Continuing Education Coordinators

Contrast Therapy (using Hot/Cold stones) CLASS CANCELLED Description We are excited to announce Contrast Therapy Massage (using Hot/Cold Stones) is coming to our new 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: The different application of heat and cold as they relate to hydrotherapy Describe the benefits and contraindications of…

Scott Crewes - A Comprehensive Analysis of the Torso CLASS CANCELLED PLEASE BRING SHEETS AND LOTION/CREAM EACH DAY. DO NOT BRING OIL-BASED PRODUCTS. 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 name…

Craig Knowles - KM Technique - Lower Extremities CLASS CANCELLED PLEASE BRING SHEETS AND LOTION/CREAM EACH DAY. DO NOT BRING OIL BASED PRODUCTS. Description Kinetic Musculorehab technique is a blend of sports massage and medical massage that uses range of motion to treat common everyday dysfunctions. The basis of KM Technique is to learn to treat muscles in their plane of action. This course teaches how to merge passive range of motion with other massage techniques to increase their function…

Stepheny Diaz - Manual Resistance Stretching CLASS CANCELLED 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 options to enhance muscle preparations prior to stretch techniques. A massage therapist will use this course to enhance their business. Students will wear comfortable clothing to make…

Claire Marie Miller's - Nurturing the Mother Spa CLASS CANCELLED Taught by: Danamarie De Riggi This is our spa certification course in pregnancy and postpartum massage. This course was designed to offer spas a two-day course for training their therapists so they can offer this service to their spa clientele. This course teaches complete protocols for both pregnancy and postpartum sessions. This condensed course has been taught at spas throughout the Caribbean, at Sea Island, GA, The Homestead in Virginia, Greenbrier in West Virginia, Ballantyne in North Carolina…

The Upledger Institute CLASS CANCELLED Lymphatic Balancing: Upper Quadrant (LBUQ) The workshop includes lecture, demonstration, and practice for each technique presented. Students will gain a thorough understanding of Lymphatic Balancing Techniques used for the specific evaluation and treatment of excess body fluid or swelling in the cranium, face, cervical spine, thoracic spine, thorax, upper abdomen (viscera), and upper extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand). Lymphatic Balancing will help to reduce swelling, pain, increase joint mobility, and restore proper joint biomechanics…

Scott Crewes - Organic Spa Therapies CLASS ClOSED PLEASE BRING SHEETS AND LOTION/CREAM EACH DAY. DO NOT BRING OIL-BASED PRODUCTS. Description If you're looking to enhance your career and gain valuable industry knowledge that will separate you from the rest of the crowd, then "ORGANIC SPA THERAPIES"is the course you've been looking for! This dynamic, hands-on course, doesn't just teach you how to apply products but fills you with the knowledge of why certain seaweeds are more beneficial than others, which mud…

Prior to Birth Massage - Prenatal Massage CLASS CLOSED Description We are pleased to announce Prior to Birth A.K.A. Prenatal Massage is coming to our new 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…