Art Riggs is an Advanced Rolfer living in the San Francisco area who has been teaching bodywork since 1987. His classes are a masterful blend of technical information and insightful practical theory that will greatly expand your view of massage therapy.

“Learning should be fun and free from anxiety. Although we present a lot of advanced information, students of all levels should be able to take whatever they want and adapt the training to their skill level. My greatest pleasure is seeing students light up when they expand their limits and find out how much fun and fulfillment they can receive from their work when they escape from rote and boring massage routines and learn to solve their client’s problems and express their own individuality.”

Relevant articles: 

• Treating the Knee and Lower Extremities

• Deep Tissue Massage: Part 1 - The Tools

• Deep Tissue Massage: Part 2 - Stroke Intention

• Deep Tissue Massage: Part 3 - Body Positioning

• Some Thoughts About Pain in Bodywork: Part 1 - Your Relationship with Your Clients

Watch Art Riggs in these Deep Tissue Massage videos (taken from his DVD set available below): 

• Working with the Medial Leg in the Side-lying Position

• Supine Hamstring Work

• Softening and Stretching the Iliotibial Band from Adjacent Muscle Structures

• Working with the Achilles Tendon

• Freeing muscles from Deep Restrictions

• Prone Work with the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Achilles Tendon and Plantar Surface of the Foot

• Working with the Plantar Surface of the Foot

• Ankle Retinaculum

• Bony Articulations of the Foot

• Avoiding thumb use

• Proper use of knuckles

Coming up in the UK...

Integrative Full Body Deep Tissue Massage

11/12 September 2010 ~ Edinburgh

Treatment Plans for Common Complaints and Injuries in a Bodywork Practice using Deep Tissue Massage and Myofascial Techniques

30 April / 1 May 2011 ~ London

Deep Tissue Massage: Techniques for the Spine, Pelvis & Ribs

3/4 May 2011 ~ Dublin

bpd@home ~ relevant titles for purchase

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