SARGA PRACTICE SESSION - prerequisite: Sarga 101 (either in person or online with raised table adaptations)

Please read all of the drop down sections and course policies before signing up.

Participants will showcase advanced proficiency in Sarga Bodywork, effectively applying techniques from Sarga 101 (only) fostering community connections, and refining their unique therapeutic expression.  Participants will provide 2 practice sessions and receive 2 practice sessions with different therapists, giving and receiving valuable feedback from each exchange in order to demonstrate proficiency in working with a variety of body types and preferences.  Should participants be looking to complete Sarga Bodywork certification, they are also able to use the structured feedback process and forms provided as part of their certification process (i.e., 2 practice sessions can be counted towards the 20 required for certification upon successful completion of this event).

We will be working on raised tables and please ensure you meet all requirements, as we are following the capacities of the equipment in this location.

Refine your Sarga techniques for both posterior and anterior applications, and leave equipped to perform a comprehensive 90-minute full-body sequence on raised massage tables.

When:

May 18th, 2025

Class Times: 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location: 

Vitality Therapeutic Massage & Yoga

2301 NW Thurman Street

Portland, OR 97210

TRANSPORT

We are not a travel agency and cannot advise on destinations and times, but once you have done your research, Linda can help answer questions in regards to class. Please also feel free to view Sarga's website for general info and FAQ's. Please feel free to research the address to explore the area of NW Portland, Oregon for nearby airports, restaurants, and things to do. Uber and Lyft are available, so please download the apps if you are not renting a car. Parking instructions available in the PDF in the welcome email for this course and in the next section of this description.

Sarga Practice Session:  5.5 CE hours approved by the Oregon Board of Massage Therapy, NCBTMB Approved!

Instructor: Linda Caravia, OR LMT #6600 

Tuition: $99 *lowest price you will see since this is a pilot class*

Tuition includes:

• What Participants Should Bring: Sheets, Sarga silk (2), Slippers (ideally 2 pair of rubber slippers), Myorub, Holster, 2 Hand towels for washing feet, open mind.
• What is provided: Tables, attachments, cleaning supplies, CE certificates (5.5 CEs) after class and printed feedback forms for certification if desired (for those working towards certification).
• You will receive 10% off for Sarga equipment and will be offered to presale items, so they will be ready for pick up at the beginning of the class.

Before You Book: Course Requirements

Prerequisites and requirements: 

• Must have taken a Sarga 101 class, either online or in person, instructor will verify with Sarga Bodywork.  We will be focused on Sarga 101 moves.
  
• Must meet your state/country's massage licensure requirements.
  
• Must have current liability/malpractice insurance in the state/country where you practice (no exceptions) and you must add my business to your insurance just like you would for a landlord or for an event.  This is to protect my equipment.  Details in registration.
  
• The weight and height limit for this particular course is: 165lbs and/or 5’10” • no exceptions, sorry - equipment in PDX has been tested. Sarga Bodywork does not have specific age/weight restrictions for students. However each instructor reserves the right to require a limit of height and weight for Safety Considerations on Raised Massage Tables www.sargabodywork.com/prepare.
  
• Fitness level is especially important for Sarga Bodywork practices on raised massage tables.

If you do not feel confident that you could meet these four requirements or if the location equipment and classroom cannot accommodate the height and weight parameters above, but you would still like to attend a Sarga Bodywork course, then our floor-based courses would be the best fit for you!

Please contact sarga@sargabodywork.com directly for floor based course inquiries. While basic strength and conditioning is still important here, a floor-based practice provides practitioners a much wider and more stable working area, and fitness level is less of a consideration.

ARRIVAL + DEPARTURE 

• Please note course dates and time. If you are arriving from out of town, please book your flights so that you arrive (at least) the day before the first day of class and leave (at least) the day after the last day of class. 

• Approved for 5.5 CEs by NCBTMB, all class time must be allotted for and a course evaluation by participants is required to receive your Certificate of Completion.

• We highly suggest that you book refundable travel arrangements until your course is confirmed (meets minimum enrollment), and that you purchase flexible airline tickets/travel insurance if you are arriving from out-of-town. 
• If we have not reached the required minimum student enrollment up to 30 days prior to the class start time, Sarga Bodywork reserves the right to postpone a course to a later time or to cancel it altogether. In such an event, registrants have the choice to either transfer to another course without paying the transfer fee, or to be refunded their full payment.

• Class times are 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm Please arrive a few minutes early (no more than 15 mins), or with enough time to get settled before class begins and allow up to 30 minutes "flex time" after  class.

• As a certified NCBTMB CEU provider, any missed class time has to be made up, case by case (arriving late, leaving early or non-participation in our session creates missed class time).

CANCELLATION POLICY

Your course tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable unless the instructor cancels the class.

WAITLIST

When a course reaches Waitlist status it is confirmed and attendance is full. Cancellations and transfers may still occur at any time altering the headcount. We will reach out to all Waitlisters and announce an open spot. Please note, once the spot open becomes live on Wetravel it is open to all and first come first serve.

DRUGS & ALCOHOL

We kindly ask that there be no use of recreational drugs (i.e marijuana, micro dosing of mushroom, etc) and alcohol during the course hours, in class, at lunch or on the premesis where class is held. Anything that may interfere with cognition and balance should not be used.