CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $265 ($310 if registering within 7 days of class)

This course is a combination of lecture and yoga movements to encourage self-care for massage therapists. Eight steps of basic yoga will be discussed:

1. Yama – Universal morality
2. Niyama – Personal observances
3. Asanas – Body postures
4. Pranayama – Breathing exercises and control of prana
5. Pratyahara – Control of the senses
6. Dharana – Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness
7. Dhyana – Devotion, Meditation on the Divine
8. Samadhi – Union with the Divine

What To Bring:  Yoga Mat, a blanket, yoga blocks and strap,Hand or Bath Towel, Bottled Water.  Please wear yoga style clothes that you are comfortable moving freely in.

A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby. Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265.00 ($310.00 if registering within 7 days of class)

Prerequisites: The 10-week Lymphatic Drainage course in 2017 or later and C321 Fascia Techniques (or other Fascia class) or Craniosacral Therapy E502 at Cumberland or Upledger Course.

This is a part of the Advanced Abdominal Lymphatics series presented by Denise Gleason, LMT, CLT.  This class will discuss the overall function of the heart and lung including the seasonal cycle and 24-cycle of the two organs.   The class will also provide you with tools to assess from client’s problem description and actions, if heart or lung need to be addressed during their session by learning to recognize emotional and physical components. Additionally, the class will touch on the visceral connections of the heart and lung and how that can affect other parts of the body.  Lastly, you will be taught a Lymphatic Drainage Technique routine that will help to move the lymphatics of both the heart and lung.

This class is a combination of lecture and hands-on bodywork.

What to Bring:  Sheets, Face Cradle Cover, Blanket, Lubrication and Essential Oils for your usage.  Some lecture materials will be provided, bring a pen or pencil to take notes.  Massage tables are provided.

A lunch break will be taken midday.  You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby.

CE Credits: 4 Hours

Cost: $189 ($234.00 if registering within 7 of class)

Do you want to improve your communication skills to gather information from your clients? Be able to pinpoint key issues for your clients and make a treatment plan to address those issues?

In this class we will cover client history forms, how to gain specific information from your clients regarding the things they are feeling in their body, and session and goal setting for your clients.

By using the blend of your client’s history, your knowledge, the techniques you know and their goal for the session and from massage in general you will learn to develop a treatment plan. Every client is unique and can be different from session to session. We will review quick intakes and more extensive intake skills and how to decide which to use.

Mindy Oldham, RN, LMT will help you begin to identify how to assess your skills and your client’s needs to determine how your massage can be beneficial, therapeutic, and relaxing.

Topics covered include:

• Active listening techniques and skills
• Review of therapeutic techniques and their main uses
• Overview of condensed and extended intake history
• Clarification techniques to determine client's key objectives
• Verbal techniques to establish reasonable session outcomes with client
• Identification of treatment planning for a series of sessions.

This class will primarily be lecture with discussion and participation. There will be no direct work in this class.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions and to register or register online at www.cumberlandinstitute.coursestorm.com

If you have any trouble the morning of your class, please contact Mindy Oldham, instructor, on her cell: 615-957-7129.

CE Credits: 7 Hours

Cost: $265.00 ($310 if registering within 7 days of class)

Content: The Synergy Way is designed to help us understand how we perceive and respond dynamically to our environments and how those perceptions and responses manifest in our bodies. Drawing deeply on both theory and practical application, we use the Synergy Way as a method to help clients build awareness of their body-felt experiences and, using that awareness, facilitate the healing process.

Topics to be covered include:

• Review of current neuroscience research and its application to body work, including brain anatomy, the role of the vagal nerve and how our soft tissue responses parallel those of our central nervous system
• The bodies physiological adaptive response to injury and trauma,  Discussion of the parallels between the physiological, mental and emotional healing processes
• How to use this information to help use our bodies as a guide
• The importance of mindset shifts (for both practitioner and clients) in working with the body

This class is designed for bodyworkers, counselors, trainers and anyone who works with clients in a manner that includes engagement and connection to body felt awareness. Clients who have a history of injury, trauma or difficulty having body awareness can benefit from using this framework to begin to approach their bodies.   At this time, continuing education credit is available for Tennessee LMT’s only; 7 hours.

