finding complementary class sessions

October 19, 2008

I sent this question to Body_Work, but I guess it was the wrong place to send it

since I got no responses.

I am attending a birth conference for a day in March. I am agonizing what day to

choose because I want to choose sessions that will complement my reiki services.

I am not an LMT, so while the massage-related classes are calling to me, I don't

want to spend time learning something I could not legally provide. I am hoping

for some feedback. My choices are:

WED: A full day's massage class on prenatal massage, massage tips for labor &

birth and postpartum or day of midwifery skills practice (would be great if I

had an apprenticeship in the works... but I don't)

THURS: A full day with a Mexican midwife learning Mexican massage methods for

fertility, pregnancy, labor & birth. Since these are not methods currently

offered by most LMTs, would this fall under the same legalities?

FRI: Several useful general sessions, and the choices to be made are on sessions

offering info on massage, acupressure, craniosacral therapy, etc as they pertain

to labor; and another on massage for labor/birth; later that night is a session

on movement to help open the pelvis for birth.

SAT: More general sessions, a session on art therapy to help clients release

fears and past traumas for birth; and a session on comfort measures for labor

SUN: Only session I'm really interested in on Sunday is bodywork for babies...

so I think choosing Sunday would be a long shot.

I know some of you do massage. Do you know how I would find the legalities of

what must be licensed to perform in a state and what is not? I'm sure most of

the midwives and apprentices that learn these skills are not LMTs... would it

fall under part of their scope of practice? I can only go to one day, so I want

to choose wisely.

Thanks!

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Blessings,

Toni

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