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Phenomenal Touch Massage is Offered in
Different Formats at Various Locations

The Institute for Phenomenal Touch Massage offers a year long practitioner certification program as well as well short courses ranging from one day to a week long. You can also organize a group of your own to be taught at your Spa, School, Retreat Center, or home for a discounted rate.

“If becoming extraordinary seems too costly, think about the price of staying ordinary!” —Barry Tobin, massage therapist, Graduate of Boulder College of Massage Therapy

Continuing Education Hours (CE hours)

By taking any these courses, you will receive continuing education units that can be used for the AMTA or National Certification Renewal.

Diploma

At the completion of the class each student will receive a certification of completion.

The Institute For Phenomenal Touch Massage

Make Your Massage Extraordinary!

"Through the gentle and inspirational teaching of Leslie Bruder and the teaching assistants, and through the profound connection with my fellow students at the Institute for Phenomenal Touch Massage, I am becoming the person I knew I could be. This deep heartfelt in-depth instruction of the art of 3-D massage is transforming my inner being in ways I never dreamed possible. The richness, care, and love goes far beyond simply learning how to do the most beautiful massage on the planet. In its fullest sense, it allows us to reach a much deeper human potential."
Anya Worsham, student in the IPTM

Brand New to IPTM!!

5 Month Phenomenal Touch Massage Therapist Training

NEXT 5 MONTH PTM THERAPIST TRAINING BEGINS SOON!

We are excited to let you know that we have JUST created a NEW 5 MONTH PTM THERAPIST CERTIFICATION PROGRAM!!! It is similar to the yearlong program, but only half as long. This program is designed for those interested in learning PTM at a deeper level than is offered in the short courses, but not quite as intensive or costly as the yearlong program.

The five month therapist certification program enables students to learn the 75 principles and 100 moves of PTM, expand their heart, and integrate a unique form of bodywork into their present massage. Graduates will become Certified Phenomenal Touch Massage Therapists and receive 200 Continuing Education Hours (CE Hours) that may be applied to AMTA, National Certification or state licensing / registration requirements.

Format:
This certification program meets five times over five months, every four to six weeks for four consecutive nine and a half-hour days. Each session meets from Friday to Monday, 9 am to 6:30 pm. You will leave having learned 75 principles, all 100 moves of levels one, two and three, have a much more expanded heart, and unique form of massage to integrate into your practice, and graduate a Certified Phenomenal Touch Massage Therapist! You will receive 200 Continuing Education Hours (CE Hours) that may be applied to AMTA, National Certification or state licensing / registration requirements.

Prerequisites:
In order to be considered for the PTM Therapist Certification program, you must be a certified massage therapist or have had some previous training in massage and anatomy and be individually approved by Leslie Bruder.

Cost:
The cost for the 5 month IPTM Therapist training is $3,500, which can be paid all at once, or with a payment plan. We accept cash, checks and visa/mastercard payments. Details for payment can be found in the application below.

Registration:
If you are interested in attending the 2009 / 2010 five-month PTM Therapist Certification Program, please call the Institute for Phenomenal Touch Massage at 303-494-6204, or email Leslie at massage@phenomenaltouch.com or simply fill out the application form below, and mail to IPTM, Box 3084, Eldorado Springs, CO 80025 with full payment or deposit to hold your spot.

5 Month Program - Application Form in PDF format.
5 Month Program - Application Form as a Word document.

Location:
All classes will be held on the outskirts of the magnificent charming hamlet of Eldorado Springs, Colorado, just 15 minutes south of downtown Boulder.

The exact location is 3631 Eldorado Springs Drive, Boulder, Colorado.

Directions are attached in this PDF file.

IPTM 5 – Five Month
Dates and Descriptions of Sessions

All sessions are held on Friday thru Monday From 9 am until 6:30 pm

Session One: April 30 - May 3, 2010
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level One

Session Two: June 4 - 7, 2010
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Two

Session Three: July 9 - 12, 2010
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Three

Session Four: September 24 - 27, 2010
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Four

Session Five: October 22 - 25, 2010
The Underlying Foundational Aspects of PTM

The Yearlong PTM Master Practitioner Certification Program

The Institute's year long Certification Program enables one to become a Certified Phenomenal Touch Master Practitioner.

