Since the 1970s, renewed interest in hands-on methods
of manipulating muscles and other soft tissues has propelled PAIN RELIEF - NATURALLY!
the therapeutic use of touch into its latest upward growth
spiral, freeing it from the gravitational pull of another bout
of opposition from mainstream medicine in the early 1930s.
Now on an accelerated course, massage again has the
opportunity to assume a celebrated place in the annals of
medicine, just as it did in 1936, when Dr. Thomas Lathrop
Stedman included it as a “scientific method” among thera-
peutics in his Practical Medical Dictionary.
Jeanette Revell, owner of Vitality… Better Massage Inc.,
has been a massage therapist serving the Solana Beach area
• Improve circulation and the
for 18 years. Revell observes that the majority of her clients,
delivery of oxygen
and those of the other practitioners in her Vitality clinic, have DIANE KUSUNOSE
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• Accelerate healing of post-op
When asked for their perspective on the future of massage
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• Promote pain reduction including
in the mainstream culture and media, Jewel Gentry and Amory
All new clients receive a back pain, arthritis, bursitis, and
Mountjoy, co-directors of Body Mind College in San Diego,
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lagged behind in its need for scientific proof,” says Gentry.
“Now, it’s great to see medical professionals acknowl-
edging what we, and our clients, have been experiencing for
years,” adds Mountjoy.
The two are particularly excited about how the public is
responding to current health trends. Impressed by how many
individuals are beginning to accept responsibility for their
health, Gentry and Mountjoy note that many of their students
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are interested in what they can do to improve their health.
“We are also amazed by the number of professionals from all
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fields who are now wanting to learn more about the thera-
BODY WORK
In this class you learn all of
peutic benefits of massage,” advises Gentry. the traditional bodywork
CLASSES
While more research is needed to support specific health
techniques that are used
benefits of massage, the National Center for Complementary
in a practice. You will learn
March 7
th
– April 28
th
how to connect with your
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) continues to sponsor stud-
Sundays 9am – 6pm
client, how to find trauma
ies. The effort is to determine if and how the changes that occur in their body and how to
Mondays 6pm – 10pm
in the body during massage influence health, and to identify
release it. You will also learn
Wednesdays 6pm – 10pm
the conditions for which massage may be most helpful.
the art of T’ai Chi – the most
widely used exercise in the
(No Class on April 4
th
)
Unwilling to wait for such statistical evidence, ever-
world. We train you in T’ai
Hours: 120 / Prerequisites: None
growing numbers of American adults—18 million per a 2007 Chi so that you can learn
NCCAM study—have chosen to make use of massage. Their
to use your body in a way
testimonials regularly attest to its therapeutic benefits and
that you will not be injured Call or email us for more
doing massage. This is the
recognize its worth as an aid to general wellness—a positive
information!
foundational class that
sign that the current positive trend will continue. the rest of your education
will build upon. 858-453-3295
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info@bodymindcollege.com
N. Hwy. 101, Ste. 5, Solana Beach 92075. Call 858-259-9491
or visit
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5440 Morehouse Drive
Contact Jewel Gentry or Amory Mountjoy at Body Mind
Suite 2700
College, 5440 Morehouse Dr., Ste. 2700, San Diego 92121.
San Diego, CA 92121
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