Visceral Massage Therapy

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 12-2-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

This workshop will provide the participants with the expertise to adequately comprehend the rationale for the application of visceral massage therapy as an approach to effectively perform various techniques that contribute to pain reduction
and functional improvement with internal organs. 

Participants will be able to:

• Articulate real-world scenarios for the use of visceral massage therapy treatments
• Implement caution with visceral massage therapy treatments
• Demonstrate improved skill with the application of visceral massage therapy treatments

Scoliosis

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith LMT, MTI, CNMT
Class Date: 12-10-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to properly assess, treat, and help minimize the pain associated with this condition for your clients:

• Access the difference between a C & an S curve
• Treat each section of the vertebral column properly
• Learn proper bolstering techniques for your client's comfort
• Treat the "cause" of pain, not just the "symptoms"
• Learn stretches to teach clients for home care

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Massage For Tension Headaches

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 9-23-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

One of the most common problems that clients experience is pain located around the head, face or jaw regions.

Muscle tension - whether from trauma, postural overload or repetitive movements is frequently one of the key contributing factors to headache.

These techniques can help ease both the muscular and connective tissue components  which are contributing to these painful headache problems.

The Art of Aromatherapy for Healing

Instructor: Maria-Dolores Trujillo
Class Date: 2-11-24
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $175

The Art of Aromatherapy and Aromatherapy as a Healing Art are combined in one class of 6 hours.Students will be taken step by step through valuable information, and education, providing them with knowledge,skills and to know how to select the appropriate combination of active ingredients (essential oils/citrus essences) to help themselves and/or their clients to increase vitality, improve concentration, circulation, relieve stress, and/or to enhance faster healing from injury or illness, as well as for specific ailments or areas of the body, as well as daily prevention with knowledge on botanical medicinal aromatherapy.

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Foot Reflexology

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 11-11-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Feet take on the weight of the world, and - for most people - not much feels better than a good massage that's focused just on them.

Both general and specific work are usually appreciated, and not much gets more detailed than foot reflexology, where key locations for related organs and structures can be effectively targeted.

Come learn how to optimize foot massage by blending in reflexology!

Neuromuscular Massage Therapy - Pelvic Rotations- Posterior

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith LMT, MTI, CNMT
Class Date: 11-19-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to treat and alleviate the pain associated with the following conditions for your clients:

• Rounded Shoulder Syndrome
• "Slouched" Posture
• Forward Head Posture
• Chronic Tight Hamstrings
• Sciatica

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Scar Tissue Management

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 10-14-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Trauma - whether from soft tissue injury or surgery - leaves its mark in the connective tissues... too frequently resulting in limitation, discomfort, and more.

Neuromuscular Massage Therapy - Pelvic Rotations- Anterior

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith, LMT, MTI, CNMT 
Class Date: 10-22-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to treat and alleviate the pain associated with the following conditions for your clients:

• Chronic Pain/Weak Low Back
• "Swayback" Posture
• Forward Head Posture/Headaches
• Chronic Tight Calf Muscles
• Hard to Build Up Abdominal Strength

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Shoulder/Scapular Rotations

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith, LMT, MTI, CNMT 
Class Date: 9-10-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to treat & alleviate the pain associated with the following conditions for your clients:

• Rounded Shoulder Syndrome
• Forward Head Posture
• Entrapment of the Brachial Plexus
• Chronic Rotator Cuff Dysfunction
• Frozen Shoulder Syndrome

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Lymphatic Massage

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 8-12-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

The pain and discomfort of tissue swelling can frequently be helped with the right type of massage. Certain techniques, when done correctly, are able to drain congested areas of the body.

Learn some ideas for working with most kinds of edema and fluid retention. Lymphatic drainage techniques can help with sinus problems, soft tissue injuries, headaches, improve immune function, and more.

Sports Massage For Active Clients

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 8-26-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Sports massage isn’t only for professional athletes or gym rats. Whether your client is an athlete, actively engaged with regular workouts, or just stays busy with his or her physical body, sports massage is an approach that offers great advantages for all.
The techniques you will learn can help address exercise overload concerns, especially for the leg, arm, and back musculature.

Elastic Therapy Taping

Instructor: Dr. Rick Robinette, PhD, MPH, MBA
Class Date: 8-6-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $175

The range of applications for this state-of-the-art treatment called Elastic Therapy Taping is amazing! From swelling to soft tissue pain, every massage therapist needs to know how to do this. Your clients will really benefit from this 21st century approach to their injuries and conditions.

In this class you will be shown taping methods for problems such as: low back spasm, knee injuries, rotator cuff tears, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankle or foot edema, and plantar fasciitis.

Prenatal Massage

Instructor: Dee Vickers LMT, BCTMB, M.ED
Class Date: 7-30-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn the techniques and precautions necessary to work with a healthy, pregnant woman, all the way through her labor and delivery!

Thoracic Release Techniques

Instructor: Dee Vickers LMT, BCTMB, M.ED
Class Date: 7-29-23
Time: 2:30pm to 6:30pm
CE Hours: 4
Cost: $100

Learn the proper way to release the anterior thorax to help relieve your client's aches and pains by using specific myofascial techniques designed to put their muscles and ligaments back in balance. 

• Learn proper myofascial techniques for anterior thorax bodywork 
• Learn the necessity of muscle mobility in the thorax for proper postural balance

Please bring a set of sheets, lotion or creme and wear comfortable, loose-fitting or stretchy clothing.