This is no ordinary school! The Institute for Phenomenal Touch Massage invites a new level of mastery. Come discover the nuances of massage that transform ordinary goodness into an extraordinary dance.

Students will not only deepen their massage skills but also learn a truly unique and reverent way of touching the body while expanding their heart at the same time.

This thorough training teaches over 75 principles and 100 moves of Phenomenal Touch Massage in great depth, as well as a course in advanced three dimensional hot stone massage (basic hot stone course is prerequisite). The year long training also includes other foundational modalities such as Watsu, Trager, Aikido, Communications and Working with Emotions that arise in a massage. The various modalities are woven together in a magnificent tapestry rich with reverence and love that allows one to not only become the most phenomenal practitioner possible but a better person to boot. This is not simply a learning opportunity - it is a potentially life-changing experience!

One will receive 400 Continuing Education Hours (CE hours) that may be applied to their AMTA, National Certification or licensing requirements.

Format:
The certification program meets ten times over approximately one year, every five to seven weeks for four consecutive nine and a half-hour days. Sessions meet from Monday through Friday, 9 am until 6:30 pm. Students are required to attend all ten sessions as well as do 5 practice and 2 mentor sessions between each class session in order to graduate.

Graduates of the year long program become Certified Phenomenal Touch Master Practitioners and will know all of the principles, moves and foundational pieces that there are to learn in Phenomenal Touch Massage. Upon graduation, master practitioners will gain eligibility to become a mentor and apply for the Instructor Certification Training Program should they desire to teach the work.

Prerequisites
In order to be considered for the PTM Master Practitioner Certification program, you must be a certified massage therapist or have had some previous training in massage and anatomy and be individually approved by Leslie Bruder.

In order to be eligible for the PTM Instructor Certification Program, you must be a PTM Master Practitioner.

Cost
The cost for the year long ten session Master Practitioner Program is $7,000 if paid in full.

Payment plans are available with a small processing fee. Please contact our office for more details.

Registration
If you are interested in attending the 2009 / 2010 year-long PTM Master Practitioner Certification Program, please call the Institute for Phenomenal Touch Massage at 303-494-6204, or email Leslie at massage@phenomenaltouch.com or simply fill out the application form below and mail to IPTM, Box 3084, Eldorado Springs, CO 80025.

Spaces in this program are limited to 20 people.

Yearlong Program - Application Form in PDF format.
Yearlong Program - Application Form as a Word document.

Location
All classes will be held on the outskirts of the magnificent charming hamlet of Eldorado Springs, Colorado, just 15 minutes south of downtown Boulder.

The exact location is 3631 Eldorado Springs Drive, Boulder, Colorado.

Directions are attached in this PDF file

IPTM Yearlong Training
Dates and Descriptions of Sessions

All sessions are held on Friday thru Monday From 9 am until 6:30 pm

Session One: October 16 – 19, 2009
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level One

Session Two: November 13 – 16, 2009
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Two

Session Three: December 11 - 14, 2009
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Three

Session Four: January 22 – 25, 2010
Phenomenal Touch Massage Moves & Principles Level Four

Session Five: March 12 - 15, 2010
The Underlying Foundational Aspects of PTM

Session Six: April 30 - May 3, 2010
Deepening with the Subtleties of PTM Level One

Session Seven: June 4 - 7, 2010
Deepening with the Subtleties of PTM Level Two

Session Eight: July 9 - 12, 2010
Deepening with the Subtleties of PTM Level Three

Session Nine: September 24 - 27, 2010
Deepening with the Subtleties of PTM Level Four

Session Ten: October 22 - 25, 2010
Bringing It All Together, Final Test Out & Graduation

 

Short Courses in Phenomenal Touch Massage

The Institute also offers short courses of varying levels for those practitioners who want to weave some of the PTM principles and moves into their existing style of massage. The level courses will not enable a practitioner to become a Certified Phenomenal Touch Master Practitioner, nor will it create eligibility for becoming an Instructor of PTM, however they are wonderful tastes of PTM and can lead towards becoming a Phenomenal Touch Therapist if all of the levels are successfully completed, along with a final 4-day Therapist Certification Training (contact the Institute for more information on this).

