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Erik Dalton Massage Therapy Workshops®
BIO: Erik Dalton, Ph.D. obtained his philosophy and clinical psychology degrees from the University of Oklahoma. An influential presentation by Dr. Ida Rolf in 1972 launched a passionate mind-body adventure which lead Dalton through a maze of educational institutions including the Menninger Foundation, Mueller College of Holistic Studies, Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Rolf® Institute of Structural Integration. In 1989, a devistating neck injury motivated a self-healing inquiry into the neurologic relationship between muscles and joints...spinal biomechanical therapy. For the next ten years he interned with leading manipulative osteopaths. This prompted the integration of osteopathic principles into his Structural Integration practice. This planted the seeds for his Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques®.
Erik Dalton serves as Executive Director of the Freedom From Pain Institute® which is commited to the research and treatment of chronic pain conditions. Dr. Dalton shares his vast therapeutic background in massage, Rolfing® and osteopathy in his entertaining and educational pain-management workshops, books and videos. In addition to his hectic teaching and writing endeavors, Erik has managed continue his 29 year full-time manual therapy practice.
Three Day Myoskeletal Alignment Workshops
Cost: $ 395.00 for all 3-day workshops (see pricing for Costa Rica)
CE’s: 24 NCBTMB for all 3-day workshops (26 CEs for Costa Rica)
Hours:
Friday: Check in after 8:00 am. Class starts at 9 - 6pm
Sat & Sun: class is 9 - 5pm
Erik Dalton Upcoming Three Day Workshops (click on date to register):
Dalton's 2010
Blue Collar Workshop Tour...
Dedicated to all the hardworking
Bodyworkers in the trenches
Details on Erik Dalton's
Pain Management In Paradise -
May 1 - 8, 2010 - 8 day workshop - 26 CEs
Provider #'s: The Freedom From Pain Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB Provider # 157429), Florida Board of Health (MCE-249), AMTA, ABMP, and most state massage certifying agencies as a Category A education CE hours provider.
People often ask Erik about the difference between Home Study to going to an actual hands-on workshop?" Both are very beneficial learning tools and both have a place in manual therapy education. Both are available from The Freedom from Pain Institute. Home Study is convenient. Techniques can be studied over and over. The material is always there to refer to.
However, he believes that a bodyworker needs to be in a hands-on environment at least part of the time to learn from others, ask questions, interact with the teacher and assistants, see and experience the techniques first-hand and up close. Thousands of manual, sports, medical and physical therapists have attended Dalton's Myoskeletal Alignment CE workshops over the years and there is always overwhelmingly positive feedback from their experience.
Erik Dalton Seminar Reviews
"I sincerely enjoyed your class for many reasons. 1) The material offered was something that I can actually use in my massage therapy business. Practical and effective techniques. 2) Every single person on the Freedom from Pain staff involved in this workshop was very educated and experienced with the material that was presented in the class. 3) Erik is highly educated and immersed in what he teaches. He has a sense of humor and never looks at his students as stupid, regardless of what they ask. Thank you for an exceptional bodywork seminar. You and your staff are most enjoyable and I will recommend your class to others."… Lisa Marie Simmons, FL
"Amazing Techniques you can use right away! Very easy on both the bodywork therapist and client."… Sarah Mcdowell, MN
"I totally enjoyed the class and look forward to using the education and experience with my clients."… Tim Taylor, TX
"The first CEU class I have ever taken where questions were answered and the instruction was interactive. I really enjoy it and learned a lot." … Alma Ireland, GA
"Beyond a doubt the best massage therapy workshop I have ever attended. Erik has so much insightful information and does a great job teaching it. The awesome support staff is extremely helpful in making sure we understand the techniques."…. Renee Jones, GA
"I read about your techniques in Massage Magazine and was thrilled when you came to Dallas. It was way more than I had even expected. Thank you for your contributions to the pain management profession."…. Barbara Collins, TX
"I have attended over 30 other CE classes. They were all only treatment. Dr. Dalton's class goes way beyond that. He is knowledgeable and obviously experienced and passionate about teaching bodywork. There was an exceptional balance of life experience, knowledge, theory, and hands-on visual presentation. Thank you!" …. Sheryl Correll, WA
"I have studied Dr. Dalton and his powerful bodywork techniques for many years through his excellent DVDs, but this is the first CE workshop I have been able to attend in person. I absolutely loved it. Looking forward to more. Thank you for bringing it close!”… Sue Whitke, WA
"Dear Erik, Are you coming to Florida any time soon?. Two years ago I attended your certification course in Boca Raton. I learned a great deal more than technique from that course; I also learned unique ways of viewing and understanding the body. My practice has advanced greatly from that experience. I really enjoyed listening to the wealth of your experience. You are one of the few instructors who comes to a workshop with enthusiasm, humility and admiration for those that you learned from - a breath of FRESH air in the bodywork biz. I share often much of what I learned with other therapists and several have gone on to take your course. Keep up the great work! …Jody, FL
