Continuing Education

Course Descriptions

 

C102 - Seated Chair Massage
Techniques and marketing skills for on-site or corporate chair massage.

Instructor: Amanda Hooten, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $205* (includes chair rental for class)

C103 - Lymphatic Massage for Head and Neck
Manual Lymphatic Drainage for release of cranial and sinus congestion.

Instructor: Denise Gleason , LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C201 - Neuromuscular Therapy for Head and Neck
Assessment and trigger point treatments for myofascial pain syndrome.

Instructor: Lynne Ferrell-Head, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C203 - Neuromuscular Therapy for Shoulders and Extremities
Assessment and trigger point treatments for myofascial pain syndrome.

Instructor: Lynne Ferrell-Head, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

 

C204 - Neuromuscular Therapy for Upper Torso
Assessment and trigger point treatments for myofascial pain syndrome.

Instructor: Lynne Ferrell-Head, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195


C205 - Neuromuscular Therapy for Lower Torso
Assessment and trigger point treatments for myofascial pain syndrome.

Instructor: Lynne Head, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C210 - Massage Techniques Using Forearms and Elbows
Building skills in effective hand-saving techniques for therapists.

Instructor: Mindy Oldham, RN, LMT
Course Length: 8 Hours
Cost: $120

 

C301 - Acupressure for Head and Neck
Segmental theory and acupressure techniques for balancing chi flow.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C302 - Acupressure for Shoulder and Chest
Segmental theory and acupressure techniques for balancing chi flow.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C309 - Acupressure for Hips and Legs
Segmental theory and acupressure techniques for balancing chi flow.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C303 - Four-Handed Massage
Sequence and technique for two-therapist massage. Must register in pairs.

Instructors: Steve Sommers, LMT
Suzan Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $390 per pair

C308 - Basic Jin Shin Do® Bodymind™ Acupressure, Level 1
Combines gentle yet deep finger pressure on acupoints with body focusing techniques to facilitate the release of physical and emotional tensions and armoring.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 45 Hours
Cost: $685 (includes materials)

 

C310 - Bodymind Communication Skills
Skills for addressing the feelings, thoughts and images that emerge for a client on the table.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 26 Hours
Cost: $390


C320 -Fascial Freedom Technique, Level 1
Techniques for freeing connective tissue which is restricting movement & range of motion.

Instructors:

Steve Sommers, LMT

Suzan Sommers, LMT

Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C402 - Reiki - 1st Degree
History, theory, attunement and hands-on technique.

Instructor: Mary McDaniel, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C403 - Reiki - 2nd Degree
History, theory, attunement and hands-on technique.

Instructor: Mary McDaniel, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Prerequisite Reiki - 1st Degree
Cost: $195

C404 - Chakra Principles for Touch
Introduction to the Chakra system, chakra balancing techniques, and integration of energy into bodywork.

Instructor: Mary McDaniel, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C408 - Beginning Aromatherapy for Massage
Introduction to the properties, formulation and application of essential oils in bodywork.

Instructor: Mary Beth Crawford , LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $235 (includes materials)

C415 - Intro to the Medicine Wheel
Native American system for employing the 4 elements to bring balance between the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of the individual.

Instructor: Chris Murov , LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C505 - Tennessee Massage Law and Ethics for License Renewal
A review of the laws governing massage therapists and massage establishments in the state of Tennessee, and the ethics of massage as applied to business and professional practices.

Instructors: Mindy Oldham RN, LMT & Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 4 Hours (2 hours Ethics / 2 hours Law)
Cost: $65

 

C506 - Craniosacral Corrective Techniques
Focus on energetics and advanced techniques for unwinding and correction.

Instructor: Mary McDaniel, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Prerequisite E502 or consent of instructor
Cost: $195

 

C507 - Tennessee Massage Law and Ethics for New Licensees
A review of the laws governing massage therapists and massage establishments in the state of Tennessee, and the ethics of massage as applied to business and professional practices.

Instructors: Mindy Oldham RN, LMT & Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 15 Hours (10 hours Ethics / 5 hours Law)
Cost: $295


C601 - Marketing for a Massage Practice
Creating a marketing plan including Goal Setting, Positioning, Target Market Analysis, & Strategic Planning.

Instructor: Denise Gleason, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

C602 - Review for the National Certification Exam
A two-weekend course covering a review of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology & Asian Bodywork Theory.

Instructors: Don Hassencahl, RN, LMT
Amanda Hooten, LMT
Steve Sommers, LMT
Course Length: 26 Hours
Cost: $390

 

C605 - Anatomy & Physiology Review for the National Certification Exam
A fast-paced review of Anatomy & Physiology to focus the student's personal study for the National Certification Exam.

Instructor: Don Hassencahl, RN, LMT
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

 

C701 - Ayurvedic Principles for Bodywork
An introduction to the five elements, the doshas, to develop a treatment plan best suited to a client's constitution.

Instructor: Will Foster
Course Length: 13 Hours
Cost: $195

 

C702 - LaStone© Therapy - Original Body
The first level in a certification program in the theory & foundation of LaStone© Therapy, breathwork in body treatments, the science of the stones, and geo-thermo-therapy using heated and chilled stones.

Instructor: Mary Nelson, founder of LaStone© Therapy
Course Length: 30 Hours
Cost: $560 (materials fee extra)

C704 - LaStone© Therapy™ - Advance Original Body Geo-Thermo-Energy
Advance techniques building on the foundation of Original Body LaStone© Therapy employing breathwork, toning, advanced strokes, and chakra balancing energy work with an expanded list of stones and crystals.

Instructor: Mary Nelson, founder of LaStone© Therapy
Course Length: 27 Hours
Cost: $526 (materials fee extra)

Electives Available as CEU Courses

E502 - Craniosacral Therapy
A course of training in which the student refines the skill of palpation while learning the ten-step protocol of craniosacral approach, myofascial release, advanced unwinding, and somato-emotional release. Craniosacral therapy is a subtle-intent approach to releasing and balancing physical, emotional, and somatic imbalance within the body.

Instructor: Mary McDaniel, LMT
Assistant: Andrea Mindigo, LMT
Course text: The Heart of Listening II

 

 

 

 
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