MISP™ INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS
All MISP™ Trainers under go an extensive training process to become certified. It is an active and individual journey that is of personal and professional growth. MISP™ Trainers respect the core curriculum of the programme while bringing to their trainings their personal experiences of the Massage In Schools Programme.
Sylvie Hétu
Country : Montreal, Canada
Language : English & Français
What does the MISP™ mean to you?
The Massage in schools programme means everything to me! It is part of all what is needed to improve children’s capacities to unfold their very humaness and find their place in life. It helps them to feel they are loved and part of their own community and the whole world. The MISP™ also brings the planet together with inclusion, respect, loving touch and consent, all learned at a young age, as part of children's daily life. I have seen so many children blooming with the practice of the MISP™ over the years, and it makes me say that the MISP™ really improves children’s destiny and biographies for the better. The MISP™ makes me feel I bring a contribution to positive evolution of humanity.
Mia Elmsäter
Country : Järna, Sweden
Language : English & Swedish
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
My favourite quote has always been this one. It speaks to why the MISP™ is here:
“When we dream, it is only a dream. When we dream together, it is no longer a dream, but the beginning of reality.”
Dougie Mirfin
Country : Kilmarnock, Scotland
Language : English
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
“ I gave my Gran a massage and she said that it was the best thing that the school has ever taught me.” -Primary pupil from an East Ayrshire School Scotland.
The MISP™ is so important for human connection. I see this when I implement in many classrooms around East Ayrshire in Scotland. It warms the heart to see families bonding when they share the joy of the MISP™ together.
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Dana Hegerová
Country : Prague, Czech Republic
Language : Czech
What does the MISP™ mean to you?
"MISP™ brought a new dimension to my life. Its organic form of being attracts open-hearted, cause-minded people who know that the children they care for will continue to care for others in their lives. MISP™ brought many beautiful people and experiences into my life and a lot of joy. But it also brought very strong and rare moments when the child's soul touched itself through touch and could thus rest in its truth. Not all beginnings with touch are easy, but with repetition and a loving approach, everything changes before the eyes and the child rests in safety and in its center. MISP™ is also a great hope for me that our world can be healthy self-aware, loving and empathetic. Children who practice MISP™ show and confirm this to us every day. When we connect all the children's hands that practice MISP™ daily around the world, I believe that the whole society will feel the touch. If not immediately, then certainly in time. MISP™ is hope for all of us. Our life is in our hands :-)"
Fiona McCallum
Country : Kilmarnock, Scotland
Language : English
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
“The effects of massage are immediate… yet they last a lifetime.”
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Anne Crease
Country : Tiverton, United Kingdom
Language : English
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
"When I give massage, I feel happy because I make someone happy."
-Year 1 Student
Kimberly Tin
Country : Singapore
Language : English & Chinese (华语）
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
"Children do not learn if they do not feel loved and accepted."
Anne Boulangé
Country : Lille, France
Language : Français
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
"Since i practise the routine, i m not alone anymore in playgrounds, now i have a friend at school" -Child
Paule Desrochers
Country : Waterville, Canada
Language : Français
What is your favourite MISP™ memory?
"Picking just one experience is impossible because there are so many amazing experiences I have had with MISP™. In fact, each experience is unique and often results in magical moments. Moments where I know that in the moment it is lived, it deposits a positive experience and makes a difference in the lives of those who share it. But for the sake of the exercise, I would like to share the moments of grace that I have often witnessed through the quality of the silence lived and shared for several minutes with groups of children completely immersed in the experience. I could discreetly guide the routine with a simple hand gesture, a bit like a conductor, and immediately all the changes were made. Rare and rich are these experiences of silence and well-being in silence these days! It is so touching in fact to witness these encounters between the children. Encounter with themselves, in this ability to give and receive, and also in this encounter with the other in their ability to give and receive. For me, the MISP™ is an extraordinary program and I am very happy to teach it so that as many people as possible can benefit from it, young and old alike!"
AU Yat-Nam, Nam Nam
Country : Hong Kong
Language : English, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
"Touch is the first sense to develop and the last to leave us. It is far more essential than our other senses, but always being neglected."
Gail Bovenizer
Country : Ireland
Language : Irish and English
What is your favourite MISP™ related quote?
"It is one of the best programmes to come into the school. It is so important to promote positive touch and consent in the classroom. I loved having Gail visit the class, I have never seen them so calm. The atmosphere is amazing during and after the visits. It is definitely something I will continue to do in my classroom." -Teacher thoughts