Ben Volkmann - Clinical Massage Therapist

Colorado License MT.0026292
Ben received his training at the Full Circle School of Massage Therapy in Aurora Colorado.
Ben believes that any one part of the body out of balance pulls other things out of balance which can cause pain. This viewpoint of holistic medicine is a little unusual in Western medicine but very common in Eastern medicine. I looked for a good education that would balance between the two. 
He practices SMRT (spontaneous muscle release technique). This practice is so incredibly effective in such a short time to people who suffer from pain that it feels like a miracle move. It is simply understanding how the body works and having an advanced knowledge of the anatomy to work with the body to find it's balance.

Ben started doing amateur massage in his teenage years. Over the years he had been told he needed to find some formal training and that he'd be amazing. He instead chose to go into Information technology. After spending 20 years in the IT industry and feeling burnt out Ben took a sabbatical in 2021. While on his sabbatical he rediscovered the reward of helping someone through massage and so he started exploring options for getting the formal education. Finding several excellent options for an education and having trouble deciding on on Ben resorted to tossing a coin to trust to fate, he ended up moving to Denver to go to school. While waiting for school to start, he took a job at Presbyterian St Luke's hospital in the emergency department as a registrar, figuring that this would give him a great way to be able to learn how to deal with insurance and people's personal information.  This provided a good resource for him to learn more about the body and about health care while being able to go to school and still have a little bit of time off. After several referrals to the full circle school of massage therapy Ben decided to check it out. Finding a school that taught a balanced east meets west curriculum Ben was intrigued and signed up for the class that started in January 2023 and found it to be exceedingly rewarding to study and learn from some amazing teachers with diverse backgrounds. 

In his off time he enjoys spending time with his husband and friends, playing MTG, Cards against Humanity, exploring by camping, hiking, reading, trying new foods and supporting various LGBTQIA+ causes.