My Background
Ken Laymon NMT, PAS
A member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) (since 2001)
National Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB) (since 2001)
Certified Personal Trainer from the Paul Chek Institute as a exercise Coach (in 2005)
Certified as a Postural Alignment Specialist (PAS) from Egoscue University (since 2007) and the Advanced class (in 2008)
I have been in practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2000. The massage school I went to was the Western Institute of Neuromuscular (WIN) Therapy, one of their focus points was sports injuries. I graduated with 1000 hours.
I think there is a need to keep taking continuing education to stay up to date with new techniques and philosophies on massage. (You can view a list of the classes I have taken at the bottom of the page).
I am Nationally Certified (NCTMB) National Certification in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork and a member of the (AMTA) American Massage Therapy Association.
To better understand the injuries and mechanics of weight training I became certified as a personal trainer through Paul Chek Institute, I also took several classes at Irvine Valley College through their Fitness Specialist program.
I have found that when you have bad posture or your posture is out of alignment, it plays havoc on your body and will cause you discomfort or pain, so I went to Egoscue University and became a (PAS) Postural Alignment Specialist.
I take all that information and the techniques I have learned, to create a massage session that will be beneficial to you.
Coninuing Education
Date Seminar Description
04/04/2001 TMJ / Headaches
04/11/2001 Whiplash / Stiff Neck
04/18/2001 Rotator Cuff / Shoulder Injuries
05/02/2001 Low Back Pain/ Sciatica
02/11/2002 Prenatal Massage
03/07/2002 Neurokinetic Therapy
04/30/2002 Stretching / Strengthing Techniques
09/27-28/2003 Sports Injuries of the Lower Body
10/18-19/2003 Structural Analysis
03/5-7/2004 Myofascial Release 1
03/11/2004 Assessment and Treatment of the Hip
04/16-18/2004 Neuromuscular Therapy - Shoulder, Extremites
06/4-6/2004 Neuromuscular Therapy - Cervical Injuries
08/27-29/2004 Neuromuscular Therapy - TMJ dysfunction, hands
09/02-23/2004 Lymphatic / Internal Massage
11/12-14/2004 Nutrition and Lifestyle coach level 1
03/4-6/2005 Active Release Techniques - Upper Body
10/25-28/2005 Neuromuscular Therapy - Cranial Decompression
03/31/2005 Personal Training - Program Design
04/04/2005 Personal Training - Scientific Back Training
04/12/2005 Personal Training - Scientific Core Conditioning
04/25-29/2005 CHEK Exercise Coach
06/08/2006 Personal Training - Primal Pattern & Movement
08/21/06 - 10/15/06 Kinesiology
10/16/06 - 12/17/06 Exercise Physiology
10/16/06 - 12/17/06 Exercise Testing
01/10/07 - 03/7/07 Techniques of Strength Training
03/22/07 - 05/17/07 Exercise for Special Population
04/07/2007 Egosue P3 workshop
04/3007 - 05/04/07 Egoscue Basic PAS 1 Program
06/19/07 - 08/07/07 Techniques of Aerobic Exercise
07/09/2008 Myokinesthetic System
09/25-27/2008 Egoscue Advanced PAS 2
11/13-16/2008 Visceral Manipulation 1
02/27 - 03/01/2009 Myoskeletal Alignment Tehniques
05/01 - 5/03/2009 Posturology 101
05/14 - 5/17/2009 Craniosacral Therapy 1