Course Description

Bamboo-fusion® (on the table)

The Bamboo-fusion massage treatment is an innovative way to provide relaxation or deep tissue full body massage on the table while reducing stress on the therapists’ hands.  Students will learn a new way to effleurage and petrissage with “warmed” bamboo tools that are different shapes and sizes.  Each tool was designed with a specific muscle group in mind.

The course is 80% hands-on time and 20% lecture.  During lecture, the modality history will be discussed as well as a review on contraindications, marketing, and the proper care/cleaning of the bamboo tool sets.  Therapists will be taught proper body mechanics to help deliver a luxurious deep tissue massage.  When using the bamboo properly as taught in class, the client cannot detect that tools are being utilized.  Bamboo-fusion massage is easy on your hands  to perform so therapists will be able to increase the amount of clients you can apply deep tissue to, give longer sessions without fatigue, and also save their thumbs and wrists from repetitive use injuries.

Bamboo-fusion is a new exciting and fun way to deliver a unique luxury treatment your clients will love!

Bamboo-Fusion® - Nathalie Cecilia, LMT/Founder

Born in Nimes, roman city located in Provence (South France), Nathalie created Bamboo-fusion in 2004 and is the “original” source for bamboo massage in the United States.  She has a master’s degree in Philosophy and Languages from “Universitee Des Lettres De Montpellier”, and originally began her career as a teacher and translator.

 
Traveling since the age of 16 around Europe and later around the world, pursuing her passion for discovering new horizons, she decided to change her career and cross the Atlantic Ocean to explore and experience life in America.  Keeping her goal in mind, to help people, she attended Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. Three months after her graduation in 2004, she opened Two Touch Company a Thai Studio and Massage Therapy office in Sarasota, Florida. 

To alleviate the stress on her hands and wrists from traditional massage, she created a massage routine called Bamboo-fusion which utilizes bamboo tools of varying shapes and sizes.  She now teaches continuing education classes to other massage therapists across the United States.  Nathalie is the pioneer of bamboo massage and a leader in the massage and bodywork industry.  The Bamboo-fusion treatments are known for having a luxurious feel and for being an effective treatment for chronic pain conditions caused by stress and tension. 

Nathalie’s unique modality has been featured in numerous industry publications such as Massage Magazine, Massage & Bodywork, Spa Management Journal, American Spa, and DAYSPA.