Palm Beach Gardens, FL— The UI Institute, Inc. ^â headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, participated in the Florida State Massage Therapy Association’s 2001 Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Institute represented by four members of its vast teaching staff, each considered to be mentors in the various fields of complementary healthcare; lectured and held demonstrations to the standing-room-only seminars at the convention.

  Roy Desjarlais, LMT, CST-D, program director of the UI Institutes CranioSacral Therapy I classes, Mr. Desjarlais energized and motivated 158 students who packed his session Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy . This lively 12-hour course reviewed the history, concepts and theory behind this gentle hands-on-approach. Students learned how to develop the light-touch palpation skills that bring about profound results. 

  Gayle Mya Breman, LMT, MSW, NCTMB, presented Equine CranioSacral Therapy to 38 delighted students, who after attending this dynamic three-hour non-CEU class, left with the knowledge of ways to apply delicate CranioSacral Therapy techniques to improve the health and well-being of horses.  This unique and exciting course featured live demonstrations on two graceful and grateful horses.

Monique Bureau, PT, DO, motivated 150 students during her six-hour session on Mechanical Link: An Introduction .  Mechanical Link developed by French osteopath Paul Chauffour is a gentle manual therapy that helps one locate and release the primary and dominant structural lesions in the body.

Behice Kutay, guided 150 students through her six-hour course on Lymph Drainage Therapy: Total Skin Care and Mini Face Lifting.   Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT), an original hands-on technique developed by French physician, Dr. Bruno Chikly.  Because of its amazing esthetic effects on softening wrinkles and enhancing the overall beauty and quality of the skin, lymphatic drainage has become the number one esthetic massage used for skin care in Europe.

  The UI Institute is a health resource center dedicated to the advancement of complementary and innovative techniques; is recognized worldwide for its groundbreaking clinical research, continuing-education programs and therapeutic services.  The Institute was founded in 1985 by the prominent osteopathic physician John E. UI, DO, OMM. Today it conducts hundreds of workshops and seminars around the world each year, educating healthcare practitioners of many diverse disciplines.

For more information on The UI Institute, please contact Carol Bresnicky at 561-622-4334, ext. 1335 or by email at carol@UI.com.