Explore the various systems of the body while examining common conditions and illnesses so you can then more effectively help your clients.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn about the basic anatomy of the body or use this program as a review and refresher of some of the most common areas for massage and bodywork.
A comprehensive guide to all aspects of prenatal, labor and postpartum care.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn how massage reduces anxiety and physical ailments, unlocks and frees tissue memories, eases panic disorders and can reduce postoperative pain. Based on four original Massage Professionals Update articles.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Also accessible as an MP3 downloadable file.
Learn about how new Applied Kinesiology muscle testing and correction methods can benefit massage therapists and their clients.
You will learn to love working the lower body again! Learn innovative ways to approach the lower body by focusing on the sides of the body—the medial and lateral musculature, as opposed to just the anterior and posterior musculature.
This program places a focus on the lateral aspects of the upper body musculature. As a result students will learn new techniques and new ways of tackling those common problems that don't seem to be responding to typical work.
An introduction to the therapeutic properties of popular essential oils including best methods of purchasing and storing essential oils and precautions for use.
Learn about the benefits of aromatherapy in pregnancy and how to use essential oils as well as safe and effective aromatherapy remedies for common conditions in mothers and babies.
Combining Eastern and Western approaches, restore emotional and mental health through simple aromatherapeutic massage and acupressure techniques.
Discover types of arthritic conditions, typical symptoms and how massage can assist in easing pain associated with arthritis through this course based on the original articles of the Massage Professionals Update.
This is an entirely online CE program
Also accessible as an MP3 downloadable file.
One of the oldest systems of health and healing in the world, learn how Ayurvedic massage helps balance the body and mind.
Grow your practice with chair massage, bring massage into the workplace learn how to avoid injury with onsite massage. Based on four original Massage Professionals Update articles.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Learn about basic business structures, preparing a simple business plan, legal requirements and record keeping, plus options to consider for your future in the profession of massage therapy.
Program also available entirely online.
Through the original articles of the Massage Professionals Update, gain an understanding of the massage therapist's role regarding breast cancer and skin cancer as well as protocols for massage therapy.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Also accessible as an MP3 downloadable file.
Deepen your understanding of pathology from a body/mind approach.
Program also available entirely online.
After completing this course, you will be able to complete a seated massage sequence in 15 minutes, and execute the transitions in the sequences smoothly and without hesitation.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Learn about categories of pain, regional pain syndrome and how massage therapists can affect the client.
This is an entirely online CE program.
To study pain and its alleviation is to journey into the relationships between the body, mind and spirit. Get a quick review of the most essential points all massage therapists need to know to be more grounded, compassionate and effective in their work with people in chronic pain.
Program also available entirely online.
Developed in 1989 by Mary Kathleen Rose through her work with hospice patients, the modality of Comfort Touch® enables you to bring the benefits of massage to the elderly and individuals suffering from chronic illness or injury.
Learn how massage can affect specific pathologies and client complaints including recognizing alopecia areata, techniques for alleviating constipation, TCM meridians for eye health, peripheral arterial disease, ganglion cysts, vital steps to working on clients with cancer, safety concerns for clients with diabetes and how alcohol effects massage and bodywork.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Identify the causes of and how to address Achilles tendonitis, shin splints and iliotibial band syndrome as well as how massage can improve athletic performance through this CE program based on original articles from the Massage Professionals Update.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Two course package that covers communicable diseases - Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS.
Program also available entirely online.
Examine the "how and why" of massage and bodywork communication, documentation, insurance billing and ethics.
With Cranial-Sacral Therapy techniques, a trained practitioner can balance the rhythm of the cerebral-spinal pulse and treat numerous ailments.
Program also available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Introduce yourself to the history of cupping, theory, cautions and contraindications as well as some cupping variations through this course developed from original Massage Professionals Update articles.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Examine over 30 different disorders and common sports injuries from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective and discuss the role of cupping in treating each condition.
This advanced course examines important terminology and techniques concerning musculoskeletal fitness and dysfunction.
Learn how to recognize the symptoms and risk factors associated with Deep Vein Thrombosis and to distinguish a muscular problem from a more dangerous scenario.
Program also available entirely online.
The Delta Wave Massage, created by Brad Drummer, focuses on bringing the client's body and mind into the delta relaxation state where most of our natural healing takes place.
Program available entirely online.Launching and growing a successful solo or group practice can be a daunting task, unless you have a guide to help you actualize your vision.
