Greetings, AMTA Colorado Members!
Well the groundhog saw his shadow, and you know what that means...6 more weeks of opportunities! If you're starting to feel like it's the same day over and over, perhaps it's time for a change!
Chapter elections are coming, and we have several positions to fill. Have you been looking for a way to serve? Throw your hat into the ring, and you may just gain a new perspective on our industry, and excellent new skills.
If you have a yen for some volunteer work, join us for chair massage at the state capitol for Massage Therapy Legislative Awareness Day.
Maybe it's time to spice up your skillset? Be sure to check out our educational offerings at the State Convention in April. Some pretty amazing instructors are coming to Denver, and their classes are sure to put a zing in your menu of services.
Have you been talking to the same people day in and day out (or maybe just yourself in the mirror)? Time to network! Come on down to a Meet and Greet, talk to fascinating people, and share ideas. Or maybe this is the year you start your own?
Your AMTA Colorado Chapter is here to support you! Thank for reading, and be sure to check out our Facebook and website.
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Chapter Elections are approaching!
Several Colorado board positions are opening for the coming elections this spring, and we need volunteers! Are you interested in running for a board position? If you are, please contact elections coordinator Deborah Bruce at (970) 586-5134 or thefinessemassage@gmail.com. This is a wonderful and rewarding opportunity!
Chapter Elections timeline of events:
NOW TILL MARCH 17th: Applications for candidates accepted!
April 1st-15th: Chapter online elections (watch your emails!)
April 25th - at State Convention: Election results revealed and new officers sworn in.
- Board Member #2 (Membership)
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PULL OUT YOUR MASSAGE CHAIRS!
We have a volunteer opportunity coming up for chair massage at the state capitol in March for MTLAD (Massage Therapy Legislative Awareness Day)! This is a big hit every year with our state lawmakers, and with our amazing volunteers.
(More info on exact date is still being determined based on availability at the Capitol)
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Monthly Meet & Greet
Coffee Pods
Next meetings: February 12, March 11
NORTHERN COLORADO:
*Please note new day and time!*
2nd Tuesday of the month from 9:00-10:30am at the UCHealth
Medical Center of the Rockies Hospital in Loveland (right off I-25),
2500 Rocky Mountain Ave, Loveland, CO 80538, in the Navajo Peaks Conference Room. For more information, contact Charlly Enroth at (970) 744-8539, charlly@johnstownadvancedmassage.com
Next Meetings: February 11, March 10
DENVER / LAKEWOOD:
4th Friday of the month from 8:30-10:00am at Chanda Center for Health, 1630 Carr St, Lakewood, CO 80214 (in the Community Tea Room or the outside patio). $1 to attend to help cover the cost if you would like coffee and/or tea. For any questions, contact Hailey Strampel at (303) 888-8294.
Next meetings: February 28, March 27
ALL massage therapists and other healthcare professionals in the area are welcome to attend these Meet & Greets. We hope to see you there!
Interested in holding a Coffee Pod/Meet and Greet in your area? (Looking at you, Pueblo, Grand Junction/Western Slope, and Eastern Colorado!) Maybe you'd love to attend, but a different day and time would work better? Let us know! We would love to see more therapists get together!
This is a great opportunity to connect and share with your fellow therapists!
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Colorado AMTA 2020 State Convention!
Where:
Lowry Convention Center
1061 Akron Way
Denver, CO 80230
CEUs:
Up to 24 hours NCBTMB
Registration is open! Please note the link for registration has changed!!! All new registrations will now be made at
https://cvent.me/NVvk7R
2019 Colorado AMTA Fall Education Event!
ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!
Enhance Palpation through Cadaver Study
September 14, 2019
9:00am-6:00pm
8 CEUs
1490 W. Fillmore St. Suite #130
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Class is limited to 35 people
(must be AMTA-CO member)
This 8-hour course will explore some of the most difficult to palpate muscles of the lower body as well as other structures for which we must be cautious. Our educational setting is the Institute for Anatomical Research (IAR) in Colorado Springs, CO. NMT instructor/author Bonnie Thompson will guide us through the anatomy (see list below) using graphics and 3D software. Then we will study in the cadaver lab and will explore each listed structure and take you through an up-close investigation of the cadavers. Our remaining time will be spent with instructors assisting tableside in a hands-on palpation exercise that focuses on the muscles listed.
Structures covered in this course:
Muscular: Quadratus lumborum, iliacus, psoas, "Deep 6" lateral hip rotator group, adductors, pectineus, quadriceps group, hamstrings group, popliteus, anterior and lateral compartments of the leg, posterior superficial and deep compartments. Other muscles may be included, as time permits.
Neural: Sciatic nerve, femoral nerve, obturator nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, ilioinguinal nerve, genitofemoral nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
Vascular: Femoral artery and vein, deep inguinal lymph nodes, abdominal aorta, common iliac arteries, internal and external iliac arteries
Regions: Lower body, including sciatic foramen, inguinal region, popliteal fossa, and the course of the femoral neurovascular complex.
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We are pleased to welcome
these amazing instructors to our 2020 State Convention:
Marcia
York
Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage Level 1:
Clinical Massage Techniques
Dr. Ben
Benjamin
The Assessment and Treatment of Neck Pain
Justin
Kobbe Solace
Ethics and Upper Body and Shoulder
Assessment and Techniques
Taylor
Aller
Marketing/Branding and Neuroanatomy of Pain
Benny
Vaughn
Assessment, Strategy and Touch
for the Best Therapy Outcome!
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Send in your submissions!
Do you have any stories or information you'd like to share? We'd love to read about it and share with our chapter members! Please submit to membership@co.amtamassage.org for consideration!
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It's good to be a member!
AMTA has the strongest benefits in the industry, including:
- Continuing Education
- Job Bank
- Discounts
- Marketing Tools
- Mentoring Program
- Top-rated liability insurance
- So much more!
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Thank you for allowing us to serve our very valued Colorado members!
Chapter President: Tami Schumacher
Secretary: Nancy Specian
Financial Administrator: Shelly Cox
Board Member #1 (Education): Troy Lavigne
Board Member #2 (Membership): Bekka Lambert
Government Relations Director: David Gray
Delegate: Deborah Bruce
CMT Director (Sports/Community): Charlly Enroth
Website: Hailey Strampel
GRC Committee Member: Kathryn Stewart
Thank you from your Colorado AMTA Chapter!!!
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