Piotr Szczotka (aka Peter Brush) certificated massage technician diploma in Poland in 1989 and in USA 1993, licentiate health promoter, postgraduate studies in psychosomatics and somatopsychology. Writer, publicist and publisher, author of hundreds articles and five books, promoting: health, massage, psychosomatics aspects in body work, since 1997. 

Treatment, sessions, and workshops (one-day), courses (weekends), etc. More information: mobile phone + 48 605344853 e-mail: piotr.jacek.szczotka@gmail.comww.bodyworker.pl Facebook https://www.facebook.com/piotr.szczotka.961/

Traveling and Training Project. Since 1997. In 2024 New challenges and program, workshops and courses:
Somatic Responsive: A) Module I Emotional Face Concept: main challenges: tension release, balance, natural lifting and healthy face. B) Integrating Body Work Massage, Module II challenges: psychosomatic aspects, tension release after deep stress episodes, revitalisation and  professional relaxation. C) DMA Concept Module III challenges: body modeling, lifting, massage in problematic areas, cellulite, etc, challenges in health-aesthetic. Procedures in massage after plastic surgery, reconstructive, and aesthetic medicine, etc. Working with soft tissue: scars, fibrosis, loss of elasticity: soft, deep, layered, painless concept. 

And more. Human worker project based on IMBW Integration Body Work Massage conception in psychosomatic revitalization, working with people in deep stress, chronic tension, post-stress release and also with aversion to touch after traumatic experiences. The role of touch in therapy and interpersonal communication.

As a massage therapist and person with visually impaired, I have also experiences with visually impaired massage therapists. 
Invitation to cooperation, courses available also in your country. (...)

Traveling and Training Massage Therapist Project since 1997, it is a combination of travel and lead workshops, courses and direct exchange of experiences with other practitioners. Thematic trainings, workshops and presentations at conferences. My observations in: sociology, health promotion, psychosomatics and somatic responsiveness also allow me to learn more about other cultures, customs not only regarding professional massage, but the role of touch in interpersonal communication.


Activities in previous years:  Publication the article in french edition LNE  and presentation at the congress LNE Congress Paris, April 15-17 2023. EFC Emotional Face Concept. Below is an excerpt from article in French edition LNE. And a short film with my own music in the background
Presentations during the meeting at the World Massage Federation in Thessaloniki, Greece 2020. Workshops Integration Body Work Massage, in post-stress intervention. 
Lectures and presentation at the conferences. Since 1997, for example
below, during the LNE Les Nouvelles Esthetiques, Congress in Krakow 2017.
 
 

Professional massage applying to aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery
Professional massage and aestehetic medicine and plastic surgery.

Postgraduate School of Aesthetic Medicine at the Polish Medical Society in Warsaw, Poland. 

Guest presentations, lectures: application of massage in aesthetic medicine and health-aesthetic challenge.

Piotr Szczotka (aka Peter Brush) If you need more informationa about me:

Certificated massage therapist, licentiate health promoter, author of five books about massage and body work, books available, downloadable in PDF on the author's website, free of charge. In Polish, but you can use Google Translator.

http://bodyworker.pl/1_14_ksiazki-podcasty.html

Graduated:

1. Medical Professional School Department of Therapeutic Massage (for Visually Impaired) in Kraków 1989. Syllabus 2500.

2. Health Enrichment Center, the Sandy Fritz School of Therapeutic Massage MI, USA - syllabus 1000 hours, in 1993.

 
 
 
3. Polish College of Theology and Humanities, Health Promotion bachelor of art in 2010.

4. Postgraduated Studies at the SWPS University Department of Psychosomatics and Somatopsychology. Poznań 2015.     

Additional International certificates of massage:  

Training in Stanley Rosenberg Institute
Stanley Rosenberg Institute - Connective Tissue release.
Stanley Rosenberg Institute - Rosenberg Fascial Massage
Stanley Rosenberg Institute - Focus on fascia by Robert Schleib
Corso di Drenaggio Linfatico Manuale by R. Bartoletii.
Training face lifting 3 D by dr Hidemi Morimasa.
Fascial release for structural balanse series: The spine by Thomas Myers.