Program also available entirely online.
Discover ways to assist clients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), relieving heartburn symptoms, common digestive ailments and ways to stimulate the triple burner meridian which metabolizes the fluids of the body through this course based on original articles from the Massage Professionals Update.
This is an entirely online CE program.
The makeup of the United States is ever expanding, as such one must become more aware of the differences in the clients we serve in order to provide the best care. This course will assist you in your learning continuum of cultural sensitivity to competence.
Program also available entirely online.
This course presents equine anatomy and physiology, assessment strategies, safety issues for both the horse and the therapist, equine massage theory and more.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Learn tips for maintaining essential oils, choosing oils for digestive ailments, essential oils for reducing sciatica as well as effective treatments for head lice.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Clear and easy-to-use information to assist in all realms of insurance billing, documentation and communication for prescribed manual therapy. Also includes fundamental information on HIPAA regulations.
There is one thing that stands between a person and success–it is connection. This course will show you how anyone can learn how to make every communication an opportunity for a powerful connection.
In Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama proposes the development of a secular system of ethics that transcends religion and focuses on our shared humanity and our interdependence as a key part of that humanity. His Holiness discusses the importance of global tolerance and rejection of violence, as well as the need for morality to be included in education.
This is a 1-hour ethics refresher course for practitioners who need to quickly review the basics related to NCBTMB Standard V: Roles and Boundaries.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn the value of maintaining time boundaries with yourself and your clients and become empowered to gain control of your time and energy output with managing your clientele.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
This course presents a moral system of ethics for your consideration including universal principles of compassion for oneself and others and restraint from causing harm.
This short course gives massage therapists and bodyworkers an opportunity to reflect on their own professionalism and several important ethical considerations that relate to the health professions.
Program also available entirely online.
Reflect on your professionalism while reviewing several ethical issues within the massage therapy and bodywork profession.
Program also available entirely online.
Examine key legal and ethical concepts related to massage and bodywork including professional roles and boundaries in the health field.
Program also available entirely online.
Discover how you might be missing the mark when it comes to the right amount of communication, appropriate massage etiquette, and how your polished professionalism can keep clients coming back again and again.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Address the challenges involved in caring for people who are ill, injured or dying.
Program also available entirely online.
A concise review of all nine parts of the NCBTMB's Standard V: Professional Roles and Boundaries in the NCBTMB Standards of Practice.
Program also available entirely online.
Discover additional techniques for maintaining healthy boundaries. Learn how to hold space for your clients by staying neutral, but supportive, to their emotional, mental, and physical state.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
This program provides an overview of professionalism and scope of practice for massage therapists from the legal, educational, competency and self-accountability standpoints.
Program also available entirely online.
Recognize "red flags" that can indicate ethical decision points. Learn how to create a safe and consistent therapeutic environment and minimize problems related to client transference.
Program also available entirely online.
This course reviews NCBTMB Standard I: Professionalism and Standard V: Roles and Boundaries in detail and helps you consider how they relate to your practice.
Program also available entirely online.
Cultivate a more satisfying and harmonious work environment in the massage therapy profession. Unlock the keys to resolving conflicts with integrity, empathy, and professionalism, and elevate your practice to new heights of success and fulfillment.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
This is a short, concise review of the main legal and ethical concepts related to professional roles and boundaries in massage and bodywork today.
Program also available entirely online.
Expand your understanding of ethics. Learn how to build a safer therapeutic environment for yourself and your client.
Program also available entirely online.
Provides a structure for ethical decision-making that will serve your clients, yourself, your profession and your community.
Program also available entirely online.
Movement patterns and structural imbalances may develop before birth and during early childhood. Learn how to read structural imbalances and variations in the body and address fascial imbalances through bodywork.
This course offers a pathway to rediscovering passion and purpose in one's work, stemming from the instructor's own journey of overcoming setbacks as an educator and business owner.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
For convenience and savings, you can enroll in our set of three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal. Includes Ethics: Therapeutic Relationships, Law & Legal Issues (Florida), and Medical Errors.
Programs also available entirely online.
You have a choice with our second set of three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal. Includes Ethics: Practice Management, Law & Legal Issues (Florida), and Medical Errors.
Program also available entirely online.
Set 3 includes three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal - Ethics: Professional Conduct, Preventing Medical Errors, and Law & Legal Issues (Florida).
