Self Care with Tools
Massage therapists spend their careers caring for others, yet often neglect their own physical wellbeing. This lecture and interactive hands-on workshop explores practical self-care strategies that can be easily incorporated into daily practice and will ideally reduce the risk of injury, enhance personal wellbeing, and support a longer, healthier career in the massage profession.
The main areas of attention are for the practitioner's own hands, thumbs, wrists, and upper body.
Participants will learn how to effectively utilise self-treatment techniques with tools such as the T-Bar and The Big Thumb to address common areas of muscular tension, fatigue, and occupational strain associated with massage practice. Through guided demonstrations and practical application, attendees will gain hands-on experience using these tools to assist with muscle release, trigger point work, mobility, recovery, and maintenance of physical function.
Leon A. Botello
Leon A. Botello is a highly experienced therapist, educator, and lecturer with more than 35 years of clinical practice and teaching experience. |
Dip. Massage (USA) | Certified Neuromuscular Therapist (Paul St. John Method) | Myofascial Release & Trigger Point Therapist Leon A. Botello is a highly experienced therapist, educator, and lecturer with more than 35 years of clinical practice and teaching experience. A graduate of the Boulder College of Massage, Colorado, USA, Leon holds qualifications in Massage Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy (Paul St. John Method). Throughout his career, Leon has taught Anatomy, Physiology, Massage Therapy, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, and Neuromuscular Therapy at Diploma and Degree levels, and has lectured at a number of colleges throughout New Zealand. Leon has worked alongside doctors, surgeons, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals as part of multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams in hospitals in Texas, USA, and New Zealand. He has also practiced in prestigious five-star spa environments in Texas, Hawaii, and New Zealand. Leon is the researcher, designer, and author of the Trigger Point Charts, drawing on decades of clinical practice, teaching, and research. He maintains clinical practices in Northland and is passionate about helping people achieve greater wellbeing through experienced and effective manual therapy approaches that support the body's natural healing processes. |
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