Descriptions of the Short Courses Offered by the Institute:
Each level is the prerequisite for the next, except for the Intro course which is optional.

Intro to Phenomenal Touch Massage
One Day

This one-day (8 CE hour) course offers a taste in Phenomenal Touch Massage. It is a broad introduction that touches on ten of the 75 essential principles and five - ten of the one hundred moves PTM has to offer. It allows students to get a sense of how it is to touch their clients in a very different, fulfilling and three-dimensional manner that minimizes strain on their body and rekindles their passion for massage.

This course is not recommended for students who seek to learn the moves or principles in a detailed fashion, as one day is too brief to do PTM justice, but it will wet the appetite and make clear what the work is all about. It is a fun, rejuvenating class that inspires massage therapists of all levels to work with the body in a new way.

Cost:

Individual: This one day class costs $225 per person and requires a minimum of ten people.
The Institute organizes the class, collects the tuition, supplies the room and covers the cost of travel for instructor.

Group: $1,600 for the day. This cost covers up to ten students, creating a savings of $650 for a group of ten. There is an additional charge of $160 per person above 10. In addition to the discounted fee, the person who organizes the group goes for free.

Details: In order to get this discounted price, the organizer must arrange the group of students, guarantee the Institute their daily fee, collect tuition, supply room, organize tables / supplies for the class and cover cost for instructor's travel expenses.

October 10, 2009
Saturday, 9 am - 6:30 pm
Eldorado Springs, Colorado

Call (303) 494-6204
or email massage@phenomenaltouch.com
if interested in signing up
Special Rate: Only $175

Registration
Short Course - Application Form in PDF format.
Short Course - Application Form as a Word document.

Embracing: Phenomenal Touch Massage Level One
Three Day

This three-day (24 CE hour) course is the most popular short course we offer. It embraces the fifteen most commonly used principles of Phenomenal Touch Massage and twenty five of the Level One Master PTM moves in order to enable the practitioner to give a phenomenal three dimensional massage. The fifteen principles included in this Level One class are: Presence, Entrance and Exit, Three-dimensionality, Gravity, Undulation, Be the Wave, Fulcrums & Leverage, Stay with the move, Drop your weight, Use Momentum, Seamless Transitions, Shorten Muscles, Speed Limits, Plant Fingers and Oppositional Resistance.

The twenty five moves included are: Neck Drool, Neck Over, Rock n' Roll, Slide n’ Drool, Head Cradle, 3-D Arm Effleurage, Altarnater, Come To Me, Rag Doll, Lumbar Torque, Undertow, Belly Waves, 3-D Leg Effleurage (supine), Leg Over Sequence, Quad pump, Frog, Hip Flip, Fullback, Forearm Frenzy, Endless Elbow, Chicken Wing, Mother Father Erectors, Hip Hop, 3D Leg Effleurage (prone), Down Frog into Thigh on Thigh.

This class guides massage therapists to be able to effectively perform and incorporate these unique moves and principles into their practice in a way that minimizes strain on their body as well as inspires a new and different way of touching.

Cost:

Individual: This three day class costs $525 per person and requires a minimum of ten people.
The Institute organizes the class, collects the tuition, supplies the room and covers the cost of travel for instructor.

Group: $1,600 per day. This cost covers up to ten students, creating a savings of $450 for a group of ten. There is an additional charge of $160 per person above 10. In addition to the discounted fee, the person who organizes the group goes for free.

Details: In order to get this discounted price, the organizer must arrange the group of students, guarantee the Institute their daily fee, collect tuition, supply room, organize tables / supplies for the class and cover cost for instructor's travel expenses.

