Student Lounge

Pour a cup of green tea, pull up a chair, take a deep cleansing breath and just hang out.., in the Student Lounge.  We have amazing “stuff” for you here.  Like benefits, gadgets, thing-a-ma-jigs… No really here is where you find product information, certification news, as well as, insurance and benefits.  The real stuff you need.

What are the best products available for the massage therapist?  Well opinions may vary but we highly suggest that you consider the following suggestions:

First and foremost please visit the AHS website products page at:

http://americanhealthsource.org/products.htm

Now that we got that out of the way, we recommend this good stuff:

Need the top clinical and rehabilitation supplies and equipment for your practice?  Visit our friends at Vitality Depot and tell them that we sent you.

http://thevitalitydepot.com/

The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences has a 30 year history of providing training and certification in herbal medicine and holistic health care.  The Academy also teaches basic herbal therapy and prescribing to massage and manual therapists, as well as, acupuncturists.  The attached (Click on the image below) handout outlines some of the basic herbal formulas taught at the Academy:

A Student's Lessons in Tai Chi Chuan - Tai Chi Workbook

A Student's Lessons in Tai Chi Chuan -  American Health Source has just published the first three chapters of the new ebook by Dr. Gregory T. Lawton on Tai Chi Chuan.  This book was written to accompany the Tai Chi certification classes at the Blue Heron Academy and the new NCBTMB approved seminar, "Chinese Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung, and Dao Yin for Practitioner Self Maintenance".  You may review and download this book, for a limited time at the link provided below.   This is the draft version of the ebook and once the ebook is completed it will be available on Lulu as a pdf or other ebook compatible formats.

AHSConnect now has a new educational product storefront on Lulu.  Please visit the AHSConnect storefront at:

               (to go to storefront click on this image)

Speaking of really good stuff - check out the Erik Dalton Seminar Series.  Several of our AMMA members have attended Erik's seminars and speak very highly of the content and the valuable skill sets that they learned from Erik.

"Dalton's muscle energy and myofascial mobilization techniques offer the pain-management, sports therapist and structural integrator "Certified Myoskeletal Therapist” credentials that set them apart in the eyes of clients and referral sources."

Erik's seminars and home study courses are approved for continuing education credit by the AMMA.

 http://erikdalton.com/

Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel – We like this book a lot!

Before you can assess or treat a muscle, you first must be able to locate it on the body. This acclaimed book, used in more than 1,700 manual therapy schools, is designed as a hands-on tour that will teach you to palpate the body's structure with ease and precision. With 420 pages and 1,100 illustrations covering more than 144 muscles, 206 bones, 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, this text provides an invaluable map of the body.

Whether you are a massage therapist, physical therapist, sports trainer or student in any bodywork modality, Trail Guide to the Body is for you!

Trail Guide to the Body is one of only five texts on the examination reference list for both the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB).

ISBN# 978-0-9658534-5-3

Buy it here - http://booksofdiscovery.com/