Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado: Teaching time-honored methods in massage, healing, and bodywork for over twenty years.

Faculty

Therapeutic Massage Department
Anatomy Department
Clinic Supervisors

Department of Anatomy
KathKath Martin, BA, CMT, RYT,
MTIC Anatomy instructor, yoga module teacher, and "Enrichment Tutoring Progam" coordinator.  A 1997 honors graduate of MTIC, Kath thrives with a private practice and yoga classes. "As a teacher, my passion is to awaken students to their own power, their own gifts, so they can truly know the structure and function of the body through the "felt sense" of their own experience.  Through the body-mind connection (rather than just rote memorization), students practice the "seven ways" required to store long-term memory and inspire an informed & intuitive bodywork practice.  We use every sense through lectures, auditory and palpatory drills, clay muscle building, drawing and multi-media presentations to stimulate and establish the enduring associations between memory & experience, thought & pattern, between form and function." "I believe all you need in this life to succeed and grow is always already within you through the felt experiences of your body, mind and spirit. Anything and everything is possible, limited only by your patterns and perceptions.  All you need do is "breathe, relax, feel, watch and allow whatever sensations or life experiences arise from the tissues in your body to the thought patterns of your mind and the energetic flow of your life force."
Lloyd Mills, CMT,
MTIC Anatomy & Myofacial Kinesiology module Instructor. He brings a varied background to his teachings including nursing, chemistry, anthropology and martial arts. He specializes in Physiology. "I believe that education is a personal responsibility, as high a priority as breathing and taking in nutrition. I believe that education should be exciting, entertaining and engaging. There must be a mutual commitment between the teacher and student to reach their own goals and attempt to exceed them. I feel that education must be made accessible for any who come with a sincere intention to learn. We are wondrously made in a fantastic universe and that is what I seek to learn about and share with others".
Alejandro Morin, BS, CMT,
MTIC Student Clinic Supervisor/Anatomy Instructor received his BS in Aerospace Engineering in 1995 and is a Year I & Year II MTIC graduate. Alejandro has his own private practice. "I focus on the facilitation aspect of teaching. As a teacher, anything I might say or do facilitates the understanding that is available within each person. This is one way for me to acknowledge that each person has their own wisdom and insight, and also, their own way of understanding something. While this philosophy does not apply to my approach to testing material, it is a doorway for me to try to help everyone understand the basics. I believe in learning as an instructor so I am as much a student as any other student".
gigiGigi Willett, CMT,
MTIC Anatomy Instructor "I appreciate the process it takes to become a professional in the field of bodywork. Having trained with Mark Manton, I know the difference it makes to have a supportive, motivating and encouraging mentor. I enjoy modeling these same attributes with my own students, and encourage them toward excellence as bodywork professionals. My motivation to teach comes from a passion to continually deepen my knowledge of the human body and to share these discoveries with others".
HermineK Hermine Kallman CMT,
MTIC Anatomy Instructor and a Teaching Assistant. "My teaching philosophy can be summarized in one word: inspire. Inspire curiosity, inspire a question, inspire a comment and an overwhelming desire to find out more, to learn, to share, to make it your own. I believe in getting people excited about what they are learning. I work to turn the class curriculum, tests and quizzes into a journey of exploration and discovery, and the exchange of ideas. I help people to take pride in what they do, what they learn and what they can share".
CMT: Certified Massage Therapist
BA: Bachelor of Arts
BS: Bachelor of Science