Workshops offered live and online. Pre-recorded on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@AlannaThompsonMassage
All workshops can be modified for a private group, and all are free. New dates coming!
These workshops are designed to empower you with practical tools to improve your health and let you ask questions of practitioners about how we treat. We will usually demo a brief hands on treatment so you know what it feels like. In person workshops at Riverside Sports Therapy. 239 Griffin Rd E unit 2121
All workshops are free, but space is limited! Let me know you are coming at alannathompsonmassage@gmail.com
Topics
Massage for Consent & Body Autonomy
(great for parents & kids, couples or solo!)
Learn some basic massage skills (done over clothing) but more importantly, learn how to set & respect boundaries, how to ask for consent & get comfortable owning your body. Self massage options available if you just don't like to be touched!
Topics:
Self massage,
Consent & Body autonomy,
Power Dynamics (therapists, coaches, medical professionals),
hand, neck and shoulder massage skills,
Giving and receiving feedback,
Setting and respecting boundaries.
Trauma Informed massage
(massage for mental health symptoms & trauma recovery)
Learn how Trauma Informed Massage can fit into your mental-health care plan.
Anyone can be impacted by trauma, and trauma affects the body. Touch can be a big part of your healing journey but touch can also be vulnerable and triggering. TIM aims to work around your trauma to help you have a positive experience with massage & reconnect to your body. No hands on work will occur & your privacy will be respected.
Headache & Migraine
We usually find a muscular connection to headaches. We can’t change your triggers, but with massage & nervous system regulation we usually see a reduction in frequency & severity of headaches & migraines.
Learn typical headache patterns and their muscular connections, self-massage techniques that are effective & soothing to the nervous system, assessment of the neck and shoulders for stability and postural correction, and self-care (movement/stretching and strengthening)
TMJD (jaw dysfunction)
TMJ Disorders are a complex set disorders affecting the jaw and associated structures as well as multiple body systems.
85% of people who suffer from TMJDs also suffer from another condition. These include:
respiratory conditions,
joint pain & arthritis,
fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue,
headache, neck & back pain,
heart disease & hypertension,
poor nutrition, & digestive conditions,
sleep disorders,
endometriosis, bladder and reproductive organ pain in women.
Massage, Chiro, Acupuncture & Physio can help with TMJDs. Learn how TMJDs may be connected to other body systems, what treatments we offer, & self care strategies
Vagus nerve health (nervous system regulation)
The vagus nerve controls our resting nervous system, getting us out of fight/flight/freeze. It is also the gut-brain connection and our mind-body connection.
Vagus nerve massage & stimulation is incredibly soothing and is good for:
nervous system regulation,
long COVID,
digestive issues/Inflammatory gut conditions,
chronic headache & migraine
chronic neck/shoulder tension,
memory & concentration issues, brain fog,
vertigo,
mood disorders,
breathing problems, sinus/throat congestion,
acid reflux/heartburn,
autoimmune conditions
chronic unexplained pain.
This workshop will teach basic vagus nerve anatomy and function and will focus on self care skills for nervous system regulation and vagus nerve health.