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Don’t settle for boring CEs. I create high quality video-rich continuing education classes. Start learning in five minutes, wherever you are, whenever you are ready. Click below to see the classes you can take with me right now.
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I work with therapists just like you, around the country. Click below to find me in a classroom near you.
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Sign up for my mini-course, LOVE YOUR WORK AGAIN: Small Tips for Big Shifts.
Short videos of five of my favorite techniques, culled from teaching hundreds of therapists just like you. Sometimes we just need to shake things up a bit. Click below to join me and make small changes that will bring you big results.
David M. Lobenstine, LMT
You don't have to ache.
You don’t have to be bored, or tired, or frustrated.
You don’t have to just go through the motions.
You already have good skills. Now let’s build on them, and rebuild your love for what you do.
My courses offer innovative ways of seeing the body, and new tools for taking care of your client’s body—and your own body. We’ll use Tai Chi to help release teres minor; we’ll make your myofascial work more effective by using mindfulness.
I don’t teach a particular style or modality. Instead, I teach foundational principles that will deepen and expand and revive your work, whether you do rolfing or reiki, whether you do somatoemotional release or Swedish.
Let me show you how to love your work again.
What Your Colleagues Say
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"Thank you for such an enlightening class. Your idea of massaging with visualization and intention resonates with me hugely. I love that you help us find ourselves first, before we get into the client's space. It reminded me of the oxygen mask theory on the airplane: the adult must put on the oxygen mask first so that he can help the child put his on. We have to remember to take care of us first so that we can then take care of others. Thank you for encouraging us to ask questions and to forgive ourselves. Still working on that one!"
—Andrea Mosbacher, LMT
"I've been fortunate to work with David as both a student and a client. As massage therapists, we all strive to reach a place in our work that transcends what we know about the body and touch. David has found access to this space through something so simple it should be obvious: the breath.
A massage under his careful guidance is a revelation. After just one session, I felt a deeper understanding of and connection to my body. His work with the breath is unique and really spectacular: grounding, informative and empowering.
Both his continuing education workshops and his massages have influenced my work profoundly. Thank you, David!"
—Katie Parker, Licensed Massage Therapist
"Your ‘Pour Don't Push’ workshop was life-changing. The skills and the mindset you have provided me with are not merely going to benefit my clients, but they are also going to breathe new life into my work. You have helped bring me back to the basics and all of the things that lit my fire and inspired me at the start of my massage career. Also, your close hands-on guidance in how to adjust my body mechanics and posture are going to help me immensely with how I work from this day forward and help to keep me free from pain and strain."
—Neil Fasolino, Licensed Massage Therapist
“Thanks so much for the wonderful workshop. I was able to apply rocking today with eye-opening results. Not only was I more relaxed but my client also benefited from rocking everywhere. Afterwards she told me what she experienced from this new approach. We both agreed that I was able to work deeper in areas that have been sensitive in the past because the rocking dispersed a great deal of her normal sensitivity. Yay!”
“I once suffered with De Quervain’s tenosynovitis when my workload rapidly increased. I learned to work around it and now no longer have it. David’s tips and guidelines are extremely valuable for both the novice and experienced professional. I already had pretty good bio-mechanics, yet his pointers help me make better choices and be even more mindful. ”
