Classes and individual coaching for health professionals and medically complex people

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Marian Wolfe Dixon, MA, LMT (OR #3902), NCTMB (#769) approved CEU provider for massage therapists
MA - Psychology, 1981
MA - Health Education, 1987
30+ years classroom experience

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Author of Body Mechanics and Self Care Manual, Bodylessons, and Myofascial Massage and (in progress) Becoming Pain-Free: Mindfulness, Movement and Massage Medicine to Transform Pain.

Marian has taught classes for the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA),  Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and universities and massage schools nationwide.
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New and developing Classes and Workshops - 
​Becoming Pain-Free: Mindfulness, Movement and Massage Medicine to Transform Pain
  • Nourishing Qigong 
  • Yin Yoga
  • Getting Shame out of Pain
  • Myofascial Foam Rolling 
  • Myofascial Unwinding
  • Loving What Is - Inquiring into your Pain Story
  • Lymphatic Detox - to build immunity, speed healing and reduce inflammation
  • What is Hypnotherapy?
  • Stress and Trauma Release

Continuing Education classes - NCTMB (#769) approved CEU provider for massage therapists
  • Understanding Chronic Pain - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Understanding Pain and Inflammation - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Pain and Trauma - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Pain and Research - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Pain and Stress - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Getting the Shame out of Pain - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Moving from Helplessness into Hope - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Inquiring into Pain Stories - 3 hour Zoom class
  • Lymphatic Detox Massage (Intro, Upper and Lower Body) - in person (9 hour, 12 hour and 15 hours)
  • Advanced Myofascial techniques (3 classes -Intro, and Advanced Direct and Indirect Approaches) in person (15 hours each)
  • Craniosacral Massage (Levels Intro, I and II and coming Trauma - Informed Craniosacral) in person (15 hours for Intro and CS I, 12 hours for CS II and Trauma Informed CS)
  • Massage for People with TMD (temporomandibular joint disorders) - in person (12 hours)
  • Myofascial Foam Rolling and Advanced Myofascial Foam Rolling (1 and 1/2 hours - 5 or 10 session series) - Zoom
  • Qigong, 5 elements Qigong, Tai chi for Better Balance and coming Qigong to Improve Digestion - each is a 3 hour Zoom class
  • Getting MORE out of Massage – Improve your Body Mechanics - in person (6 hours) 

Individualized coaching is available for any of these class topics.  

​Call 503-232-7282 or CONTACT ME to sponsor or customize workshops for your group.