Psoas Release Techniques

Instructor: Dee Vickers LMT, BCTMB, M.ED
Class Date: 7-29-23
Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm
CE Hours: 4
Cost: $100

Learn the proper way to release the psoas and help your clients find relief from these common related issues: frequent low back pain, sacroiliac pain, sciatica, knee pain, menstruation pain, digestive issues, pelvic tilt, leg length discrepancies, kyphosis, lumbar lordosis and more.

• Overview of the psoas muscle
• Overview of the fascial connection to the psoas and diaphragm
• Learn proper techniques for psoas bodywork

Please bring a set of sheets, lotion or creme and wear comfortable, loose-fitting or stretchy
clothing.

Advanced Table Stretching

Instructor: Dee Vickers LMT, BCTMB, M.ED
Class Date: 7-28-23
Time: 4pm to 8pm
CE Hours: 4
Cost: $100

Table stretching provides deep relief for muscle tension & pain. This routine can be used as an independent modality, incorporated into a sports massage routine or used as an integration into a deep tissue massage.

• Learn proper procedures for effective stretching
• Learn safety precautions
• Practice advanced stretching techniques and palpation

Please bring a set of sheets, lotion or creme and wear comfortable, loose-fitting or stretchy clothing.

Simple Transverse Deviations (high/low pelvis)

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith, LMT, MTI, CNMT 
Class Date: 6-25-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150 

• Leg Length Discrepancies
• Posterior or Anterior Pelvic Tilt
• Hip Muscles That Are Too Tight or Too Weak
• Chronic Low Back Pain - One-Sided
• Chronic Groin Pain - One-Sided

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Lower Leg and Foot Symmetry

Instructor: Laurel King LMT, MTI
Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 5pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Myofascial therapy is a technique of releasing restrictions, adhesions, scar tissue, etc., that cause pain, reduced mobility, and trigger points in the muscles and fascia of the body. 

This class focuses on developing the art of locating these points of restriction and becoming skilled at applying specific protocols for releasing them. 

This class can be taken as a stand-alone continuing education class or as part of a 24-hour Myofascial Therapy Continuing Education Series. 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Hip Symmetry

Instructor: Laurel King LMT, MTI
Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 5pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Myofascial therapy is a technique of releasing restrictions, adhesions, scar tissue, etc., that cause pain, reduced mobility, and trigger points in the muscles and fascia of the body. 

This class focuses on developing the art of locating these points of restriction and becoming
skilled at applying specific protocols for releasing them. 

This class can be taken as a stand-alone continuing education class or as part of a 24-hour
Myofascial Therapy Continuing Education Series. 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Shoulder Symmetry

Instructor: Laurel King LMT, MTI
Class Date:4-22-23
Time: 10am to 5pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Myofascial therapy is a technique of releasing restrictions, adhesions, scar tissue, etc., that cause pain, reduced mobility, and trigger points in the muscles and fascia of the body. 

This class focuses on developing the art of locating these points of restriction and becoming skilled at applying specific protocols for releasing them. 

This class can be taken as a stand-alone continuing education class or as part of a 24-hour Myofascial Therapy Continuing Education Series. 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Process of Postural Analysis

Instructor: Kathleen Lesh Smith LMT, MTI, CNMT
Class Dates: 4-23-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Take this as a stand-alone class or as a part of our Neuromuscular Therapy Series. Analyzing postural distortions allows the therapist freedom from chasing patterns. Learn how this process will benefit you in your practice. 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil to class.

Introduction to Myofascial Release

Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150 

“Fascia is the forgotten soft tissue in the bodywork world and is the easiest to treat!" 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Introduction to Neuromuscular Therapy

Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

 "Neuromuscular therapy allows the therapist to treat the SOURCE of the pain, not just the symptoms."

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Process of Postural Analysis

Class Date: 4-23-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150 

Analyzing postural distortions allows the therapist freedom from chasing patterns.

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil to class.

Simple Transverse Deviations (high/low shoulder)

Class Date: 5-21-23
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150 

• Temporal, occipital headache pains
• Impossible to reach "under the scapula" pain
• Chronic shoulder & neck pain due to sitting at a computer all-day
• "Frozen Shoulder" symptoms (depending on the source)  

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Forward Head Posture

Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to properly assess, treat, and help minimize the pain associated with this condition for your clients:

• Rounded Shoulder Syndrome
• Text Neck / Blackberry Thumb
• Pelvic Rotations
• Chronic Neck and Back Pain
• Headaches and Migraines

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMJ)

Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

Learn how to properly assess, treat, and help minimize the pain associated with this condition for your clients:

• All Types of Head Pain
• Ringing in Ears, Vertigo
• Shoulder, Neck and Back Pain, Stiffness
• Pain Around and Behind Eyes, Light Sensitivity
• Clenching and Grinding Teeth
• Clicking or Popping in the Jaw Joint

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Mastery Day- "Putting it all together"

Class Date: TBA
Time: 10am to 4pm
CE Hours: 6
Cost: $150

This course must be taken once all previous technique courses have been taken. Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.

Clinical Day - Last Class of the Series

Class Date: TBA
Time: 8am to 6pm
CE Hours: 8
Cost: $200

This class must be taken last and is 8 hours long. 

Please bring a set of sheets and your choice of massage lotion, creme, or oil with you to class.