The activity during congresses, presentations, trade fair, performances. Since 1995 author training: 1. Integrating Body Work Massage Piotr Szczotka conception (therapeutic relaxing, anti-stress massage, application in psychosomatic revitalisation) 2. Since 2004 KTE Emotional Face Concept, healthy, natural, lively face. And MMP, Dynamic Anti-cellulite Massage, modeling of problem areas, flexibility, also treatment after some plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery procedures.

Applying massage to aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery, published in

Journal of the Australian Association of Massage Therapist

article by Piotr Szczotka

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(applying_massage_to_aesthetic_medicine_and_plastic_surgery_1483714304.pdf)

Information about practice

Promoting health mainly apply: therapeutic massage, myofascial release, manual lymph drainage, segmentary massage T.P. etc.

In prevention, stress problems, tension release and relaxing, authoring program: Touch and space, Integrating Body Work Massage and Emotional Face.

Additionally - Massage in workplace program for firms and company with element of health promotion.

In beauty and aesthetic massage: authoring program: a) Emotional Face, b) Dynamic Anti-cellulite Massage (also body shaping) in Piotr Szczotka concept. Skin Revitalization Massage before and after aesthetic medicine and surgery procedures.

 

In years 1998, 2002, 2004 co-organizer of the first Educational Fair of Massage. In the previous years the board of Masseur Associations in Poland. Founder of I and II Bodywork Conference.

The author of books / polish edition:
1. Modern Massage - therapy, prophylaxis, relaxation.
2. Integrating Massage Bodywork - massage in biological and psychosomatic revitalizations.

3. Face massage in aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery”.

4. Dynamic Anti-cellulit Massage - massage in cellulite therapy and body shaping”. 

 

5. Professional practice. Massage office and passion of life. Polish editions. Practice in my office, hotel, and in companies. Relaxation, prevention, treatment.

 

 

Massage in aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery and cosmetics. Polish edition, whole book shared by the author:

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(ksiakamasatwarzywmedycynieestetycznejchirurgiiplastycznejikosmetycepiotrszczotkaewamikua.pdf)

 
Massage in cellulite therapy and body shaping, DMA concept. Polish edition, whole book shared by the author, Piotr Szczotka.
 

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(ksiakamasawterapiicellulitiwmodelowaniusylwetkipiotrszczotka.pdf)

Trauma and the problems with acceptance. Massage supporting psychosomatic revival and plastic surgery.

 

Moving towards practice to respond to real needs and human tragedies.

 

We're talking about relaxation and anti-stress treatments, psychosomatic aspects of therapy,

 

but can we rate which side of the injury, trauma and treatment is more difficult?

 

 Article by Piotr Szczotka

 

https://bodyworkpiotrszczotka.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/trauma-and-problem-with-acceptance-part-i/

 

More information in blog:  https://bodyworkpiotrszczotka.wordpress.com/

Lectures and presentations at conferences, fairs, events. Training, workshops, individually and for firms, schools, Spa, etc. Basic themes: Massage with elements of body work in psychosomatic aspects.          

Clinical application of therapeutic massage in aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery.  Workshops available:

 

Three basic topics of presentations, workshops or complete courses available by Piotr Szczotka:


A) Integrating Body Work Massage – in psychosomatic aspects in stress, tension, Piotr Szczotka concept.
B) Body modeling in problem areas. Individual treatments or massage in aesthetic-health problems, modeling, and after childbirth and DMA Dynamic Antycellulit Massage concept.  
C) Emotional Face Somatic Responsive Concept – release of tension, relaxation, harmony and natural facelift.

Training and workshops available in your country, taught by Piotr Szczotka:
Information about workshops, training for therapist, qualified masseurs, physiotherapists or cosmeticians, Spa workers after additional massage courses, or students, also available for visual impairs.

  1. IMBW, Massage with elements of body work with psychosomatic aspects: anti-stress, deep relaxation and release of tension, work with people after trauma, sometimes with aversion to touch, after injuries, etc. Optional work through comfortable clothing or directly.

