You’re Invited!
It’s that time of year again – CONVENTION SEASON! AMTA-NV Chapter Convention Season, that is…
We always look forward to meeting up with colleagues, hearing about what’s going on in Nevada and what new programs and benefits AMTA is offering, and getting in some quality, NCBTMB-/NSBMT-approved Continuing Education to bolster our practices.
Join us for the 2016 AMTA-Nevada Annual Convention & Member Meeting! You’re in for two days of fun, food & education in a comprehensive presentation of massage therapy information for Nevada massage therapists and networking opportunities!
- Hear from our AMTA National President Nathan Nordstrom
- Meet the new Nevada State Board of Massage Therapists’ Executive Director Sandy Anderson
- meet and elect your new Board members;
- hear how AMTA is bolstering your practice with new opportunities and programs;
- take up to 15-hours-worth of live, NCBTMB-approved courses for Continuing Education credit;
- express your opinions and willingness to help empower Nevada massage therapists by being part of the chapter over the next year;
- have some breakfast & meet a new or old colleague;
- win great prizes from our Sponsors;
- visit with this year’s Vendors – on-site
- and more!
All Massage Therapists are welcome to attend! REGISTER NOW
AMTA Members benefit – 20% OFF your Registration Fees: check your member emails for Your Discount Code!
Sleeping Rooms: Call Room Reservations at 1-877-887-2261 and ask for group code 1476NN or group AMTA-Nevada for special room rates.
Nevada Members will receive a Proposed 2017/2018 Chapter Budget for review, to be voted on during the Annual Meeting.
Members are encouraged to apply for all volunteer positions through the website – and if you have questions or want to find out more, email hidden; JavaScript is requiredthe chapter Board of Directors.
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Call for Volunteers:
Board Members: President, Secretary, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, 3rd Vice-President – see all Position Descriptions and Apply
Committees: Member, Communications (Newsletter Editor, Webmaster), Standing Rules, Education (help plan next year’s state Convention!) – see with whom you’ll be working
2-Day Schedule:
June 5th
7:00am-8:00am chapter set-up
8:00am-9:00am attendee arrival, Breakfast (Registration)
9:00am-12:00pm Annual Meeting (Agenda & proposed 2017/2018 Budget distributed prior)
1:00pm-5:00pm Function Forward Advanced Therapeutics: Functional Baselines (Lomeli) OR Secrets of Chair Massage for Events (Lofgreen)
6:30pm-9:30pm Body Exhibition & Massage Therapy (Otto)
June 6th
7:30am-8:00am chapter set-up
8:00am-8:30am attendee arrival, Breakfast (Registration)
8:30am-12:30pm Function Forward Advanced Therapeutics: Functional Baselines (cont.) (Lomeli) OR Basic Life Support (AHA certification) (Lofgreen)
1:30pm-5:30pm Function Forward Advanced Therapeutics: Functional Baselines (cont.) (Lomeli)
Please: Register Now – don’t miss this opportunity for education and being a part of your profession in Nevada!
Bring a Friend!
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Classes:
Function Forward Advanced Therapeutics: Functional Baselines (Lomeli)
Function Forward Advanced Therapeutics provides advanced training in soft tissue corrective therapy. Students will learn functional baselines of each covered area of the body: Pelvis, Cervical, Rotator and Hip. Students will also learn an advanced neuromuscular approach to soft tissue conditions that cause pain and performance-inhibiting dysfunctional movements.
Students will learn which therapeutic tools are being used in the highest-level, professional sport training rooms today and how to apply them – Fascia Cupping, Scraping, and Pressure Bars assist in increasing functional movement and performance and in accelerating recovery from injury. Curriculum includes an in-depth look into anatomy, kinesiology and pathologies. Professional athletes that have received this advanced therapeutic approach range from the NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, MotoGP, World Superbike, Professional Triathlon, MLS and Premier League.
