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AMTA Mission Statement

The mission of the AMTA is to develop and advance the art, science and practice of

massage therapy in a caring, professional and ethical

manner in order to promote the health and welfare of

humanity.

Summer 2015

I n this Issue . . .

BOD / Ad Rates / Deadlines...Pg. 2

Message from the President...Pg. 3

Message from the 1st Vice Presi-dent….Pg. 3

Message from the Treasurer...Pg. 4

Message from the Convention Events Chair...Pg. 4

James Waslaski Ad...Pg. 5

What Lights Your Fire...Pg. 6

Continuing Ed...Pg. 7-8

AMTA Discounts/Benefits...Pg. 8

Calendar of Events...Pg. 9

The AMTA Iowa Chapter is excited to present

James Waslaski

Orthopedic Massage for Upper Body Conditions

12 CE hours

September 12-13, 2015

James Waslaski is an Author & International Lecturer who teaches approximately 40 seminars per year around the globe. He’s served as AMTA Sports Massage Chair and FSMTA Professional Relations Chair. He’s developed eight (8) Orthopedic Massage and Sports Injury DVDs, and authored manuals on Advanced Orthopedic Massage and Client Self Care. His new book, Clinical Massage Therapy: A Structural Approach to Pain Management was published by Pearson Education in 2011. James presents at state, national and international massage, chiropractic, and osteopathic conventions including keynote addresses at the FSMTA, World of Wellness, New England Regional Conference, the World Massage Festival, and Australian National Massage Conventions. His audience includes massage and physical therapists as well as athletic trainers, chiropractors, osteopaths, nurses and physicians. He is a certified personal trainer with NASM. James received the 1999 FSMTA International Achievement Award and was inducted into the 2008 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. www.orthomassage.net444

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The AMTA Goals To serve its members, the public, and profession, the AMTA pursues the following goals:

To establish massage therapy as integral to the mainte-

nance of good health. To promote high standards in providing massage therapy to

the public. To increase access to quality massage therapy for all per-

sons. To be an influential member of the health care community.

To be a leader and resource for issues in the field of mas-

sage therapy including definition, practice and education standards, legislation and regulations.

To enhance the professional development and personal

growth of members. To continue AMTA’s growth, development, organizational

effectiveness and visibility.

In pursuit of the above goals, AMTA will be guided by the value of competency and care.

This newsletter is published quarterly by the Iowa Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), a non-profit profes-sional massage therapy association. This publication welcomes con-tributions from readers. Articles for publication must be type written, and include a legible signature, address and phone number. Copy-right material must be accompanied by written permission by its holder. The Iowa Chapter reserves the right to edit material for space and clarification; accept or reject material; and assumes no responsibili-ties for errors, omissions, corrections, or modifications in publica-tions. The beliefs and opinions contained in this publication do not

necessarily reflect those of the Iowa Chapter of the AMTA.

President/Delegate * Ken Swenson 521 Mail Street Osage, IA 50461 (641) 732-4628 [email protected] Immediate Past President * Dan Schmidt 1109 25th Street SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (319) 350-7346 [email protected] 1st VP * Holly Rasmusson Convention Coordinator 611 2nd Ave. E Cresco, IA 52136 (564) 547-2751 [email protected] 2nd VP * Joyce McKinley Law & Legislation 908 Cottonwood Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-5756 [email protected] 3rd VP * Keith Kowal Newsletter Editor 4026 11th Street Delegate Des Moines, IA 50313 (515) 278-5305 [email protected] Secretary * Jeanna Tellin 208 6th Avenue Hiawatha, IA 52233 (319) 551-1955 [email protected] Treasurer * Chris Rider 2024 Western Road Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 936-5585 [email protected] *denotes eligibility to vote

Education Chair Soraya Wagner 4533 1st Avenue SW—Unit 9 Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 (319) 310-5900 [email protected] Membership Chair Pam Burnikel 5881 Timber Ave. Lime Springs, IA 52155 (563) 547-3793 [email protected] Convention Events Chair: Robin Markus 1st Alternate Delegate 1688 Drexel Ave. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 543-5449 [email protected] Community Service Robert Campbell Massage Team (CSMT) 511 E. 1st St., Lot #41 Huxley, IA 50124 (515) 835-1418 [email protected] Awards Chair Laurie Fangmann P.O. Box 362 205 E. Niagara St. Garnavillo, IA 52049 (563) 964-2553 [email protected]

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AMTA IOWA CHAPTER — BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AMTA IOWA CHAPTER — COMMITTEE CHAIRS

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From the President . . .

