New Ben Benjamin Workshop Announced in Denver

After successful events in Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Diego, Ben Benjamin has announced a new hands-on class in Denver, CO, on Sunday, August 21. ABMP members get exclusive pricing on Ben Benjamin's in-person workshops, saving 50% off the regular price of $190.

In Dr. Benjamin’s new, accelerated course in muscular therapy for injury, which is 95% hands-on, practitioners will learn detailed palpation anatomy, as well as more than 25 myofascial and massage techniques designed to support the treatment of the most common soft-tissue injuries in the neck, mid-back, and low-back.

Many of these techniques—advanced variations on the Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy, targeting injured ligaments, muscles, and tendons—are being taught here for the very first time.

Full details of the event are:

Sunday, August 21

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Colorado School of Healing Arts

7655 W Mississippi Avenue #100

Lakewood, CO 80226

6.5 CE hours

 

Register at www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XD2CDQK2TUMJW

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