Dates/Times: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 | 1:00p – 5:00p
Monday, June 6th, 2016 | 8:30a – 12:30p, 1:30p – 5:30p
Continuing Education Hours Earned: 12
Location: Tuscany Suites & Casino, Convention Center
Materials: Students will need a table (linens not required). The receiver is clothed – Dress for ease of movement. Pen/Pencil & Notepad are optional.
Richard Lomeli, CMT LMT graduated from massage therapy school in Los Angeles, CA, in 2010, and is CAMTC-Certified. He promptly built upon his training in advanced soft tissue corrective modalities with an emphasis in Neuromuscular Therapy. He created his private practice, Hyperformance, in 2011, working with elite athletes, ranging from CIF State Football Champions to Super Bowl Champions. This lead to his work with professional tri-athletes, hailing from the United States, Quebec, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
In 2013, Richard became the first American to collaborate with then join the Italy-based medical staff responsible for the pilots and support crew of the MotoGP and World Superbike Championships. In the summer of 2014, Richard accepted the position of Soft Tissue Therapist for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club for the 2014/15 season.
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Secrets of Chair Massage for Events (Lofgreen)
This course is designed for those who have a need to improve their skills in providing effective Chair Massage. It covers advanced techniques which will allow the participant to gain the requisite knowledge to be successful in Marketing, Providing or Participating in Events benefiting from having Massage Therapists on-site to improve their results in providing this benefit.
Date/Time: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 | 1:00p – 5:00p
Continuing Education Hours Earned: 4
Location: Tuscany Suites & Casino, Convention Center
Materials: Massage Chair, face rest covers, supplies for cleaning: paper towels, disinfectant. The receiver is clothed.
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Lofgreen)
With the knowledge and skills you learn in this American Heart Association (AHA) course, you can save a life. You will learn the skills of CPR for victims of all ages and will practice CPR in a team setting, how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and how to relieve choking (foreign-body airway obstruction). The skills you learn in this course will enable you to recognize emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest and know how to respond to them. Students also complete a written exam.
- Updated science and education from the new 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC
- Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
- Emphasis on high-quality CPR including a team dynamics classroom activity
- Qualifies as the “CPR Certification” requirement for NCBTMB’s Board Certificationcredential
- BLS Provider Card supplied on-site
Date/Time: Monday, June 6th, 2016 | 8:30a – 12:30p
Continuing Education Hours Earned: 0
Location: Tuscany Suites & Casino, Convention Center
Materials: Optional handbook will be available (for a price), download version available here
Paul Lofgreen, LMT graduated from the Nevada School of Massage Therapy and soon thereafter founded the Mountain Top Wholeness Center, LLC in Henderson, NV. He is an NCBTMB-approved Provider of Continuing Education Hours, and licensed to practice massage therapy in Clark County and the cities of Las Vegas & Henderson.
Paul has owned three tech companies in the Washington, DC, area and served in companies where he was responsible for international Marketing, Sales, and Human Resources. He is also an accomplished Aromatherapist and skilled in the latest techniques and is a Licensed Minister available for Weddings, Baptisms, etc.
Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree and currently volunteers for the American Massage Therapy Association, Nevada Chapter. Paul is married to Debbie Lofgreen and has three daughters: Angelina, Julie, and Nena.
Body Exhibition & Massage Therapy – Self-guided (Otto)
This advanced myology class uses some of the most exciting classrooms for Massage Therapists – traveling anatomical displays like Bodies…the Exhibition in the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas are engaging and allow for a much more intensive look at the human body, its muscular structure and function. The student will become reacquainted with the form, function, and features of the musculature, skeleton, organ, and circulatory systems (to name a few) of the male, female, and from zygote-to-adult human body. This is not your massage school textbook.
An exam based on the exhibition will be given within the 3-hour time period, within the last 1/2-hour of the class.
