December 1st 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: Presidents Report Upcoming Events Government Relations Update National Convention Recap by Monica Taylor-Lee CVOP 2019 Meet the Board Get Involved

President's Report by Cassidy Redig On behalf of the Board of Directors of AMTA Wyoming, I would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year! We have had a very eventful 2019! We now have a full board and lots of new irons in the fire. Read more wy.wp.amtamassage.org

Upcoming Events

Take advantage of our upcoming continued education events in 2020!  AMTA-WY Spring Conference 2020 Date: May 2nd & 3rd, 2020 Location: Casper C'mon Inn AMTA Wyoming is pleased to announce our educators for the 2020 Spring Conference! We will be welcoming: Wyoming's own, Elizabeth Drapela, teaching an Introduction to Thai Massage on the Table. Scott Lindquist, of Massage Therapy Success Academy, teaching Business and Ethics. There will also be a reception where attendees can network and be encouraged by Casper's inspirational Josh Kalinowski. *Registration and Course descriptions will be available soon.

Annual Chapter Membership Meeting Date: May 2nd, 2020 All AMTA members are welcome to join us for the Annual Chapter Membership Meeting. This meeting will take place during the weekend of AMTA Wyoming's 2020 Spring Conference. This is where we will be holding elections for the President, Secretary, and a Board Member.

AMTA-WY Fall Workshop 2020 Date: October 4th & 5th, 2020

Here is a short video highlighting some great moments from AMTA Wyoming's 2019 Fall Workshop with Brian Utting of Pacific Northwest School of Massage. Brian taught us Intro to Visceral and Abdominal Massage and Muscle-specific Deep Tissue Techniques for the Iliopsoas, Diaphragm, and QL!

"Attending this course made me excited to begin practice. It was amazing to connect with other body workers, and not feel so isolated in my small Wyoming town." - Sara Sprung, AMTA Wyoming Member

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Government Relations Report

by Megan Rumsey Government Relations is focused on statewide licensure. Instead of enacting ordinances in separate counties, we feel unifying the state of will serve to help create stronger public protections to recognize the professional practice of massage... Read more wy.wp.amtamassage.org

National Convention Recap

by Monica Taylor-Lee AMTA-WY Board Member In October, I had the pleasure of attending my first AMTA National Convention in Indianapolis. Imagine being around hundreds of other massage therapists who are there to network with like-minded... Read more wy.wp.amtamassage.org

Chapter Volunteer Orientation Program 2019

The Wyoming Board members attended the AMTA Chapter Volunteer Orientation Program (CVOP) in Indianapolis preceding the AMTA National Convention. We were fortunate enough to spend time networking, learning what it means to be a volunteer and attending leadership trainings in this 2 day program. We are becoming a stronger team and can’t wait to hear from you on ways we can make being an AMTA member better for you!

Get Involved

VOLUNTEER The Wyoming Board of directors is currently 5 members strong! We will be holding elections for the President, Secretary, and a Board Member at our Annual Chapter Membership Meeting in May! We would  LOVE  to have you join one of our Board committees, such as, the Membership Committee, Education Committee, or the Government Relations Committee.

BE FEATURED We would like to get to know you! Please take a moment to share a little bit of your professional experience with us! Here are two ways you can share: Fill out our Member Questionnaire for a chance to be the featured AMTA-WY Member in our next newsletter or facebook page. Submit an article for the next Newsletter! Are you a member of AMTA-WY? Do you have anything to share about your professional experience? Or do you have another massage-related story? We want to hear from you!  • Follow this link for Article Submission Guidelines

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Wondering why we are all wielding axes? We rented an axe throwing lane for a little quality team building time while we were all in Indianapolis.

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