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Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Intensive Retreat near the Central Oregon Coast
April 19 – 25, 2026
Instructors: Becky Smith, LMT assisted by Liz Cooley, LMT
Learn Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® on the tranquil Alsea River, nine miles inland from Waldport, Oregon. Nourish your body, mind and spirit with us at this relaxing retreat with time to also commune with nature: hiking in old growth forests, canoeing on the river and enjoying the beach. Healthy dinners provided and affordable lodging available for extra fee.
“Jin Shin Do” means “The Way of the Compassionate Spirit.” Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® uses gentle yet deep finger pressure on specific acu-points and verbal Body Focusing techniques, to help release “armoring” or chronic tension, balance the “Qi” or energy, and improve vitality. This clothes-on method helps to relieve stress- and trauma-related problems.
A unique synthesis of a traditional Japanese acupressure technique, classic Chinese acu-theory,Taoist philosophy, Qigong (breathing and exercise techniques), Reichian segmental theory and principles of Ericksonian psychotherapy, Jin Shin Do® is recognized as a major form of Asian Bodywork Therapy. Originated by psychotherapist Iona Marsaa Teeguarden, Jin Shin Do® acupressure promotes a pleasant, trancelike state, in which one can relax, explore, ease tensions and move out of the head and into the body, accessing feelings, inner wisdom, and one’s creative and self-healing potential.
Jin Shin Do can easily be integrated into your healing practice, and is appropriate to use with diverse populations in varied settings, such as with athletes, the elderly, children, and onsite in offices, hospitals or chair massage events, at home or anywhere.
In this 40 hour Basic Jin Shin Do class, you will learn:
•the location and function of 55 points •Qigong and hara breathing
•assessment and bodymind focusing skills
•point combinations to address the energy of the whole body that might help relieve headaches, neck and backaches, digestive ailments, menstrual tensions, insomnia, fatigue, the immune system and more.
Our mornings will be filled with Qigong and breathing exercises, short lectures, experiential exercises and learning points. In our afternoons, we’ll demonstrate and give and receive relaxing practice sessions.
Required text: Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden
CEs: 40 (NCBTMB approved. Includes 4 CEs OBMT Ethics & Communications.) This class can stand alone and it is the first 40 hours of the 250 hour Jin Shin Do professional training program to become a registered JSD practitioner.
Open to all: health practitioners (LMTs, L.Acs, PTs, OTs, RNs, MDs, NDs, counselors, estheticians etc.) and anyone interested in learning this healing method for themselves and their friends and family.
Class size: 6 students minimum and 10 students maximum.
Hours and Schedule:
Sunday 4/19
Check-in: 12pm
Class: 1pm – 6pm
Monday – Friday 4/20-24
9am – noon
3pm – 6pm
Free time from noon to 3pm and evenings
Saturday 4/25
9am to 3pm
Cost:
Includes tuition, materials and six delicious meals, breakfast basics and snacks.
$1125 Early Bird Registration Fee – Due by March 20th
$1175 Registration – After March 20th
DEPOSIT: $250 non-refundable deposit due by March 20th to hold your spot.
To avoid credit card transaction fees – pay by check, cash or Venmo.
Payment plans available: contact Becky.
Lodging options are available at smithbodymind.com and costs will vary depending on single, double or triple occupancy. Contact Becky to reserve your choice of lodging ($20-60/night) to be paid separately onsite. If you share your room accommodations with a participating friend who also takes the class, or are open to sharing the multi occupancy Riverhouse room with other class participants, you can save on lodging fees!
Special Needs:
When you register you will be asked about your dietary needs. Please include any other needs you have in the registration form and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Questions? Please contact Becky Smith at: beckysmithlmt@gmail.com, 541-345-7189 or smithbodymind.com
Register at smithbodymind.com
Instructors:
Becky Smith, LMT License #2396, is a seasoned bodyworker with a thriving full-time practice in Eugene, OR since 1986, Certified Hakomi Practitioner and Authorized Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® teacher for over 30 years and whose teaching style has been described as patient, knowledgeable, focused and nurturing.
Liz Cooley, LMT, Assistant, License #10324, is a registered Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressurist® in private practice since 2003 in Springfield, OR, and has taught in the Lane Community College Massage Therapy Licensure Program for the past ten years.