Set 4 includes three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal - Ethics: Therapeutic Environment, Preventing Medical Errors, and Law & Legal Issues (Florida).
Set 5 includes three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal - Ethics: NCBTMB Standard V, Medical Errors, and Law & Legal Issues (Florida).
Set 6 includes three courses required by the Florida Board of Massage for license renewal - Ethics: Roles and Boundaries, Medical Errors, and Law & Legal Issues (Florida).
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Based on four original articles, recognize how to address heel spurs, techniques for plantar fasciitis, easing discomfort of Morton's Toe through massage, as well as how to detect plantar warts.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Save your hands and wrists and provide greater benefits to your clients with less effort by learning how to use your forearms as your primary massage tool.
Based on original articles from the Massage Professionals Update, learn 8 common medical issues and their massage implications for geriatric clients, effective techniques and 5 precautions for frail elders, how to identify the early stages of a stroke, and how massage can be used for stroke rehabilitation.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Most massage and spa therapists have "gift certificates available" but smart therapists have a marketing plan and know that gift certificate sales can be a significant source of income and new clients, without discounting. Imagine checking your email and realizing you made sales while you were sleeping!
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available.
Headaches are extremely common and nearly everyone has had this type of pain on occasion. In some cases the pain is more frequent and debilitating. Discover ways to assist your clients with recurring headaches.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Identify ways to prevent burnout, how to apply healthy boundaries with clients, important outcall safety issues, tips for improving both your mind/body as well as your clients' and more.
This is an entirely online CE program.
HIV infected persons are seeking healing modalities that enhance the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of their being. Provide your massage skills with greater awareness and sensitivity for people who have HIV infection.
Program also available entirely online.
This ground-breaking program contributes a depth of wisdom and education that supports anyone working with the seriously ill or the dying.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Learning about human trafficking is crucial not only for the protection and empowerment of potential victims but also for creating a safer and more just world for everyone. This course was approved to fulfill the requirements of the Florida Massage license renewal.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Based on four original MPU articles, learn about hypertension and how it is impacted by bodywork and whether hypertension is an indication or contraindication for massage, as well as how massage can affect cholesterol levels and the impact of statins on massage.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Learn the benefits and key principles of massage for infants and children including easing discomfort and releasing tension in normal and premature infants, asthmatic children, and children with special needs.
Discover how antibiotics may impact bodywork, staph infection concerns for massage therapists, proper hand cleansing procedures, as well as situations that may require medical gloves in this CE course based on original articles from the Massage Professionals Update.
This is an entirely online CE program.
With over 6 million Americans infected with one or more forms of viral hepatitis, practitioners must understand the impact this growing problem has on both their clients and their practice.
Program also available entirely online.
Dive into vital topics regarding HIV and AIDS like transmission modes, infection control, clinical management, and prevention strategies.
Integrate traditional Chinese medicine and standard Western reflexology practice. This course describes meridians essential for reflexology, the use of meridian therapy and the 5 elements for effective assessment and treatment, relating structural foot problems to imbalances in the rest of the body and much more.
Learn all three Integrative Massage routines - Earth, Fire, Spirit - and begin creating your own Integrative approach to therapy.
Using the side posture primarily, the Earth Massage routine employs deep, compressive techniques that soften adhesions and muscle fibrosis, reducing the activity of myofascial trigger points, increasing the mobility of connective tissue and joints, and improving posture.
Program also available entirely online.
The Fire Massage routine presented in the video integrates massage techniques from Sports Massage, Active Resistance Stretching, Neurolymphatic Reflex Massage, Breath Work, Deep Tissue Therapy and Swedish Massage.
Program also available entirely online.
The Spirit Massage is designed to quiet the mind and to get the receiver in touch with their own inner healing rhythms.
Program also available entirely online.
For every massage or bodywork practitioner who wants to be more knowledgeable about giving massage to well, premature and special needs infants.
Kinesio taping techniques are easy to learn and can be integrated into the massage session on various areas of the body. Kinesio taping techniques add another dimension of effective pain relief.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
In this course, you are presented with a detailed view of the laws and rules of the Florida Board of Massage Therapy and how they apply to the massage therapy business.
Review four tactics that prolong back pain relief, how clients can prevent low back pain, ways Neuromuscular Therapy can assist in relieving lumbar spasms, as well as postural evaluations through this course based on original articles from the Massage Professionals Update.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Also accessible as an MP3 downloadable file.
