With Dean Marson & Deborah Anne Medow
PLEASE NOTE ALL 5 WEEKENDS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS CERTIFICATION. Each weekend is $495, THERE IS A NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE OF $990 TO SECURE YOUR PLACE.
(Fee due by 02-15-2024, this covers the first and last weekend, the other 3 weekends will be billed separately.)
2024 Training Dates & cost
April 26-28 (included in $990 registration fee)
June 21-23 ( $495 due at time of course)
July 26-28 ( $495 due at time of course)
August 23-25 ($495 due at time of course)
September 27-29 (payment already included in registration fee)
Esalen Massage is a diverse and unique style of bodywork developed at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California in the mid 1960’s. For over fifty years, Esalen Massage has continued to grow and evolve, reflecting its continued quest to integrate body, mind, emotions, and spirit. The ‘trademarked’ Esalen long strokes provide a sense of wholeness, integration, and deep relaxation. Esalen practitioners practice with the idea of being with the client, instead of ‘working on’ them. As the quality of contact and touch increases, the spirit of Esalen massage both inspires and fuses into each practitioner’s personal style, resulting in a specialized atmosphere of peace and harmony. Each session becomes an inner space where natural healing can more easily occur.
This course offers a comprehensive training for certified massage and bodywork practitioners who wish to add the Esalen philosophy and signature approach to their professional repertoire.
The training includes:
Basic principles of Esalen Massage
Developing the skills of centering, presence, and awareness
Deepening the art of sensing, while both giving and receiving
Attention to connections and addressing the whole Being
Passive movement and three-dimensional touch
Tools and principles for specific areas, e.g., back, shoulders, neck
Energy awareness and interacting with the energy layer of contact
Self-help exercises for practitioners and their clients
Sessions will include one or more of the following:
Shared exercises on and off the massage tables
Paired exercises of hands-on practice
Exercises designed to enhance self-awareness and awareness of others
Body dynamics with written documentation of specified sessions
After completing the 5 sections of the course, participants will have received complete instructions and practice in giving an effective Esalen massage. To receive an EMBA (Esalen Massage & Bodywork Association) certificate, each student must complete one full Esalen massage evaluation session on a specific EsalenMassage Teacher and document 15 additional non-paid Esalen massages, all post-instruction.
Finally, a separate $150 certification fee must be paid to the Esalen Massage and Bodywork Association.
This training is for practitioners certified in a massage/bodywork modality by a state-approved accredited school.
Instructors:
Dean Marson is a Senior Instructor of Esalen® Massage who has been teaching workshops and trainings at EsalenInstitute and internationally for over 40 years. He incorporates a variety of somatic methods as well as the essence of yoga and meditation practices into his eclectic approach to teaching the art of massage.
Deborah Anne Medow is a Senior Instructor of Esalen® Massage and has been practicing and teaching massage, meditation, movement, yoga, and related healing disciplines at the Esalen Institute and internationally for the past 55 years. She enjoys infusing her massage classes and trainings with a bit of humor, while integrating her variedtrainings in and experiences with bodywork, yoga, dance, and life.
Over the years, both Dean and Deborah have been deeply involved with the development and evolution of EsalenMassage and the Esalen Massage School.
Please call Tammy at 618-239-6400 for more information, and to register.
*The $990 registration must be paid by January 15, 2024