Training Workshops and Wellness Programs with
Dr George Dellas (registered Chinese Medicine practitioner)

With over 30 years of clinical and training experience in healthcare, George is an accomplished educator and inspiring lecturer having presented for RMIT University, MIMT, ACNM, AAMT, Southern FM community radio, MSTT, AGWS… and more.

In 2010, RMIT University awarded George in recognition of the Excellent Good Teaching Scale Score. This score was generated by direct feedback from his students to the University through their regular student feedback surveys. George was also in the top 15% of all students graduating in the year he completed his Chinese Medicine degree at RMIT University and was recognised by RMIT University for his contribution to Chinese medicine.

George also holds degrees in naturopathy, and health promotion, diplomas in remedial massage and herbal medicine and certificates in Reiki, Chinese massage and Assessment and Workplace Training, and he is a certified FlameTree healer & Instructor. George is an enthusiastic trainer who freely shares his extensive and broad clinical experiences with you.

SCROLL DOWN FOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS:

1. Gua Sha (Myofascial Scraping) One-Day Training Workshop
2. Flame Cupping One-Day Training Workshop

1. Gua Sha (Myofascial Scrapping) One-Day Training Workshop

Training Date: Sunday 4th February 2024 === THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL === If you missed out on this opportunity, please contact us so we can keep you updated with our next workshop date.  

 Some of the values you will receive:

Thanks, George, for a brilliant Gua Sha workshop! Such a great and informative session and love the modality! Will use Gua Sha a lot I am sure, especially with the understanding that George provides. Lynette Jones (Myotherapist/lecturer MIMT) 

Thanking George for an engaging and well-informed Gua Sha workshop! His passion for his work is evident and was truly motivating. I have already started to use Gua Sha in my practice with great results and am eager to continue my learning! Danielle Sapiano (Massage Therapist) 

Thank you, George, for your fabulous workshop and training on Gua Sha. You’re such an engaging instructor and your knowledge flows easily. Looking forward to training with you again. Christine Connell (Remedial Massage Therapist) 

These workshops are run by the amazing George Dellas, I participated in the Gua Sha workshop back in 2012 and have benefited ever since from his wealth of knowledge and gentle nature. Highly recommended everyone attend. Adam Christu (Myotherapist)

Training Times: Arrive at 8.45 am for 9.00 am start until 6.30 pm

Venue: St.Kilda / Balaclava

Your Investment: $549 (includes GST)

Gua Sha (Myofascial scraping) includes:

• Comprehensive Gua Sha workbook
• A Gua Sha tool
• CPEs 8 hours
• Certificate of proficiency to proudly display in your clinic and for your malpractice insurance
• Improved treatment outcomes and additional service to grow your practice
• Questions answered (e-mail/phone) after your training workshop
• Tax deduction as part of running your business
• You will know how to apply Gua Sha (myofascial scraping) in your clinical practice or your money back

Email  george@in-focus.com.au OR CALL 9525 3569 and speak with George for our next training workshop

OR you can organise your own group (minimum 2 and maximum 4) for your own Gua Sha training workshop with George. Call today to discuss this with George on 9525 3569 or use the above email.

2. Flame Cupping One-Day Training Workshop

Training Date: Coming Soon. Or call us to organize your own group!

Some of the values you will receive:

A brief introduction to Flame Cupping and Gua Sha (Myofascial scraping) for myotherapists, remedial massage therapists, massage therapists, osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors…

Flame Cupping and Gua Sha are techniques stemming from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), albeit, Cupping, is also commonly used across Europe. Interestingly European and Chinese folk medicine initially used cupping to treat the common cold.

For example, TCM refers to using Cupping to remove ‘wind-cold invasion’ (a syndrome which refers to acute infection – such as the common cold often associated with viral infection) whereas the Greeks (one of the many Europeans) referred to using ‘ventouszez’ (Cupping) for ‘kreeoma’ (catching cold – such as the common cold). Unlike the Europeans, traditional Chinese medicine also refers to another syndrome associated with acute infection, ‘wind-heat invasion’ (a syndrome associated with acute infections usually caused by bacteria). Once this syndrome is identified, Gua Sha is the preferred method.