Lymph drainage massage can be extremely beneficial to clients who suffer from allergies, have had recent surgery, or suffer from edema.
This Manual Lymphatic Drainage course was designed exclusively for dedicated massage therapists seeking to expand their skill set. This course aims to introduce you to the benefits of lymphatic drainage massage, equipping you with specialized knowledge and techniques that will elevate your practice.Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Learn how to continue to thrive during tough economic times with suggestions for improving profits through this short course based on the Massage Professionals Update original articles.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Discover easy, affordable ways to communicate your unique message to your ideal clients, using the four organizing steps described in this course.
Program also available entirely online.
Specially priced bundle of required courses for your Maryland Board of Massage for license renewal. Includes Diversity: Cultural Competence, Ethics: Professional Conduct, and HIV Update for Professionals.
Program also available entirely online.
For convenience and savings, we've bundled all of the Maryland required courses for you. This package includes Diversity: Cultural Competence, Ethics: Therapeutic Relationships, and HIV Update for Professionals.
Program also available entirely online.
Another option for completing all of your Maryland required courses. This package includes Diversity: Cultural Competence, Ethics: Therapeutic Environment, Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease: Hepatitis.
Program also available entirely online.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Based on four original articles, get suggestions on expanding your practice, basics on offering retail products and learn key components of soft selling techniques.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Through online video presentations, this introductory course covers how and why to use massage cupping, including specific reasons for performing it on certain clients, and demonstrates a full-body protocol.Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Discover mini spa services that can be added to your regular massage sessions designed to enhance your client's massage experience, provide a variety of added benefits for your clients, and increase your income!
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Learn the concepts underlying massage and bodywork for clients who have edema, including an overview of lymph drainage and important steps to preventing lymphedema.
Program also available entirely online.
Discover how you can assist clients in alleviating frequent headaches and neck pain through video and text with authors Sandy Fritz and Leon Chaitow.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Responsible for over 90% of all reported backaches, "non-specific" backache has no actual associated pathology. Discover the evolution of "non-specific" backache as well as assessment and treatment methods ideal for use in combination with massage therapy derived from physical therapy, osteopathic and chiropractic sources.
Program also available entirely online.
Take each course when it fits your needs. You may take some courses now and save the other courses for your next renewal period if you wish.
Program also available entirely online.
Discover how to transform your massage therapy business by leveraging the power of word-of-mouth marketing and client referrals, with proven strategies to boost your practice volume and fill your schedule.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Expand your knowledge of chair massage by learning practical and useful information to design, implement and maintain a successful chair massage business or to complement an existing practice.
Leslie Stager, RN, LMT will be your guide as you learn about the benefits of massage therapy during pregnancy, many hands-on techniques for addressing specific complaints, proper draping, and cautions and contraindications.
Learn the ancient art of Thai Massage with master Richard Gold through the Mastering Thai Massage program.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
This course is designed to give a brief overview of medical errors and how they affect massage therapists.
Program also available entirely online.
There's a secret to getting a client to reschedule with you. Let Amy Bradley Radford teach you this secret that will save you a lot of time, effort, and frustration whether you are right out of school or much further on in your career.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Learn how to eliminate pain and restore motion by applying sustained pressure into myofascial restrictions.
Program also available entirely online.
It is common for nerve problems to coexist with myofascial tension and pain. Learn the anatomy of the nerves and numerous tests and techniques designed to free restrictions along the nerve path and normalize tissue function.
Program also available entirely online.
Earn CE through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update original articles and learn the benefits of bodywork for epileptic clients, tools to help people with dementia, benefits of massage on Parkinson's Disease, as well as the value of touch therapy for autistic clients.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Based on the work of Drs. Janet Travell and Raymond Nimmo, these techniques are appropriate for medical massage as well as sports massage applications.
Program also available entirely online.
36 Massage CEU course package for New York Board of Massage license renewal. Includes Oncology Massage, Comfort Touch, Orthopedic Massage as well as Deep Vein Thrombosis.
36 Massage CEU course package for New York Board of Massage license renewal. Includes Deep Tissue Massage, Side Lying Massage, Sports Massage as well as Deep Vein Thrombosis.
36 Massage CEU course package for New York Board of Massage license renewal. Includes Advanced Prenatal Massage, Mastering Pregnancy Massage, Introduction to Infant Massage as well as Infant and Child Massage.