BEING A VOLUNTEER

Our AMTA Chapter is made

up of VOLUNTEERS. We

have no paid staff or hired

employees. We are all

volunteers who give of our

time and talents to make our

profession better. We work as

a Chapter to improve the perception of massage in

the health field arena and providing information of

the benefits of massage to our communities. In this

way we spread the knowledge on massage therapy.

Volunteering benefits not only our AMTA Chapter

but also us as individuals and the communities in

which we live and work. We form connections with

other professionals that help us grow as individuals

and we are seen as concerned, caring health care

professionals in our communities.

A recent quote from AMTA President Jeff Smoot

puts it this way: “When you volunteer for your

AMTA Chapter, you will not only benefit our

association and our members, but you will grow

personally and professionally. Volunteering can be a

great way to make friends, garner new professional

contacts, and network with members across the state.

As a volunteer, you contribute unique skills,

experiences, and perspective that make you feel

valued. Volunteering is one of the best ways to make

a difference in your community and have a lasting

impact on our profession, while meeting your own

personal and professional goals.”

Please become involved with the AMTA Iowa

Chapter. Plan to attend our Fall Convention this

month in Cedar Rapids. We have a nationally known

presenter who will provide you with techniques that

you can take home and use to benefit your clients

immediately. Volunteering has many, many rewards

for you, your community and your profession. I hope

to see you at our fall convention!

Ken Swenson

President

From the 1st Vice President . . .

Hello everyone! I can’t believe

summer is almost over and fall

is on its way. We all know

what that means — Fall

Convention! I have been busy

working with the hotel to make

sure everything will be ready for

us on September 12th. I have also

been doing site visits to see what

hotel would work to host our conventions. I am very

excited to be hosting James Waslaski at this

convention as he does some amazing work! I am

also looking for presenters so if you have ideas please

let me know. I do take time to read all surveys after

convention and enjoy the feedback.

While getting things ready for fall convention I am

also looking toward the Spring Convention which

will be held at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa.

I am again looking at having three (3) presenters.

I will inform all of you when those are in place.

Hope to see all of you this fall. Have a great rest of

your summer!

Holly Rasmusson

1st Vice President

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Hello fellow Iowa massage

therapists! What an awesome

summer this has been! I hope you

have all gotten out to enjoy the

beauty of Iowa!

As Treasurer for the AMTA Iowa

Chapter, I am working as we

transition to the National AMTA

Office managing/housing our accounts. At the chapter level we

will maintain control over our funds (check writing, budgeting,

etc.) and those funds will remain the assets of the Iowa

Chapter. National has determined it to be in the best interest of

all chapters to hold assets in one location. The Iowa

transitional month is August and hopefully by the end of

August or early September this will be complete.

The role as Chapter Treasurer changes slightly with this new

procedure. The responsibilities will continue to include

reviewing all chapter disbursements to third party vendors,

paying reimbursements to member and chapter leaders, check

writing, overseeing the budgeting process and submitting that

in a timely manner each fiscal year and assuring all payments

made by our chapter are in accordance with national by-laws,

national policy, chapter policy and chapter standing rules.

The one major change in the Chapter Treasurer responsibilities

is that the Treasurer will not be entering in each transactions

(debits and credits) into QuickBooks, generating monthly

reconciliation reports, and submitting them on a monthly basis

to the national office. I have to say, I will not miss those

monthly tasks! Rather than enter into QuickBooks, the

Treasurer be reporting weekly to the national office all

transactions that are made on chapter accounts. The national

office staff will then manage the accounts for us entering all

transactions, generating various required reports for the

chapter ,and preparing all documents for tax purposes. The

Chapter President and Treasurer will have the ability to view

all chapter QuickBooks accounts. The Iowa Chapter funds

remain the Iowa Chapter funds!

