TOUCH FACTOR MASSAGE & BODYWORK
Deep Lomi Practitioner Program
The Deep Lomi Practitioner Program is a five-day workshop in which you will learn everything that you need to give a truly world-class massage and to set yourself apart from every other massage therapist in your area. The bottom line, before all of the flowery words, is that if this program does not significantly improve your massage immediately upon completion, you can ask for a full refund.
When I started developing my Deep Lomi style in 2012, I made a commitment to myself to have at least a decade of experience practicing and teaching my work before I started a practitioner/certification program. It has been an incredible 10-plus-year journey, and I am now ready to share all of my work and the principles that underlie it with a small number of like-minded therapists to create a community of Certified Deep Lomi Practitioners.
I will be teaching my most effective and profound massage and bodywork techniques. These include the techniques that I have personally created, as well as select techniques that I have collected over the past decade, working with some of the best massage therapists and teachers in the world (all with credit and/or permission). Several of these techniques are not taught in any of my one day or weekend classes and are not in my online videos because they need to be taught in context and with enough time to unpack fully for a comprehensive and intuitive understanding.
I will be sharing with you how and why I use these techniques to produce life-changing outcomes for my clients. I do not share this content anywhere else other than with my team of therapists at Massage Reimagined because they can not be taught in short Continuing Education classes or even weekend retreats. These techniques need to be introduced, explained, played with, and experienced in order to comprehend the true potency of my Deep Lomi Massage and Bodywork.
About Me And My Work
I thoroughly understand that my work is not for everyone, and you should have a good idea of at least what the work looks like before considering this program. In the same manner, if you do not know much about me and/or my teaching philosophies around massage and bodywork, you should take some time to figure out if you like my thought processes and teaching style before seriously considering attending. Like my work, I am not for everyone.
However, if you are familiar with my bodywork and my teachings, and you have made it this far, hopefully, this next part won’t sound too pretentious to you:
My massage and bodywork are extremely unique, profound, and effective. I have nothing but loyal clients, 5-star reviews, and a full schedule even at $200 per hour. I have trained thousands of massage therapists in my continuing education classes and even more couples in my Couple’s Massage Workshops. I have also interviewed and/or received massages from more than 500 massage therapists during my career...
I have won several medals at massage competitions, and I have trained and/or coached well over a dozen other therapists who have used my principles and/or my techniques to win medals at national and international massage competitions, including two overall Gold Medal Winners at the World Massage Championship in Copenhagen.
I have also judged many state, regional, national, and international massage competitions. I have critically watched, judged, and compared the work of massage therapists from over 40 countries...
All of that to say....
I know what most of you are doing and not doing (for the most part), and more importantly, I know why (again, for the most part). I want to show you a different way to approach your bodywork, your clients, and even your life.
I want to give you permission to be utterly amazing, something that my mentors did for me many years ago, even before I realized that was what I was looking for.
The training program is five days long, 8 hours each day, and is usually taught Monday through Friday. There is a limit of 12 students per program. The cost is $995 (USD) and includes everything except lodging and meals.
I usually teach this certification in Seattle but I am looking at some different locations in the U.S. and Europe to teach it in for next year.
will post classes as they are added. If you would like to have me teach near you, reach out and let me know.
Email: Joe@TouchFactorMassage.com
Cell: (206) 817-5896
Deep Lomi Massage Practitioner Program Schedule
We will meet each day for class from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. I will be teaching my Deep Lomi Principals, Flow and Techniques every day and you will be giving and receiving bodywork every day. There will also be opportunities after class for bodywork and trades.
Monday - Deep Lomi 101 - Embracing The Flow
The underlying foundation of all of the work we will do this week is my Deep Lomi Flow. It is generally much slower, deeper, and intentionally inquisitive than similar styles of massage, encouraging the client’s body to move beyond its usual limits. Anticipation is replaced with acceptance, muscle guarding is greatly reduced (if not completely eliminated), and clients are able to achieve much deeper levels of relaxation and healing.
Today's focus is on developing your Deep Lomi Flow, understanding your client’s responses, and using your intuition to respond to those responses.
Tuesday - Deep Lomi 102 - Advanced Techniques and Flows
I have studied and integrated advanced manual techniques from some of the most effective massage and bodywork styles and practitioners from all over the world. I have also integrated principles and techniques from different functional movement and martial arts practices, including my own decades-long jiu-jitsu practice. Every technique is uniquely profound and effective and blends in perfectly with the Deep Lomi Flow.
Today's focus is on learning some world-class manual techniques and integrating them seamlessly into your Deep Lomi Flow.
Wednesday - Deep Lomi 103 - Deep Lomi Thai Fusion
Thai Massage Stretches and Compression techniques are extremely effective therapeutically and your clients will absolutely love how these techniques make them feel. The combined use of joint mobilizations, deep compressions, and stretching techniques infused in your Deep Lomi Flow will immediately transform your massage. Your bodywork will be exponentially deeper, more therapeutically effective and altogether amazing while at the same time reducing the amount of stress that you put on your body.
Today's focus is on learning some profound, effective, and unforgettable table-based dynamic stretches and incorporating them into your Deep Lomi Flow.
Thursday - Deep Lomi 104 - Multi-Dimensional Flows, Techniques, and Transitions
This is where you begin to transform your massage into a healing art and one of the most unforgettable experiences of your client's life. Understanding and incorporating multi-dimensional techniques and leveraged flows will help you transform your massage sessions into unforgettable massage experiences for your clients while dramatically increasing their therapeutic outcomes.
Today's focus is on learning how to use specific combinations of leveraged manual techniques, dynamic stretches, and client movement to provide unique, profound, and effective outcomes.
Friday - Deep Lomi 105 - Deep Lomi Practitioner Certification
Today's focus is on reviewing and integrating everything that you have learned. You will be doing individual and four-handed massage exercises that will help you integrate what you have learned and working on further developing and acting on your intuition.