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Cumberland Institute - Continuing Education Division



Our Classes

5-Hour TN Massage Law (M 507) Live Webinar

$200

with Adam Whitehead

Calendar May 19, 2026 at 9 am

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.

 

Introduction to Lomilomi, Hawaiian Temple Bodywork (C958)

$475

with Evelyn Barnette

Calendar May 23, 2026 at 9 am

CE Credits: 16 Hours

NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002239

Cost: $430 ($475 if registering within 7 days of class)

Aloha!  Experience the Healing Touch of Ancient Hawaiian Massage!

Learn the core techniques and philosophy of traditional Lomi Lomi massage. This beginner-friendly class covers full-body flow, breath work, and practitioner presence. We invite you to step into a space of deep relaxation and renewal. Rooted in the sacred traditions of Hawaiian healing, Lomi Lomi is more than just a massage—it's a nurturing, full-body experience that supports physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

What to Bring:   2 Flat sheets, 2 bath towels, 2 pillow cases, 2 hand towels, face cradle cover, massage oil. Wear comfortable clothing that allows your body to move freely when giving massage and enable you to have complete access to your full arms (sleeveless shirts). Class instructor will also have some massage oils to use.

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.

Instructor: Hey there! I’m Evelyn Anne Barnette, LMT. My journey into the world of massage therapy began with atransformative experience during my middle school years.  Ever since I experienced my initial hands-on training during massage school in 2010. I’ve been devoted to helping my clients feel safe, warm, and cozy while encouraging their bodies to move with ease and less pain. I have been a licensed massage therapist since January 2012. I began practicing Lomi lomi while pregnant with my son in 2019. I built this course in 2024 in order to better understand this transformative bodywork. I am honored to continue this ancient bodywork.

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Trigger-Swe(C889)

$310

with Nick Phillips

Calendar May 26, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265 ($310 if registering within 7 days of class)

Trigger-Swe was designed by Nick Phillips, LMT by integrating his passion for Neuromuscular Therapy and Swedish Massage into sessions to benefit his clientelle at Maury Regional Hospital. This is a hands-on learning experience; you will practice the techniques demonstrated, and you will be given detailed notes of the procedures to take with you as a reference for future use. Students in this class must be willing to give and receive unclothed bodywork.

What to Bring:  A set of sheets, blanket, face cradle cover, hand towel and lubrication.  All 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.

2-Hour TN Massage Law for Establishment Owners (C516)Live Webinar

$200

with Adam Whitehead

Calendar May 26, 2026 at 11 am

THIS CLASS WILL BE A LIVE WEBINAR CLASS ONLY.

2-Hour TN Massage Law Class for Establishment Owners was created as the board requires all owners who are not licensed massage therapist to take a 2-Hour TN Massage Law Class once every two years.  If you are already a TN LMT, you need the TN Massage Law and Ethics class.

CE Credits: 2 Hours 

Cost: $200.00 

A copy of the current Tennessee Massage Board Rules, Regulations & Policies will be provided.

General review of all rules and regulations with emphasis on:

  1. Practice standards and inspections of establishment
  2. Necessity of Licensure
  3. Establishment licensure process
  4. Licensure renewal
  5. Retirement, Reinstatement, Inactivation and reactivation of licensure
  6. Continuing Education
  7. Disciplinary actions and civil penalties
  8. License/Establishment address and name
  9. Advertising
  10. Consumer Right-To-Know requirements
  11. Professional and ethical standards 

Clarification and current standards will be reviewed.

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

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

Healing for the Healer (C228A)

$450

with Mindy Oldham

Calendar May 29, 2026 at 9 am

PREREQUISITE: C241- Snergy Way - Level 1

CE Credits: 16 Hours

Cost: $450 ($495 if registering within 7 days of class)

This sixteen-hour class is designed to support therapist in becoming familiar with their own narratives and how those narratives impact their work with clients. Class also provides the opportunity to experience the value of community support in working with those narratives.

Advisory: We recommend that therapists have strong personal support systems in place when attending this class as the topics of injury and trauma can resonate deeply with an individual's personal experience and history. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mindy Oldham (615-957-7129).

Topics to be covered include:

  • Overview of neurophysiological system underlying empathy
  • Understanding of physiological, mental and emotional healing process
  • Importance of one's own narrative in maintaining professional boundaries and therapeutic care.

This class will include lecture, sharing, self-reflection, and exchanging bodywork. Participants need to be prepared to receive and give bodywork. Please wear comfortable clothes to give and receive bodywork which may be clothed or unclothed. No perfumes, scented products or jeans.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have registration questions or Mindy Oldham for specific class questions.