Oct 30 - Nov 1
Sat, Sun, Mon
Eldorado Springs, Colorado

Embracing classes are also being planned.

Registration
Short Course - Application Form in PDF format.
Short Course - Application Form as a Word document.

Deepening: Phenomenal Touch Massage Level Two
Three Day

This three-day (24 CE hour) course deepens therapists understanding of the Phenomenal Touch Massage principles and moves by adding an additional 15 principles and twenty five moves from the Level Two Master PTM program that will enable them to be able to perform a more extensive version of a phenomenal touch massage. There will also be some review of the principles and moves from Level One. The principles incorporated into this Level Two class are as follows: Go All the Way, Watch Other Hand, Broad Specific Broad, Less is More, Melt the Muscle, Go Through Not To, Use an S Curve, Follow the Leader, Watch the Direction, Use Your Skeleton, Allow Shape to Unfold, Everything Matters, Feet Mimic Hands, Use Fingertips not Pads, and Create Space.

The twenty five moves included are: Head Claw, Head Dance, Occipidrool, Sphere, Head Drool, Whipper Snapper, Waterfall, Swan, Seaweed, Diaphragm Accordion, Hammock, Rebirth, Ham It Up, Ishial Tuberockity, Quadrakus, Teres Tango, Undulater, Rhomboid Rhumba, Rhomboid Wiggle, Groovy Spine Wiggle, Mighty Multi-Fidus, Ma Pa Glut, Butt Stir, Shorten Ham Pump, Straight Leg Torque.

This class serves to help massage therapists bring a deeper level of understanding and integration of Phenomenal Touch Massage into their practice. The two levels weave together a more seamless flow of the moves and create a stronger embodiment of the work of PTM.

Cost:

Individual: This three day class costs $525 per person and requires a minimum of ten people.
The Institute organizes the class, collects the tuition, supplies the room and covers the cost of travel for instructor.

Group: $1,600 per day. This cost covers up to ten students, creating a savings of $450 for a group of ten. There is an additional charge of $160 per person above 10. In addition to the discounted fee, the person who organizes the group goes for free.

Details: In order to get this discounted price, the organizer must arrange the group of students, guarantee the Institute their daily fee, collect tuition, supply room, organize tables / supplies for the class and cover cost for instructor's travel expenses.

Registration
Short Course - Application Form in PDF format.
Short Course - Application Form as a Word document.

Immersing: Phenomenal Touch Massage Level Three
Four Day

This four-day (32 CE hour) course immerses therapists into an even deeper understanding and envelopment of the work of Phenomenal Touch Massage. It adds fifteen more principles and twenty-five more moves from the Level Three Master PTM program and joins them to what has already been learned in the previous two levels. The principles covered in this class are as follows: Meet the Client, Optimal Stance, Use Client's Skeleton, Joints Beware, Stretch Yourself, Dance Between the Hands, Live Sculpture, Use Opportunities, Revisit, Be creative, Create Symphony, Unravel, Ooze, Follow Breath, Trust.

The twenty five moves included are: Shiva, Chest Compression, Clavicle Dive, Clavicle / Diaphram Wiggle, Subscap Pump, Lat Pump & Stretch, Hand Crunch, Hip Off, Wag the Dog’s Tail, Mermaid, Up and Over, Hammock / Drool Flip, Fullback Foldover, Double Chicken Wing, Knuckle Knead, Psoas Sneak-In, Reverse Belly Wave, QL Swing, Knuckle Ride, Kneeling Fullback Foldover, Belly Back Ride, The Offering, Ham Stand, Kneeling Hood Ornament and Foot Stool.

This class brings some of the more radical Phenomenal Touch Massage moves into the massage, creating a more well-rounded full version of a phenomenal touch massage. Moves from level one and two are reviewed and woven into the transitions of each new level three move. By the end of this level, therapists have a real sense of the work.

Cost:

Individual: This four day class costs $700 per person and requires a minimum of ten people.
The Institute organizes the class, collects the tuition, supplies the room and covers the cost of travel for instructor.