I am looking forward to seeing you all in September for the

AMTA Iowa Chapter Fall Convention in Cedar Rapids. It

promises to be an outstanding weekend of education,

networking, connecting and celebrating the field of massage

therapy.

See you then!

Yours in health,

Chris Rider, Treasurer

AMTA Iowa Chapter

From the Treasurer . . .

From the Convention Events Chair . . .

August is a welcome sight for me. The

kids are going to be heading back to

school soon! Tourism in my area

slows down so I am able to catch my

breath!! We are always super busy

over the summer months, long days

with lots of staff interaction! Fall

Convention is just around the corner!!

Last week I e-mailed the vendors asking for raffle donations

and items for Convention Registration Bags for fall convention.

This week I will be following up with phone calls, and calls to

those vendors I don’t have an e-mail address for. Please

remember the vendors after convention for future orders and

future business.

Next week I’m off to Pittsburg Pennsylvania. The first few

days of the week are CVOP (Chapter Volunteer Orientation

Training). I am very excited to be participating and learning

new things that will help me to be more effective serving the

Chapter. After CVOP, the House of Delegate activities begin

on Wednesday. I look forward to learning the process. Thank

you all for vote to be sent as First Alternate Delegate. On

Thursday the National Convention begins! This is my first

National Convention. I can’t wait for the opportunity to meet

with the National Vendors and determine interest in working

with us at the AMTA-IA Convention, if not in September,

hopefully for future conventions. I’m also anxious for the raffle

to see if I can get any crazy ideas to make it more exciting and

enjoyable!

After National Convention, I will be very busy with entering

mail in registration through the end of this month. The

beginning of September, packages will begin arriving with

raffle prizes and items for the welcome bags for the convention.

The week of the convention, I assemble nametags, information

for the registration folders and stuff bags for Cedar Rapids!!

All most certainly a labor of love!!

As always, please send me any information you may have on

anyone interested in being a vendor. I will be happy to send

them a pack of information. In the meantime! Get your

registration in! James Waslaski is a great presenter. We are

going to learn some awesome techniques!! I hope to see you

there!

Sincerely yours,

Robin Markus

AMTA-IA Convention Events Chair

1688 Drexel St.

Dubuque IA, 52001 (563)543-5449

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Member Feature ~ What Lights Your Fire?

Subbu Varanasi

Q How long have you been a massage therapist?

A Off and on since 1980. First in India, then in Oman. Then took some time off from

massage therapy. In 2007, I moved to Iowa and got more training. Q Why did you choose the massage therapy profession?

A Since I had background in massage therapy in India and Oman, it was a natural profession for me to choose

here in the United States. I returned to massage school in 2007 and got my license in 2008. Q What type of massage do you specialize in?

A Yes, deep tissue. I also do champi massage, which is a head massage with coconut oil. It helps nourish the

scalp, and gives an entire different feeling. Some clients like the champi massage because they can get the

massage fully-clothed.

Q What do you like most about the massage therapy profession?

A Massage therapy is a very interesting profession. I like that many times clients get instant pain relief. This is

a rewarding profession.

Q Where do you practice massage therapy and in what setting do you operate?

A I have my private practice in Des Moines at 3839 Merle Hay Road. I do massage therapy part-time.

Q What other work occupies your time?

A I also work at a hotel serving breakfast and lunch. I am a translator too, sometimes travelling to translate

and sometimes translating over the phone at odd hours. Q Do you find it challenging in doing marketing for your business since you are part-time?

A Not really. I like talking to people and joke around with them. I also enjoy going to garage sales. Whenever

I'm at a garage sale in my neighborhood, I talk to people there about many things and tell them I'm a massage

therapist and give them a business card and a pen with my business information on it. My practice is very close

to my house so it is convenient for people I meet in the neighborhood to get massages from me.

Q You seem very passionate about massage therapy. What lights your fire?

A I enjoy going to the AMTA Iowa Conventions. I like learning from the presenters and also enjoy interacting

with other massage therapists and learning from them. The publications AMTA sends out are great too and I

get a lot out of the articles.

Q Do you have a spouse or family?

A I married my wife after 6 weeks and we met online in 1999. We are still happily married. We don't have any

children.

Q What are your hobbies?

