Sarga Active Release
Barefoot Bodywork for a Structurally-Oriented Practice
SARGA.Rx is a client-active therapy that applies barefoot bodywork techniques to a structurally oriented, myofascial practice. This technical course reviews how manual therapy can be paired with active release, integrative movement and corrective exercise to facilitate lasting change.
Techniques taught in this course can be useful in rehab, Structural Integration, gym and Yoga therapy settings. Sessions are performed on a floor mat with clients wearing athletic attire. SARGA.Rx is best suited for the structurally-minded therapist with a floor-based practice.
“While other body therapies have similar goals as structurally-oriented bodywork, none are as touch-centered. Massage therapists are trained and licensed for the most encompassing scope of therapeutic touch, and thereby have the most powerful tools to facilitate brain-body connections. This presents a unique opportunity to facilitate structural and functional change for clients, but too often these changes are either unoptimized or unnoticed because client movement and assessment practices are not being implemented. My hope is that this "course" is less of a course and more of a conversation; one that encourages massage therapists to better utilize the powerful tools at their fingertips and helps to steer treatment strategies away from a prescriptive, one-size-fits-all approach.”
— Daniel Tsukayama, Instructor
This course Was created for:
Practitioners who are interested in a structurally-oriented bodywork practice.
Practitioners who want to learn powerfully therapeutic client-active myofascial manual therapy techniques.
Practitioners curious about incorporating assessment and movement practices into their sessions using only their massage school curriculum as a foundation.
Barefoot bodyworkers who want to incorporate dynamic side-lying and seated techniques into their work.
Mat-based practitioners who want to incorporate barefoot myofascial manual therapy techniques into their existing repertoire.
Meet Your Instructor, DAN.
Co-founder of Sarga Bodywork, and certified in Structural Integration, Daniel's bodywork practice is centered around the manual manipulation of fascia and how this affects the structure, expression and experience of the human body.
What to expect in
SARGA.Rx ONLINE:
Completing the theory portion of this online course is a prerequisite for attending the in-person course below. Although it is possible to learn the techniques in this course 100% online, in-person training with a skilled instructor is invaluable.
There are no prerequisites required to enroll in this online course.
Continuing education units are pending and will be assigned retroactively once approved.
An introduction to structurally-oriented bodywork and goal-oriented sessions.
How to implement a collaborative client assessment style.
How to design a treatment strategy based on client goals.
How to integrate movement and corrective exercise into your client sessions.
How to shift from a “problem” approach to an exploratory approach in client sessions.
Powerful myofascial manual therapy techniques using barefoot applications for broad-contact techniques and the hands for detailed techniques.
Posterior, anterior, seated & side-lying SARGA.Rx applications.
Cautions & contraindications for barefoot bodywork.
Foot-based awareness, mechanics, care & sanitation.
Equipment setup for SARGA.Rx.
What to expect in
SARGA.Rx In-Person:
This in-person course provides 18 continuing education units (NCBTMB #1431). We aim to schedule these courses again in 2026. Prerequisites:
A professional license for therapeutic touch (if not required in the state/country where you practice contact us to submit a CV).
Completion of the Theory portion of the online coursework and the course quizzes.
An in-depth review of the manual therapy techniques presented in the online coursework.
Demonstrations and practicums in a group learning environment.
A hands-on introduction to structural and functional client assessment.
A hand-on review of posterior, anterior, seated & side-lying SARGA.Rx applications.
How to provide a “Lower Session” and an “Upper Session”.
Real-time technique feedback from a skilled instructor.
Practical tips for a structurally-oriented bodywork practice.
Access to an online group for course support.
Equipment List:
A yoga mat.
A minimum of 6 yoga blocks or similar props.
A stool.
A balancing stick.
A sanitizing solution for your feet.
A foot file such as the Swedish Clover Foot File.
Non-slip, sanitizable slippers such as the Classic Slide by Crocs.
