Interpretive Touch Massage

Materials

• Manual - 294 pages
• Online Videos - Approximately 3 hours
• Multiple-choice test
• Certificate upon completion

Description

The Interpretive Touch Massage course introduces therapists to a new approach that combines the structured techniques of Delta and Pulse Wave Massage with creative, client-centered elements. Building a solid foundation in the Delta Wave philosophy, therapists will learn to incorporate the flowing strokes and deep techniques of Pulse Wave Massage into a choreographed sequence that includes "interpretive spaces." These intentional pauses allow the therapist to personalize the session by improvising within the framework, adapting to the client’s needs, and drawing upon their own strengths and style.

This course emphasizes the importance of proper sequencing and session choreography, teaching therapists how to blend flexibility and structure. By learning how to integrate interpretive spaces strategically within a one-hour massage session, therapists will be able to maximize therapeutic benefits, meeting each client’s unique needs while enhancing the effectiveness of every moment.

Through this video and text-based course, we will:

• Understand the Foundations of Delta Wave Massage: Learn the history and philosophy behind Delta Wave Massage, exploring how touch and listening can be used as precise forms of non-verbal communication, connecting to a client's emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
• Develop Practical Skills in Delta and Pulse Wave Techniques: Define and practice Delta Wave and Pulse Wave strokes with proper body mechanics, focusing on fascia interconnections, intentional touch, and effective sequencing to enhance therapeutic results.
• Explore and Incorporate Advanced Therapeutic Concepts: Examine the Delta Wave state and defensive reflex, understanding how these impact the client experience. Compare the effects of pain, fear, and pleasure to optimize the client's therapeutic benefits.
• Integrate Interpretive Spaces for Personalized Sessions: Learn to incorporate "interpretive spaces" – moments where therapists can adapt to client needs and apply personal strengths, all while adhering to Delta Wave philosophy for a unique and tailored client experience.
• Perform a Sequenced Delta Wave Massage: Apply a structured yet adaptable approach, observing and practicing a sequenced massage that seamlessly blends Delta and Pulse Wave techniques with personalized, strategically placed interpretive spaces.

Dr. Clint Phillips, Founder of the Aspen Back Institute, had this to say about Interpretive Touch Massage:

... his massage is something special with many useful applications... We feel like Interpretive Touch is the future of quality therapy as it incorporates flowing body movements that not only relaxes your muscles quickly but helps with much needed joint mobility which is often overlooked in more traditional massage techniques... I highly recommend the Interpretive Touch Technique and hope to see it practiced one day all over the world.

Course Objectives

• Explain the history behind the Delta Wave Massage and its importance in understanding the Delta Wave philosophy of massage
• Develop the importance of listening, and how massage/touch can be the most powerful and precise form of communicating with a person
• Examine the interconnection of the emotional, physical, and mental states of being
• Define defensive reflex - how and why this primal reaction is a key aspect of unconscious muscle firing
• Compare the approach that pain and fear vs. pleasure and have on a client's experience and overall therapeutic benefits received from the massage
• Define the Delta Wave state, its healing aspects and various methods used to achieve Delta Wave activity
• Observe and perform strokes utilizing the interconnection of fascia, the importance of connecting strokes and the role of intention in the massage outcome utilizing the Delta Wave massage strokes using proper body mechanics
• Observe and perform strokes Pulse Wave massage strokes using proper body mechanics
• Explore how one might incorporate the Pulse Wave approach into existing techniques to make them safer and more effective
• Explore the importance of sequencing strokes for maximum therapeutic benefit
• Learn about the concept of interpretive spaces and why this is a crucial compliment to tailoring sequenced strokes to the needs and attributes of both the client and the therapist
• Observe and perform a sequenced massage that incorporates the Delta Wave Massage philosophy and the Delta and Pulse wave strokes as well as strategic interpretive spaces

Instructors

Brad Drummer, LMT

As one of the country’s most highly rated and reviewed massage therapists, Brad has massaged queens and ambassadors, as well as Hall of Fame entertainers and athletes (Brad is a consultant for the NFL Players Association on Health and Wellness care).

He has created a new massage form that has revolutionized the approach to deep tissue which the founder of the Aspen Back Institute has endorsed as "...the future of Therapeutic Massage..." - Delta Wave Massage.

Brad has traveled the world as a massage consultant and CE Approved Provider instructor in his new form of massage therapy, working with spas and Physical Therapy offices. He has helped develop and launch several spas as part of this consultation, and has recently been approached by a hospital in DC regarding researching the applications of his Delta Wave Massage technique with regards to injury recovery and pain management.

Brad has been licensed to perform massage in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Virginia, has worked as the Program Director for a massage college, is certified in First Aid & CPR, and is an NCBTMB certified Continuing Education provider.

Mr. Drummer is the creator and instructor of Delta Wave Massage, Pulse Wave Massage, and Interpretive Touch Massage.