World Championship Massage 2024

Next Championship June 28 – June 30 2024 in Copenhagen

Participants

Glenn Ellingsen, Norway

Latest Massage Therapist to sign up for the World Championship in Massage is the Norwegian Massage Champion 2021. IMA has asked him to tell about himself:

My name is Glenn Ellingsen, I am 45 years old. Has two children, two dogs and a wonderful wife. My journey started 23.11.76 when I was born, it was a tough upbringing with many bad moments. During these years I developed anxiety, and to keep the anxiety in check I trained a lot. During the training, I got to be at peace, then I got the understanding of anatomy, physiology and therefore I got educated as a personal trainer, dietician and coach. My childhood and my education started to shape me in a positive direction, so I ended up taking a basic course in massage in 2017. Along the way, I developed weekly because I read a lot, watched YouTube and traveled around and got massages from others. Suddenly I found my calling, I wanted to learn more and searched online, where I found the Norwegian Massage School. There I met Kjetil Prestesæter who is a teacher and founder of the school, an incredibly knowledgeable person.

Kjetil taught me to put together my knowledge, he made me sign up for the Norwegian Championship in 2021. There I ended up getting two golds and the title Norwegian Champion 2021. This opened my eyes to compete in massage. In 2021 I also participated in the World Cup where I won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

I am constantly looking to become a better therapist and want to develop in the profession. In the autumn of 2021 I had a visit from Jidapha Wilkinson, I learned an incredible amount from her and have greatly appreciated that she wanted to come to Norway. In January 2022 I will be visited by Bojan Miric who I am really looking forward to meet.

My style of massage:

I perform Deep Tissue Massage, Western Freestyle and Wellness. I also use tools like Tok-sen, IASTM, cupping, wavestone, and power tools. All the massage I perform I do with love. I play detective and find out how the customer has felt that day, week, month and years that have been. Then I have received information about how the body is, when I treat on the bench afterwards I remember what the customer said and at the same time I listen to what the body tells me. Only then can I start helping the customer. I always end all my treatments with wellness. My goal with the treatments is to give them an experience and a journey where the destination is an inner peace and a body that works in everyday life.

My education so far:

AFPT basic course

NORmassage

Norwegian Massage School, level 1 and 2.

Norwegian School of General Practitioners – Anatomy and physiology

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The International Massage Association look forward watching Glenn Ellingsen skills in June at the World Championship in Massage 2022 in Wonderful Copenhagen.

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Glenn Ellingsen participated at IMA’s Best Massage Promotion competition 2021
Glenn Ellingsen participated online at the Hybrid World Championship 2021