Class Descriptions
General Interest/Continuing Education/Electives
While some classes are offered quarterly, most are less frequent. To see our current class and event calendar, please click here.
Required and Recommended Textbooks – Spring 2023
ABC's of Chinese Medicine - Part A Course Hours: 30 writing materials |
Advanced Foam Rolling Course Hours: 7.5 Foam Roller, theraband, and mini balls. Available for purchase at OSM Bookstore prior to first class. |
Barefoot Shiatsu Massage Course Hours: 12 Flat sheet, pad or blanket, 2 pillow cases or hand towels. Work is done on the floor, so if you want them, bring 2 small pillows or bolster, and 1 or 2 regular pillows. Class will include a one hour lunch break so students are encouraged to bring their own lunch. Please wear soft clothing, no blue jeans or metal belts, etc. Also note that this class is contraindicated for pregnant women. Thank you. |
Body-Based Trauma Relief Course Hours: 4 |
Bowen Therapy Module 1 Course Hours: 14 Please wear light-weight, soft clothing. CLASS PREPARATION |
Bowen Therapy Module 2 Course Hours: 14 Please wear light-weight, soft clothing and bring your Bowen Therapy textbook and all linens necessary for table setup during the treatment exchanges |
Building Your Ethical Body Course Hours: 4 |
Communicating with Resonance Course Hours: 4 Writing materials. |
Craniosacral Therapy Introduction Course Hours: 15 Sheets, bolster, and blanket RECOMMENDED TEXTS: Myofasical Massage and Body Mechanics and Self Care Manual, Dixon; |
Craniosacral Therapy Level One Course Hours: 15 |
Cupping Massage: Theory & Application Course Hours: 6 Writing materials, sheets, oil (lotion won't work), face cradle cover, bolster. Students will be required to provide their own cups. Sets are available in the OSM store. Cups that are bought elsewhere need to be approved by the instructor. The instructor can be contacted at: (971) 227-3117 and prefers to be texted. |
Foot Reflexology Basics Course Hours: 7 lotion, witchhazel or rubbing alcohol, 2 towels PLEASE HAVE YOUR NAILS TRIMMED SHORT! It is very important in this particular class. Thank you. |
Franklin Method - Muscles of Head/Neck Movement Course Hours: 3 Dress for optional movement |
Franklin Method for Pelvic Floor Muscles Course Hours: 3 Dress for optional movement Alison Wesley and Ann Teachworth (Anatomy in Asana)Nope. WeÕre not sisters. But people ask that all the time. WeÕre just two long-time yoga practitioners/teachers/therapists with an obsessive love for anatomy who came together through applied anatomical study in the Franklin Method and want to change the world by improving each personÕs sense of themselves one bone at a time. With an emphasis on embodied functional anatomy, kinesiology, and mindbody training, their work helps people understand and experience their design and function so that they can operate more fully and freely in their bodies, minds, and lives.Alison is a Faculty Franklin Method Educator and Registered Yoga Teacher/Therapist in Portland, OR. She owns Working with Yoga, offering workplace yoga and assists Franklin Method Teacher Trainings alongside the creator, Eric Franklin. With him, she co-wrote Understanding the Pelvis: A Functional Approach to Yoga, published by Human Kinetics. She designed and leads mobility classes for back care at Rebound Physical Therapy and has a therapeutic movement video series called ThrUMovement. |
Franklin Method for the Adductors/Abductors of the Hip Course Hours: 3 Dress for optional movement |