For those of you not familiar with these techniques, it is interesting to observe that when Flame Cupping is applied to the body, it is not uncommon to feel a ‘cold spot’ on the area cupped once the cup is removed! Similarly, after applying Gua Sha, it is not uncommon to feel the generation of heat in the area the Gua Sha had been applied. This makes sense, considering that the aim of using Flame Cupping is to remove ‘wind-cold’, hence the cold feeling on the body surface often felt after Cupping.

As Gua Sha is removing ‘wind-heat’ from the body, it makes sense that heat is felt radiating from the body surface after the application of Gua Sha. TCM practitioners, however, would not stop there when treating acute infections! Chinese herbs that were specific for each of these syndromes (wind-cold or wind-heat) would be prescribed to further assist in the management of acute infections.

Unlike the Europeans, TCM also applied both Cupping and Gua Sha for the management of musculoskeletal pain. As it was with the common cold, Cupping, for example, is used for muscle pain due to ‘wind-cold invasion’. Think about a client who presents with, for example, neck pain after sleeping in an air-conditioned room, where the person felt chilled during the night. On waking, their neck pain was intense and they felt some relief by getting in a hot shower or applying a heat pack. TCM practitioners would interpret this presentation of neck pain caused by a syndrome referred to as ‘Qi and Blood stagnation (this is a reference to pain based on the idea that pain is a sign of the stagnation of Qi (pronounced Chee) and Blood in the body) due to ‘wind-cold invasion’. Cupping would be the technique of choice because it is used to eliminate wind and cold, and it warms the meridians and improves local circulation to the area of pain. Using this logic, it makes sense that Cupping is the preferred method instead of Gua Sha.

For those without a TCM background, there is no need to get lost in TCM terminology. In fact, you will be pleased to know that research in the western science of neurophysiology offers a clear and concise scientific explanation of the mechanism of actions for both of these traditional techniques.

For example, neurophysiology explains that Flame Cupping can be used in the management of muscle pain because it has the capacity to reduce the transmission of pain by activating large-diameter nerve fibres. The activation of the large-diameter nerve fibres works on two pathways within the body that modify pain transmission; one closes the gate on pain and the other initiates the release of opioids (the body’s natural pain-relieving chemicals).

In contrast, neurophysiology explains that Gua Sha can be used in managing muscle pain because it upregulates a specific substance (referred to as HO1) in the body that has both been shown to have anti-nociceptive (the neurophysiological term for pain relief) and anti-inflammatory actions. These are just two functions of the four functions attributed to this HO1. 

Whether you are a myotherapist, remedial massage therapist, massage therapist, osteopath, physiotherapist or other hands-on therapists, you can learn the art and science of using Flame Cupping and Gua Sha to the management of muscle stiffness, tension and pain, and better still, you don’t have to know anything about TCM to use them successfully in your clinics. The neurophysiology explanation for both Flame Cupping and Gua Sha is very clear and it is easy to integrate both Flame Cupping and Gua Sha into your clinical practice when explained by an expert in the field!

With over 30 years of clinical and training experience in healthcare, George is that expert who guarantees to have your understanding and knowing how to apply Flame Cupping and Gua Sha to your current treatment plans. George is an enthusiastic trainer who freely shares his extensive and broad clinical experiences with you.

The overall effect of applying both Flame Cupping and Gua Sha for musculoskeletal issues includes:

1. Reduction in pain
2. Improvements in range of motion
3. Increased local circulation
4. Feeling freer
5. Enhanced feeling of ease

Dr George Dellas (registered Chinese Medicine practitioner) is able to explain this research so that you are able to easily understand what is occurring under the skin when you are using Flame Cupping and Gua Sha.

 Email George your enquiry:  george@in-focus.com.au

UEFT

UEFT is a relaxation technique that uses 12 simple steps that, when learnt, may set you emotionally free. UEFT centres on the theory that the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system. UEFT aims to improve your emotional state simply and quickly, in any situation.

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