Payment plan available: $150 deposit plus 2 payments of $150.00, paid weekly.

AcuFascial Freedom-Pericardium(C389)

$265

with Steve Sommers

Calendar Jun 3, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours - This is clothed/unclothed bodywork class. Students will decide what is best for the way they normally work.

Cost: $265 ($310 if registering within 7 days of class)

Course Objectives:

1. Students will be given a brief review of basic anatomy of connective tissue (C.T.) and fascial systems with specific focus on the specific meridian. Students will be given a brief review of basic acupressure theory and its relevance to fascial work.

2. Students will demonstrate the ability to perform varied still and active hands-on techniques for releasing muscular and energetic tensions in the anterior chest and arms.

3. Students will leave with an understanding of how to integrate AcuFascial work into their individual practices.

Class Flow:

Morning session – focus on local/distal acupressure release for connective tissue components of the specific Meridian

Lecture / Demo / Trade

Lunch

Afternoon Session – focus on more Meridian/connective tissue release

Integrating Fascial Freedom techniques. Lecture / Demo / Trade

What to Bring:  Bring a set of sheets/blanket, face cradle cover, lubrication, hand towel, towel/blanket that will be used to cover chest, wear comfortable clothes and bring materials 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.

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

Payment plan available: $90 deposit plus 2 payments of $87.50, paid weekly.

Self Care for Therapists(C214)

$265

with Mindy Oldham

Calendar Jun 9, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265 ($310.00 if registering within 7 of class)

This eight-hour class gives therapist time to focus on their own self-care and bodywork needs and how that can improve their well-being and practice. This class is designed to help therapists learn how to connect with their own self- care needs and how to practice self-care before, during and after sessions.

Topics to be covered include:

  • The impact of being a therapist and ways to care for oneself.
  • Methods of energy management.
  • Physical care of the body
  • Emotional care
  • Mental and spiritual care
  • Importance of receiving bodywork.
  • Sharing of benefit of day and how to carry forward…

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

PLEASE BRING TO CLASS:  SET OF SHEETS, FACE CRADLE COVER, BLANKET, YOUR FAVORITE LUBRICATION AND A RELAXED SPIRIT.

Class Agenda:

  • Introduction and Welcome
  • Sharing about ways impacted by being a bodyworker
  • Ranking self on skill level of meeting one’s own needs
  • Maybe therapists sharing the areas they are strongest in and how they meet that need.
  • Energy work exchange --- holding area most in need of attention
  • Exchange full body work

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.

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

Payment plan available: $90 deposit plus 2 payments of $58.33, paid weekly. Final payment of $58.34.

TN Massage Law & Ethics (C505/C516)ONSITE & LIVE WEBINAR

$185

with Oldham Sommers

Calendar Jun 10, 2026 at 6 pm

THIS CLASS WILL BE OFFERED IN PERSON, ONSITE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY  VIA ZOOM LIVE WEBINAR WITH TWO INSTRUCTORS. WE WILL HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF ONSITE SPOTS AND YOU MUST LET TERESA KNOW WHICH WAY OF LEARNING YOU SELECT BY TEXTING AT 615-370-9794 OR EMAIL: TERESA@CUMBERLANDINSTITUTE.COM.  COST FOR CLASS IS THE SAME FOR EACH OPTION. CLASS CERTIFICATES WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL ATTENDING VIA LIVE WEBINAR.

IF STUDENTS ELECT TO TAKE THE COURSE VIA LIVE WEBINAR, THEY MUST STAY ONLINE - VIEWABLE BY CAMERA, AND KNOW HOW TO USE THE CHAT FEATURE OF ZOOM.

CE Credits: 4 Hours

Cost: $185.00 ($230.00 if registering within 7 days of class)

This law and ethics class is designed for the working massage and bodywork professional.  The orientation of the class is to develop an understanding of ethical issues in a working practice, and, where necessary, to manage any conflict between the personal ethics of a therapist, the national standards of the bodywork profession as they are outlined by various trade organizations, and legal parameters of practice as they might apply to four main areas:

  • Required Curriculum for Tennessee Massage Law Continuing Education Courses and Massage School Instruction
  • Business Practices
  • Dual Relationships
  • Sexuality

Participants are encouraged to bring examples from their own experience in practice to share or explore in class discussions. Wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. A copy of the current Rules & Regulations will be provided either in person or by emailed PDF forms.

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

Payment plan available: $70 deposit plus 1 payment of $115.00, paid every two weeks.

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