Continuing Education Coordinators

C. Mayumi Hawthorne - Contrast Therapy (using Hot/Cold Stones) Course Description We are excited to announce Contrast Therapy Massage (using Hot/Cold Stones) is at our Marietta campus. This 12 hours hands-on course will help provide you with a clear understanding of the application and bodily response to heat and cold application of water using stones. You will be able to explain and perform: Describe the benefits and contraindications of heat and cold applications using Basalt stones Proper protocol for a…

Stepheny Diaz - Manual Resistance Stretching Masks must be worn at all times while in the building We are following the governor's mandate and the guideline established by the GA Board of Massage Therapy Course Description This is a manual resistance stretch course. Students will learn about contraindications and safety to perform safe and effective stretches. The student will be educated on the client's range of motion, limitations and postural observations that would indicate necessary stretches. Students will learn warm-up…

C. Mayumi Hawthorne - to Birth Massage - Prenatal Massage Description We are pleased to announce Prior to Birth A.K.A. Prenatal Massage is at our Marietta campus. This 12 hours hands-on course is packed with information from the gestation period to actual performing soft tissue techniques used in Prenatal Massage today. The Prior to Birth Massage course will help provide you with a deeper understanding of the structural changes that a woman's body goes through during her pregnancy. You will…

Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 3 Prerequisite: Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 & Part 2 Lymphatic Massage Part 3 takes the routines we learned in Part 2 and modifies them for specific ortho and cosmetic surgeries. You will also learn two techniques to treat scar tissue using scraping tools and cupping. This course will assist therapists in developing treatments specific to post surgery of Liposuction, Breast Surgeries, Tummy Tucks, and Brazilian Butt Lifts, among others. You must have completed Lymphatic…

C. Mayumi Hawthorne - Heated Herbal Ball Massage Course Description This new and exciting 12 hours hands-on course will discuss the fundamentals of using heat application of hydrotherapy with compressed balls filled with herbs. It will demonstrate the manipulation of soft tissue techniques to relieve pain from sore, hypertonic muscles, detoxification of waste from the muscles, reinvigorate the body, mind and spirit and relaxation as they are used in massage today. A successful heated herbal ball massage depends on understanding…

Craig Knowles - Lymphatic Drainage Part 1 - Techniques Lymphatic Massage is a type of gentle massage which is intended to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph, which carries waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart. The lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions of the smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymph vessels and the movement of skeletal muscles to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then beyond the lymph nodes to…

Scott Crewes - A Comprehensive Analysis of the Torso Masks must be worn at all times while in the building Class Description Work smarter not harder! this 12 hr. hands-on course teaches precisely that. We'll take a detailed look at the neuromuscular junctions within the torso and how they play an intricate roll in some of the most common and uncommon Dysfunctions both anatomic and physiologic. Enhance your current skill set with this multi-dimensional approach. NMT, MFR, MET, just to…

Demystifying NMT - Spine Class Description Neuromuscular Therapy(NMT) is a very powerful tool for taking your sessions to the next level. This class takes the complicated details of NMT and distills them into a few memorable lessons that make them easier to understand and incorporate into your current practice. This is a great introduction if you've never used NMT and a great refresher if you have studied it in the past. Spine - 12 Hours These conditions include but are…