, and Oriental Massage are explored in these classes.

Basic Massage 101 and 102
These are basic introductory classes on massage. It acquaints you with the basic knowledge of anatomy, which is essential in giving a good massage. You are introduced to simple massage techniques. Become familiar with effleurage, petrissage, and other gentle healing techniques of massage.

These are also good classes for those people that want to give loving and gentle massages to their loved ones and really want to have an idea of what they are doing. They are also excellent courses for those people taking the Aromatherapy classes in order to learn appropriate ways to apply aromatherapy oils. (Wear comfortable, soft, loose clothing as massage will be done through the clothing.)

Reflexology 101, 102 and 103
Reflexology 101
Explore the history of reflexology from ancient times to present day advances. Find out how zone theory developed into the mapping out of the body for present day reflexology and its referral zones.

Learn how to approach your perspective clients and what makes a professional atmosphere for presenting yourself as a practitioner. Find out easy ways of holding and working with your client's feet so that you are both comfortable during the hour session. Work with a simple technique that can tell you how sensitive your client's foot is to your touch, so that you can give her a relaxing, nurturing session. Experience the "thumb walk" and the "pinch & twist" techniques of accessing the reflex points in the feet.

Systematically learn about the different anatomy systems, their basic functions and positions on the feet. Work with appropriate techniques to stimulate these systems, and relaxing "desserts" that aid the client in releasing stress and opening up the potential for healing. By the end of the day, you have learned all the major anatomy systems and know basic techniques to work with them.

Your practical home study is working with your own personal approach to foot reflexology, creating your own foot reflexology charts and working with three clients for three separate sessions each, documenting your work in a professional manner. You then submit your completed work to the NHC and become eligible to take Hand Reflexology.

Reflexology 102: Hands
The class starts with a relaxing reflexology session by your partner for the day, and then you return the pleasant experience. Individual supervision will assist you to refine your techniques or ask any questions that you may have had since the first class. New relaxing "desserts" are the first experiential work of the day. An expansion of your repertoire of techniques for working the reflex points of the feet is explored. Work with some of the finer reflex points often ignored by many foot reflexology books. All reflex points and desserts learned in foot reflexology classes are reviewed in detailed charts received in class.

The similarity between hand and foot reflex points is now investigated between through reflexology charts and hands-on experience. All the techniques learned for the foot are now translated into use on the hands. Ways of using the relaxing "desserts" are experienced when working with the hands.

As you will have learned in the introductory class that reflexology is never used as a diagnostic tool, or as a primary means of treating disease, you will be instructed in some typical patterns for working with disorders that can assist you or can be suggested to your client as a health workout.

The practical home study for this section of reflexology certification is to submit to the Northeast Holistic Center documented sessions on four clients, with three sessions each - one feet and two hands sessions for each client, in order to be eligible for Body Reflexology.

Reflexology 103: Body
A review of hand reflexology starts the day's experiential work for the class. Suggested workouts for common disorders are the next part of review of the reflex points on both hands and feet. Suggestions and limitations on working with the elderly & children are a part of the day's discussions.

Next, you work with reflex points on the body that can assist in the healing & stress reduction process. Areas of the head, face, back, legs, chest & ears are worked with during the class. These are all means of working with your clients through the reflex points and assisting the body to open blockages in the energy fields.

Once this third class is completed, home study working with 4 clients for three sessions each one on the feet, one on the body and one on the hands for each client. Should you choose to do some additional work, you can also complete a Reflexology Certification

Please call us for information on the remaining classes needed to complete this certification:

Holistic Approaches to Anatomy 101 and 102
Holistic Approaches to Pathology 101 and 102
Holistic Energy Approaches to Meridian Work
Introduction to Aromatherapy for Health 101 and 102
Exercise and Healing
Somatokinetic Muscle Testing

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