Education and Training

Hollis Booth Radin                                                                                 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

Bachelor of Arts, Wayne State University, 1975

Master of Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 1977


Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA (502 hours)

Therapeutic Massage (1992, 136 hrs)

Personalizing Your Massage (1992, 24 hrs)

Zen Shiatsu (1993, 102 hrs)

Intermediate and Advanced Shiatsu (1993, 48 hrs)

Clinical Deep Tissue Massage (1994, 120 hrs)

Dissolving Body Armor (1996, 24 hrs)

Sports Massage for Injuries (1998, 48 hrs)


Myofascial Release and Craniosacral Therapy Seminars (342 hours)

Myofascial Freedom, San Francisco (7/1998, 20 hours)

MFR I, MFR II, and Unwinding, San Francisco (2/1999, 60 hours)

Fascial-Pelvis Myofascial/Osseous Release, Sunnyvale, CA (9/1999, 20 hours)

Shea Educational Group Home Study Series

    (Cranial Work, Myofascial Release and Visceral Manipulation) (30 hours, 1/2001)

MFR Skill Enhancement Seminar, Sedona, Arizona (8/2001, 40 hours)

Cervical-Thoracic Myofascial Release, Sedona, Arizona (3/2002, 20 hours)

Myofascial Rebounding, Sedona, Arizona (6/2005, 20 hours)

Upledger CranioSacral Therapy I, San Francisco (1/2004, 24 hours)

Upledger CranioSacral Therapy II, San Francisco (5/2004, 24 hours)

Pediatric Myofascial Release, MFR Seminars, San Francisco (3/2006, 12 hours)

Upledger Somato-Emotional Release, San Francisco (1/2008, 24 hours)

Upledger Craniosacral Therapy for Pediatrics, San Francisco (9/2009, 24 hours)

Upledger Craniosacral Therapy for Conception, Pregnancy and Birthing 1, Sacramento, CA (10/2012, 24 hours)


Lymph Drainage (72 hours)

Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Vodder Method Basic Course, Portland, OR (audited)

Lymph Drainage I, Chikly method, Upledger Institute, San Francisco (1/2005, 24 hours)

Lymph Drainage II, Chikly method, Upledger Institute, San Francisco (5/2005, 24 hours)

Lymph Drainage III, Chikly method, Upledger Institute, Austin (10/2005, 24 hours)


AMTA/CMTA Workshops (105.5 hours)

NMT for Whiplash Injuries (CMTA, SF, 3/1995, 6 hours)

Introduction to Cranial Sacral Therapy (CMTA, SF,3/1995, 6.5 hours)

Professional Ethics (AMTA-SVU 5/1996, 2 hours)

Dissection of the Gluteal Region and Lower Extremity (AMTA, Los Angeles, 6/1996, 8 hrs)

Hanna Somatic Education (AMTA, Los Angeles, 6/1996, 6 hours)

Touch for Health (AMTA, Los Angeles, 6/1996, 2.5 hours)

Movement is Life (AMTA, Los Angeles, Meir Schneider) (6/1996, 3 hours)

Getting Movement in Your Massage (AMTA, Los Angeles, 6/1996, 3 hours)

Seitai Shiatsu (AMTA, Los Angeles, 6/1996, 3 hours)

Myofascial Therapy of Head Neck and Feet with Robert King (CMTA, SF, 3/1997, 7 hrs)

Active and Passive Stretching for Sports Massage (CMTA, SF, 3/1997, 4 hours)

Advanced Sports Palpation (CMTA, SF,3/1997, 4 hours)

Active Deep Tissue (CMTA, SF, 3/1997, 4 hours)

Zenshi-Do Shitatsu (1999 CMTA, 3 hrs.)

Preventing and Overcoming Repetitive Strain (1999 CMTA, SF, 4 hours)

Teaching assistant, Body Mechanics for Bodyworkers, (1999 CMTA Convention, SF, 4 hrs)

Presenter -Awakening the Meridians- Shiatsu Stretches (1999 CMTA Convention, SF)

Trager Approach (SVU, 7/99, Cupertino, 2 hrs.)

Sciaticare (2003 CMTA Convention, SJ, 3 hrs)

Painless Ortho-Bionomy (2003 CMTA Convention, SJ, 4 hrs)

Ethics (2003 CMTA Convention, SJ, 3 hrs)

Active-Isolated Stretching:The Mattes Method (2003 CMTA Convention, SJ, 6 hrs)

Cancer and Massage Therapy : Parts I and II (2006 AMTA Online Training, 5.5 hrs)

Dealing with Ethical Gray Areas in Massage Therapy (2006 AMTA  Online Training, 2 hrs)

A Holistic Model for Ethical Practice (2011 AMTA Online Training, 2 hrs)

Creating Healthy Boundaries (2011 AMTA Online Training, 3 hrs)


Other Workshops (184.8 hours)

Ampuku (Advanced Shiatsu) Edward Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (1994, 24 hours)

Muscle Energy Techniques (4/1997, 21 hours)

Temporal/Mandibular Joint Syndrome (6/1998, 6 hours)

Ethics and Professionalism (6/2001, 3 hours)

Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy with Carole-Osborne Sheets, El Cerritos, CA (4/2002, 32 hours)

Feldenkrais: Two days on the Pelvis, Frank Wildman, Palo Alto  (11/2004, 12 hours)

Gentle Massage for Children with Special Healthcare Needs with Shay Beider, San Francisco (5/2006, 20 hours) 

Healing Touch for Babies with Rita Kluny, Palo Alto (3/2007, 16.8 hours)

Unraveling the Mystery of Low Back Pain #1-7, he Benjamin Institute of Advanced Studies, Cambridge, MA (6-7/2010,  9 hours)

Unraveling the Mystery of Knee Pain #1-6, he Benjamin Institute of Advanced Studies, Cambridge, MA (11/2010-2/2011) 9 hours)

Cancer and Massage #1-6, The Benjamin Institute of Advanced Studies, Cambridge, MA (3/2001-5/2011, 8 hours)

Myoskeletal Techniques, Erik Dalton Freedom from Pain Institute, Oklahoma City, OK (6/2013, 24 hours)

Let go of pain . . . let your body be free!                                                            © 2013 Hollis Radin