Advisory: I recommend that practitioners have strong personal support systems in place when attending this class as the topics can resonate deeply with an individual’s personal experience and history, including experiences of injury and trauma. I suggest you intentionally keep evening commitments to those that provide a sense of safety, comfort and restoration. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mindy Oldham (615-957-7129).

This class will include lecture, self-reflection and group exercises. Please wear comfortable clothes to participate in the exercises. No perfumes or scented products or jeans.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

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CE Credits: 13 Hours
Cost: $345 ($390.00 if registering within 7 of class)

Prerequisite: Building on the 10 step protocol taught in E 502 Craniosacral Therapy, the 42-hour course taught at Cumberland Institute, or Craniosacral classes taught by Upledger --  this class includes a more in-depth study of the energetics of the cranial bones, the intuitive nature of craniosacral therapy, as well as more advanced techniques for unwinding the body, and inducing correction.

What to Bring:  A set of sheets/face cradle cover and personal blanket for each day of class.  As this is clothed bodywork, no lubrication is needed.  Massage tables are provided.

A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby. Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 6 Hours

Cost: $225 ($270 if registering within 7 days of class)

There are no prerequisites for attending this class.

This class is designed to help you develop clear, effective communication while implementing boundaries that care for both you and your client.

Some questions to ask yourself:

Do you have difficulty saying ‘no’ to people?

Do you have difficulty asking for what you need?

Do you spend time and energy helping others so much that you

     neglect your own needs?

Is it hard for you to make decisions?

Do you tend to get caught up in other people’s problems?

Do you feel responsible for other people’s feelings?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this class may be for you.

It is an experiential class where you will be helped to identify and communicate boundaries both in your business and everyday life.

Wear comfortable clothes. A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

This class will be held two consecutive Tuesdays: March 10 & March 17, 2026 from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day.  You must attend both days for class credits.

CE Credits: 13 Hours

Cost: $345 ($390.00 if registering within 7 of class)

Massage therapy requires self-care of its practitioners to have a sustainable practice/career. It is ideal for therapists to have the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance required to give the energy it takes to consistently practice massage therapy.

This class will target each of the aspects for overall self-care.

Our goal is for you to leave class having participated in different methods of self-care, so you may bring some or all of these elements into your life and have a more sustainable massage therapy practice.  Class will include yoga asana, savasana, drumming, musical listening and visual art meditation, intuitive movement, tea time among other self-care methods.

This class will be a mixture of discussion, demonstration and supervised practice. Modifications will be offered for those with injuries or conditions that require it. 

Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat, set of sheets, blanket, face cradle cover, hand towel, and lubrication.  Massage tables are provided.

This class will include lecture, self–reflection, sharing and exchanging bodywork. Participants need to be prepared to receive and give bodywork.

A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby. Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

THIS CLASS DATE IS A LIVE WEBINAR CLASS ONLY.

This course is designed to familiarize massage specific therapists -  LMT's from out-of-state) who are applying for licensure in TN, with the laws governing massage therapists and massage establishments in the state of Tennessee.

Materials include:

• An overview of the Tennessee code governing healthcare professionals including massage therapists
• A review of the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Massage Licensure Board for therapists and massage establishments
• Resources for keeping current on the changes to the laws and rules
• Proposed changes which may affect therapists in the near future
• Review of the licensure packet and the licensure process

The TN Massage Board now has online licensure applications available at https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/ml-board/ml-board/applications.html

You will be provided with a copy of the laws, and the Rules & Regulations as part of the class. You may also wish to bring note-taking materials to class. Official transcripts will be sent directly to the TN Board for each participant and each participant also receives an original.

There will be several breaks during the class; no lunch/dinner break will be taken. Please bring snacks to eat during break times. 

Please contact Teresa Greene, Director, at 615-370-9794 or her assistant, Candis, if you have any questions or visit our website – www.cumberlandinstitute.com.  School office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Fridays 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

**For all taking the class via live webinar, you will receive an email from Adam directly with a Google Meets connection.