Californian Massage - Advanced Level

Participants will apply the knowledge and techniques learned in the previous two levels and add full, holistic movements and flowing sequences to move blocked energy.

We place great emphasis on therapeutic accompaniment,
providing the student with tools for the regulation of the nervous system, based on somatic work and the polyvagal theory of Stephan Porges. They will understand how to accompany the client to a greater regulation in their daily life in order to cope with stress.

Having integrated the quality of contact, the connection with the hara, the effortless work and the transmission of the movement through me during the previous levels. We will delve into:

• Rooting will become a requirement to be able to “elevate” ourselves and add the air element to the massage.
• The Game as an attitude and rhythm that relieves and explores, searches among the harmonic conjunction of the different techniques/tools seen above. Addressing an area such as the scapula: hammering, mobilizing structure, stretching, kneading, triggering…
• Dance in massage, at this level it is evident how the movement is part of our dance, we will see it especially in the work on the stretcher, in lomi lomi, in hanging…
• Dynamize the rhythm through the contact with forearms, in a more superficial massage where to highlight the definition work started in the previous level, now with forearm in bony edges, insertions… Maintaining contact quality
• In order to be able to mobilize and bring air into the session, it will be necessary to strengthen the times of active stillness, of holding and giving space to the other, building it on an anchor of trust and security.
• Support will be one of the most important elements also at this level where we will practice trust, both in myself and in the other.