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August 2025
Mayumi Hawthorne – Contrast Therapy (Using Hot/Cold Stones)
CLASS CANCELLED Course Description This 12 hours hands-on course will discuss a soft tissue technique using Contrast Therapy massage using Hot and Cold stones. A successful Contrast Therapy Massage depends on a clear understanding of the applications and bodily response to heat and cold applications of water using a variety of stones. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the benefits and contraindications of heat and cold applications using Basalt stones Proper protocol for a full-body…
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Carrie Taylor – Post Operative Care: Providing Physical Therapy Support / Myofascial Treatment of Scar Tissue
CLASS CANCELLED With the evolving health care system in this country, massage therapists are being called upon more than ever to assist and support patients in post operative settings as early as possible. This workshop takes the practitioner through the acute, subacute, and chronic phases of post operative clinical cases, with detailed approaches and techniques best suited to effectively handling surgical recovery outcomes. Using all the tools in a massage therapist’s arsenal, while staying within the scope of practice, can…
Find out more »Craig Knowles – KM Technique- Upper Extremities
Enrollment Closed 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 and to relieve pain. KM Technique is also used to increase range of motion, break up adhesion and scar tissue that…
Find out more »Lee Anna Singleton – Trigger Points: Upper Extremities
Enrollment Closed Description In this course we will learn how to access some of the trigger points in the head, face, neck, arms, wrists, hands, shoulders and back. We will learn how to treat some of the most common trigger points that contribute to headaches, neck pain, frozen shoulder, elbow pain, hand/wrist pain, and upper, middle and lower back pain. In doing so we will help relieve tension and pain, increase range of motion, as well as increase your client’s…
Find out more »Mayumi Hawthorne – Heated Herbal Ball Massage
Course Description This 12 hours hands-on course will discuss and demonstrate manipulation of soft tissue techniques using heat application of hydrotherapy with compressed balls filled with herbs to relieve pain from sore, hypertonic muscles, detoxification of waste from the muscles, and respiratory issues; Reinvigorate the body, mind, and spirit and relaxation as they are used in massage today. A successful heated herbal ball massage depends on understanding hydrotherapy using heat application and the physiological effects it has on the body;…
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Craig Knowles – KM Technique Cervical Torso
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 and to relieve pain. KM Technique is also used to increase range of motion, break up adhesion and scar tissue that limit flexibility. In…
Find out more »Lee Anna Singleton – Trigger Points: Lower Extremities
Description In this course we will learn how to access some of the trigger points in the lower abdomen, hips, quads, lower leg, lower back, glutes, hamstrings, calves, ankles and feet. We will learn how to treat some of the most common trigger points that contribute to Sciatic pain, pain in the low back, hips and groin, knee pain, ankle and foot pain as well as Plantar Fasciitis. In doing so we will help relieve tension and pain, increase range…
Find out more »Experience Zen as a Lifestyle – Jill White-Huffman
Self-Care For Massage and Bodywork Therapists Course Description AS MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPISTS, much of our energy is dedicated to the physical well-being of others. However, we often neglect our self-preservation. A healthy routine prevents stress, burnout, transference, countertransference, compassion fatigue, and chronic pain while caring for others. With over 30 years of experience as a licensed counselor, mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, and licensed massage and bodywork therapist in Greensboro, Jill White-Huffman has a knack for understanding…
Find out more »Thai Foot Reflexology with Jill White-Huffman
Course Description Thai Foot Reflexology is a natural, alternative therapy that relieves stress and fatigue while improving circulation, relaxation, and tension and eliminating waste in the body. It stimulates the body's organs, oxygenates the tissues, and enhances body systems. Clients often report feeling a sense of overall well-being mentally and physically. This course was developed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to perform a Thai Foot Reflexology massage. Using the techniques and practices of Thai Foot Reflexology that…
Find out more »Carrie Taylor’s Myofascial of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region & Knee, Ankle, and Foot
Oct 25: Myofascial Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbrosacral Hip Region This workshop will provide therapists with a new approach to effectively treating & preventing Lumbrosacral-Hip Complex pain. Therapists will review myofascial assessment by discussing intake information, as well as using observation, movement, palpation, neurological assessment, referral pain and special tests to translate a patient's clinical info into an effective treatment plan. The majority of time is spent in hands-on practice of techniques for direct and indirect treatment of the…
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