Franklin Method: Muscles of Healthy Breathing Course Hours: 3 Dress for optional movement Alison Wesley and Ann Teachworth (Anatomy in Asana)Nope. WeÕre not sisters. But people ask that all the time. WeÕre just two long-time yoga practitioners/teachers/therapists with an obsessive love for anatomy who came together through applied anatomical study in the Franklin Method and want to change the world by improving each personÕs sense of themselves one bone at a time. With an emphasis on embodied functional anatomy, kinesiology, and mindbody training, their work helps people understand and experience their design and function so that they can operate more fully and freely in their bodies, minds, and lives.Alison is a Faculty Franklin Method Educator and Registered Yoga Teacher/Therapist in Portland, OR. She owns Working with Yoga, offering workplace yoga and assists Franklin Method Teacher Trainings alongside the creator, Eric Franklin. With him, she co-wrote Understanding the Pelvis: A Functional Approach to Yoga, published by Human Kinetics. She designed and leads mobility classes for back care at Rebound Physical Therapy and has a therapeutic movement video series called ThrUMovement. |
How to Help Clients Heal After Injuries Course Hours: 3 |
Inquiring into Pain Stories Course Hours: 3 |
Insurance Billing for LMTs Course Hours: 3 Writing materials. (Optional: bring a laptop if you have one.) |
Intro to Aromatherapy Course Hours: 7 |
Intro to Sports Massage Course Hours: 6 Comfortable shorts, shirt; sheets, towel, oil, bolsters, face cradle cover |
Kinesio-Lee Method - Lower Body Course Hours: 14 2 sets of linens, top blanket, 2 hand towels and small pillow; Recommended text: Trail guide 5th/6th Edition |
Kinesiolo-Lee DT Meth - G/H to Phalanges Course Hours: 14 2 sets of linens, top blanket, 2 hand towels and small pillow; Recommended text: Trail guide 5th/6th Edition |
Kinesiolo-Lee DT Meth - Head to VertColumn Course Hours: 14 2 sets of linens, top blanket, 2 hand towels and small pillow; Recommended text: Trail guide 5th/6th Edition |
Lymphatic Detox Introduction Course Hours: 9 sheets, breast drape, no lotion or oil, pillow or bolster as needed |
Lymphatic Massage for Lower Body Course Hours: 12 sheets, breast drape, no lotion or oil, pillow or bolster as needed |
Massage for End of Life Care Course Hours: 6 Linens, oil/lotion. Wear comfortable clothing. |
Massage for Eye Strain and Upper Body Tension Course Hours: 7 |
Massage Room Design Course Hours: 5 |
Myofascial Foam Rolling Course Hours: 7.5 |
Myofascial Massage - Indirect Method Course Hours: 15 |
Myofascial Massage Introduction Course Hours: 12 sheets, massage cream (not oil or lotion), 2 pillows, blanket, REQUIRED TEXT: Dixon, Myofasical Massage, 2007. Read ch 3. 6 & 8 before class. Recommended Text: Body Mechanics and Self Care Manual, Dixon |
Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy Course Hours: 15 2 sheets, face cradle cover, bolster, Recommended text: Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction by Travell & Simons |
On-Site Chair Massage I Course Hours: 6 |
Pain and Stress Course Hours: 3 Supplied by Instructor |
Qigong Basics Course Hours: 3 |
Reflexology for Women's Health Course Hours: 4 lotion, blanket, large pillow, bottom sheet, 2 towels, water bottle |
Reiki 2nd Degree Course Hours: 18 2 sheets. If available please bring one or more pictures of yourself when you were young (from baby to teenager) and of one or two people who are dear to you. |
Reiki Healing Course Hours: 18 2 sheet sets LOCATION: Portland. Classes are held at 9500 SW Barbur Blvd, Ste 100 in the Kristin Square building (near Capitol Hwy and about 2 blocks north of the TriMet Transit Center; enter from the back of the building)* |
Shamanic Healing Course Hours: 14 invited to bring own instruments, crystals, flower essences, etc |
Shiatsu II - Short Form (Front) Course Hours: 30 blanket, sheets, bolsters Remember to wear comfortable clothing and have your nails trimmed short. |
Shiatsu III - Long Form (Back) Course Hours: 30 sheets, blankets, bolsters, comfortable clothing, trim nails short. |
Shiatsu IV - Long Form (Front) Course Hours: 30 sheets, blankets, bolsters, required text: Long Form Handbook - Cleaver |
Shiatsu Short Form - Tutorial Course Hours: 3 |
Shiatsu Short Form Clinic Course Hours: 45 |
Tai Chi for Better Balance Course Hours: 3 |
Thai Massage - Level I Course Hours: 16 sheets, pillow, blanket, water bottle, writing materials Remember to wear loose, comfortable clothing (no blue jeans, jewelry or belts with a lot of metal) and to have your nails trimmed short. Friday evening is a free introductory session, as well as part of the class, so bring a friend! Your attendance is required Friday evening in order to receive credit for this class. |
