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Paula is a registered massage therapist in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She graduated WCCMT in 1997 and has continued her education to earn her Masters of Education at SFU in 2015. She is focused in undergraduate education in massage therapy and postgraduate education about perinatal health, pediatric massage, post-surgical treatments (post cesarean, breast reconstruction, mastectomy, orthopedic), trauma informed practice and pain.
She is currently teaching at Langara College and her postgraduate courses locally and abroad. Paula practices at her clinic Family Center Therapeutics (www.vanfct.com). When she is not home with her husband and four children, you can find her at interdisciplinary conferences expanding her knowledge.
Vancouver:
January 18-20: Part 1 - Pregnancy (CMTBC 14PE) (full)
January 25-27: Part 1 - Pregnancy (CMTBC 14PE)
February 8-10: Part 2 - Labour, Birth and Postpartum (CMTBC 14PE)
March 9-10: Part 5 - Post Cesarean Section Treatment (CMTBC 12PE)
April 13: Part 6 - Breast treatments - Introduction (CMTBC 7PE)
April 14: Part 7 - Breast Treatments - Advanced (CMTBC 7PE)
May 11: Part 4: Infant Massage (CMTBC 7PE)
Parksville (Mid-Vancouver Island):
March 16: Part 6 - Breast treatments - Introduction (CMTBC 7PE)
March 17: Part 7 - Breast Treatments - Advanced (CMTBC 7PE)
Toronto, Ontario:
July 27-28: Part 5: Post Cesarean Section
Hamilton, New Zealand:
Sept 20-22: Teaching at the Massage New Zealand Conference https://www.massagenewzealand.org.nz/Site/conference/2019/
For more information, please visit www.vanfct.com/education or call 604-564-2244
Upcoming courses on pregnancy massage from Paula Jaspar. Challenging pregnancy myths, updating best practices based on current research, and deeper understanding of anatomy and physiology of a pregnant woman and her developing child.