Colorado Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association

Welcome

The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) is a non-profit 501(c)(6) company representing more than 58,000 massage therapists nationwide. Our Colorado Chapter proudly supports over 1,700 members practicing in the State of Colorado. Our Chapter provides: exceptional continuing education opportunities three times each year, encourages networking and social opportunities, fosters an awareness of legislative changes and requirements within our profession and strives to educate our communities about the benefits of receiving skilled massage. Please feel free to contact any of our Chapter Board members; we'd love to meet you.

The mission of the American Massage Therapy Association is to serve AMTA members
while advancing the art, science and practice of massage therapy.

AMTA-Colorado Chapter is celebrating its 50th Anniversary!

A New Year for a New You

A Happy New Year to all our members. In 2012 we are focusing on a “New Year for a New You,” which includes bringing you the highest quality educational events at affordable prices. Our Chapter has made the commitment to highlight our local educational institutions. We will also be partnering with our local schools and offering our members new educational, enrichment and volunteer opportunities. Soon we will send out a membership survey asking all of you for specific ideas or suggestions on how we may partner with local not-for-profit orgs.

2012 AMTA Colorado Chapter – Educational Opportunities

Spring Education and General Meeting will be March 31st at Boulder College of Massage Therapy. We will offer six education opportunities with three amazing educators.
Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle-Building in Clay with Michelle Howard
Sports Massage: Background and Event first Aid with George Glass
Ethics Defined with Mel Lake
Theory & Hands-On Techniques of Sports Massage with George Glass
Beyond Draping with Mel Lake

In celebration of our Chapter's 50th Anniversary, amta members can receive 6 CEs, plus lunch and an appetizer social following our education for only $50 with early registration! Registration to begin February 1st, watch for an eblast, a link on our Education Page and an additional registration form in our newsletter mailed early February. Note: Building in Clay has additional $10 material fee.

Summer Meeting will be July 28-29 in Durango, CO and will be a joint venture with the New Mexico Chapter. Heal the Healer is the theme of this event, with two wonderful educators presenting three classes each and an opportunity to earn 9 CEs for the weekend.

Fall Meeting will be Sept 22-23 in Pueblo with the renouned Whitney Lowe presenting Lowe's Orthopedic Massage Techniques for the Upper Body - 20 CEs.All education this year will have special reduced pricing for early registration, so plan ahead for a fabulous time.
Quarterly Featured School - Introducing our new program to support the wonderful massage schools in Colorado. Each quarter we will be featuring a local massage school, starting this quarter with The Boulder College of Massage Therapy (BCMT) www.bcmt.org.

1st Featured School - BCMT

About BCMT
Did you know that BCMT is the only fully accredited, nonprofit massage therapy school in the western United States? They offer the most complete, most rigorous Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) curriculum in the country, along with advanced occupational therapy studies. Students are taught by distinguished faculty whose innovative techniques and medical research keep them at the cutting edge of the health services field. Financial aid and graduate placement services are available. Visit their website at www.bcmt.org.

Service Learning is a phenomenal progral that focuses on enhancing the learning of student while enriching the community. Click here to learn more about some of the fabulous programs students have participated in.

Two New Programs -- "Make Your Own Job" and "Operation: We've Got Your Back"

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Give Wellness A Way!

Chanda Hinton was very pleased and wanted to thank many of you for your wonderful and generous participation in The Chanda Plan Foundation's First annual Giving Wellness A Way project during NMTAW. Chanda said the Foundation has received many contributions in the mail and the average raised per provider is $207!! With 30 providers and sponsors of 9000 Needles, they will raise close to $6,000.

The primary goal of Giving Wellness A Way was to educate community regarding integrative therapies and raise funds for the mission and work of The Chanda Plan Foundation. As a non-profit organization, The Chanda Plan Foundation provides direct access to integrative therapies for persons with disabilities via funds. Their next project is a pilot program with Colorado state medicaid to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and provocativeness of massage, acupuncture and chiropractic care. This program is a huge undertaking and the most exciting news is that it is legislative and a mandated pilot program. If anyone wants to be involved in this pilot program, please contact Elaine Calenda at vice.president2@amtacolorado.org or Strider Ditzler at vice.president3@amtacolorado.org who are both committed to advancing the research of our life-changing profession.

Seeking Past Chapter Officers

Have you served as a Chapter Officer for AMTA Colorado at some point in the past? Help us make our list complete.

Please contact Glenn at pflumgd@tde.com or at 303-322-7997 to let us know the years that you served and the office(s) you held.

We would like to honor and recognize you at our 50th Anniversary celebration on March 31. Please let Glenn know if you plan to attend.

Click "read more" to go to our past Chapter Officer list.
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