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Ric's Trainings

1998

Diploma in Therapeutic Massage, ten-month (750 hour) program, Indiana College of Bodywork Modalities, Indianapolis, IN

Intuition, Imagery & Healing, with Belleruth Naparstek, Cincinnati, OH

Reflexology, from International Institute of Reflexology, Fort Wayne, IN

Reiki I, with Cheri Shafstall, Indianapolis, IN

Reiki II, with Cheri Shafstall, Indianapolis, IN

1999

Shiatsu I, with Jo Moore, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

Shiatsu II, with Shinzo Fujimaki, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

Reiki III, with Cheri Shafstall, Indianapolis, IN

Myofascial Mobilization, with Brian Barnes, Indianapolis, IN

Qigong, wing Jian Quiang Wan, in Indianapolis, IN

Soft Tissue Release, with Stuart Taws of British Sports Therapy, in Minneapolis, MN

Thai Yoga Therapy, with Saul David Raye of the Center for Thai Yoga Therapy, Santa Barbara, CA

Basic Acupressure, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Oriental Diagnosis, with Wataru Ohashi at the Ohashiatsu Institute, in Chicago, IL

Advanced Zen Shiatsu and Oriental Healing Arts, with Paul Pitchford, at Heartwood Institute, Garberville, CA

2000

Ohashiatsu Beginner I, at the Ohashiatsu Institute, in Chicago, IL

Tui Na, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Zen Shiatsu, with Michael Reed Gach, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Watsu I, with Harold Dull & Kat Stenvers, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

Watsu II, with Harold Dull & Kat Stenvers, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

Intermediate Acupressure, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Advanced Acupressure, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Ohashiatsu Beginner II, at the Ohashiatsu Institute, in Minneapolis, MN

Ashiatsu, at the Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, CA

Common Injuries, with Dr. Ben Benjamin, in Chicago, IL

Primordial Qigong, with Ken Cohen, at Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

Qi Healing, with Ken Cohen, at Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

Active Isolated Stretching, with Aaron Mattes, in Jeffersonville, IN

2001

Therapeutic Massage for Athletic Injuries & Rehabilitation, with Benny Vaughan, Indianapolis, IN

Jahara Basics, with Mario Jahara, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

Lymphatic Drainage Therapy I, with Bruno Chikly,  the Upledger Institute, St. Louis, MO

How to Meditate, at Ananda Expanding Light, Nevada City, CA

Watsu III, with Harold Dull & Minakshi, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

NeuroMuscular Therapy I, from St. John’s NeuroMuscular Therapies, Toronto, Canada

2002

Shamanic Journeying and Soul Retrieval, with Christina Pratt, in Indianapolis, IN

Myofascial Release I, with John Barnes, at Myofascial Release Center in Sedona, AZ

Myofascial Unwinding, with John Barnes, at Myofascial Release Center in Sedona, AZ

Myofascial Release II, with John Barnes, at Myofascial Release Center in Sedona, AZ

Restorative Yoga, with Judith Lasater Hansen, in Indianapolis, IN

Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training (200 hour program), with Tarika & Naresh, at Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

2003

Presence of Being, with Richard Bock & Shantam, at School of Shiatsu & Massage, Middletown, CA

2004

Heart Centered Therapy 1, with Alaya Chikly of the Upledger Institute, in Indianapolis, IN

Thai Foot Massage, with Wilai from Chiang Mai, in Indianapolis, IN

2005

Ethics and Professionalism for Massage Therapists, from Clara McElroy, CEUonline.

Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga One-Day Experience, with Pat Sheehan & Iossy Medvinsky, Indianapolis, IN

Myofascial Release 1, with Theresa Schmidt, in Indianapolis, IN

Basic Jin Shin Do, with Debrah Roemisch, Fort Wayne, IN

Yoga & the Quest for the True Self, with Stephen Cope, at Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

2006

Shambhala level 1, at Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Integral WET, with Diane Musho Hamilton of the Integral Institute, in Chicago, IL

Shambhala level 2, with Carol Hyman & Cara Thornley, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala level 3, with Carol Hyman & Cara Thornley, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Buddhist Qigong, with Ken Cohen, at Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

The Wisdom of Yoga, with Stephen Cope, at  Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga, Lenox, MA

The Force of Kindness, with Sharon Salzberg, at Shambhala Mountain, in Feather Lakes, CO

Shambhala level 4, at Shambhala Mountain, in Feather Lakes, CO

Shambhala level 5, at Shambhala Mountain, in Feather Lakes, CO

2007

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, with Kathleen Beck-Coon, in Indianapolis, IN

Shambhala Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun, with Acharya Christine Cashman, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Windhorse, with Acharya Christine Cashman, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Drala, with Acharya Christine Cashman, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Meek, with Ester Rochon, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Perky, with Ester Rochon, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Outrageous & Inscrutable, with Ester Rochon, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

Shambhala Sacred Path: Golden Key, from Cynthia Kneen at Windhorse Retreat Center, in Plymouth, WI

Meditation Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, at Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA

Teaching on Atisha’s Lamp with H. H. the Dalai Lama, at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Professional Ethics, from Corrine Marx, Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education

2008

Treat the Neck Gently, with Adam Pancake, in Indianapolis, IN

Learn to Meditate, with Alice Dan, at Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Living in the World as a Spiritual Practice, with Stephen Cope, at Kripalu Center for Health and Yoga, Lenox, MA

Swe-Thai Massage, with Margie Meshew, in Tinley Park, IL

Warriors Assembly, with Acharya Eve Rosenthal & David Sable, at Shambhala Mountain, in Feather Lakes, CO

The Five Paths from Aspiration to Buddhahood, with Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche, at Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Learn to Meditate, with Marguerite Stanciu at Open Heart Quiet Mind, Indianapolis, IN

The Three Jewels, at Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dathun (month-long meditation retreat), with Jenny Bondurant, at Karme Choling, in Barnet, VT

2009

Walking the Path of Enlightenment, with Elizabeth Hamilton, in Indianapolis, IN