Thai Massage - Level II Course Hours: 30 pillow, queen-size sheet/blanket, water bottle, writing materials. Remember to wear loose, comfortable clothing (no blue jeans, jewelry or belts with a lot of metal) and to have your nails trimmed short. |
Understanding Chronic Pain Course Hours: 3 Course SyllabusUnderstanding Chronic PainCourse Description: Pain is a global health problem. One in five people suffer with pain every year. One in ten people experience chronic pain every year. The annual costs of treating pain are greater than the costs of treating cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined. 43% of Americans receiving massage reported they did so for health conditions such as pain management, injury rehabilitation, migraine control, or overall wellness. 88% of consumers agree that massage can be effective in reducing pain.Chronic Pain is very different from acute Pain and presents unique challenges for both the patient and the treating therapist. Chronic Pain is defined as pain that has not abated after 6 months, however it could have been continuing for several years. Patients may be taking a number of medications and coping with losses in relation to their job, family, other health problems, social identity, loss of positive experiences. This class presents options for working with this population who often donÕt receive the consistent care that they need.Chronic pain has its own unique physiology and symptom picture.Ê Treatment goals aim to reduce problematic symptoms and improve quality of life. Once goals are identified, optimum treatment techniques, hydrotherapy and homework/self-care can be prescribed to follow clear critical thinking guidelines.Ê Massage therapists who complete this class will able to understand chronic pain. Armed with solid information and together with patient input, therapists are prepared to figure out what will be most helpful for their individual clients.Learning Outcomes:Students will demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking/ making clinical decisions about tactics to help patients cope with:1. Chronic Pain2. Fibromyalgia3. Stress and Sleep challenges4. Anxiety and DepressionStudents will be introduced to subtle energy applications appropriate for use with chronic pain patientsClass Hours: class meets for a total of 3 hours Competency-based Objectives: The LMT/student who successfully completes this course will be able to:1. Describe anatomy and physiology of acute, subacute and chronic stages of inflammation 2. Explain contraindications for patients in acute, subacute and chronic stages of inflammation 3. Know a variety of massage approaches that are appropriate for patients in acute, subacute and chronic stages of inflammation 4. Describe and suggest hydrotherapy homework for patients in acute, subacute and chronic stages of inflammation Course Evaluation: To determine that students have competence in these skills there will be the following evaluation. (in-class participation)To pass the class and receive CEUÕs, a student must attend 90% of class and get a minimum of 90% of total available points.Required Materials ¥ Supplied by the instructorInstructor: Marian Wolfe Dixon, MA (Psychology and Health Education), LMT (#3902), NCTMB approved Continuing Education Provider (#769), www.marianwolfedixon.comClass Schedule (to be adapted as needed):Students will be introduced to processes that affect the pain cycle with regard to inflammation. In-class participation is essential! Keep your videos on so instructor can better see you to give individualized feedback Introduction to class, instructor, studentsPain as a major health problem / Focus for massage therapistsInflammation as a factor affecting Pain and treatmentAcute Pain - Not the same as Chronic PainAdditional Challenges for PatientsHow additional challenges affect TreatmentAvoiding Burnout for TherapistsDemo gentle approach(optional) Breakout Groups Ðpractice DiscussionReview, Q&A - where to go from here |