Busting the myth that massage is prohibited for those with cancer, this detailed and informative course presents solid conceptual guidelines about safe, beneficial touch for cancer patients.
The Orthopedic Assessment program will walk you through a logical progression of testing that will reveal underlying pathologies with crystal clarity.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn important evidence-based approaches to safe, effective and cost-effective orthopedic massage.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn key concepts about how to recognize and confidently respond to soft tissue and movement therapy indications, precautions and contraindications related to the digestive and endocrine systems.
Program also available entirely online.
Transform your massage therapy practice with expert strategies, personalized consultations, and effortless rebooking techniques. Learn how to enhance client satisfaction, secure referrals, master phone skills, and upgrade bookings, ensuring your clients become enthusiastic fans eagerly anticipating their next session.
Add knowledge of the powerful energy healing modality, Polarity Therapy, to your practice. In this course, you will learn the three currents of energy, the three modes of touch and the techniques for balancing the flow of the body's energy currents in various areas of the body.
Explore the core concepts of positional release techniques for muscle and joint problems through this advanced continuing education course.
Understand the symptoms of PTSD, the importance of the therapeutic relationship with clients suffering from PTSD, how aromatherapy complements massage for trauma, as well as how to help clients trust your touch. This program is based on original articles posted in the Massage Professionals Update newsletter.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Are you aching from using your upper body more than you should (and using your lower body less than you should)? In "Pour, Don't Push," you will learn how to use your breath and body weight as your primary tools so you can work more effectively and with greater ease. This unique massage continuing education course will help you replace boredom and burnout with love for your work again. You'll be a happier and more effective massage therapist.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Build a comprehensive foundation to safely and effectively support mothers in pregnancy and childbirth.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Learn how to differentiate between a caution and contraindication when working with high-risk, pregnant clients, assist clients in helping colicky infants, how myofascial release can improve many childhood problems, and discover how massage can help aggressive children.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Learn why medical errors contribute to high health-care costs and why it's so important to design your work to increase safety for your clients and yourself.
Program also available entirely online.
Two course package that provides all you need to fulfill your NCBTMB ethics requirement.
Learn dynamic new ways to create individualized massage approaches for each client by exploring the amazing connections between the mind and body and how these connections influence the body's shape and the person's responses.
Gain a better understanding of the emotional component of your work and facilitate longer-lasting positive results with the science of Psychoneuroimmunology.
Pulse Wave Massage, based upon the theories of Delta Wave relaxation, deeply impacts muscle tissue without the pain and bruising associated with (and sometimes required by) traditional deep techniques.
Program available entirely online.Instructor Laura Norman teaches us that reflexology involves the gentle and skillful stimulation of the nervous, vascular and lymphatic systems, as well as the subtle energy currents within the body. These actions can reduce pain, improve circulation, bolster immunity and provide a sense of balance, relaxation, and well-being.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Based on four original articles, review the history and origin of Reiki, various Reiki hand positions, discover how Reiki can be used in a hospital setting and its ability in reducing the effects of physical and psychological trauma.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Research is scary for many of us. We are unsure of how to begin, where to go for information and what qualifies as a 'good' source. We may not fully understand the different types of research or how to go about formulating a research question, never mind designing a research study. This course will give you the basics in terminology and an overview of concepts and theories behind the subject of research.
Program also available entirely online.
Two course package that provides all you need to fulfill your NCBTMB ethics requirement.
Based on both the theory of acupuncture energetics originating from Chinese medicine and massage techniques of Japanese origin, Shiatsu Anma Therapy addresses illnesses and painful conditions in the body stemming from blockages in the flow of energy, or chi, within the acupressure meridian, or channel system.
Discover side lying techniques useful for any client who may be unable to lie comfortably in prone or supine position. Learn how to integrative side lying massage into your traditional massage techniques providing the best access to shoulder, neck, low back and hip areas.
Based on four original Massage Professionals Update articles, learn techniques for removing scar tissue, how to properly identify rashes, avoiding dry skin from frequent hand washing, as well as massage for sunburn healing.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Discover the impact genital herpes has on a massage therapy practice, how massage can help as a preventative therapy to Shingles, if massage therapy is safe for clients with cellulitis and precautions for poison ivy. This course is based on Massage Professionals Update's original articles.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Through this CE course based on original MPU articles, learn about the benefits and challenges of working in a spa, how to integrate spa services into your practice, the impact color has in your massage office, as well as increasing business through at-home spa parties.