Group: $1,600 per day. This cost covers up to ten students, creating a savings of $600 for a group of ten. There is an additional charge of $160 per person above 10. In addition to the discounted fee, the person who organizes the group goes for free.

Details: In order to get this discounted price, the organizer must arrange the group of students, guarantee the Institute their daily fee, collect tuition, supply room, organize tables / supplies for the class and cover cost for instructor's travel expenses.

Registration
Short Course - Application Form in PDF format.
Short Course - Application Form as a Word document.

Convergence: Phenomenal Touch Massage Level Four
Five Day

This five-day (40 CE hour) course adds fifteen more principles and the remaining 25 moves from the complete collection of Phenomenal Touch Massage. It weaves together all three levels and creates a symphony of all of the moves including the overlapping transitions between them. It brings together all the principles and moves, reviewing and fine-tuning all that has been taught up to this point. The principles included into this Level Four class are as follows: Make everything a part of the Massage, Whole Body Awaits, Stay Focused, Listen with Fingers, Be Creative, Take a Risk, Reverence, Make Spirit Matter, Love each Cell, Honor the Emotions, Reflective LIstening, Make Holy Space, Be Humble, Add Spice, and Special Touches.

The twenty five moves included are: Steeple, Infiniteye, Face Slurp, Frog, Leg Back Opposition, Calf Up Arm Down, Sinus Hold, Jaw Sequence, Jaw Pull, Ear Pull, Neck Traction, Ma Pa Foot, Foot Piano, Shoulder circle/flop, Intercostal Highway, Arm Resistance, Hip Resistance, Knee Thumb Circle, Calf Mush, Double Leg Swing, Siva's Shoulder Dance, QL Flush, The Light Foot, Bubbling Spring & Palace o Weariness and Sheet Pull.

This final level four class adds in the more subtle and less dramatic pieces of glue that help to join together all the previous levels. It focuses on the extras that help to make a phenomenal touch massage be the best it can be.

Cost:

Individual: This five day class costs $875 per person and requires a minimum of ten people.
The Institute organizes the class, collects the tuition, supplies the room and covers the cost of travel for instructor.

Group: $1,600 per day. This cost covers up to ten students, creating a savings of $750 for a group of ten. There is an additional charge of $160 per person above 10. In addition to the discounted fee, the person who organizes the group goes for free.

Details: In order to get this discounted price, the organizer must arrange the group of students, guarantee the Institute their daily fee, collect tuition, supply room, organize tables / supplies for the class and cover cost for instructor's travel expenses.

Registration
Short Course - Application Form in PDF format.
Short Course - Application Form as a Word document.

Week Long Retreat

The week long retreat in the art of phenomenal touch has a total of twenty hours of class time, four hours a day, along with other elements of healing such as yoga, dance, chanting, ecstatic singing, and time for yourself. I offer such retreats in Mexico (See section entitled Massage in the Tropics) or locally in Colorado, or in your home town.

Cost

$1,249 for Mexico Retreat including food and lodging (airfare not included). $900 for food and lodging and optional morning ritual without the massage class. Please see Massage in the Tropics page for further details.

Price of Colorado retreat including lodging to be announced depending upon where it is held and the cost of the lodging and food.

Individual Massage Session

A good way to understand what it is that I teach is to experience an individual massage session for yourself! This is not a lesson but an important precursor to taking lessons or classes so that you can feel first hand what it is that you will be learning.

Mentoring

I offer individual mentoring sessions in my magical studio in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. I can either work with you individually or with a colleague or partner.

When I work with you individually, I first work on you, teaching you the particular move or principle you are wanting to learn, then you try it on me.

When I work with you and a colleague or partner, I demo the moves or principles on one of you while the other watches, then you try the moves on the other person while I watch and help you. Then we switch places and the other person receives the same attention. You will also both have the opportunity to try moves on me as well in order for me to better help you to perfect what you are trying to learn.

Call Leslie at (303) 494-6204 to find out the schedule of upcoming classes and for more information about individual massage and mentoring sessions.