Offering a full range of conscious bodywork and instruction.....Thai/Shiatsu/MyoFascial/Barefoot Shi
Introducing Black Swan Bodywork, Randy Cummins' video blog for sharing videos of traditional and non-traditional Asian bodywork techniques and trainings that have been presented, as well as articles supporting various aspects of the work, to include Chinese medicine, Shiatsu stretching techniques, both anatomical and energetic anatomy, and the importance of self-discipline in regards to breath and applied intention.
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08/19/2024
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Black Swan Bodywork with Randy Cummins
Mat and Table NCBTMB CE Trainings
Anatomical and Energetic approaches
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Stretching Your Emotions How to applying TCM into your practice through techniques and acupressure points.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/2rx4e5cz
Stretching The Emotions
September 19, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm :: 7 CEs
@ Quentin Shaw’s Place, 33 Robin Ln, Asheville, NC
Students will be introduced to the concept of how the emotions are recognized and expressed in the view of Chinese Medicine and the Meridian System.
Within normal limits, emotions cause no disease or weakness in the body. However, when emotions become so powerful that they become uncontrollable and overwhelm or possess a person, then they can cause serious injury to the internal organs and open the door to disease. It is not the intensity as much as the prolonged duration of an extreme emotion, which causes damage.
Students will learn self-care and techniques for applied stretches to be integrated into sessions for clients.
All work will be done on padded floor mats. Bring loose fitting clothing and an open mind.
>>> Donation Based Private Sessions Available
>>> September 20 - 22, 2024
>>> [email protected] for details and to schedule
08/13/2024
Thankful🌿
For the ten students who attended our Shoshin Shiatsu Training
August 5th & 6th, in beautiful South Austin Texas
Next early November for the 0ne day experience:
Stretching Your Emotions....How to applying TCM into your practice through techniques and acupressure points
Thanks again family for the continued support
One ❤️.
07/28/2024
August 26: Stretching the Emotions
10am - 5pm, 6 CEs
Registration: https://zenshiatsuchicago.org/ce/stretching-the-emotions/
Within normal limits, emotions cause no disease or weakness in the body. However, when emotions become so powerful that they become uncontrollable and overwhelm or possess a person, then they can cause serious injury to the internal organs and open the door to disease. It is not the intensity as much as the prolonged duration of an extreme emotion, which causes damage.
Students will be introduced to the concept of how the emotions are recognized and expressed in the view of Chinese Medicine and the Meridian System. Students will learn self-care and techniques for applied stretches to be integrated into sessions for clients.
All work will be done on padded floor mats. Bring loose fitting clothing and an open mind.
This training I’m hosting in Austin is the essence of my work - please join me
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind :: 14 CEs
August 5-6, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Register :: https://tinyurl.com/3papfbve
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
August 5 - 6, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$300 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
South Austin
Training hosted in a lovely residence with easy parking
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Donation based Sessions and Private 3 CE Tutoring available
August 1-4, 2024
South Austin
Schedule by email: ​​[email protected]
07/22/2024
Stretching Your Emotions
September 19, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
@ Quentin Shaw’s Place, 33 Robin Ln, Asheville, NC
7 CEs
Register: https://tinyurl.com/2rx4e5cz
Students will be introduced to the concept of how the emotions are recognized and expressed in the view of Chinese Medicine and the Meridian System
Within normal limits, emotions cause no disease or weakness in the body. However, when emotions become so powerful that they become uncontrollable and overwhelm or possess a person, then they can cause serious injury to the internal organs and open the door to disease. It is not the intensity as much as the prolonged duration of an extreme emotion, which causes damage.
Students will learn self-care and techniques for applied stretches to be integrated into sessions for clients.
All work will be done on padded floor mats. Bring loose fitting clothing and an open mind.
