Friday: Facilitated Stretching for Massage Therapists Massage therapists often feel they don't have the training or expertise to correctly perform stretches and avoid incorporating them into their sessions. They may also avoid including stretches for...

This highly-interactive course prepares practitioners to employ an array of soft tissue techniques for one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints presented by clients -- piriformis syndrome. We'll discuss the causes and prevention of piriformis...

Massage therapists often feel they don't have the training or expertise to correctly perform stretches and avoid incorporating them into their sessions. They may also avoid including stretches for their clients because they seem too strenuous...

About this Class: In this class, we focus on balancing and decompressing the spinal joints, using gentle techniques and simple evaluation protocols. We find these tools to be extremely effective for improving the everyday "crookedness" that afflict so...

About this Class: The intricate functional problems of the pelvic girdle call for our best attention. In this class, we'll look at the relationship between femurs and pelvis and the equally important imbalances within the pelvis and sacrum. This class...

About this Class: Good poise of the shoulder girdle can't be separated from good balance of the upper ribs. We'll work on improving this relationship, which is vital for treating shoulder impingement. Impingement is intimately related to most shoulder...

Perceive the dynamic 'hum' of health Here’s what so fun about working with the organs: they are equal parts fluid and fascial! If you are accustomed to working with light touch, the organs will echo what you feel in the fluid body. If you have...

The process of being born is possibly one of the most vigorous events of our lifetime. It doesn't matter how you are born—'normal' positioning, with tilts or twists, breech, even cesarean. Our body is designed to adapt to and recover from the...

Addressing the myofascial ‘hard frame’ is a natural complement to craniosacral work which focuses on subtle movements and physiological activity in the fluid body. This hard frame—the bone and myofascial architecture—creates the...

Our arms and hands are tough, dexterous, and exquisitely sensitive. As massage therapists, they are perhaps our primary vehicle for sensation and communication, and we use them (and sometimes overuse them) intensively. Our clients' hands and arms often...

The legs are often treated by bodyworkers for the least amount of time in a session. Yet they support the upper body and are under tremendous compressive force, whether moving or stationary. When the structures of the feet and legs are functioning...

Saturday: Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue Techniques for the Legs & Hips The legs are often treated by bodyworkers for the least amount of time in a session. Yet they support the upper body and are under tremendous compressive force, whether moving or...

This class prepares you not only to receive the state's intraoral endorsement, but also to offer your clients excellent work in intraoral and anterior neck work. In this class, we will: review anatomy and kinesiology of the face, anterior neck, cranial...

As massage therapists we have the honor of applying our craft in the direct service of improving people’s lives. Within this relationship between massage therapist and client, the client offers an extremely deep level of personal and emotional...

A trap of the healing arts professions is feeling that we do or must have all of the answers to help with the full spectrum of our clients needs. Our clients, often convey many personal and somatic issues to us in the treatment room that are beyond our...

Students will learn massage of the ribcage, chest, and breasts, intended to support healthy, full breathing and overall well-being. This massage commonly benefits clients experiencing stress, musculoskeletal neck, chest and shoulder related weakness or...

Ever wonder what your rights and responsibilities are if you are sexually harassed by a client? How the state defines a kickback? What you can legally sell? For how long are you required to keep medical records? What's the difference between an employee...

Regardless of your role in the business of massage, this course is for you. Explore ethical issues and responsibilities relating to being a business owner, contractor, employer or employee. Examine the differences between employees vs. contractors...

What does it means to be a humanist?Humanists stand for the building of a more humane, just, compassionate, society using a pragmatic ethics-based outlook and practice of human reason, experience, and reliable knowledge.In this class, we will discuss the...

What does it means to be a humanist?Humanists stand for the building of a more humane, just, compassionate, society using a pragmatic ethics-based outlook and practice of human reason, experience, and reliable knowledge.In this class, we will discuss the...

"She massaged under my armpits very near my breasts in a way that made me feel like she was trying to touch them, and which also made my breasts move against the table. Later, when doing work on my glutes, she was working in a way that made me feel like...

Saturday: The Neuroendocrine System, Stress, and Massage In order to improve the quality of their bodywork, most massage therapists focus on learning new techniques to add to their tool belts. But paradoxically, the most important element in successful...

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, dynamic and holistic approach to accessing the human capacity for health and vitality, using generally light touch to interface with the nervous system and fluid body. The Craniosacral Introductory Workshop presents...

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, dynamic and holistic approach to accessing the human capacity for health and vitality, using generally light touch to interface with the nervous system and fluid body. The Craniosacral Introductory Workshop presents...

Acupressure is the Chinese healing art of restoring balance to Chi (lifeforce energy) to optimize health. In this introduction to Acupressure course, you will learn more than the fundamentals. You will learn potent points and Acupressure sequences for...

Acupressure is the Chinese healing art of restoring balance to Chi (lifeforce energy) to optimize health. In this introduction to Acupressure course, you will learn more than the fundamentals. You will learn potent points and Acupressure sequences for...

In this introduction to Chinese Meridian Acupressure, explore the locations and healing functions -- physically, emotionally and spiritually -- of each of the 12 Organ Meridians. Develop and East-West bodywork blend by learning potent Acupressure points...

In this class, you will gain the skills and confidence to work effectively with clients who are undergoing cancer treatment. This introductory course in Oncology Massage will cover myths, facts, contraindications and adaptations to massage for cancer...

In this class, discover the approach of Chinese Medicine to balancing the nervous system. A tense nervous system is Chi Constraint (explored in Day 1); while a weak nervous system (explored in this class) is Chi Deficiency. Chi Deficiency may manifest as...

In this class, discover the approach of Chinese Medicine to balancing the nervous system. A tense nervous system is Chi Constraint (explored in this class); while a weak nervous system (explored in Day 2) is Chi Deficiency. Chi Constraint may manifest as...