A Listening to music, especially shock-wave radio. With shock-wave radio, I can tune into foreign stations and

listen to them. Skyping with family all over the world. Driving to small Iowa towns and eating ice cream. Q Does anyone stand out as a mentor?

A Deb Elliott, owner of College of Massage and the Healing Arts Center.

Q Do any funny stories stand out over the years?

A When I first looked at massage schools here in Iowa, I visited one near my home. I liked it. I went back to

India to wrap up some things there and sold many things. I came back to Iowa and went to the school and

handed the owner a brown envelope with the full tuition in it in cash (the school owner was a bit shocked!). Q What advice do you have for a brand-new massage therapist?

A Don't listen to people that tell you "There are so many massage therapists around; you'll never make it."

Many massage therapists graduate from the same school yet come out with their own special talent. Find your

niche and it works! Do you know an AMTA member who has gone above and beyond in education? We would love to interview them for a

future What Lights Your Fire feature! Please contact Keith Kowal at [email protected] or Jill Ellsworth at

[email protected] with that person’s name & contact information.

Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. –William Butler Yeats

An interview with Subbu Varanasi

Interviewed by Jill Ellsworth

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Iowa Continuing Education for Summer/Fall 2015

The following courses may or may not be, presented by providers, approved by AMTA, NCBTMB or by the State of Iowa, Bureau of

Professional Licensure. If you are interested in a particular course, check with that provider concerning approval and pre-requisites.

The AMTA - Iowa Chapter is not responsible for provider approval of the courses listed below. These listings are general information

only. Please follow the links provided for more accurate information on class schedules.

Classes for September:

19 CPR Re-certification (2 CE)

Presenter: Logan Nelson Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

19 - 20 Precision Neuromuscular Therapy: Form & Function (16 CE)

Presenter: Doug Nelson Location: Des Moines

Contact: www.nmtmidwest.com 866-325-7668

19 - 20 Bodywork in End of Life Care: Journeys in Dying (16 CE)

Presenter: Meg Robsahm Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

25-26 Clinical Neck Rehabilitation Techniques (16 CE)

Presenter: Mario Castro Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

Classes for October:

10-11 Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) (16 CE)

Techniques for the Neck

Presenter: Dr. Joe Muscolino Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

15-17 Pillossage (22 CE)

Presenter: Karen Kowal Location: Des Moines

Contact: www.pillossage.com 314-378-2613

16-18 Swedish: The Carlson Way! (20 CE)

Full Body

Presenter: Chris Rider Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

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Your AMTA Discounts and Benefits Checklist

Here is a helpful discounts and benefits checklist. Take a look at this list and make sure

you and your practice are taking advantage of everything AMTA has to offer: ⃝ Create your free website *Already have a website? Create this free site and expand the ways prospective clients can reach you.

⃝ Update your AMTA Find A Massage Therapist® National Locator profile *include your website address!

⃝ Advertise and use your VistaPrint discount *be sure to include your website and FAMT addresses to your business cards

⃝ Attract new clients on social media by using AMTA’s marketing tools *list your website and FAMT links on your social media pages so clients can easily reach you

⃝ Save money on products at Massage Warehouse *Don’t pay full price on the products you use everyday

⃝ Save up to 80% at Office Depot *stock your practice with the office supplies you need to do business

⃝ Get up to 70% off on prescription drugs using your AMTA Discount Prescription Card *self-care and staying on top of your own health is extremely important!

Iowa Continuing Education for Summer/Fall 2015 Cont’d

16-17 Prone Only (12 CE)

Presenter: Chris Rider Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

18 Supine Only (8 CE)

Presenter: Chris Rider Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

23-24 Clinical Shoulder Rehabilitation Techniques (12 CE)

Presenter: Mario Castro Location: Anamosa

Contact: www.carlsoncollege.com 316-462-3402

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Calendar of Events

MARCH 18, 2016 AMTA-IA BOD MEETING

DUBUQUE, IA

KEITH KOWAL

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

4026 11TH STREET

DES MOINES, IA 50313

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AMTA-IA BOD MEETING

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

MARCH 19-20, 2015 AMTA-IA SPRING CONVENTION

DUBUQUE, IA

SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2015 AMTA-IA FALL CONVENTION

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA