Psychology of Touch ~ Professional Ethics ~ Communication Skills

Vickie Torrey is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist with 20 years experience in therapeutic massage and over 26 years experience as a Counselor/Certified Social Worker. Vickie has previously served as Director of Education for the North Carolina Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), taught massage and movement for Omega Institute of Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York, and wrote for the Charlotte Post a monthly newspaper column entitled “Hands On Health,” that focused on massage, bodywork and mind-body psychology..... Click here for more.

Structural Kinesiology

Mary Ann Foster is a certified Body-Mind Centering® practitioner, and a bodyworker and movement teacher who specializes in working with posture and movement patterns that limit motion and cause pain. A long-time practitioner, educator, and writer in our field, Mary Ann enjoys fine films, fine books, fine hiking, but most of all, fine bodywork. She is committed to excellence in massage, and has contributed many innovations to somatic education and movement studies for bodymind therapists. Mary Ann also teaches at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy, published Somatic Patterning (© 2004), writes regularly for the Massage and Bodywork Magazine, and can be reached through www.emspress.com

Pathology

Marion received her B.S. at Davidson College in 1989. After working as an outdoor leadership instructor, Marion was introduced to the Rolf Method of Structural Integration and became a certified practitioner in 1996. She completed an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from A-B Tech College and a Certification for Yoga Instruction from the Asheville Yoga Center in 1999. Students will learn about the diseases of the human body through her hands-on experiential teaching style......Click here for more.

Psychology of Touch

Til Luchau is the Director of Advanced-Trainings.com. He is a therapist and coach whose background includes extensive experience with Process Work, individual and organizational wellness, conflict resolution, collaborative practices, and cutting-edge training methods. As a Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Til is a faculty member and Coordinator of the Rolf Institute's Foundations of Rolfing Structural Integration program, where he is the originator of Skillful Touch Bodywork (the Rolf Institute's own training and practice modality).....Click here for more.

Anatomy and Physiology ~ Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Christa Caputa is the Senior Science Instructor at CRSMT. Christa comes to us from Portland, Oregon where she is pursuing a Master's degree in Chinese Medicine. Christa has been practicing massage since 2001 and has been an adult educator for over 15 years. Facilitating others' self-healing has led her to appreciate the essence of "deep tissue" massage, touching someone on a deeper level. Structural bodywork is one of Christa's favorite tools because of the dramatic changes that can occur, including increased range of motion and freedom from being bound...Click here for more

Professional Ethics

Loretta Carridan Luchau CMT has been a teacher and practitioner of body-centered therapies for over 20 years. She has taught in the USA, Europe, and in Asia, and for many years taught core psycho-social and hands-on courses as a faculty member at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. A graduate of Naropa University, Loretta holds a degree in Transpersonal Psychology, and has studied and certified in many forms of body-centered psychotherapy, including Hakomi, IBP, and Gestalt. She is currently a student of the Ridhwan School, a mother to an exceptionally alive and creative son, and is very active in her local community.  She has had a successful hands-on and body-centered counseling practice (www.bodycenteredtherapy.com) for over 22 years in Boulder, Colorado.

Anatomy in Clay™ ~ MyoFascial Release ~ NeuroMuscular Therapy

Bev Boyer graduated from the Central Ohio School of Massage Therapy in 1991 and has been providing exceptional massage therapy and being fascinated with the human body ever since. She has coordinated Anatomists in Residence at the Anatomy in Clay™ Center for over two years and is the Executive Director for the Center in the heart of Boulder Colorado. She is a passionate anatomist, and has coordinated and facilitated cadaver labs for massage therapy students...Click here for more.

Business Development

Pete is a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist and former Assistant Director of the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville. He teaches "Myofascial Components of Pain" workshops throughout the Southeast, as well as Florida law, Ethics, and business building classes. His hands-on classes are noted for their fun and relaxed learning environment....Click here for more.

Communication Skills ~ Professional Ethics ~ Begining Movement

Victoria has been in the field of massage therapy and bodywork since 1992 upon graduation from The Boulder College of Massage Therapy.  She has been on the faculty of a number of massage education institutions, The Maui Academy of Healing Arts, The Boulder College of Massage, Cortiva Institute and The Denver School of Massage.  Her passion in this field is excellence in education.  Coming from a dance and fitness background, Victoriria has a keen eye and gift for the observation of the many ways the body moves....Click here for more.

Thai Massage

Sunny Klaber is a certified massage therapist and graduate of the Boulder College of Massage Therapy, The Institute for Thai Massage, Nerve Touch, and The Fine Art of Thai Massage.  In addition, she earned a BS from Duke University and an MS in Geology and Environmental Policy from the University of Colorado.Sunny spent several years teaching science at field schools in California, Colorado, Alaska and Switzerland as well as instructing backpacking/ climbing courses in Montana and North India before she developed her passion for massage...Click here for more.

CranioSacral Therapy

Students who have the opportunity to study with Alicia Berg benefit from the wealth of knowledge she has accumulated from over 17 years in the holistic health field. Alicia is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who received her training at the International Professional School of Bodywork. In addition to enjoying a successful private practice in San Diego; Alicia teaches deep tissue muscle sculpting, acts as a Clinic Supervisor, and leads movement such as yoga, tai chi, qi gong and educational kinesiology in classes at IPSB....Click here for more.

Structural Kinesiology

Natalie is a 2000 graduate from BCMT and currently has a private practice in Boulder, CO. She continuously studies multiple modalities with a current emphasis on visceral manipulation. Her practice of Pilates and Yoga deepens her understanding of the body. She passionately helps people awaken and enliven their connection within their bodies through education.

Pathology

Lynn has ben practicing therapeutic massage in Boulder, CO since 1995. Originally entering the field of health care as a Registered Occupational Therapist, she brings a diverse background of training to her clients and students. She graduated from Colorado State University and the Boulder School of Massage Therapy. In 1999 she traveled to Austria to study and become internationally certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage, she is recertified every 2 years...Click here for more.

Shiatsu

Shelly Wagar’s experience in therapeutic touch spans 20 years through her studies in Yoga, Massage Therapy, Zen Shiatsu, Chinese Medicine, Native American healing modalities, Cranial-Sacral therapy, and more recently, Quantum Shiatsu™. She has been a licensed massage therapist, practicing in Portland, Oregon for 12 years, and a shiatsu instructor and curriculum developer at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine since 2000. Her love for teaching is reflected in her enthusiastic, playful approach to guiding students in developing energetic sensitivity and becoming compassionate, mindful practitioners...Click here for more.

Lara Kolesar NCTMB

Anatomy in Clay™

Lara Kolesar is an internationally recognized instructor and a graduate of the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. Lara brings 13 years of in-depth study to her instruction. Along with her certification in massage therapy, she is a certified Pilates and Gyrotonic® Instructor. Lara has shared her unique approach with students in Europe and throughout the United States…Click here for more…

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Dan Webster graduated from the Desert Institute of Healing Arts (now Cortiva Tucson), in Tucson, Arizona In 1998, and has since taken additional coursework from St. John Seminars (Neuromuscular Therapy). He currently teaches Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Trigger Point Therapy at Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy in Cedar City, Utah, where he is also the Dean of Students. Dan says he finds the human body extremely fascinating. His clientele are people with chronic pain and/or injury. He enjoys hiking and camping with a group of Geologist friends and spends much of his leisure time outdoors.

Introduction to Holistic Nutrition ~ Complimentary Medicine

Tammie is the first valadictorian to hail from CRSMT! She has been studying the body-mind connection since attending CSU Chico and receiving her BA in Psychology. Tammie has a succsessful private massage therapy practice in East Bay, San Fransisco. She specializes in Relaxation Therapy, emphasizing massage, yoga, diet, meditation, and pranayana; supporting clients in making healthy and holistic lifestyle choices for body, mind and spirit. She took her first step onto a yoga mat in a room full of 80 college students and for the last 10 years she has been deepening her practice. While living in Bend, OR. she studied as an apprentice of her yoga teachers for 6 months and assisted in the formation of Yoga and the Healing Arts.......Click here for more.

Anatomy and Physiology

Art’s passion for adult education started in his Navy career as an electronics and communications instructor, programmed instruction writer and training officer.  On retirement from the Navy, he went on to Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon for his D.C degree.  In addition to starting his private practice, he taught part time at the school and later taught post graduate CE courses throughout the US and in Canada.  He is excited by light bulbs going on over the head’s of otherwise placid individuals. ........Click here for more.

Pathology ~ Hydrotherapy

 Theresa is an instructor in both the Massage and Skin Care programs at Soothing Arts School in Pensacola, Florida.  She has been teaching Swedish massage, hydrotherapy, and aroma therapy for over 18 years.  In 1985 she graduated as a  Master Herbalist from Dr. Christophers School of Natural Healing and has been spreading 'weed wisdom' ever since. She started Coyote Moon Herb Co. which makes a wide array of herbal and aromatherapy products. She has taught internationally as a national continuing education provider.  She loves gardening, saving seeds, folk dancing, travelling and bartering.

Beginning Movement

Cj has pursued a lifelong passion for dance and movement.  Graduating from San Francisco State in Physical Education and Dance, she has participated in community theater and dance productions.  She co-owned and operated Hollywood Dance & Fitness
in Portland, Oregon, selling it in 2007 to accompany her husband, Art, as they search America (and Costa Rica) for adventure and new experiences. Her favorite class at the
studio was Improvisation, where she encouraged/taught  the students to express feelings  and ideas through movement....... Click here for more

Yoga ~ Swedish Assistant Instructor

Stella has been a student of yoga for 12 years, and a teacher of yoga since 2001.  She has studied with many nationally reknowned teachers from all over the US, and completed her Registered Yoga Teacher Certification in the Anusara yoga tradition in 2007.  She has worked extensively with students of all ages and abilities, particularly with clients who have repetitive strain injury and women recovering from disordered eating patterns.  The path of yoga has become her way of life and she is dedicated to the call of yoga to align with the pulsating flow of the Universe. Stella enthusiastically offers her teachings as a continuation and reflection of the loving-kindness which has been shown to her by her students and her teachers.  Students can expect each class to be a journey into heart opening bliss, while also revitalizing health of body and mind.  Our sixteen week focus will be on the joys of "svadyaya" - the study and education of the self.  Or, in other words, students will be encouraged to read their own book of life - while at the same time writing it and revising it.  Namaste!