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HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
of
INDIA
CONFERENCE
A Skill Development Event
Mohali, Punjab India
NovEMBER
25, 26 & 27, 2016
featuring tHeSe
top educatorS & more!
Tina Allen
Eric Stephenson
Til Luchau
James Waslaski
c e rt i f i c at i o n c la s s e s
Sponsored by:
International Medical
Massage Therapy Institute
MOHALI, PUNJAB, INDIA
maSSagetHerapyindia.com
I am a Massage
Therapist
By Scott dartnall
In 2017 I will begin my 25th year as
a massage therapist and I am more
excited than ever about the massage
therapy profession.
The opportunities for massage
therapists continue to grow. The
demand for massage therapists outpaces all other healthcare professions
as we make our way into every facet
of healthcare. The body of massage
therapy research seems to grow daily
with support from the profession and
it continues to prove that massage is
good medicine.
The care that we provide as massage therapists is more important
than ever. In this information age,
people are increasingly disconnected.
As massage therapists we strive to
reconnect our clients with themselves,
decrease stress, anxiety and discomfort through touch. In a world where
touch is increasingly associated with
abuse and violence, we are reshaping
people’s belief about what touch can be
and creating an environment which in
the words of Don Dillon RMT is “the
antithesis to violence and aggressive
behavior in society.” We are truly healing the world one massage treatment
at a time.
For over a decade, I’ve had the honour of providing in-person continuing
education for massage therapist in
North America and online education
globally. In that time I have had the
pleasure to work with some of the
greatest and most committed educators on earth. It has also been such a
pleasure to meet so many fabulous
massage therapists, all with diverse backgrounds and inspiring stories of what
attracted them to massage therapy. Every
massage therapy event I’ve organized or
attended has reignited my passion for the
profession. As therapists we often feel
isolated in our treatment rooms. Having
the opportunity to exchange thoughts and
share experiences with other like minded
people is invaluable to the soul. I look
forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at the Canadian Massage
Conference in Burlington September 28
- October 2.
I’m also excited to have organized the
first Health Professionals of India Conference in Mohali (Chandigarh) Punjab
India, which takes place November 25-27,
2016. I was able to convince four of my
favourite massage educators, Tina Allen,
Eric Stephenson, Til Luchau and James
Waslaski to come to India. These remarkable educators are giving up time with
their families to share the gift of massage
therapy with the people of India.
You never know where a journey will
take you when you begin your first steps
and I find myself stepping into the role of
School Director of the International Medical Massage Therapy Institute, the first
massage therapy school in India. It will
create opportunities for India’s youth that
did not exist previously. As School Director I would like to invite Canadian and
American massage therapy educators to
come to India and share their knowledge
and love for our profession. Please contact
me at [email protected].
My name is Scott Dartnall and I am a
Massage Therapist.
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