This is an entirely online CE program.
The core study materials in this program are a thorough 125-minute video with a corresponding photographic manual, both presented by renowned instructor James Mally, ND.
Take care of yourself naturally. Learn easy, effective ways to support and strengthen your immune system through nutrition, dietary supplements, herbs and lifestyle choices.
Program also available entirely online.
You will learn a complete, basic hot stone massage, a cool moonstone facial massage and six advanced restorative protocols covering a variety of dysfunctions.
Program also available entirely online.
Deepen your understanding of how to reduce chronic stress including how to manage your own stress and how to communicate the ways your services help your clients experience stress relief.
Program also available entirely online.
An in-depth, text-based program that combines the philosophies of Ida Rolf and Moshe Feldenkrais with modern techniques, empowering massage therapists to address postural imbalances and enhance client well-being through a hands-on approach.
Let Sean Riehl break down how to conduct a full-body range of motion assessment that you can do with every client. Your clients will love this work because they can see where they are stuck and when you retest at the end of the session they can see how much your work has helped.
Program also available entirely online.
In this program, James Mally, ND, LMT explains and demonstrates over 90 different Swedish massage techniques to help you enhance your skills.
An introduction to teaching practices for 8 forms of multiple intelligences.
Learn to confidently teach infant massage and enrich your community services, empowering new parents and fostering bonds between caregivers and babies in diverse settings.Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Discover how Thai Yoga Massage promotes physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Delve into the ethical dilemmas surrounding clients when working in an employed position as a massage therapist and transitioning to a new place of employment or self-employment.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Discover how you can begin assisting those clients diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
This is an entirely online CE program.
Learn how psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) validates the mind/body link so you can better support your clients and help them facilitate positive changes that last over time.
Program also available entirely online.
Develop skills as a shiatsu practitioner through this video and text based program providing comprehensive coverage of all shiatsu essentials.
Program also available entirely online.
Examine the value of touch from sociological, anthropological and physiological perspectives and why massage is such a significant therapy for various conditions.
Through online video presentations explore a range of techniques, from static and passive stretching to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and traction techniques, all designed to facilitate a full body stretch.Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Clearly define the core principles necessary for deep tissue massage and present safe, sensitive and efficient approaches to postural analysis, treatment and exercise.
Delve into the complex issues of soft tissue restrictions, osseous articulations and strategies for working with the multitude of different issues we face as therapists.
How is it possible that "business" ethics doesn't exist? In the course text, There's No Such Thing As "Business" Ethics, respected leadership expert, speaker, and author, John C. Maxwell, demonstrates there is but one single standard of ethics – the Golden Rule.
This course package presents research results on touch therapies and emphasizes the need for change in societal attitudes.
A depth of experience and sensitivity for working with the seriously ill.
Program also available entirely online.
Begin to understand how to take your skills and turn them into an art form that sells your hands at the table. How you touch and the feeling it leaves with your client is your touch intuition; your art form. With Touch Interpretation, your brain takes a back seat and your hands feel and follow.
Program available entirely online.
Closed captioning available with online video.
Explore trigger point therapy, a proven approach for the relief of soft-tissue pain and dysfunction.
Do you know how to guard yourself and your clients from infectious diseases? Learn how in this short and clear course.
Program also available entirely online.
Learn how to assess what muscles your client is using—and often, overusing—in their habitual breathing patterns and discover ways to create more pliability in the rib cage allowing your clients to move more easily and breathe more easily. Over time they can become aware of their own breath and learn to breathe without unnecessary effort.
Review the most common use patterns for our thumbs when we massage–the things we do that lead to pain and strain and injury. Explore an alternative way of using the thumbs, learn to rely on them less, and rely on the easy use of your whole body more.
Program available entirely online.Examine the results of current massage therapy-related research and apply the results to your practice.
Earn credits through the Institute's Massage Professionals Update articles. Based on four popular original articles, broaden your understanding of how you can assist your female clients through the various stages in a woman's life.
This is an entirely online CE program.
As massage therapists, we spend a lot of time working on our clients’ backs, but the small bones and even smaller muscles that run in between the ribs are essential to nearly everything we do each day. In this course you'll discover ways to address this often neglected part of the body.
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