Oregon School of Massage
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Oregon School of Massage has offered holistic massage therapy training since 1984, focused on integrating body, mind and spirit. Supplies and training for certification, general interest, and continuing education of massage therapists.
Oregon School of Massage
1w ago
Mary Malinski, BS,RN, LMT, seasoned massage therapist, graduated from Tacoma General School of Nursing in 1966 and Oregon School of Massage in 1987. Since then, Mary has been pioneering studies on massage as well as on the benefits of touch for people with chronic asthma.
In the late 1970s, after taking time out to raise her three children, Mary resumed her career in nursing at Allergy, Asthma, Dermatology Associates (AADA) and continued there for 25 years. During that time, she completed her education at Marylhurst University and began her studies at the Oregon School of Massage.
Mary’s journ ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
2M ago
By CHRISTOBAL MOZINGO GOODWIN, MSN, RN, CDE, HNB-BC
From American Holistic Nurses Association OCTOBER 2023
Massage is a healing approach that nurses can utilize to emphasize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, common in holistic practice. While it is based on ancient approaches to healing, holistic massage is making inroads to mainstream medicine with new therapeutic touch techniques that seek to provide relaxation, relief from pain, and the hastening of healing. The healing of power of massage works on physical as well as emotional and spiritual levels. In the holistic vie ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
2M ago
By Josh Casey
My initial education in massage taught me that cancer was a contraindication. A human with cancer was a human not to be touched. Since beginning my work in oncology massage in hospitals in 2011, I have had the honor of sharing massage with thousands of cancer patients. I am the senior massage therapist at the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon.
I live in a world of masks, gloves, and gowns, where most human touch is in order to take a blood draw, give a shot, or access a port to administer chemotherapy or infuse stem cells. It’s a world that rarely feels gentle and even ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
5M ago
Here s a recent article in Massage Magazine by OSM Instructor, Marian Wolfe Dixon
Massage Therapy for Acute vs. Chronic Pain
Marian Wolfe Dixon, LMT (OR #3902), is an NCTMB Approved CE Provider (#769). She completed master’s degrees in psychology and health education and a post-doctoral research fellowship with the National Institutes of Health. Working professionally as a licensed massage therapist and health educator since 1992, she is the author of “Myofascial Massage,” “Body Mechanics and Self-Care Manual” and “Bodylessons.”
The post Massage Therapy for Acute vs. Chr ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
6M ago
OSM teacher Marybetts Sinclair and OSM graduate Jennifer Hemmeyer volunteered as massage therapists for the 2023 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, held this year at the Portland Convention Center.
Each spent 2 days working with veterans, who were eager to receive massage and more than happy to wait in line, if thats what it took to see us. They came before or after competing in a variety of sports, including basketball, swimming, riflery, archery, pickleball, basketball and more. The receivers, both veterans and their caregivers, were very grateful for the touch and appreciated the relief of ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
1y ago
ABOUT ALEXIS GLOVER
Alexis had spent over 25 years as a hairdresser and esthetician going straight from high school to beauty school, to being a mom. After a series of car accidents, recovery, healing, and journey work, she later pivoted her career and realized her newfound path and passion in the healing realm of massage therapy. Prior to her graduation at the Oregon School of Massage (OSM) Alexis attended the massage program twice and now currently works in a chiropractor’s clinic, owns her own studio, as well as instructs at the OSM. She knows what it is and takes to be a student, “trust me ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
1y ago
by Christobal Mozingo Goodwin, MSN, RN. Board Certified Holistic Nurse
This article will introduce you to Haptic Healing – bodywork techniques that are based on healing touch that release the body’s natural ability to repair itself and stave off disease. Haptic Healing is defined as bringing about beneficial health responses and alleviating discomfort utilizing the sense of touch and proprioception. Intentional touch, acupressure methods, and various massage styles: these are all forms of Haptic Healing techniques to elicit therapeutic responses in the body.
“Haptic Healing” may sound like som ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
1y ago
$10,000 Rick Boden Healer at Heart Scholarship
AMTA is offering a $10,000 scholarship to one lucky student. All you need is an application and to let them know why you want to be a massage therapist.
Check out the AMTA Application page for more details.
$1,000 MBLEx Scholarship
MBLEx is offering a $1,000 scholarship to students studying to become massage therapists. All that’s required is an essay about a pathology or condition of your choice and how it affects a massage treatment plan.
Check out the MBLEx Scholarship page for information on eligi ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
1y ago
An article by Bonnie Lee, LMT-18719
OSM Instructor of Kinesiology and Business Intro
As I turned to massage as my career
There were many reasons and justifications for finding a new path towards helping others while in turn helping myself. I desperately wanted to shed the corporate world from my skin and find ways to have talks with people that weren’t revolved around their finances. Being a banker, all I did was talk and manage people’s money. It was exhausting from all angles.
In 2009, I came to the OSM Salem campus ready to put into action what had been ingrained into myself since I was 5 ..read more
Oregon School of Massage
2y ago
A Unique Career Path — Skillfully Woven — Spanning Massage to Mindfulness
If you have the opportunity to chat with Joanna Volkoff for awhile as I recently did, you’ll hear an intriguing story about the connections between mind, body, spirit and the emotions and how her medical and wellness practice over the years has come to incorporate a recognition of all of these elements as important measures of health.
Joanna’s official hands-on healing career was established following her graduation from Oregon School of Massage back in 2001. Prepped with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Oregon S ..read more