Will address head, neck, shoulders, and back. All contain important nerve reflexes that influence full-body relaxation. You'll have a "heads-up" advantage over people who don't know or practice these easy-to-do techniques. Then, perhaps, you can teach them!

Begins with participatory exercises to reduce your own tension.

* Three patterns for deep breathing. a) Deep breathing form to relax, or to energize and increase mental acuity; to relax when you're being massaged; and to stay energized when you're giving! b) A breathing form to activate your lymphatic/ immune system, to support increased resistance to disease and infection! c) A breathing form to get "high" naturally. No more hang-overs!

* "Packing an imaginary snowball" to move your life force energy (Chi) more freely! Experience the power of this 3000-year-old Oriental system. Now you're ready to connect your energy with your partner to share a relaxing "Chi Massage" that builds your energy and stamina to new levels.

* Identifying the Body's Energy-Activating Switches in the Neck! When you're tight or tense, it's good to know how to find neck points you can press and hold to induce natural relaxation!

* Find the Pain and Press! Most people naturally resist pain. Once you know that pain guides you to the location of blocked "switch points" in mind and body, you can practice Loving the Pain! If not fully open, blocked switches rob you of energy, cause headaches and other problems, and may lead to disease.

To prepare for hands-on exchange -- this is an experiential workshop! -- you'll observe a demonstration of "how-to's" on a willing volunteer. Then you'll partner up to give and receive. You'll be walked through the steps twice. It's okay to come alone; everyone will have a partner.

You learn by Hearing... Seeing... Feeling... Doing... Learn as You Relax! Pleasurable... Rewarding... Relaxing... Easy! Healthy touch builds friendship, too.

Throughout the workshop, OMAR! shares insights from nearly 25 years of playful "work" in this hands-ons, mind-body therapeutic facilitation.

After the workshop, you may have a question or two about your own challenges. OMAR! usually stays a few minutes to address individual questions.

To best focus on individual challenges -- and to experience how wonderfully relaxing a professional session can be -- you're invited to schedule a private session with OMAR! Hundreds of student clients have been served over the years with low-cost hands-on (advanced massage) and "hands-off" (auric work) therapeutic treatments. These may include an extended teaching and mentoring approach for those who wish to learn to do it.

Free transportation may be arranged from local addresses to OMAR's home studio office. Though not required, you're encouraged to schedule sessions with one or two friends. Bring your books. Study while awaiting your turn.

Many groups have someone who's curious about doing this beneficial work professionally. OMAR! enjoys sharing insights about how to get started...basic, intermediate, and advanced "moves" to help people quickly relax and release tension...how to price start-up services, etc.

Point is... If you have a headache, other aches or pains, address them now! Unaddressed problems tend to grow. You'll learn basic methods and activating points to address problems... Help yourself, family, and friends!

The workshop is deeply satisfying to most. Touch is said to be 10 times more powerful than hearing -- next most-powerful sense. (You'll also learn the difference between therapeutic and sexual touch and how to assert yourself about what kind of touch you wish to receive!)

There are free handouts galore. Come... Join us.

The cost of a group's first 90-minute workshop in Madison, Wis., is $65 -- no matter how many come. Two groups sometimes schedule a "mixer" together. The fee is to be paid at the workshop. (If payment is delayed, $75, please.) Usually the organization pays for the first workshop. If several students want to schedule a follow-up workshop on related topics outside group auspices, the fee is $60 for 90 minutes. (If your group doesn't have funds for this continuing activity, you can organize it! The fee is covered when 20 persons contribute $3 each; 10 students, $6 each.)

(You may want to bring a towel or blanket to facilitate comfort. We'll work on the floor some of the time.)