>>> Donation Based Private Sessions Available
>>> September 20 - 22, 2024
>>> [email protected] for details and to schedule
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Shoshin Shiatsu: Thai-Shiatsu Fusion
September 24 - 25, 2024 - 10am - 5pm
@ Bull City Soles Massage & Bodywork Studio - Durham, NC
14 CEs
Register: https://tinyurl.com/44d6t6vy
Shoshin Shiatsu, or ”Beginner's Mind” shiatsu, is a traditional combination of classical shiatsu and Thai massage using tsubo stimulation and meridian stretching. This is a non-sequence, mat based, training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
07/15/2024
This training I’m hosting in Austin is the essence of my work; please join me for
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind :: 14 CEs
August 5-6, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Register :: https://tinyurl.com/3papfbve
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
August 5 - 6, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$300 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
South Austin
Training hosted in a lovely residence with easy parking
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Donation based Sessions and Private 3 CE Tutoring available
August 1-4, 2024
South Austin
Schedule by email: ​​[email protected]
This training I’m hosting in Austin is the essence of my work; please join me for
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind - 14 CEs
August 5-6, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Register :: https://tinyurl.com/3papfbve
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
August 5 - 6, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$300 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
South Austin
Training hosted in a lovely residence with easy parking
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Donation based Sessions and Private 3 CE Tutoring available
August 1-4, 2024
South Austin
Schedule by email: ​​[email protected]
07/07/2024
The Space In-Between
Taught by Randy Cummins
July 13, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm Zen Shiatsu Chicago
6 CEs, $150
Registration: https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/the_space_in_between/
The Space In-Between highlights the importance of addressing the fascial and energetic planes of the body.
We will be exploring the areas between:
* Muscles
* Muscles and Bones
* Tightness and Slack
* Movement and Stagnation
* Inhale and Exhale
Conscious bodywork can help with techniques that utilize sustained pressure to loosen and lengthen constricted fascia. It breaks down adhesions between the tissues and softens and re-aligns them, freeing up muscles and allowing easier and more effective physical and energetic movement.
Techniques to be utilized:
* Sustained Engagement through Proper Body Mechanics
* Palpation of Specific Muscular and Bony Landmark
* Positions for Sustained and Supported Compression
* Reintroducing Movement Through Stretches and Rotations
This is an in-person class.
This training I’m hosting at Bull City Soles Massage & Bodywork Studio is the essence of my work; please join me for
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind - 14 CEs
September 24-25,, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Registration link ::: https://tinyurl.com/44d6t6vy
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
September 24-25, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$400 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
Registration link ::: https://tinyurl.com/44d6t6vy
This training I’m hosting in Austin is the essence of my work; please join me for
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind - 14 CEs
August 5-6, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Register :: https://tinyurl.com/3papfbve
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
August 5 - 6, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$300 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
South Austin
Training hosted in a lovely residence with easy parking
—-----------------------
Donation based Sessions and Private 3 CE Tutoring available
August 1-4, 2024
South Austin
Schedule by email: ​​[email protected]
The Space In-Between
Taught by Randy Cummins
July 13, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm Zen Shiatsu Chicago
6 CEs, $150
Registration: https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/the_space_in_between/
The Space In-Between highlights the importance of addressing the fascial and energetic planes of the body.
We will be exploring the areas between:
* Muscles
* Muscles and Bones
* Tightness and Slack
* Movement and Stagnation
* Inhale and Exhale
Conscious bodywork can help with techniques that utilize sustained pressure to loosen and lengthen constricted fascia. It breaks down adhesions between the tissues and softens and re-aligns them, freeing up muscles and allowing easier and more effective physical and energetic movement.
Techniques to be utilized:
* Sustained Engagement through Proper Body Mechanics
* Palpation of Specific Muscular and Bony Landmark
* Positions for Sustained and Supported Compression
* Reintroducing Movement Through Stretches and Rotations
This is an in-person class.
This training I’m hosting in Austin is the essence of my work:
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Beginner’s Mind - 14 CEs
August 5-6, 2024 :: 10am - 5pm
Register :: https://tinyurl.com/3papfbve
Shoshin Shiatsu Beginner’s Mind is a non-sequence mat based training.