  2. DMA. Individual massage treatments in modeling problem areas: back, thighs, pelvis, abdomen, problems with cellulite or local adipose tissue accumulation, loss of skin elasticity, scars, fibrosis, revitalization after pregnancy and childbirth, etc. Another aspect: clinical application of therapeutic massage in aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery. Also massage after some surgical procedures in plastic surgery, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.

  3. Emotional Face – release of tension in stress, deep relaxation and lifting. A healthy, natural face, full of expression. Work with the face under severe psychophysical stress. Working with face after minor procedures in aesthetic medicine, also taking into account psychosomatic processes, facial expression. (…)

I You if you need more or detailed additional information let me know.


Information about workshops, training for therapist, qualified masseurs, physiotherapists or cosmeticians after additional massage courses, or students, also available for visual impairs therapists.



More detailed additional information below

Integrating Body Work Massage framework of the Piotr Szczotka concept

Integrating Body Work Massage is one of the comprehensive session of the deep relaxing, preventive treatment, with the elements of therapeutic massage, applied in psychosomatic revitalization. Modified western techniques and elements of specific passive, flexible but minimal gymnastics are used in a breathing phase. The main focus from the physical aspect is put on working with soft tissue, connective tissue. Moreover, there are applied such is techniques as manipulation of the soft tissue in a movement phase. Additional diagnostic elements are included during the initial relaxation. The rhythm of session and the synchronization with breathing is of high importance too.

IMBW conception has many therapeutic and prophylactic advantages

Besides, is one of the most interesting form of passive relaxation and preventive treatment.

In spite of applying soft techniques this massage affected very deeply. During the initial relaxation and the work with alleged defensive contractures, for example in the segment of the chest, thighs, shoulders, angle of mandible, forehead, we also try to understand a patient’s subjective disturbances and also subtle senses. Sometimes we use gravitational force, only this, without stronger techniques, working for example with contractures in shoulders.

A greatest art is feeling out of most subtle patient's reactions, and not these which are self-evident, foreseeable, brought to light, objectively examined. I am convinced that, everything takes its time and has, a proper aim and the direction, so techniques unaccepted by the patient, cannot help him in trauma. I think that fundamental of the success is also conscious massage, working with soft tissue, but not only patient slept through the session. A wide knowledge of the influence of massage and body work, diagnosis and many different techniques let us describe comprehensively all structural changes in tissues caused not only by physical factors, injuries, problems of metabolism, but also through the deep stress, emotional and psychosomatic independencies.

At the beginning of session, a fundamental accent is to create a feeling of safety, personal zone of the patient

In IMBW sessions there is place only for mild, painless but deeply influent on the organism techniques. The main motto in IMBW is:

In IMBW – we working softly but deeply, painlessly and in layers.

This is not only deep relaxing or therapeutic session, but outreaching experiences.

The session takes place in friendly, safety conditions with keeping the principles of the professional relaxation massage. It is made in rather long session – reaching about 60 75 minutes – more effective not only as one session, but in series of several sessions.

During the session the patient is lying comfortably on a professional massage table or on mat.If it is necessary, a such situation, is able to optionally to give a session through the clothes.

Also as a whole body treatment or a part, sometimes this is depends of the nature of trauma.

IMBW Piotr Szczotka concept, presentation, workshops and training available in yours country.

Workshops are dedicated for massage therapist, physiotherapists, osteopathy, social workers and psychotherapist with additional massage courses.

More information about: soft tissue massage and health-aesthetic problems, by Piotr Szczotka

Part 1. Dynamic Anti-cellulite Massage and local accumulation of adipose tissue

Declarations of the customers coming to massage offices are simple, pragmatic. There want to be more slim, more shapely, to decrease cellulite. So most often declare their own expectations, but whether a main problem is exactly cellulite? Perhaps it is a local accumulation of the adipose tissue? Maybe pseudo cellulite or real overweight? The flaccidity of the skin whether perhaps swellings? And, if we can see additional problems with weak blood vessels or fibrosis? Every form of mentioned problems can coexist with other, however they demand diagnostics, settlements of priorities in the therapy and differentiations of the treatments.