Date/Time: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 | 6:30p – 9:30p
Continuing Education Hours Earned: 3
Location: Luxor Hotel & Casino, Bodies…the Exhibition
Materials: Notebook & Pencil (optional) – test-taking materials will be provided
David J Otto, LMT BCTMB is a 2001 graduate of the Nevada School of Massage Therapy, with whom he has taught their ACCET-accredited Professional Development curriculum for 6 years. For 15 years, David operates his sole proprietorship massage therapy practice, Hands In Motion, in Las Vegas, NV. He has also volunteered for the NCBTMB as a Subject Matter Expert, volunteers with the Massage Therapy Foundation and the American Massage Therapy Association and its Nevada Chapter.
Registration for classes no later than 3 days prior is required for:
- admittance and participation
- receiving a completed Certificate of Completion on-site
The amta nevada chapter will provide breakfast and refreshments throughout the days.
Other things you can do at this event:
- Network over breakfast on both days
- Invite a friend to introduce them to theamta nevada chapter: the Board & its Members
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We look forward to your making the most of your membership with the amta nevada chapter!
If you are a Graduate or Professional Member In Good Standing and would like to serve your fellow members and the massage therapy profession through chapter activities/offices, please visit this page: the offices of Vice-President and Secretary are open for you to do your Stuff. There are also many on-going Committee positions available and one-time/short-term volunteer opportunities: please see also this page to express your interest!
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the First 90-days…
Hello Members!
Now, on with this month’s blog…
I was elected to serve as a chapter leader, first as 1st Vice President back in 2010, with the intention of running for another leadership office, but not really the presidency.
Billie Shea (who has served several terms as President, now Immediate Past President) had other plans than my “just” participating in a fully-engaging and wonderfully-satisfying position as a volunteer. She knew that, over my years of service in media outlets, out in the population of the membership and non-members of professionals in the Las Vegas area, being active in my professional goals as well as association goals, I had a little more potential. And I guess I have to say: I thought so, too.
I suspect, from the get-go, Billie was looking for the right person, a willing person, an established professional and personality in the massage therapist community, and I had worked hard to be in that position, but didn’t realize the gravity of my situation until someone told me I should run for President.
When I joined the AMTA & Nevada chapter back in 2001, during my last weeks of school, I really had no idea that the AMTA would be an opportunity that grew me both professionally and personally – was starting with a solid liability insurance policy, as far as I was concerned. I had and have a passion for massage therapy, and that passion to do what was right for me, back in the day; and now, my passion has developed into a purpose to do what is right for the profession in Nevada. I can think of no stronger, prominent, or active group of massage therapy professionals than those who are members of the AMTA – in Nevada and across the U.S.!
I have had, even before I was elected chapter President, more positive & growth experiences in my management skills, massage therapy skills, interpersonal skills, marketing skills, and entrepreneurial drive than I can ever imagine would have happened had it not been for the tried, true, and structured resource of the humans that make up the AMTA. From the National office to the newest Student Member, I count on every person who professes to support and practice massage therapy in its truest form to contribute to the success of the organization. And, as in a recent interview that I participated in for the national promotion of the AMTA, “I am David Otto. I am AMTA.”
And so is every member.
If you believe in supporting massage therapy research, the development of the field and profession, and providing massage therapy clients with the “best massage ever,” you have found a friend, mentor, and inspiration in the AMTA. Times can be turbulent and hard to comprehend, but by keeping the Mission in mind and participating, everyone comes out ahead.
Thank you for trusting me as one of the many talented leaders of the Nevada Chapter that you will come across. I encourage you to get to know one other member this year. By the end of 2012, we are organizing a couple of member events coming up in Southern Nevada and there are several continuing education courses in Northern Nevada where you will likely meet a fellow AMTA member – but if not, recognize the “member” in the professional with whom you are talking.
There will be more updates about things YOU and/or your colleagues find interesting and may want to participate in as an Attendee. If you have any ideas, questions, or comments about your membership or participating in affecting an awesome membership of professionals in Nevada, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Yours in Service,
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