James Dickson, Workshop Facilitator
James Dickson is a certified massage therapist (CMT) and the driving energy behind Body Touch Therapy. After working as a corporate executive for many years in such companies as Charles Schwab, Etrade, Visa, Tesseract, CSAA, James received his first massage in 1998. His life was changed instantly. He started a long journey learning massage from reputable massage schools in the Bay Area. The quest continues with ongoing education.
James specializes in pain management and pain recovery.
James was originally trained in certified massage from the Body Electric School (www.thebodyelectricschool.com) from the legendary Chester Mainard (1957-2007).
James received his advanced training from the Institute of Conscious Bodywork (www.alivewell.com) in Corte Madera, CA.
James continues in this same tradition of teaching massage as a sacred healing art.
James is an experienced facilitator, with 20 years background in managing groups from his experience as a corporate executive in the Information Technology (IT) field.
More About Chester Mainard
Master teacher, Chester Mainard, died March 13, 2007, and the Body Electric school has discontinued its California State Massage Certification coursework. Chester lives on in the hearts of his students. For hours of videos from Chester, please check here again (currently transferring dHi-8 to Flash).
More About the Massage School: Alive & Well
Alive & Well is considered to be in the top 20 massage schools in the country—and for good reason. You can search the entire world and you will not meet greater teachers in the art of massage than these: Jocelyn Olivier, Tim Holt, Gale Ulvang, John Harris, David Weinstock, and Patricia Wiltse. Do not turn down an opportunity to learn from these incredible, first-rate professionals. The massage you receive from James Dickson is in large part due to these amazing people.