In cellulite changes, one of basic methods practical both in the diagnostics and the treatment with the confirmed effectivity is massage. It is also refer to prophylaxis, because cellulite changes have the progressive character. So we not only attend it, but we hold back this changes. Universally we call cellulite as aesthetical defect or popularly „an effect of the orange peel”, this are however distant qualifications from the medical knowledge. There also arouse many controversies. Cellulit changes are defined as a health-aesthetical progressive problem.

One of the proper medical term of cellulit - (PEFS the term proposed by physicians, specialists in aesthetic medicine, especially in European literature, means paniculopatia edema -fibro-sclerotica). So we should think about cellulite like about illness with progressive character. This is not only aesthetic problem appearances without reasons. Is it, so?

Originally we can see changes like a micro-edema, but cureless it cause secondary changes in the subcutaneous tissue in the form like a fibrosis, later indurations and even painful nodes.

It does not mean that every woman with cellulite has so far developed changes, but for example sudden occurring changes in the skin condition can be result of other ailments.

Technical information. The massage under treatment of such changes is very diverse, from the manual drainage, the connective tissue massage accompanying, through optional authoring solutions. © The Dynamic Massage Anti-cellulite is one of them.

His practice demands the very big precision, focus, the acquaintance of the soft tissues work and displacement to the stratified work without forced. This is real test of focus and stratified work.

The qualification “dynamic” is connected with the differentiation of the amplitude and the frequency of impulses, optional techniques and body positions, but not the forced massage. Once we use technique of special stroke, rubbing and the pressure in the stabilized or we led cutaneal fold, for example in the local area. However, if we have problems with the flaccidity of the skin, we use the technique with the subgrasp or with the parallel, led fold.

Lots of patients have diagnosed also coexisting problems with lymphatic or the first venous insufficiency. Sometimes appearing swellings in conditioned regions.

We work softly but deeply, painlessly but in layers.

We focus on soft tissue massage and fascia, but sometimes in the beginning we must focus on problems how to relax the whole body, especially if patients have problems with body acceptance. if somebody tolerates the massage, it does not mean that there are no problems with the touch averseness. Such as phases can be during the revitalization after childbearing.

Part 2. Massage application and procedures before and after some plastic reconstructive surgery and body shaping.

Massage is present not only after liposuction or cosmetic surgery, skin and breast correction. Sometimes we work with old scars from burns, sometimes we focus on treatment of the injuries, this is part of the aesthetic medicine and reconstructive surgery.

The book: „The Dynamic Anti-cellulite Massage - the massage in the cellulite therapy and the body shaping” shows as large meaning and the efficiency has a therapeutic massage in the cellulite therapy, body shaping or local problems with adipose tissue accumulation, also revitalization after the childbirth.

Lectures in schools and during conferences, performances, massage training and workshops:

a. The clinical application of therapeutic massage in the aesthetical medicine and reconstructive, plastic surgery.

b. Dynamic Anti-cellulite Massage and local accumulation of adipose tissue.

C. Integrating Body Work Massage in psychosomatic revitalization, concept by Piotr Szczotka.

Information about workshops, training for therapist, qualified masseurs, physiotherapists or cosmeticians after additional massage courses, also available for visual impairs therapists.

Piotr Szczotka workshop available in Poland or in your country!

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Piotr Szczotka therapeutic massage technician in Poland and in USA, health promotion specialist b.a. massage teacher, publicist, lecturer on many congresses, fairs. The author of many articles and a few books about massage. Promotes therapeutic massage and work with soft tissues in the psychosomatic revitalization programs.

Additionally information

I apply massage in Massage Room, patient home, but also in firms and companies.

Issues of massage: therapeutic massage, relaxing massage, massage and soft tissue work in psychosomatic revitalisation, sport massage, beauty massage, body shaping massage, massage during maternity, cellulite therapy, massage in aesthetic medicine and after plastic surgery.

Also presentations on fairs and medical, spa, massage, congreses.

 

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