Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)

• ABMP

The Clinician’s Manual by Barrett Dorko, PT

• Musings on the Practice of Manual Therapy
  Barrett Dorko’s website

IMSAC Membership Application

• The mission of the Independent Massage School Association of California is to promote the interests of the owners, staff, faculty, students and graduates of independent massage schools in California. Membership is open only to schools that have massage and bodywork as their primary focus.

Massage Today Magazine

• High quality online magazine with articles, columns, resources, classifieds and more for massage and bodywork practitioners.
  Massage Today

ONSEN Technique by Rich Phaigh

• When structural stress is the source of pain, the only way to alleviate the pain is to correct the structure. Often pain shows up far away from its cause and that is why structural analysis is vital. An understanding of the common threads which run through all patient suffering pain will help us to set the wheels in motion for a complete and lasting change in the patients we treat. The three components of ONSEN are Muscle Energy Technique, Post Isometric Relaxation and Transverse Friction Massage.
  onsentherapy.com

Touch Research Institute (TRI)

• The world-famous Touch Research Institute is dedicated to studying the effects of touch therapy. The TRIs have researched the effects of massage therapy at all stages of life, from newborns to senior citizens. In these studies theTRIs have shown that touch therapy has many positive effects.
  TRI

Massage Therapy Center, Palo Alto

• Premiere quality massage and bodywork has been our trademark for 30 years. We’ve developed a unique approach, combining skill, presence, and caring to offer our clients lasting benefits for every aspect of your life-from career to inner and outer well-being of health…clinical deep tissue, sports, relaxation, lymphatic drainage, shiatsu, acupressure, myofascial release, trigger point work, neuromassage, craniosacral, acupuncture, chiropractic-to name some of our modalities. We are always welcoming applications for massage therapists and practitioners.
  Massage Therapy Center

CAMTC – State Certification

• California Massage Therapy Council’s mission is to protect the public by certifying massage professionals in California that meet the requirements in the law and approving massage programs that meet the minimum standards for training and curriculum.
• Here is the link to the CAMTC website where you can find the requirements to qualify for CMT. CAMTC requirements

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)

• This private organization provides certification in massage through a rigorous application process and standardized written exam.
  NCBTMB

American Cancer Society

• Includes alternative care
  ACS

Cancer Care

• Cancer Care is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free professional help to people with all cancers through counseling, education, information and referral and direct financial assistance.
  Cancer Care

Health World Online

• Complementary Cancer Care
  Cancer Center

Institute of Cancer Research (UK)

• The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the world’s leading cancer research organisations and is internationally renowned for the quality of its science.
• The Institute is a college of the University of London and works in partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
  ICR

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

• OSU- CCC

Onco Link – University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

• The latest news on cancer treatment, cancer research, oncology advances, and cancer clinical trials from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
  Onco Link

Pancreatica.org

• A non-profit organization that offers a free web site full of information and clinical trials to support people with pancreatic cancer and their loved ones and physicians.
  pancreatica.org

Understanding Lymphoedema

• From CancerBackup (UK)
  Cancer Backup

Yahoo Professional Bodywork Discussion Group

• A discussion group for practicing massage therapists with over 1500 members. Hosted by Yahoo.
  Yahoo Bodywork Group

Co-Intelligence Institute

• Co-Intelligence Institute

Context Institute’s Sustainable Culture Information Service

• Context Institute

Online Community Toolkit

• Full Circle Associates
  Full Circle

Foundation for Nonprofit Management

• By Peter F. Drucker
  Leader to Leader Institute

Resources for meeting and group processes

• A list of online resources
  List of Resources

Ramblemuse — Resources for Community Building

• By Keith Grant
  Ramblemuse

Sustainable Communities Network (SCN)

• Linking citizens to resources and to one another to create healthy, vital, sustainable communities
  SCN

Teleosis Institute

• Teleosis Institute promotes Green Health Care and sustainable medical
  practices that are good for people and the environment. The Institute
  provides educational programs, tools and resources to support health
  practitioners integrate environmentally sound strategies into their
  practice.
  Teleosis Institute Website

Articles and Books on Teaching, Parenting and Managing

• By Alfie Kohn, author of The Case Against Standardized Testing: Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools.
  Alfie Kohn

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education

• ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center.
  ERIC

How People Learn, by the National Research Council

• Science now offers new conceptions of the learning process and the development of competent performance. Recent research provides a deep understanding of complex reasoning and performance on problem-solving tasks and how skill and understanding in key subjects are acquired. This book presents a contemporary account of principles of learning, and this summary provides an overview of the new science of learning.
  Article on National Academy of Sciences Website

Mel Levine – All Kinds of Minds

• A nonprofit institute for the understanding of differences in learning.
  All Kinds of Minds Website

Peter Sacks

• Peter Sacks’ articles and books critically examine America’s ‘testing culture’ in schools, higher education, and the workplace, and how the American meritocracy can be more fair for all citizens.
  Peter Sacks Website

National Center for Research in Vocational Education

• NCRVE is a now-defunct project of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education and US Department of Education. Some of its findings and useful links have been archived here.
  NCRVE Website Archive

The New Conversations About Learning –

• • Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology, Cognitive Science and Work-Place Studies. An article by Theodore J. Marchese
    Theodore Marchese’s article on New Horizons Website

California Coalition on Somatic Practices (CCSP)

• The California Coalition on Somatic Practices is a volunteer coalition of organizations and individuals concerned with California state policy toward the regulation of massage therapy and other forms of somatic practice. They function as a community in which all voices are considered and the diversity of our approaches and beliefs respected. Their stated intent is not to push for or create the regulation of somatic practice in California, but to understand the possibilities and support the development of consensus within the somatic community.
  CCSP

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