COUPLES MASSAGE CLASSES
Christa offers Couples Massage Classes throughout the year. Workshops I & II are designed for the beginner, but can be useful even for the seasoned massage therapist. They are constructed to help pinpoint what ails you and your partner and offer different suggestions as to what kind of bodywork might help those temporary problems.
The courses concentrate
on how to help alleviate certain kinds of pain/discomfort in 10-15 minutes or
less (although several of the routines can be extended). This is
something you can do for each other on a day-to-day basis that doesn't
require a lot of effort and yet still feels great. It is rare when
couples have the time and energy or even the skill to give each other full
body massages.
In these classes you will learn various Swedish massage, Reflexology, Acupressure and Letha Yoga inspired hands-on techniques that are fairly simple to do.
The Workshops:
Couples Massage Class I workshop "How to Help Your Partner Feel Better in 10 Minutes or Less" covers topics such as neck and shoulder tension, back and hip strain, headaches, and hand and foot discomfort.
Couples Massage Class II workshop "More & Expanded 10-15 Minute Routines" will expand upon some of the routines covered in the first class and will include massage for the legs, face/sinus, and hand reflexology. We will also cover the hip and lower back Letha yoga stretch.
These are therapeutic
massage classes. And although sensual massage can be a wonderful thing, we
will not be covering that in this class. No experience is necessary.
Christa is a certified massage therapist. In her training she has studied modalities such as Swedish massage, Reflexology, Reiki and Shoshin Shiatsu. Since 2002 she has been learning the non-combative side of the Bando Monk system under the tutelage of Dr. Maung Gyi. Through Bando she's acquired knowledge of various Letha yoga, Dhanda yoga and Longyi yoga forms - a few of which she includes in her classes.
She teaches the workshops with her partner, Michael Stelnicki who has been studying the Bando system – both the combative and noncombative side through Dr. Gyi since 1996. He is a martial artist, having started his training as a child with Judo and has since been involved with various disciplines such as Karate, Bando and Muay Thai Kickboxing, Shaolin Chin-na and Brazilian Ju-jitsu. Mike currently holds a brown belt in Hwrang-do and is a current student of Pilates and Kuntao Silat.
Christa created this Couples Massage class
to educate couples in massage techniques they can use every day, to
increase partner's awareness of each other and just because she thinks the
world would be a much nicer place if more people touched each other with
the intent to heal instead of harm. She believes this is
a great way to honor and connect with your partner.
The course is $60 per couple if pre-registered and $70 per couple "at the door"− pre-registration is strongly encouraged as classes can fill up. Pre-payment will be required to hold your spot.
If you do not want to wait for an upcoming workshop, she also offers at-home workshops (3 couple minimum) for an additional per couple fee (which also depends on location).
Feel free to contact Christa if you have any questions.