This 2-day training will focus on distilling assessment, providing a synthesis of both energetic and anatomical approaches.
The practitioner will develop awareness around choosing and utilizing suitable techniques, which may include staff and scarf applications.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Techniques in Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, & Seated
* Accessing muscles, meridians, & tsubos
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
August 5 - 6, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
$300 - 14 NCBTMB CEs
South Austin
Training hosted in a lovely residence with easy parking
—-----------------------
Donation based Sessions and Private 3 CE Tutoring available
August 1-4, 2024
South Austin
Schedule by email: ​​[email protected]
Shoshin Shiatsu :: Thai-Shiatsu Fusion - 12 CEs
June 22-23, 2024 - 10am - 5pm - Zen Shiatsu Chicago
Registration via Zen Shiatsu’s website: https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/shoshin-shiatsu/
Shoshin Shiatsu is a traditional combination of classical Shiatsu and Thai massage utilizing tsubo stimulation and meridian stretching.
In this 2-day mat based training, participants will work with the conscious engagement of the physical and energetic bodies, using passive stretches, soft tissue manipulation and stimulation of acupressure points.
Each class includes:
* Meditation, Movement & Maka-Ho stretches
* Techniques leading to full-body Shiatsu session
* Step-by-step, hands-on instruction & student exchanges
* Location of meridian energy channels & tsubos
* Clinical application to address common imbalances
* All class demos are recorded and posted for private viewing online
Upcoming ZSC trainings with Randy Cummins:
June 22-23: Shoshin Shiatsu: Thai-Shiatsu Fusion
https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/shoshin-shiatsu/
July 13: The Space In - Between
https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/the_space_in_between/
05/24/2024
Self-Realization 🌿❤️🌿
05/11/2024
Upcoming with Randy Cummins of Black Swan Bodywork in Durham, NC -
Shoshin Shiatsu: Thai-Shiatsu Fusion
September 24 - 25, 2024 - 10am - 5pm - Bull City Soles
Shoshin Shiatsu, or ”Beginner's Mind” shiatsu, is a traditional combination of classical shiatsu and Thai massage using tsubo stimulation and meridian stretching.
In this hands-on class, experience: breath meditation, hara engagement, tsubo point combinations, and paired meridian stretches. Removing the self(ego), yet maintaining strength of character and flexibility during a session, opens the breath and creates opportunity for the realization of fluidity and consciousness.
To register: https://tinyurl.com/44d6t6vy
Barefoot Shiatsu: Lowering the Bar, May 18-19, 2024 10am - 5pm, 12 CEs
Register @ https://zenshiatsu.edu/ce/barefoot_shiatsu/
Barefoot Shiatsu is mat work, integrating the use of feet, knees, and elbows for the purpose of applying sustained pressure to effect the fascia. We follow general pathways of the classical meridians, focusing on typical stagnant and muscularly tight areas.
Techniques will be demonstrated in supine, prone and side-lying positions. Emphasis is given towards fluidity of transition, and the seamless rhythmic application of techniques.
Participants will enjoy the freedom of using the whole body, will learn strategies to take the burden off their thumbs and wrists, and will learn deep and relaxing techniques to benefit a wide
range of clients.
One of the advantages of this modality is not only its effectiveness, but also its mobility. It’s ideal to offer at sporting events, festivals, etc., for all that is needed is a mat, a few yoga blocks, and a support staff.
Other modalities have recognized the effectiveness and have begun to incorporate these Barefoot techniques into their own work; come learn from the source!
Skill Enhancements : Spring Flow (Mat Work)
May 7, 2024 // 10am - 5pm
South Austin TX NCBTMB 7hr CEs
/// Limited Availability \\\
Registering holds your space: https://tinyurl.com/2ctu43ez
All demos are recorded and provided upon completion of training with a certificate.
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Bodywork Sessions
Private/Small Group 3 hr CE trainings available
To schedule: [email protected]
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